Forum+Weed+read

by [|Angela Moninets] - Saturday, 29 October 2011, 12:41 AM || [|Reply] || by [|Myroslava Loboiko] - Saturday, 29 October 2011, 08:53 PM || [|Show parent] | [|Reply] || by [|Tetyana Yarmysh] - Saturday, 29 October 2011, 11:12 PM || [|Show parent] | [|Reply] || by [|Nataly Katsaran] - Sunday, 30 October 2011, 12:46 AM || [|Show parent] | [|Reply] || by [|Kseniia Rozdolska] - Sunday, 30 October 2011, 05:26 PM || [|Show parent] | [|Reply] || by [|Liudmyla Klymenko] - Sunday, 30 October 2011, 08:20 PM || [|Show parent] | [|Reply] || by [|Raisa Istomina] - Sunday, 30 October 2011, 09:27 PM || As for "Weed read" activity, I'll try it in class. I agree that such activities should be thoroughly prepared. I find it challenging. [|Show parent] | [|Reply] || by [|Natalia Kolotova] - Sunday, 30 October 2011, 11:09 PM || ||
 * = [[image:http://courses.britishcouncil.org/pub/learningtechnologies/user/pix.php/2027/f2.jpg width="35" height="35" caption="teacher" link="http://courses.britishcouncil.org/pub/learningtechnologies/user/view.php?id=2027&course=8"]] || Reflection on Weed read.
 * =  || I have used such an activity. It was in a different format, though. It is a beneficial thing for students as they dive into use of language. Deciding whether a word is properly used, or it is out of place is a challenge. But the role of a teacher is vital, as you need to make the activity relevant for their level, the odd word out should not be too obvious, but not impossible to spot either. You can practice any structures, which demand to be gone over. Inserting wrong words into conditional sentences, odd articles or wrong quantifiers could be a trick. It is up to a teacher what to drill. And it again helps students to take advantage of collaborative work.
 * = [[image:http://courses.britishcouncil.org/pub/learningtechnologies/user/pix.php/2035/f2.jpg width="35" height="35" caption="Picture of Myroslava Loboiko" link="http://courses.britishcouncil.org/pub/learningtechnologies/user/view.php?id=2035&course=8"]] || Re: Reflection on Weed read.
 * =  || This kind of activity is not new for me and quite popular. A lot of coursebooks and CD-ROMs contain such exercises. But doing it with the whole class can be very beneficial as it demands learners' concentration, it can be used in a mixed ability class and it can serve as an introduction to individual or group work.
 * = [[image:http://courses.britishcouncil.org/pub/learningtechnologies/user/pix.php/2041/f2.jpg width="35" height="35" caption="Picture of Tetyana Yarmysh" link="http://courses.britishcouncil.org/pub/learningtechnologies/user/view.php?id=2041&course=8"]] || Re: Reflection on Weed read.
 * =  || To tell the truth, I always omit such exersises when coming across them in the coursebook, but I find them quite useful for teaching advanced level students. To make this kind of activity work out in terms of practising some structures or revision some grammar material so that it would be neither too difficult nor too easy for students to cope with, a teacher should take into consideration a lot of things. In other words, it will take time.
 * = [[image:http://courses.britishcouncil.org/pub/learningtechnologies/user/pix.php/2038/f2.jpg width="35" height="35" caption="Picture of Nataly Katsaran" link="http://courses.britishcouncil.org/pub/learningtechnologies/user/view.php?id=2038&course=8"]] || Re: Reflection on Weed read.
 * =  || Like Myroslava and Angela I've used the similar idea at the lessons, but usually in the coursebooks or worksheets. The idea of using a projector for such activities is rather new for me. I think it'll help the old lesson activity become a bit different, more interesting and vital as Angela mentioned. Surely I'll try it. The problem is a room equipped with the stationary projector.
 * = [[image:http://courses.britishcouncil.org/pub/learningtechnologies/user/pix.php/2033/f2.jpg width="35" height="35" caption="Picture of Kseniia Rozdolska" link="http://courses.britishcouncil.org/pub/learningtechnologies/user/view.php?id=2033&course=8"]] || Re: Reflection on Weed read.
 * =  || As all of the teachers have mentioned this activity is almostly in every coursebook. But I have made this activity different. For primary pupils the teacher can take the text and put the pictures instead of the words that the teacher wants to practise. That's good only for primary because they do not learn adstract nouns. Again with Word it is more quickly and you type only one sample.
 * = [[image:http://courses.britishcouncil.org/pub/learningtechnologies/user/pix.php/2043/f2.jpg width="35" height="35" caption="Picture of Liudmyla Klymenko" link="http://courses.britishcouncil.org/pub/learningtechnologies/user/view.php?id=2043&course=8"]] || Re: Reflection on Weed read.
 * =  || Thanks, Kseniia, for the interesting idea to use pictures instead of words, but how do you manage to 'plant weeds'? Extra pictures to take one out?
 * = [[image:http://courses.britishcouncil.org/pub/learningtechnologies/user/pix.php/2040/f2.jpg width="35" height="35" caption="Picture of Raisa Istomina" link="http://courses.britishcouncil.org/pub/learningtechnologies/user/view.php?id=2040&course=8"]] || Re: Reflection on Weed read.
 * =  || We all understand that collaborative work is a great thing. We too develop our It skills sharing for further development.
 * = [[image:http://courses.britishcouncil.org/pub/learningtechnologies/user/pix.php/2036/f2.jpg width="35" height="35" caption="Picture of Natalia Kolotova" link="http://courses.britishcouncil.org/pub/learningtechnologies/user/view.php?id=2036&course=8"]] || Re: Reflection on Weed read.
 * =  || To tell the truth, I hate error-correction exercises because I find them very dangerous for visual learners. Using a projected image can worsen the situation as most of the time Ss will be looking at the text with mistakes [[image:http://courses.britishcouncil.org/pub/learningtechnologies/theme/britcounv3_nav/pix/s/dead.gif caption="dead"]]Anyway, I agree that doing this type of exercise (after all, it's necessary for high-stake exams like FCE) with projector instead of printed copies steals less time and resources!