Dear Colleagues,
Honestly I have no favourite activity because I try to avoid doing things many times in the same way. I'm just such kind of person...
But lately I made up a grammar story while I was explaining Present Simple parttens to my YLs:
Once upon a time there were attentive and naughty students in the class. Attentive students were 'I' and 'We', they sat at the first desks. Other attentive students, 'You' and 'You' were also listening to the teacher because they were sitting not far from the blackboard. They could hear properly all the rules. They heard the teacher saying,'Do, do, do not, don't'.
But at the back of the classroom at the last desk there were two pupils, 'He' and 'She'. They brought a little dog in the bag, 'It'. 'He', 'She' and 'It' were naughty and didn't hear properly. 'He', 'She' and 'It' heard,'Does, does, does not, doesn't.' And only when they all got silent 'They' could say as 'I', 'We' and 'You', "Do, do not, don't".
Since that time 'He','She' and 'It' are always different from the rest.('I', 'We', You','They')
When the rest say 'do', they say does.
When the rest say 'have', they say 'has'.
When the rest say 'go, work, read', they say 'goes, works, reads'.
So,who are naughty? (He, she, it)
And who are attentive? (I, we, you, they(silent together))
This is the end of my school fairy-tale.
If you like, you can try it with your Yls
Best Regards,
SonyaM
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The story approach is marvellous; I believe even the naughty in your class nodded with intensity of comprehension. Kudos!
Thanks Njagi for your comment.
I like a story-based approach as it helps to make up a picture in our mind supported by logical line.
Best Regards,
SoniaM