Laboratorio di Inglese I – Risposte per esame
1. How are the auxiliaries positioned differently from other words when using cards? The
auxilaries cards are placed lower than othe r card, because they are less important
2. What are the differences between flash and puzzle cards? Puzzle cards ripresent words that I
can use to connect morte important elements, flash cards represent this important elements
3. Could you please tell me how you go from a word to a chunk to a sentence? You start giving
children some words, the you associate every word to a finger (where is the teacher). First they say
the single world, then you combine two finger to make chunks and and they say the chunk, at last
you combine all fingers and the y say the whole sentence
4. Why do not pr esent directly the entire sentence? Because the entire sentence weight a lot for
kids. Their mouth needs to be train starting with single words and chunks.
5. Give me some examples of how to teach the alphabet to primary school kids . To teach I you
give a punch yourself so you say Ahi!! To teach E you mime a pe rson drinking TEA. To tea ch R you
touch the chin with a finger to eliminate the rotation of the tounge.
6. Give me some examples of initials and mini initials with wh questions. Initials represent a
visive guide that helps Kids understa nd how many words or chunks compose a sentence. TDYHB?
WHAT TIME DO YOU HAVE BREAKFAST? WnDYPB? WHEN DO YOU PLAY BASKETBALL? HDYGH?
HOW DO YOU Go HOME? WrDTHL? WHERE DO THEY HAVE LUNCH? GUE: get u p early HB: have
breakfast HL: Have lunch GSing go shopping TPzz: take photos Wtv: watch tv DYHW do your
homework SAF: see a film 11-MAF Meet a Faiend 9-RYB ride your bike SMzz send messaGe D
Dance RAB: Ride a bike / read a book LTM listen to music PF play football COF chat on facebook
SE speak english GTBL: go to bed late Gsin go swimming
7. Could you tell me how to position the a -an-the cards, so that the sentence has the right
rhythm? An example? The a rticle card in positioned unde r the following card so kids undertand
they have to pronunce the words as an unique sound.
8. Could you please explain the actor game? You choose a sentence or chunk that you want to
teach. And you pick many kids as there are words. Kids non are actors and they have to mime their
word. You assign a number to each child. The class will initially be passive: you will say the word,
and kids say the number, then they became active, so you say the number and they say the word.
To make the class even more active, the teacher selects one spectator who, using the same
words, will form a sentence (thus arranging the children in order to form the s entence). If there is
an auxiliar the child have to sit down to show that his word should be said with the following one
because it dosent’t make and sens on its own.
9. Could you exolain the active and passive game using cards? Student are passive when they
just show they understand making a gesture, indicating or saying the number like in actor game.
Student are active when teacher giv an input and kids speak. In cards game kids a re passive when
I say door and indicate the right card, they are active when I indicate the card and the y say the
word.
10. Could you tell me where to position the d o/does card s? They go lower to give the right rythm to
the sentence.
11. Tell me how the twin brothers work and give some examples. Twin brothers is a strategy to
associate the sound of a Word with its spe lling. Twin brothers’ game represe nt the nice one and
