SPEAKING

8.2.6. Dramatization
Young learners: 5-7 years old.

Step 1:
preparatio
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Step 2:
experience
Step 3:
reflection

T presents words that appear in the story: (hot, cold) porridge, (soft, hard) chair,
(soft, hard) bed.
TPR games:
T places flashcards on different corners of the classroom and says: find a ....
(eg. Cold porridge).
T asks Ss sit on their chairs, to pretend that they are laying on a bed, or eating a
porridge.
Ss sit in a ring.
T reads a story.
Each student has to say one word or sentence that remembers from a story, as a
prize s/he gets a sentence written on a slip of paper. Then they are repeating
those sentences after T.
1. T reads a story once again, then the Ss have to stand in a line in the right
order (according to sentences).
2. T chooses one sentence and repeats it standing next to all of the students
at a time. When T stands behind the S that has that particular sentence,
all of the remaining Ss have to say stop.
3. The T chooses another sentence and repeats the previous activity but the
Ss have to repeat the sentence when the T stands behind the S. If T stops
behind S who doesnt holding the sentence T is saying, the Ss have to
stay silent.
4. Tasks Ss to close their eyes. Then, the T takes a sentence from one of
the students. Ss open their eyes and are supposed to say the missing
sentence.
Ss back to ring and sit. T reads the story and the Ss have to act out the sentence
that appears in that story. T reads a story and when its time to say a sentence,
the S whos holding that sentence says it out loud. If s/he forgets to say it
properly, the other Ss may help him/her.
T asks Ss to tell about the story, whether they liked it or not. Also, T can ask
students to recall some sentences of the narrator (T).

This porridge is too hot.

This porridge is too cold.
This porridge is just right.
This chair is too hard.
This chair is too soft.
This chair is just right.
This bed is too hard.
This bed is too soft.

This bed is just right.

My porridge is all gone!
My chair is broken...
Who is sleeping in my bed?