Additionally, there are mountains of evidence that many learners, of whatever age or tendency in learning styleT are unable to transfer good formal knowledge of grammar to effective use. 5uch discrepancy between knowledge and putting it to use has led us to look for alternative ways of helping teachers to manage the practice of grammar in a more efficient way. | y 0- Section B Elementary-lower intermediate LEAD-IN ACTIVITIES 7 Noun study 1. Hand out a copy of the following words to each of your students _ and allow them fifteen seconds to study it. EXTRAS Class sets of words butterfly snowman rainbow snowflake handouts optional sports car he copter pizza pilot model text on OHP teacher tiger elephant piano transparency a few bilingual dictionaries mineral friend diamond ring flower wind insect eagle knife river pudding ice cream policeman Aft leaf fairy witch snake ball tennis racket storybook word shark rainbow surfboard cheesecake 2. Ask them to put their papers face down on their desks. Noun collection 1. In pairs students write down as many of the words as they can remember. Allow about two minutes for this. 2. Ask them to shout out the words. Write them on the board. Associations and dissociations 1. Ask each pair to choose one noun from the list and note down at least three adjectives that they associate with it plus at least one adjective they think has nothing at all to do with it. Give a few examples ball red big lovely associations stupid disassociation 2. Ask pairs to read out their words. Note them on the board in two different colours. Comparatives and superlatives 1. Next comes a quick-response exercise. One student starts by calling out a classmate s name and one of the adjectives from the board. 2. The student called has to quickly say the comparative and the superlative. If right erase that adjective from the board. If not leave it until someone else gets both the comparative and superlative correct. 3. Continue until all the adjectives on the board have been erased. 56 CHAPTER 1 Sasic phrase pauerns PRESENTATION OF MODEL TEXT Display the following on OHP or poster paper. Model text The most colourful butterfly the sweetest cheesecake the most beautiful tiger the smallest snowflake the fattest caterpillar and the most dangerous snowman. These are what I would like to be. TEXT .
