Useful classroom language for moving around in class and action games Gestures and body language Do the

(English) gesture for be quiet/ stop/ please. Can you remember what it is? !hat "oes this gesture mean?... #oo". Can you "o the gesture an" say what it means at the same time? $ut your finger on your lips% #oo"& but pointing up% #ot it. 'ow& what "oes that mean? Moving desks and chairs (o)e two/ three/ four "es*s together an" put your +hairs aroun" them $ush all the "es*s ba+* against the walls / (o)e your tables ba+* (without ma*ing a noise/ one at a time starting at the front) $ut your "es*s ba+* where they were $ut your "es*s into two lines/ rows with your +hairs behin"/ in front of them ,ea)e your "es*s where they are an" bring all your seats to the front -urn your +hairs roun" (to fa+e the%) / -urn ba+* to fa+e the front Can you two ta*e this table an" mo)e it o)er there? -han* you .ny )olunteers to mo)e these tables? -his tables in the way& isnt it? !here +an we mo)e it? /s there any spa+e o)er there? (o)e your +hairs (an" tables) so you +an all see the -0/ whiteboar"/ stu"ents performing at the front (o)e them (a bit) further ba+*/ forwar"/ left/ right/ apart/ +loser together/ towar"s the boar" ,ea)e enough spa+e to mo)e aroun"/ wal* between the boar" an" your "es* ,ets ma*e a (big) spa+e in the mi""le/ at the front/ at the ba+*/ in the +orner of the +lassroom $lease ma*e sure the "es*s are straight Standing up and sitting down 1tan" up / E)erybo"y up (out of your seats) / 1tan" behin" your tables/ ne2t to your "es*s/ in the aisles 1it "own / -a*e a seat / 3a+* to your seats / 4ou may sit "own (now) / 5in" yourself a seat / 1it up straight/ properly Actions -wist (your ne+*/ your wrist/ your waist) -urn (aroun"/ all the way aroun"/ 67 "egrees/ 897 "egrees/ :;7 "egrees) <eep your feet in the same position an"% =ump (up an" "own/ forwar"/ ba+*war"s/ si"eways/ as far as you +an/ towar"s%/ on+e/ with your feet together/ until / say stop/ until / shout out another a+tion/ li*e a *angaroo/ li*e a rabbit/ li*e a frog/ qui+*ly/ slowly/ onto the right flash+ar") >op (on your right/ left leg/ in a straight line) !iggle (your leg/ arm/ finger/ fingers) (a*e a (small/ big) +ir+le/ re+tangle/ square/ triangle star shape/ letter% with your fingers/ arms/ legs/ whole bo"y (o)e li*e a fish/ heli+opter (o)e more qui+*ly/ slowly/ gently/ )iolently/ smoothly/ energeti+ally $reten" your han"/ arm/ bo"y is fin/ propeller/ spi"er/ man (an" ma*e it s*i "own your arm/ ?ump on your partners hea" $ass/ throw/ boun+e the ball o)er your hea"/ un"er your legs/ to the person stan"ing ne2t to you/ to the person opposite 1it up straight/ 1tan" up straight

1pin (with one finger pointing out in front of you/ with your eyes +lose"/ aroun" on+e or twi+e/ qui+*ly/ slowly/ anti+lo+*wise/ +lo+*wise/ in the opposite "ire+tion) $ut this blin"fol" on/ $ut this s+arf aroun" your eyes an" mo)e where your team tell you @pen / +lose/ +o)er your eyes @n tiptoes >ol" han"s (with your partner/ with the people on your left an" right) 1ha*e han"s (with your partner/ with e)eryone you meet ($ut your) han"s up (when you *now the answer/ if you want to go ne2t/ if you spot a mista*e (o)e aroun" the +lass (an" spea* to e)eryone you meet/ an" stop when / shout 1top Directions (-wo steps) forwar"/ ba+*war"s/ left/ right -owar"s the% (but not that far/ not tou+hing it) 5a+e/ 5a+ing the boar"/ win"ow/ tea+her/ poster/ your partner/ the other team -urn your +hairs ba+* roun" an" fa+e the front Positions, space and shapes Can you +ome here& please? / Can you +ome to the front of the +lass& please? Can you stan" a little bit +loser to/ further from the %? /ts time for a story/ a game/ the e2it "rill/ goo"bye greetings& so go to the usual pla+e/ where "o we go to "o that? (o)e a little bit +loser to ea+h other/ a little bit further apart (so that theres room for...) 4ou shoul" be able to squat without tou+hing anyone else/ spin roun" with your arms out/ tou+h three people without mo)ing your feet -here "oesnt seem to be enough room so +ontinue the line along the wall/ start a new line/ split that line into two !hats that? / sai" a +ir+le& not a ?ellyfish/ a straight line& not a squiggly lineA / !hat shape "i" / say?... .n" what shape is this?/ .n" is this a%? /n the mi""le of the room @n the mats / put on the floor /n the +orner (near the "oor) -ou+hing the (ba+*/ front/ left/ right) wall @n the floor 1quatting (li*e this) 1itting on your heels 3ehin"/ in front of/ ne2t to your "es* 'ear the win"ow/ tea+hers "es*/ "oor/ pegs/ +upboar"s 1tan" in/ (a*e a +ir+le (an" hol" han"s) 1tan" in a line >an"s on your hea"s/ shoul"ers/ ears/ *nees -urn an" fa+e the% -urn all the way roun" 5a+e the other way 1tan" behin" the line / /magine there is a line from here to here/ from the e"ge of the win"ow to the tea+hers "es* an" stan" behin" that line 1tan" about one metre apart/ so you +an ?ust tou+h your partner if you hol" your arms out/ well apart from ea+h other / Can e)eryone stret+h out their arms (to the si"e/ in e)ery "ire+tion/ all roun") without tou+hing anyone/ anything? 1it un"er the piano. #oA -ou+h your "es*s with your noses /n two (straight) lines

(. bit) further apart / $lease lea)e enough spa+e (for me/ the other stu"ents to get through) Miming pretending $reten" you are a mon*ey/ banana/ letter . $reten" you are hol"ing/ eating/ ma*ing/ lifting up a +a*e/ gun/ elephant $reten" you are in a small +upboar"/ on a tightrope/ in the mi""le of a roa"/ between two hippos on the bus Danger (a*e sure you "ont tou+h/ *no+* o)er the @>$/ fish tan* Dont tou+h the wall too har" (or you +oul" go throughA) (3e +areful.) -heres a sharp +orner here Bemember that someone hurt themsel)es on this/ in this game last wee* /f you push& someone will get hurt 4oull hurt yourself if you "o that again Disturbance 'o shouting. Dont ?ump so mu+h& the +lass "ownstairs +an hear you Dont bang into the whiteboar"& the whole wall is going bang. 5rom now on& e)eryone only tou+h the +ar" with your in"e2 finger. >ol" out your in"e2 fingers. #oo". 'ow& lets try that -hat was a bit noisy. ,ets try it again& but this time sli"ing your feet along the groun" li*e you are s*iing. ,ets pra+ti+e that first. 1*iA 1*iA #oo"& thats better. 1o& this time when / say go& "o the same but s*iing instea" of running. $lus one point to the boys for finishing first& an" minus one point for the boys for ma*ing too mu+h noise. !ther rules 4ou +an/ +ant (only) use your han"s/ both han"s/ your hea" -he first person to "o the right a+tion gets a point/ is the winner .nyone who "oes a "ifferent a+tion loses one point/ is out of the game/ is out for one roun"/ has one more +han+e an" then is out of the game/ has to go to the ba+* of the row/ is the +ro+o"ile ne2t time Going back #o ba+* to your seats / 3a+* to your original positions / Beturn to your pla+es please / $lease return to your seats (qui+*ly) $ut your "es*s ba+* how they were/ in the original way/ in the usual way Beturn your +hairs to their regular pla+es / (o)e your seats ba+* to where they +ame from/ where you got them from #o ba+* an" wor* with your original partner / "i"nt see who was first& so go ba+* to where you were Getting into groups Change partners Cpoint to one person with your right han" an" one person with your left an" then mo)e the two han"s until they are pointing at the opposite pla+es& then repeat a few timesD !or* with someone that you ha)e ne)er wor*e" with/ who you ha)ent wor*e" with to"ay/ this wee* / 5in" someone new to wor* with -he people / point to& swap seats 1tan" up an" fin" someone to wor* with/ an" form groups of three/ an" pair up with someone you ha)ent wor*e" with to"ay

1it in the same teams as before/ last wee*/ last lesson/ always .nna& +an you mo)e o)er there? !e nee" one more person in this group/ team. Can someone (from that group/ team) +ome o)er here an" ?oin them? 3ring your +hair/ 4ou "ont nee" to bring your +hair 1tan" up an" ma*e groups of three 1it "own now an" wor* with the person ne2t to you $eople who are wearing blue& sit o)er here. $eople who arent wearing blue will be in this team o)er here Stopping and waiting 1tan" stillA / Dont mo)e / 1tay in your pla+es/ where you are (until / finish e2plaining/ until the other team has mo)e") !ho +an stan" the stillest? / >ow long +an you stan" totally still? $erfe+t& stay right thereA Bea"y& stea"y& goA !ait for it. !ait for itA #oA 5i)e. 5our. -hree two one goA !ait until / say go =ust a minute& /m going to e2plain the game/ the rules/ the language you nee" first 5reeEeA 1topA !ne at a time and other variations and limitations =ust the boys/ girls/ people wearing blue/ the people / ga)e a number fi)e to/ the team +aptains/ the person hol"ing the ball& stan" up/ +ome here/ stan" in front of the boar" @*ay& now the same game but ?umping/ hopping/ wal*ing ba+*war"s/ wal*ing slowly !ithout (using your%)% try to % Come up one at a time an" get your mar*e" tests/ rea" your homewor* boo*s to me/ pin your posters on the noti+e boar" Giving the kids control of the actions !hat a+tion shall we "o ne2t? / Can anyone thin* of a new a+tion? Can someone write the ne2t a+tion on the boar"? 1omeone +hoose a flash+ar" with the ne2t a+tion on/ +hoose an a+tion from the boar" !ho wants to be tea+her? !hat else +an you tou+h/ go un"er/ pi+* up/ run aroun"/ mime ("ri)ing/ "rin*ing/ eating)? Physical pronunciation practice Chop your left palm with your right han" with the rhythm of the song/ senten+e/ wor" stress /t you hear +ant raise your left han"& an" if you hear +an put up your right han" =ump to the right if you hear /sh/ an" ?ump to the left if you hear /s/ /f the wor" has two syllables/ beats tou+h your shoul"ers& an" if the wor" has one syllable/ beat tou+h your nose Bun an" tou+h the flash+ar" with the soun" that you hear Action songs .s you listen to the song& / want you to mime the things/ animals/ letters you hear/ that we pra+tise" (ime the a+tion for the person who is singing (for e2ample when the father sings& preten" to stro*e your bear")

-he first time that we listen& ?ust "o the a+tions that you hear. -hen we will sing along when we hear it a se+on" time Miscellaneous @ne point for the first team in the right position/ for the first team with their +hairs an" tables ba+* in position/ for the first team stan"ing quietly in a ni+e straight line !e are going to "o the same song/ a+ti)ity/ game as last time& but this time stan"ing up/ mo)ing aroun"/ in a +ir+le/ in lots of little +ir+les instea" of one big one Using classroom language for describing action games "# Action chains !hat "oes this say ne2t to number one on the whiteboar"? /s/ /t/ /ae/ /n/ /"/ %#oo"& now say all the soun"s qui+*ly together% #reat& stan". 1o what "o you thin* the ne2t wor" is? /u/ /p/ ma*es%?... Fp. 1o the whole thing says%? -hats right& stan" up. 1o& what "o you thin* / want you to "o?... #reat& you)e got itA !ait for itA 1o& goo"& / want you to stan" up& but at the same time / want you to say the wor"s on the boar" as qui+*ly as possible as you "o the a+tion. 1o& say these wor"s qui+*ly. 1tan" upA% #reat& but qui+*er% 1uperbA 'ow if it says stan" up in number one at the top of the boar"& what "o you thin* / am writing here ne2t to number 8G at the bottom? /s/ /i/ /t/ /"/% #oo" guess& sit "own. 1o in a minute you are going to "o this a+tion ne2t to number one an" this a+tion ne2t to number 8G as qui+*ly as possible while saying the senten+es. Bea"y& stea"y& goA... @*ay& goo". ,ets "o it one more time but more qui+*ly an" saying the wor"s on the boar". 5irst lets pra+ti+e saying the senten+es one more time. / +ant hear anyone o)er here spea*ing. @ne more time%. Bight& now with the a+tion an" shouting out the wor"s at the same time%. #ot itA 'ow you are rea"y for number two. !hat am / writing ne2t to number two now? /?/ /u/ /m/ Can you guess the last letter?... /p/& thats right. 1o?... =ump& thats right. 1o& lets say all three senten+es an" then "o the a+tions as qui+*ly as possible. 'o& stop. =ust spea*ing this time. 1tan"% #reat& now with the a+tions. !ait for itA @n your mar*s& get set% goA E2+ellent. @*ay& so lets a"" number three% $# Stations !hat "oes this +ar" / am putting up here on the boar" say?... Can you remember what the soun" of - an" > together is?... #oo". .n" we *now this last wor"& "ont we? #oo"& is. 1o& what stru+ture were we stu"ying last wee* that starts with /th/ an" en"s with is?... -here is& well "one =ohnny. Can e)eryone repeat that?... #oo"& but sti+* your tongues out this time. .ll together& one& two& three% #reat. .n" here on the opposite wall /m going to put some wor"s whi+h are similar but "ifferent. Can anyone guess what it says?... -here isnt? ,ets ha)e a loo* at the +ar" an" see& shall we? 'early right& there% are& goo". 1o this one is%? #oo". .n" this one? -his one? -his one? -his one again? -his one? -his one? !ow& so qui+*& well "one. 1o& in a minute /m going to get you to stan" up an" when you hear there is you run Cmime runningD an" slap Cmime slappingD the there is +ar". !hi+h one is that? 4up& thats right. 3ut& if you hear there are you ha)e to run all the way to the other si"e of the room. -he last person Cmime running )ery slowly or stan"ing in the mi""le of the room loo*ing +onfuse"D to tou+h the right one has to sit "own an" is out of the game Cmime sitting "own with shoul"ers hun+he" an" a "isappointe" loo* on your fa+eD #ot it? .re you sure? .ny questions? 'o? @*ay& stan" up in the mi""le of the room. %# &unning dictation Can you see the wor"s on this pie+e of paper? %'o? !hat +an we "o??... 'o& sorry& / +ant ta*e it off the wall& it must be superglue" onA Cmime trying to tug it off with all your for+e an" failingD .ny other i"eas?... (mm hmm& goo" i"ea. 4ou +oul" +ome up here an" loo* at it. / *now what you lot are li*e though& itll be Cmime running& pushing& shouting an" other +haosD. 1o& half of you are

going to +ome up an" loo* at the paper an" half of you are going to stay sitting "own. 1o& e)eryone fin" a partner an" one person in ea+h pair stan" up% =uan& whos your partner?... #oo"& so one of you stan" up then. >risto)& no partner?... .h& / see& o"" numbers. Do you want to +ome o)er here an" ma*e a three then? 'o nee" to bring your +hair& theres alrea"y one here%. Bight& / thin* we)e got it. / see e)eryone wante" to be the one sitting "own. 3a" +hoi+e& ha haA Ea+h person sitting "own nee"s a pen+il an" a blan* pie+e of paper& an" youll nee" to write "own e)erything from this pie+e of paper at the front without stan"ing up. .nyone got a teles+ope or bino+ulars Cmiming them with han"s aroun" eyeD? 'o? .ha& but you "o ha)e%? . robot?? #oo" imaginationA !ell& he +oul" be a robot& but anyway you ha)e your partner who +an +ome up to the paper Cwal* up to the paperD& loo* at it Cin"e2 fingers from eyes to pie+e of paperD& an" remember Ctap si"e of hea" with in"e2 fingerD. -hen you wal* ba+* to your partner an" tell them e)erything you remember Cmime tal*ing& blah blah blahD so they +an write it "own Csquat to preten" to be the person sitting "own an" writing with an imaginary pen+ilD until you +ant remember any more& eeeerrrrrr& gi)e upA -hen they +an wal* ba+* to the front an" "o the same again. !hene)er you thin* you ha)e finishe" Cgesture finishe" by brushing "ust off han"s or ma*ing the +utting motion with palms "ownD put up your han"s an" /ll +ome o)er an" +he+*. /f its perfe+t Cthumbs upD& you are the winners Cfists raise" in airD& but if there are mista*es Cfrowning fa+eD& youll nee" to start again Cmime stan"ing in starting position for a sprintD. #ot it?... .re you rea"y?... / "i"nt say go& / sai" .re you rea"y?% 4es? @*ay& three more rules before we start. 'o pushing Cmime itD& no shouting Chan"s aroun" mouth as lou" hailerD an" fast wal*ing is o*ay but no running Cmime *eeping legs straight as wal* qui+*lyD. !hat were those rules again? 'o%? .n" no%? .n" no%? #oo"& but what is o*ay?... Bight. #oA 'anguage Analysis -i+* the phrases abo)e that you ha)e alrea"y use" in your +lasses $ut a star ne2t to one phrase in ea+h se+tion abo)e that you woul" most li*e to use in +lass. !oul" you want to +hange those senten+es at all to ma*e them totally suitable for your +lasses? Fn"erline all the praise an" other positi)e language in the phrases an" e2ten"e" +lassroom language e2amples. >ow mu+h of this *in" of language "o you use? !hi+h ones "o you use? !hi+h ones woul" you li*e to use? Cir+le the general language of requests an" other polite language abo)e. Do you thin* this is ne+essary with *i"s +lasses? !oul" you use more or less than there is abo)e? Change a few e2amples to ma*e them imperati)es or more polite. .re any of the gestures possible for stu"ents to misun"erstan"? >ow +oul" you repla+e them with other gestures or ma*e the meaning of the gestures +lear? Can you a"" similar gestures to any of the other phrases? (hinking points discussion )uestions ,oo* at the instru+tions for the running "i+tation. Do you thin* it woul" ha)e been easier to e2plain the whole game before getting them into pairs? -ry e2plaining it that way an" see if it turns out to be +learer an"/ or more moti)ating for the stu"ents. .re any of the a+tions too +hil"ish for your stu"ents& e.g. woul" they be embarrasse" by "oing any of them? .re any of the instru+tions impossible in your +lassroom& e.g. pushing all the tables ba+* to the wall? !hat is the +losest equi)alent you +an "o an" what instru+tion language woul" you use to e2plain it to your +hil"ren?