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Activate
Games
for fluency
practice
Presented by the Teacher Development Center
Instituto Cultural Dominico-Americano
● What does fluency mean to you?
● Why is fluency practice important
for language learners?
● What are some ways teachers support
fluency practice at your site?
What is
American English?
American English is a collection of
resources for...
Do the
dishes
Take a
shower
Do my
homework
A-Z
Feelings
Angry N
B O
Confused P
D Q
E R
F Sad, Surprised
G Tired
Happy U
I V
J W
K X
L Y
M Z
What does elicitation mean?
What does elicitation mean?
http://www.esl.net/pdf/interchange_3ed_studbk_lev0_unit6.pdf
http://www.esl.net/pdf/interchange_3ed_studb
k_lev0_unit6.pdf
Let students produce cards
3
48 different cards for vocabulary review,
elicitation and fluency practice
Show students one card
In the Classroom
1.Teacher
Write the
2.Students items on
3.Chairs the board
4.Books so all can
5.Chalkboard see
6.Desks
http://elearningexperts.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/chalkboard_wood_black.png
Do a demonstration
1. Choose a card.
2. Don’t let students see the card.
3. Tell them the topic.
4. Let students know they should try to
guess the word you are describing.
5. Describe the first word. When one
student guesses correctly, move on to the
next word.
6. Describe all 6 words on the card.
How to get started
1. we ca mak 3rd-person
n e singular
2. verbs (dance
we ca mak + s)
nouns (dog +s)
3. we n
ca echangplural
some (s + end)
4. we ncanefocus on
words
corrections (we’ll
see
soon)
Pointing out inaccuracies
Sentence race: 1 word= 1 point
use a timer!
Keep a scoreboard
One group’s
score
Check the teacher’s manual for
variations
1. Sentence Groups get points for sentence mak
each they e
2. Race –
Brick Bingo a fun listening and -recognition
word game
3. –
Sentence Challeng groups to a sentenc
of exactly 8
Boundaries – e make e
words!
4. Longest – Whic group can the sentenc
with 20 h make longest e
Sentence
bricks?
5. Sorting – Setthe Whichgroup is to their
bricks timer. prepositions,
firstand sort
Raceinto pronouns, nouns,
verbs?
6. Describ andGues – like Guess What.Describe workon a
a
e until the restsof the group
brick
guesses it
… and more!
Add names, objects, and ???
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1. Name two Activate games.
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