The Tefl Academy, Assignment C, Activities
Assignment A
Text 1 – Elementary
✓ This part of the assignment focuses on stage 5 of an elementary
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✓ You should plan a 15-minute follow-on stage consisting of two short communicative speaking tasks, which will require the use of
some of the vocabulary in the text for the final stage of the lesson.
✓ Include any necessary references in the bibliography template. See 'Referencing' document for advice on what is required.
✓ Read 'Advice on Approaching Assignment A' before you begin work on this template.
✓ Class: Elementary (A1) 12 adults (6M, 6F), age range 25-56. Most of the students want to learn English because they feel it will improve
their job prospects. Three are learning for recreational reasons.
21st Century Dad
Bobbie and Moira Fernandez got married 6 years ago when they were 24 years old. Their daughter, Addison, was born 3 years later. Their baby son,
Remy, is 15 months old.
Bobbie worked in a library, and Moira is an engineer. Moira loves her work, so Bobbie left his job. He stays at home with the children. We asked
Bobbie about his day.
“Well, we get up when Remy wakes us up, which is usually at about half past six in the morning. Moira takes a shower and has breakfast while I
look after the children. Moira leaves the house at 7.30. Addison's kindergarten is close to our house. Usually Addison walks, and I carry the baby.
When we are late, I put them in the buggy, or take them on my bike.
After that, I often take Remy to the park by the river. He loves to see the boats and ducks on the river. We sometimes take some food for the
ducks. He likes the swings in the children's playground. I usually meet other parents and babies there, so I can have a chat with them.
On Wednesdays I collect Addison from kindergarten at 12.30. Then we go to the market to buy food. Moira always goes to the supermarket on
Saturday morning. We don't have a car, so we can't do all the shopping on one day.
In the afternoons the children have a nap, and I clean and tidy the house. I cook the evening meal every day except Friday. On Fridays my wife
normally cooks, but occasionally we go out for a meal or get a takeaway.
I enjoy being a stay-at-home dad. It's hard work, and sometimes it's boring. But it's great fun to watch your children grow up. We are very happy.”
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Study guide….
The Tefl Academy, Assignment C, Activities
Lesson Outline:
Three follow-up activitiesfor exploiting the authentic text with advanced students
✓ Before you begin, read the instructions and notes on the assignment plaVorm and the relevant
section of Advice on Approaching this Assignment.
First Activity
a) A dictionary activity, for vocabulary and dictionary skills development AFTER the class have
read or listened to your selected text.
This could be used later in the same lesson or in another lesson. You can use the vocabulary items
you have selected for pre-teaching or make a different selection. The vocabulary must be from the
text or clearly relevant to the text.
Name of Activity
Dictionary quiz
Time
15 minutes
Aims
✓ To enable students understand the meaning and context of the
vocabulary when they come across them in the authentic text.
✓ To promote creativity and help the students use the vocabulary in
different contexts.
✓ To enhance collaboration in the group and make the students
practise pronunciation of the words in sentences.
Teacher’sInstructions
✓ Divide the class into groups of three so that they can communicate
freely with each other.
✓ Assign each group three words from the text that they are about
to read so that they may be familiar with it when they read.
✓ Ask each group to look up the meaning of the word in the
dictionary to form comprehensive sentence.
✓ Each member should then present the findings to the rest of the
class and explain various ways in which the word can be used.
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