Wham! The Edge Wham! The Edge of Grammar of Grammar

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Making grammar Making grammar more interesting!more interesting!

Ideas for activitiesIdeas for activities

•BattleshipsBattleships

•Dice games Dice games

•Team games: Team games: Où sont les vaches?Où sont les vaches?

•Running commentaryRunning commentary

•Grammar auctionGrammar auction

•Pass the parcelPass the parcel

Battleships: FrenchBattleships: French

Battleships: GermanBattleships: German

Dice gamesDice games

Dice gamesDice games

Team games: Team games: ¿Dónde están las ¿Dónde están las vacas?vacas?

Running CommentaryRunning Commentary• Pupils work in pairsPupils work in pairs

• One person is the “runner”, whilst One person is the “runner”, whilst the other is the “scribe”the other is the “scribe”

• Paragraph of text on wallParagraph of text on wall

• First team to accurately transfer the First team to accurately transfer the content of the paragraph onto a content of the paragraph onto a piece of paperpiece of paper

Running CommentaryRunning Commentary

Running CommentaryRunning Commentary

Grammar AuctionGrammar AuctionGrammar Auction in five easy stepsGrammar Auction in five easy steps

Grammar AuctionGrammar Auction• Step 1: Introduce the concept of a grammar auction Step 1: Introduce the concept of a grammar auction

in the target language with visual slides + a few in the target language with visual slides + a few key expressions in TL and Englishkey expressions in TL and English

• Step 2: Present the envelope of “goodies” Step 2: Present the envelope of “goodies” (sentences, money + bidding card) in the target (sentences, money + bidding card) in the target language, by holding up each item as you explain itlanguage, by holding up each item as you explain it

• Step 3: Pupils have ten minutes as mixed ability Step 3: Pupils have ten minutes as mixed ability groups (you have already chosen the groups) to groups (you have already chosen the groups) to discuss the sentences: i.) are they correct? ii.) how discuss the sentences: i.) are they correct? ii.) how much are they prepared to bet on that? Pupils will much are they prepared to bet on that? Pupils will inevitably discuss in English, but award bonus inevitably discuss in English, but award bonus money to groups you hear using the TLmoney to groups you hear using the TL

Grammar AuctionGrammar Auction• Step 4: Conduct the grammar auction in the Step 4: Conduct the grammar auction in the

target language, and pupils “bet” by holding up target language, and pupils “bet” by holding up the card for their tablethe card for their table

• Step 5: Switch to English for the final part where Step 5: Switch to English for the final part where you work through the sentences as a class to you work through the sentences as a class to discuss if they are grammatically right or wrong, discuss if they are grammatically right or wrong, and how to correct the false ones. The team and how to correct the false ones. The team which has successfully bought the most “correct” which has successfully bought the most “correct” sentences wins (in the event of a draw, the team sentences wins (in the event of a draw, the team which managed to buy the most correct which managed to buy the most correct sentences for the least money wins)sentences for the least money wins)

Pupil packsPupil packs

In each envelope, there should be:In each envelope, there should be:

• Bidding card for the teamBidding card for the team

• 2 sets of ten sentences2 sets of ten sentences

• Envelope containing 150 eurosEnvelope containing 150 euros

Grammar AuctionGrammar Auction

Grammar AuctionGrammar Auction

Pass the ParcelPass the Parcel

• A series of key questions on cards in a A series of key questions on cards in a bagbag

• Play the musicPlay the music

• When it stops, pupil takes card and asks When it stops, pupil takes card and asks the person to their right the question. the person to their right the question. They must answerThey must answer

Any questions?Any questions?