8. The content of teaching of preschoolers

A lot of number of parents tries to begin the training of children to learn foreign language at early age.

According the pedagogics and psychology the preschool age is the most favorable (благоприятный) time for such study.

The majority of teachers and scientists think that the game is the main form of activity for children of preschool age.

There are situational, sport, competitive, art and ritmo-musical games.

Basic principles of teaching English of preschoolers.

1 . Sequence.(последовательность) The teacher doesn’t have to hurry to train the child in of spelling and grammar.

2 . Naturalness (естественность). The child doesn’t have to feel any excess loading (лишний груз).

3 . Persistence (настойчивость). The teacher has to interrupt studies for a while, and then to continue training, but already with other material.

Training methods and techniques for children

1 . Game:

it is adapted for an age of one year, we can develop speaking, pronunciation, spelling, grammar, etc. with a game.

2 . Zaytsev's method is adapted for children at the age of tree.

There are also letters of the English alphabet on the Zaytsev’s bricks.

3 . Glenn Domana's method is adapted for babies. They are pictures with the words written on them.

4 . The project method is adapted for children of 4-5 years.

5 . The mixed method —it is possible to combine different techniques.

Ответы на практическое задание

1 Can you put the following events in order according to the structure of the lesson?

1. The teacher is handing out a worksheet and explaining a task.

2. The students are working individually.

3. The teacher uses the board to explain vocabulary and then set up groupwork.

4. The class is having a formal debate.

5. The teacher asks the students to predict what the title of the lesson means.

1. Presentation

2. Evaluation

3. Practice

4. Expansion

5. Preparation

2 Describe the seating arrangements (separate table, horseshoe, round a single big table, orderly

rows, solowork) for the following events and say why:

1. The teacher is explaining something using the board. (Horseshoe, orderly rows)

2. The students are listening to a tape. (Any seating arrangements round a single big table)

3. The teacher is explaining some pronunciation. (Horseshoe, orderly rows)

4. The teacher uses the board to explain vocabulary and then sets up groupwork. (Separate table, orderly rows)

5. The students are working individually. (Solowork)

3 Match the student needs on the left with the terms on the right.

1. I have to be able to write projects in English.	1. General English
2. I need to learn English so that I can work as a nurse in English-speaking contexts.	2. English for academic Purposes
3. I think English is an important international language and so I’d like to learn it in case I need it.	3. English for Specific Purposes
4. We came to this country as refugees and we want to make a success of our lives here.	4. Business English
5. We are trying to establish commercial links with international trading partners so I need to improve my English.	5. Target (цель)-language community interaction

1-2

2-3

3-1

4-5

5-4

4 Rate the following teacher qualities in order of importance (1-10) and why.

1. They are adaptable.

2. They are even-handed (справедливый) in their treatment of students.

3. They are good-looking.

4. They care about their students.

5. They dress well.

6. They give interesting lessons.

7. They know their subject.

8. They listen to their students.

9. They prepare well.

10. They use new technology.

5 Match the student needs on the left with the terms on the right.

1. Students make appointment to talk to the teacher about their progress.	1. assessor ( оценивает)
2. The teacher is explaining something to the class.	2. controller
3. The teacher is telling students how correct (or incorrect) their language use is.	3. prompter (суфлер)
4. The teacher makes herself available to answer any questions/ supply information while students are working on a task in groups.	4. resource
5. The teacher wants to help the students along during a fluency activity (where their conversation is faltering a bit).	5.tutor

1-5

2-2

3-1

4-4

5-3

6 Which is the odd one out? Why?

a. a role-play a discussion a drill a communication game a questionnaire

b. a letter a speech a poem a grammar exercise a play extract

c. study rehearsal (повторение) feedback engagement () enjoyment

a a drill

b a grammar exercise

c engagement

7 What is the best seating arrangement for the following situations?

1. A team game with a class of forty (orderly rows, horseshoe, separate table)

2. A class discussion with fifteen students (sitting in a circle or horseshoes)

3. Pairwork in a group of thirty students (orderly rows)

4. A reading task in a group of ten (separate tables)

5. Students design an advertisement in groups (separate tables)

6. Students all listen to an audio track (any seating arrangements)

7. The teacher explains a grammar point (orderly rows)

8 What is the best grouping for these activities, do you think? W= whole class; P=pairwork; G=groupwork; s= solowork

1. Students choose one of three alternatives when faced with an imaginary moral dilemma.(G)

2. Students design website for a school or special interest group.(G)

3. Students listen to an audio recording of a conversation.(W/S)

4. Students practice saying sentences with the present perfect (‘I’ve lived here for six years’, ‘He’s studied here for six months’). (W/P)

5. Students prepare a talk / presentation on a subject of their choice.(S)

6. Students repeat words and phrases to make sure they can say them correctly.(W)

7. Students write a dialogue between a traveler and an immigration official.(P)

8. Students write a paragraph about themselves.(P)

9. The teacher explains the rule for the pronunciation of‘s’ plurals (‘pins’, ‘cups’, ‘brushes’)(W)

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