" NATURAL APPROACH"

Adventages:

• Students will develop basic communication skills.
• Students use the language meaningfully, they speak when they are ready to.
• At first, students give short answers, then little by little, and with the help of the teacher, students will give a complete answer.
• Students can use oral and written language whenever possible

Activity:
After the teacher has presented the new lesson about There is and There are. It is the time for practicing.



Finding Differences:  (Intermediate level)


Students will get in pairs. Each one of them will receive a different picture.  In pairs, each student will describe what is in the picture to his / her partner. For this activity the teacher has to set up a time. After the time has passed, the teacher will check the activity. 

Instructions:

• Get in pairs
• You (students) will receive a picture
• Describe what is in the picture to your partner using there is or there are.
• For this activity you have 3 minutes.
• Finally, the teacher checks the activity.

After the students have finished the activity and in order to practice a little more, the teacher asks them to describe what is in their house to their partners. Do not forget to set up a time. First, he will give an example:

For example the teacher says: Also, he can write this on the white board:
" In my house there are 3 bedrooms, there is a bathroom and a kitchen. In the kitchen there are 6 chairs and there is a table..............................................."

Instructions:

• Get in pairs
• Describe your house to your partner  (3 minutes)
• Finally, the teacher will ask one of the student to describe his / her house to the whole class. (5 min)

STUDENT  A                                                              STUDENT B