Презентація " Групова робота на уроках англійської мови"

Group Work Activities Vita Shuba A teacher of English

Group Work Group work is a form of cooperative learning which aims to develop student's knowledge

Skills required for Group Work Teamwork Delegation Management Co-operation Communication Negotiation Leadership Problem solving Time

Group Work Experience Making joint decisions Resolving conflicts Prediction Generalization Critical thinking

Working in groups , students will gain competence in a wide range of skills listening; thinking; speaking; writing; reading.

Possible problems Takes too much time Less Content Coverage Less Learning Difficult to assess learning Student resistance Learning is a solitary practice Students must be taught certain amount of information before they can work in groups

The sooner they are set and followed –the better interaction We share ideas. We take turns to speak. We try to agree. We respect other pupil’s ideas. We listen to each other. We involve everybody. We don’t shout or get angry. We talk one at a time . Group Rules

Helpful questions to speakers Clarify: "What do you mean? Do we all think the same? How do you/we know that?

Becoming an active listener Eye contact Encouraging comments Not rushing to fill sentences Asking for classification Not interrupting

How to organize group work Divide the class into groups Make pupils familiar with their roles Give the concrete tasks and instructions Fix the time Offer to report on the results Evaluate the work

Roles in Groups group leader secretary observer speaker

Phase Skills and dispositions Main approach I. Beginning Developing trust and confidence Learning the group rules Circle time, role play, class debriefing II. Middle Communicating effectively Active listening Maintenance Decision making Handling conflicts Coaching and practice; Group/class discussion III. Final Becoming a better group person Self-evaluation checklists Key Phases of Group Work

Self - Evaluation WORKING IN A GROUP Did I like working in this group? Yes No More or less Did others listen to me? Yes No More or less Did I listen to others? Yes No More or less Did everyone get a turn at speaking? Yes No More or less How can I be a better group member next time?

Group work activities Brainstorming Role-play Discussion Competitions Games

Team competition Add a letter Task : From each word bellow, make two new words by adding a letter at the end and at the beginning 1. go- 4. hear- -go -hear 2. oil- 5. hat- -oil -hat 3. arm- 6. not- -arm -not Answer key: 1. got, ago. 2. oily, boil. 3. army, farm. 4. heart, shear. 5. hate, that. 6. note, knot. Let your pupils play this game and communicate with a smile!

Team competition Animals in hiding Task. Find the animals hiding in the following sentences. 1. That will be a real help. 2. She came late every day. 3. He came to America today. 4. Eric owes me ten cents. 5. We made errors in each one. 6. Do good workers succeed? 7. If I shout, he’ll hear me. 8. If Roger comes, we’ll begin. 9. We will go at two o’clock 10. Is it the sixth or seventh? Answer key: bear. 2. camel. 3. cat. 4. cow. 5. deer. 6. dog. 7.fish. 8. frog. 9. goat. 10. horse.

Team competition Simple arithmetic: ? + 1 = X Task: Add one or more letters before the word ONE to get the word defined. 1. ? + one = something that holds ice cream. 2. ? + one = part of a skeleton. 3. ? + one = no longer here. 4. ? + one = accomplished; finished. 5. ? + one = without anyone else present. 6. ? + one = a musical sound. 7. ? + one = a rock. 8. ? + one = a geographical region or area. 9. ? + one = an identical copy. 10. ? + one = a chair for a king or a queen. Answer key: 1. cone. 2. bone. 3. gone. 4. done. 5. alone. 6. tone. 7. stone. 8. zone. 9. clone. 10. throne.

Team competition A code message Task: Can you “translate” this letter-code message into English words? Do it and make a four-line verse. YYUR YYUB ICUR YY4ME Answer key: Too wise you are, Too wise you be. I see you are Too wise for me

Team competition The empty cupboard You may know the following nursery rhyme: Old Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard To get her poor dog a bone. When she got there The cupboard was bare And so her poor dog had none. But what we are not told is that when she opened the cupboard door, Mrs. Hubbard exclaimed: OICURMT! Can you tell the meaning of what she said? (Hint: It is six words.) Answer key: Oh, I see you are empty!

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