English for Primary Classes and Cambridge University English Courses (YLE) Friday 6.00 pm-7.00 pm

 Writing: Activity-C: (and/but/or)

·      https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/285128-yle-starters-worksheets.pdf

·      Writing: Use the suitable words and complete the sentences. (sleep/work/sweep/play/make)

·      We … netball.

·      You … on the bed.

·      The farmers …in the paddy field.

·      They … a cake.

·      The children …the classroom.

·      Prepositions

·      They travel…….. (on/under/by) bus.

·      Mother cooks ….. (between/in/on) the kitchen.

·      Father is looking ……. (on/in/at) me.

·      We have English ……. (on/in/by) Monday.

·      My uncle lives……. (behind/on/in) Colombo.

·      The book is ……..(of/on/in) the table.

·      Speaking/Writing/Loud Reading: My Pet

·      My pet is a parrot. It is a bird. It is green. Its beak is red. Its legs are yellow. It is very beautiful. It can talk. It is in a cage. It likes to eat fruits. I give it fruits every day. I love my very much.

·      Song: Practice and sing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYpK9UiAA-A

·      Describe the picture: Look at the picture and describe it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_hUXoKYg6g

·      Listening for kids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSD-nq8iA1g

 

 

 

Postgraduate Diploma in Education Special Methodology of English Language Teaching Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

“Classroom”, a word that brings to our mind a setting wherein a teacher stands in front of a class of 30 to 40 students, delivering a lecture with a specific gravity in his/her voice. This is the method of teaching that was prevalent when we were in school some two decades ago. However, things have changed over the years, and though it was one of the most effective methods of teaching English to young students, it no longer considered the same now. This is due to various reasons, maybe because:

Sources: https://www.henryharvin.com/blog/different-methods-of-teaching-english/

Postgraduate Diploma in Education Unit

 

Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

Postgraduate Diploma in Education Unit

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Basic English

Lecture-3                                                    Date: 0612.2021

 

Activity-1

Reading Comprehension

Read the following text and answer the questions given below.

A family of five children at Moragoda in Anuradhapura are in a serious predicament for want of a house or even a small block of land to build one. The children’s mother Mala says that her husband is an invalid suffering from a cancer in the intestines and undergoing treatment. She further says that her landlord is compelling them to vacate the house immediately and threatening legal action to eject them for arrears of rent. If that happens, her family with five children will be left without a fixed abode. Three of the children are without clothes and school requisites for the New Year. Meanwhile, Mala has to take her husband to clinics and to visit him when he is admitted to hospital. She says that she often feels sick due to fatigue, but the economic constrains do not permit her to consult a doctor. She laments that the pressing problem of her family is housing. Hence, she requests the public for assistance to save her family from the difficulty they are facing.

1.           What is the most difficult situation the family has faced?

2.           Why is Mala’s landlord forcing them to leave immediately?

3.     Why is her husband undergoing medical treatment?

4.     The word, ‘fatigue’ in line 9 means:

a.     drowsy

b.     weariness

c.   lethargic

5.   Write the sentence that Mala is asking for help from others.

Activity-2

Be verbs: Tag Questions

Do/Does/Did

·        Watch the videos and learn the lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZytMU2BzUg

·        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ATF41zp9Qw

·        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dke7T8cjXJk

·        Exercises: https://www.englishgrammar.org/worksheet-6/

·        Lesson: https://www.grammar.cl/english/do-does-did-done.htm

·        Exercises: https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-49467.php

·        Lesson: https://www.teflcourse.net/english-grammar-corner/do-does-did-done/

·        Activity-3: Writing/Speaking

·        Speak and write about your school. Send a written and voice message.

·        Activity-4: Listening

·        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy4-WmjKtTM

·        Acivity-5: Homework

·        Watch all the videos and learn the lessons

·        Do the activities and send the marks.

·        Learn all the words and expand your vocabulary.

·        Write the given essays and send voice messages on them.

·        Do the listening tests and send the marks.

·        You are given marks for all the above activities.

Basic English for Postgraduate Diploma in Education Rajarata University

 DO/Does/Did

https://www.englishgrammar.org/worksheet-6/

Postgraduate Diploma in Education-2021-2022 Rajarata University of Sri Lanka Special Methods in Teaching English

 

Grammar-Translation Method

The Grammar-Translation Method (GTM) evolved from the Classical Method that was used from the 15th century in the teaching of Latin and Greek — both long-since dead languages. Latin and Greek were taught to promote the intellect and virtually no attempt was made to speak them. GTM, formalized in Germany in the late-18th century, similarly places little or no emphasis on actually speaking or communicating in the target language. Classwork is highly structured, with the teacher controlling all activities. The method focuses on the literature and grammar of the target language, with passages being translated into and from the mother tongue. Consequently it tends to be very much text-based. Typically, the teacher gives instructions and grammatical explanations in the mother tongue. Little or no attempt is made to teach pronunciation.

Sources: https://www.tefl.net/methods/grammar-translation.php