LEARNING TO LEARN - USE IT OR LOSE IT!. Aims of the session To raise awareness of categories and types of Graphic Organisers and their uses To encourage. - презентация

1 LEARNING TO LEARN - USE IT OR LOSE IT!

2 Aims of the session To raise awareness of categories and types of Graphic Organisers and their uses To encourage use of Graphic Organisers as a means of processing, organising and recording concepts, ideas and language To deepen understanding of wealth of linguistic information dictionaries contain To provide hands-on examples of systematic dictionary training The Flowchart

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4 GRAPHIC ORGANISERS What do we know? What do we want to know? What have we learned? The KWL Chart

5 TASK: Complete the statements below, then write the numbers of the statements into the appropriate parts of the graphic organiser at the bottom. 1. I live in Im doing this course because Ive never thought of This session is finishing at I get home at The last time I had fun was... PRESENT FUTUREPAST The Venn Diagram

6 up down1.Warm 2.Wake 3.Sing 4.Calm 5.Wave 6. Turn 7. Break 8. Set 9. Dress 10. Stand

7 GROUP TASK How many types of Graphic Organiser have you seen so far? What were they? How many types of Graphic Organiser have you seen so far? What were they? Choose ONE of them and design an activity + key for your students based on the coursebook reading text and involving transfer of information from the text to your graphic organiser. Choose ONE of them and design an activity + key for your students based on the coursebook reading text and involving transfer of information from the text to your graphic organiser. Brainstorm other uses of your Graphic organiser in EFL classes Brainstorm other uses of your Graphic organiser in EFL classes

8 Look at the following 4 examples of Graphic Organisers: In groups: Beat the clock You have 5 minutes to brainstorm and list as many ways as you can in which they could be used with your teenage classes

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13 Categories and Types of Graphic Organisers Relational Organisers Category/ Classification Organisers Sequence Organisers Compare/ Contrast Organisers Concept Development Organisers Storyboards Fishbone Charts Cause and effect Webs Organisatio- -nal Charts Concept Maps Mind Maps KWL Tables Matrix Tables ChainsLaddersCyclesTimelines Venn Diagrams Text to self Charts Think-Pair- Share Charts Story Webs Word/Cluster Webs Flow Charts Which of these have you seen so far in the session? The Matrix

14 Graphic Organiser: A visual representation of knowledge,concepts and ideas The Cluster Web Assist in organising thoughts Relieve boredom Enhance recall Provide motivation Create interest Clarify information Why use them? Promote understanding

15 DICTIONARIES - Getting started - Which word would you need to look up to find the dictionary entry for the word: Unforgivably? Which word would you need to look up to find the dictionary entry for the word: Unforgivably? Forgive? Forgive? Forgivable? Forgivable? Unforgive? Unforgive? Unforgivable? Unforgivable? Comes after Forgivable alphabetically Doesnt exist Given as antonym of Forgivable

16 What does a dictionary entry tell us? Terminology Quiz What does a dictionary entry tell us? Terminology Quiz The Fishbone Chart 1 1. N, Adj, PHR V 2 f-i-s-h-b-o-n-e 2. f-i-s-h-b-o-n-e 3 Hot- 3. Hot-Cold 4 Kerb curb 4. Kerb(BrE) (NAmE curb) 5 Happy Birthday! 5. Happy Birthday! 6. Oi 6. Oi (BrE,informal) 7.IDMin your birthday suit 7. IDM in your birthday suit (humorous) 8.manner, manners, mannered, well mannered, mannerism 9.Freedom fighter Guerilla 9.Freedom fighter vs Guerilla 10. Note down 10. Note down -Jot down 11. Gag V-on sth 11. Gag 1. a piece of cloth tied over smns mouth to stop them speaking 2. Joke 3. V-(on sth) Retch /gƏrılƏ/ 13. AWOL 14pygmypigmy 14.pygmy(also pigmy)

17 a ) Derivatives b)Varieties of World Englishes c)Abbreviations/Symbols/Acronyms d)Register e)Collocates f)Definitions/Multi-meanings g)Spelling h)Idioms i)Antonyms j)Synonyms k)Associations l)Pronunciation/Stress & phonemic transcription m)Word Grammar n) Spelling/Pronunciation variants 1. Word Grammar (m) 2. Spelling (g) 3. Antonyms (i) 4. Varieties of World Englishes (b) 5. Collocates (e) 6. Register (d) 7. Idioms (h) 8. Derivatives (a) 9. Associations (k) 10. Synonyms (j) 11. Definitions/Multi-meanings (f) 12. Pronunciation/Stress (l) 13. Abbreviations/Symbols/Acronyms (c) 14. Spelling/pronunciation variants (n) Now match the examples on the fishbone chart to their terms

18 Practising General Dictionary Skills FIVE TRUE, FIVE FALSE ELEMENTARY 1. Deer and sheep have no plural form. 2. Fast-faster-fastest are comparative and superlative forms with fastly as the adverb. (Extracts from Dictionaries by Jon Wright) INTERMEDIATE 3. You can suffer from exhaust if you work too hard. 4. Finger can be a verb. ADVANCED ADVANCED 5. If you stop dead you die 6. Freckles is a disease

19 BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS (Extracts from Dictionaries by Jon Wright) LOWER INTERMEDIATE Use your dictionary to see which beginning (prefix) or ending (suffix) the following lists of words have in common. e.g KINGWISEFREE= DOM 1.Legallogicalliterate 2.Improveentertainmanage 3.Employed expectedbeatable

20 WORDS THAT GO TOGETHER (Extracts from Dictionaries by Jon Wright) Intermediate 1 Match an adjective from list A with a noun from list B to make a logical combination. How many combinations can you make? (You can use the words more than once.) A close cold milkymildfreegoodlong B hair memory country curry weathercoffee friend

21 Continued- f. Dark trousers g. Slight problem h. Bright light i. Short holiday j. Short people a.Thick soup b.Strong tea c.Light clothes d.High prices e.Light rain 2. Which of the adjectives below can be the opposite of the adjectives in a-j ? Weak light low serious heavy dim tall runny thin long thick

22 FIND THE FAMILY (Extracts from Dictionaries by Jon Wright) ELEMENTARY Look at these words in your dictionary and see what they have in common. Then add one more word to each list. 1.DRUM BASS KEYBOARDS GUITAR 2.GO DRINK EAT DRIVE 3.MAN CAN PAN HAND 4.BODY CITY LORRY CHERRY

23 BODY LANGUAGE (Extracts from Dictionaries by Jon Wright) Upper-Intermediate Upper-Intermediate A.How many parts of the body can you list in five minutes? B.The answer to each of the following questions is a part of the body. Which? 1.My father usually sits at the of the table. 2.What are you doing in this of the woods? 3.He has disappeared from the of the earth. Nobody can find him.

24 UNRAVEL AN IDIOM (Extracts from Dictionaries by Jon Wright) 1.Look at the jumble of words below. These are the key words of eight common English idioms. There are two key words given for each idiom. Can you guess which words occur together in the idioms? Greener cat fish water bag grass moon irons fire blue rock pull leg boat pay nose 2. Before you check in the dictionary: what do you think the idioms mean?

25 DICTIONARY ACTIVITIES & READING/SONG TEXTS (Adapted from Dictionaries by Jon Wright) Matching Lexical Chunks activity Matching Lexical Chunks activity Five New Words activity Five New Words activity Fill That Gap activity Fill That Gap activity

26 Students book Flashlight 3 p.61

27 The Word Chart And back to Graphic Organisers...

28 Discuss with a partner what you thought about the dictionary activities you have seen today and what you plan to do in your classes. Make notes on the chart. The Think-Pair-Share Chart

29 Finish making notes on your KWL Charts & then make an ACTION PLAN!