Embracing Authenticity

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Of undisputed origin

Not a copy

Genuine

Real

“The Real Deal”

“The Genuine Article”

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intended for native speakers, not second-language learners

Authentic material:

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B1+ ?

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“Ambiguity tolerance”

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Dealing with unknown vocabulary

To preteach or not to preteach?

Can you work it out from the context?

Is there a contrasting statement?

What’s the root?

It flew away.

Last week I went for a walk and saw a Gadwall.It was standing on a rock..

I found him affable, yet they had told me he was unfriendly

Ignore it!

antidisestablishmentarianism

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Promoting speculation whilst offering vocabulary support

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What is it?

What does it show?

Why are some words bigger than others?

How do I make one?

Why are the big words useful?

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What can we do with a wordcloud?

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Which words do you know?

Explain / Define / Put it in a sentence

Find 5 verbs / nouns

Find the words: where you play tennis, an opposite, a synonym

Personalise the topic

Are there any more (big) words you don’t know?

Find links between words: predict content

Can you find the ______ sound?

Promote speculation: What’s the video about? Why?

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What level would you use the video at for

A) enjoyment and broader understanding?

B) understanding most of the language?

A1A2A2+ B1B1+B2C1C2

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Andy’s feeling nervous that not many people will turn up. But, he didn’t need to worry: nearly 20,000 people are here on the streets of Dunblane…

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Deadspot listening

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Work in pairs

One student watches the video (on mute) and provides a running commentary to their parter who is facing the other way. They tell a lie.

Spot their lie!

Watch intently, speak clearly

Full concentration required to complete the task

with a twist

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Back to back (+lie)At lower levels you could:

Choose a section where the action changes more slowly (or put the video in slow motion!)

Allow the pupil who is speaking to see the section once prior to describing it

Pupils do a summary as opposed to a running commentary

Pupils have to say three true points and one lie: which was the lie?

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Post task: students have heard the words in context

Make a lexical set: tennis / sport

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tagxedo.com

NB:

For both Wordle and Tagxedo use Firefox or Internet Explorer.

Google Chrome doesn’t support the plugins (Java and Silverlight, respectively

Decide

1) When would you use the activity: is it a pre, during or post activity?

2) What is the purpose of the activity?

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Thank you!

Any questions ?

Michael.brand@pearson.comBlog: http://eltlearningjourneys.com/http://product.pearsonelt.com/speakout2e/

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