Grammar from the start

1. Grammar from the start November 2012 Dr Rachel Hawkes

2. Making it memorable

3. VisualUse colour coded background to support gender acquisition when teaching and practising new nouns in any topic. Keep it active! AuditoryUse music and rhythm to teach and practise key structures and vocabulary Collective memory VKS KinaestheticUse gesture (and miming) as strategies when introducing new language and later when eliciting it from students. Gestures are powerful ‘fixing’ agents in memory. NB: At the point where students want to know WHY they are doing something, don’t forget to tell them why you are asking them to act, gesture, sing, mouth, use colour etc..

4. Key structures Physical, mental, social Vocabulary Fun Listening skills Running dictation

5. Empieza con uno uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez y vamos a contar otra vez uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco seis, siete, ocho, nueve diez http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK3yyyQECNMSong available on YouTube

6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

7. Verbs Pronouns Vocabulary Physical responses Teatro físico Walk the talk Card sort Pictograms Empty your head

8. tú yo él ellas Ustedes ella ellos Usted nosotros vosotros

9. hablar - to speak hablo hablamos hablas habláis habla hablan

10. siempre siempre normalmente normalmente generalmente generalmente a veces a veces nunca nunca

11. Keeping it active 10% 10% Read 20% 20% Hear 30% Adaoted from Accelerated Learning Systems Ltd See 30% 50% 50% See and hear 75% 75% Say (talk or discussion) 90% 90% Say and do (simulating the real event) Average Retention Rate

12. Hola, me llamo ¿Qué tal? Tengo Mi cumpleaños es el con Vivo en Soy y hablo

13. Self assessment How do I know what I know? Make a set of online flashcards & spend 20 mins using them to learn (50 pts) Use your core language sheet and vocab book to create new sentences with the words(50 pts = 5 100 pts = 10) For example: Use the Look, Cover, Say/Write, Check method(50 pts) Work with a partner to learn the words, testing each other (50 pts) 1 The word ‘trabajo’ is pronounced ‘tra – ba- jo’2 It means ‘work’3 It is spelt t - r – a – b – a - j - o4 It can be used in this sentence:Tengo un trabajo a tiempoparcial. Record yourself saying the words and the English meaning – use this to test yourself(50 pts) Make own flashcards on card and use them to test yourself over and over(50 pts) Take your list of language and rate your knowledge of each. Then decide how you need to improve: - Practise pronunciation - Learn what the word means- Practise how to spell the word- Create sentences with the word Use WordArtand type words out in alphabetical order(50 pts) Write each word 3 times & translate once (50 pts)

14. Look at the following Spanish words and award them a number (1 – 4) according to the criteria below:1. I can pronounce this word/phrase2. I know what it means3. I can spell this word/phrase4. I can use this word/phrase in a sentence

15. Look at the following Spanish words and award them a number (1 – 4) according to the criteria below:1. I can pronounce this word/phrase2. I know what it means3. I can spell this word/phrase4. I can use this word/phrase in a sentence

16. memoria

17. El gran juego de la memoria ¡Tenéis 10 segundos para memorizar!

19. El gran juego de la memoria ¡Tenéis 8 segundos para memorizar!

21. El gran juego de la memoria ¡Tenéis 6 segundos para memorizar!

23. Comberton V.C. Una persona deletrea y los otrosescriben.

24. The Beeby Jane Driver • A 1-minute TL spelling competition for Y7 students • Stage 1 – Class Competition (50 words) • Stage 2 – School Competition (100 words) • Stage 3 – Regional Competition (150 words) • Stage 4 – National Competition (200 words)

25. Why? • Develops important skills in first year of a language: • Memory skills • Phonics • Pronunciation • Alphabet • Articles • 45,000 competitors in England and Wales this year

26. National Winners

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