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Giving & Checking Instructions

Giving & Checking Instructions. British Council / Estado de México 2011. Giving & Checking Instructions. Learning Outcomes: Identify what makes instructions clear and understandable. Use clear and simple instructions in English and encourage teachers to do the same.

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Giving & Checking Instructions

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  1. Giving & Checking Instructions British Council / Estado de México 2011

  2. Giving & Checking Instructions Learning Outcomes: • Identify what makes instructions clear and understandable. • Use clear and simple instructions in English and encourage teachers to do the same. • Use a variety of techniques to give clear instructions which aid understanding

  3. Discussion • When do you give instructions in class? • When do you give instructions in the students’ language? • Which instructions do you give in English? • What kinds of problems do you have when you give instructions in English?

  4. Giving instructions in English What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of giving instructions in English?

  5. Giving clear instructions What makes an instruction clear?

  6. Making instructions clearer • Suggested answers: • Work in groups. Talk about your weekend. • Maria, please could you come and sit here. • Please open your books to page 24. Do Exercise 1. • I’m going to tell you a story about me when I was young. Listen and decide if I was good or bad.

  7. Instruction-Checking Questions (ICQs) Simple questions (e.g. yes/no questions) you ask to check learners have understood what you are asking them to do. Examples: "Work in groups"  "Are you going to work alone?" "Turn to page 24”  "What's the page number?"

  8. Write Instructions Suggested answers: • Open your books to page 50. Do exercise 5. • Please go and sit with xxx. • Work in pairs. Discuss these three questions. • Listen to the story. When I've finished, answer three questions. • Stand up. Speak to 5 people. Ask them about their families.

  9. ICQs • Suggested answers: • What page is it? What exercise will you do? • Who are you going to sit with? • How many people are you working with? How many questions? • What are you going to do first? • How many people care you going to talk to? What are you going to ask them about?

  10. Reflection • Complete the following sentences • 1One thing that I found very useful today is ….. because …... • 2One thing that I have to study / read about more is …..

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