- (An activity for children to communicate in English.)
Refer children to the first picture. Elicit the names of the characters and present the pet (Danny the dog). Play the first sentence on the cassette/CD. Children repeat, chorally and individually. Present the names of the other pets (Kitty the cat, Maisie the mouse, Derek the duck, Roger the rabbit, Tommy the tortoise). Play the rest of the recording on the cassette/CD and repeat the procedure.Nanny: This is Danny the dog.
That is Kitty the cat.
This is Maisie the mouse.
This is Derek the duck.
That is Roger the rabbit.
That is Tommy the tortoise. - Flashcards (dog, cat, duck, mouse, rabbit, tortoise)
Pin up the dog flashcard on the board. Stand near, point to and say: This is Danny the dog. The children repeat after you. Stand further away from the flashcard, point to and say: That is Danny the dog. The children repeat after you. Explain that we use this to point to things/people/animals that are near us and that to things/people/animals that are further away from us. - Pin up the cat flashcard on the board. Stand near, point to it and elicit the sentence from the children, This is Kitty the cat. Stand further away from the flashcard, point to it and elicit the appropriate sentence, That is Kitty the cat. Follow the same procedure with the rest of the flashcards.
- Ask a child to come to the board. Say a sentence. The child stands near or far from the flashcard and point to it. Ask the rest of the class for verification. Repeat with as many children as you think is necessary.
Teacher: That is Roger the rabbit.
Child: (stands far from the rabbit flashcard and points to it) etc - Present the following exchange:
A: Who’s this?
B: This is Danny the dog.
The children in pairs ask and answer about the animals in Ex. 2. Check round the class. Ask some pairs to report back to the class.
A: Who’s that?
B: That is Kitty the cat.
A: Who’s this?
B: This is Maisie the mouse.
A: Who’s this?
B: This is Derek the duck.
A: Who’s that?
B: That is Roger the rabbit.
A: Who’s that?
B: That is Tommy the tortoise.
