Module 2 My favourite things
while-task procedure
1. introduce : twenty-one to thirty by pointing to the arabic numbers and the words in pairs on the wallpicture . for less able students , draw some apples on the board and count with the students when you introduce each number .
2. introduce : forty ,fifty by referring to the arabic numbers and words (in pairs ) on the wallpicture .
3. play the cassette : look and learn . students listen and follow in their books .
4. play the cassette again . students listen and repeat .
5. write the arabic numbers : 31 to 39 and 41 to 49 on the board . encourage students to write the numbers in words on the board to match with the arabic numbers . for less able students , ask them to refer to the formation of 21 to 29 in words on page 23 of the student’s book as examples .
6. review : dolls , balls , bears , robots , cars , aeroplanes , boats by inviting students to make simple drawings on the board . introduce : masks , soldiers , puzzles using the pictures in look and say . tell students that though there is only one mask in the picture , it is correct to have masks on the price tag . the mask in the picture represents all that kind of mask in the toy shop . explain for dolls , robots , boats , balls and aeroplanes as well .
7. ask students to count the toys and write the numbers in words above the illustrations.
8. divide the class into groups . play the toy-bag game .
9. ask students to put the small objects they have brought to class on their desks . have each group put a variety of the small objects , e.g. rubbers , pencils , rulers , buttons , wrapped sweets , marbles , etc. into the bag . the amount in each should be less than fifty and different for each group . ask students to record the contents of each bag on a piece of paper .
10. exchange the bags between groups . students then work in their groups to put the various objects on a desk , group them and count them . ask students to write down the answers on a piece of paper .
11. tell each group to ask for the record sheet from the group which the bag originally belonged to . students check the answers .
12. students count the objects again if the amount on the answer sheet doesn’t match that on the record sheet .
post-task activity
count and write
a. distribute a copy of photocopiable page 20 to each student .
b. ask students to count the insects and animals in the picture and write the numbers of each in the table .
c. students work in pairs to check answers .