Pictures in the classroom
By Tarun Patel
Activity: Building a story
Select a picture of a person going to work. After showing the picture, ask the students to give a name to the individual.
Write the name on the board and make further notes of answers to the following questions.
Is he or she married?
Has he or she got any children?
How many?
What did he or she have for breakfast?
Where is he or she going?
What is he or she going to do?
Gradually build up a story about the person in the picture. Let the students tell the story, sentence by sentence. Make sure all the students participate.
You will have a story, created by the class, which all the students will be able to tell.
This activity is very good for building up spoken fluency and confidence. It also helps the students’ creativity and their need to listen carefully to each other.
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