Two-Minute Presentations in English

TEACHING INTERACTIVE ENGLISH

T.I.E. RHYMES [pair and groupwork]

ORIGINAL MATERIAL written byPHYLLIS ODED_- file 9

Name:class:date:

TWO-MINUTE PRESENTATIONS IN ENGLISH

I have an idea about school.

It may be good or it may be bad.

It may be funny, or it may be sad.

But, it is MY idea and I like it!

I think that everyone should ______

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because ______.

If they don’t, ______.

Teachers may / may not like this idea because ______

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Explain what your idea is. Demonstrate it.

Find out who disagrees with it and why.

Discuss / Defend / See how many classmates are willing to try your idea out.

LISTEN TO THE SOUNDS

Read the following sentences and underline the two words in each sentence that sound the same.

He took the book.

The fish ate the bait.

The cat drank water from the tank.

They gave him a medal because he was brave.

The dog ran to the man.

She wrote us a note.

Our class came to the game.

The mouse sat in my hat.

When I stood, it felt good.

I played in the shade.

Copy all the verbs in the past tense from above.

Write the present tense and the meaning in Hebrew next to each.

Then find the rhyming word from the list below.

The first one is done for you.

PRESENT / PAST / MEANING IN HEBREW / RHYMING WORD
take / Took / look
name / wait / could / save / boat / paid / fan / bank / cat / buzz / belt / look / made

3. On the back draw three pictures of the above sentences.

I’M GOING TO FAIL!

It’s 1 o’clock in the morning, but I am not in bed.

It’s 2 o’clock in the morning. Dates and places run through my head.

It’s 3 o’clock in the morning. I’m afraid I’ll fail the test.

It’s 4 o’clock in the morning. I need to get some rest.

It’s 5 o’clock in the morning. It’s time I closed my eyes.

It’s 6 o’clock in the morning. It’s already time to rise.

It’s 7 o’clock in the morning. Breakfast??? I can’t eat!

It’s 8 o’clock in the morning. I can hardly stand on my feet.

It’s 9 o’clock in the morning. The test will be at ten.

It’s 10 o’clock in the morning. The teacher’s sick again!

It’s 11 o’clock in the morning. My face is one big smile.

It’s 12 o’clock already. I’ll spend time with my friends a while.

Read in pairs, animated.
Write as much as you can about the speaker. For example: Is s/he a boy or girl?

What kind of student is s/he? What kind of study habits? etc.

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Give advice to this person, telling him/her how to study and how YOU study.

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elementary level

CROSSWORD PUZZLE of OPPOSITES

1 / 2 / 3 /

X

/ 4 /

X

5 /

X

/ 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 /

X

10 / 11 / 12 /

X

/ 13

X

/ 14 /

X

/ 15
16 / 17 / 18 /

/ 19 / 20 / 21
X / 22 /

/ 23 /

ACROSS

good

6. hard
10. no
15. yes

taxi

19. me / DOWN

girl

3. chairs

13. I
15. then
17. them

CROSSWORD PUZZLE of OPPOSITES answer key

1
B / 2
A / 3
D /

/ 4
I /

5
O /

/ 6
E / 7

A

/ 8

S

/ 9

Y

10
Y / 11

E

/ 12

S

/ 13

Y

/ 14

K

/ 15

N

O

B

/ 17

U

/ 18

S

/ 19

Y

/ 20

O

/ 21

U

X / 22

/ 23

ACROSS

good

6. hard
10. no
15. yes

taxi

19. me / DOWN

girl

3. chairs

13. I
15. then
17. them

NOT A HAT!

I put a/an ****** on my head and went for a walk.

Everybody stared at me and some began to talk.

“What’s that on his head?” they asked. “Doesn’t it look weird?”

“He really should take it off or maybe grow a beard!”

I pretended that I didn’t hear and walked with my head high,

[finish the story in 1-3 sentences] until ______

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Decide what was on your head.

Retell the story as a newspaper article

answering the questions: WHO/WHAT/WHICH/WHY/WHEN/HOW.

Make your story as interesting as possible [about 100 words]. Include an eye-catching title.

Add whatever additional information you wish.

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WHY / HOW I USE THE INTERNET

I can’t explain what happened. It’s not clear in my mind.

I just went surfing on the net to see what I could find.

It was all in English, but I managed all the same

once I typed in my password [that’s my secret name].

I looked for something special; for hours I surfed around.

But in the end I found it. This is what I found:

Student: Go into the Internet for SOMETHING SPECIAL.

Bring it to class.

Explain a] why you looked for it

b] how you found it

c] what you are going to do with it.

Prepare a 2-minute talk in English without notes on the above.

THE BOY

Fill in the missing prepositions, one word per space:

______a tree ______ the park sat a boy.

______ his head a read hat, as he played ______ a toy.

______ him was a puppy, which ran away ______ him.

______4 o’clock he asked his dog, “Where have you been?”

______front ______them were flowers; ______ them were some trees.

The but boy was allergic ______ flowers; they made him sneeze.

Now read the story. Write three more sentences to finish the story.

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KEY Fill in the missing prepositions:

Under a tree in the park sat a boy.

On his head a read hat, as he played with a toy.

Near him was a puppy, which ran away from him.

At 4 o’clock he asked his dog, “Where have you been?”

In front of them were flowers; behind them were some trees.

The but boy was allergic to flowers; they made him sneeze.

What did you do this summer?

Two students read the following conversation aloud:

A B

What did you do this summer?
I didn’t do a thing.
I played lots and lots of computer games and waited for the phone to ring.
And what about YOU? Were you busy?
Oh, yes. I went abroad and had a ball.
I saw many interesting places, and that, of course, wasn’t all.
I went shopping in the Malls and bought a lot of clothes:
Two of these, one of that and half a dozen of those!
What was the weather like? Was it as hot as it was here?
Did you need an umbrella? What clothes did you wear?
Well! The weather in the Malls was nice; the same with the museums and the car.
The weather didn’t bother us since we never had to walk far.
What countries did you visit? What cities did you see?
How did you manage with your English? It wasn’t easy, don’t you agree?
Well, I managed, but just barely. I had trouble finding the right words to use.
For example I knew “soap”, but not “towel”
and I remembered “sunsets” and “mountains”, but not “views”.

Write 3 questions [in the importance of order] you’ll need to know how to ask when visiting an English-speaking country.

2. Write 3 sentences [in the importance of order] you’ll need to know when visiting an English-speaking country.

[in a hotel / in a bus or train station or airport / in the street / in a mall / in a supermarket / in a

restaurant] Use MODALS and PRESENT SIMPLE.

‘the road not taken’

or: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON’T FOLLOW instructions!

I didn’t read instructions. I was sure I knew what to do

When I answered ALL the questions, instead of only two.

There was a composition: ‘120 words’ the instructions read.

I only wrote 100. Why didn’t I follow instructions instead?

Which answer isn’t right? I didn’t see the ‘NOT’.

No! Don’t even ask me, about the grade I got!

Match the answer to the paragraph by writing the correct letter.

What did I do? I drew lines and made it worse, not better.

Fill in the missing word, using one word per space.

Thinking I ‘knew it all’, I wrote two, ‘just in case’.

“Copy the first four words of the sentence” that you think is right.

Only I copied every word [and everything in sight.]

The instructions read: ‘Give one reason’, but I gave two or three

And lost all the points for the question for grammar mistakes I didn’t see.

I didn’t know an answer. Was it A or B or C?

So I circled nothing when I could have guessed for free.

I kept checking my spelling when I should have left it for last.

That way I used up all my time and failed instead of passed.

And I looked up every word; I didn’t try to guess.

Next time I will definitely use my dictionary a great deal less.

Sequence the sentences: write them in the order that they belong.

I wrote down the numbers and everything was marked ‘wrong’.

Mark an ‘X’ before all the sentences that are true; I marked only one.

Write in ink, as pencilwon’t be graded. I saw it only when I was done.

If I had followed instructions, my grade would have been so much higher.

So take my advice, fellow student, and don’t YOU be a ‘friar’.

REALLY?

I don’t believe a word of it and I never did!

When I tried to look him in the eye, he ran away and hid.

Then he blamed it on someone else. He said he didn’t know.

But he was at the scene. Did he have to go?

I finally cornered him and brought the subject up once more,

but he just mumbled, “I have to go” and rushed right out the door.

So if he did nothing wrong, tell me why he didn’t stay?

Why didn’t he explain what happened? Why did he act that way?

YOU are the “he” in the story above. Write a 100 word descriptive composition about yourself. Use as many adjectives and adverbs as you can. Explain what happened, when it happened, why it happened and where it happened. Don’t forget to justify your behavior.

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Instructions to students: You have 15 minutes to make as many sentences as you can.

Each word begins with the last letter of the word before it. Put your team/group names on the paper. [Teacher: lower classes can make 3-word sentences and higher classes can make 5-word sentences.] ENJOY!!

Examples: Mosheeatssaladdaily.

Doniissometimessilly.

Michallosttennotebooks.

Don’ttakeEraanywhere!

Fatteachersshoulddiet!

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DO YOU REMEMBER?

Circle the two answers in the sentence below that are wrong.

Tom [speaks / washes / sings / cries] in English.

Is the book you are reading short, or is it very l _ _ _?

When I go to sleep, I sleep in my b _ _.

What is the present tense of saw [= ] and took [= ] and said [= ]?

The three colors of apples are: r _ _, y _ _ _ _ _ and g _ _ _ _.

The opposite of little is b _ _ and the opposite of dirty is c _ _ _ _.

There are _ days in a week and _ _ months in a year.

I see with my e _ _ _ and with my ears I h _ _ _.

Two and two are f _ _ _ and five and three are e _ _ _ _.

If you’re not on time, then you must be very l _ _ _.

At the beginning of each sentence we put a capital l _ _ _ _ _.

Yesterday I was sick, but today I feel much b _ _ _ _ _.

Every question must end with a question m _ _ _ [?].

Who turned off the light? I can’t see. It’s very d _ _ _.

Now the teacher will read the answers. How well did you do?

Did you know all the answers or did you know only a few?

Pre-reading vocabulary: something is missing / to force / to go round the bend / to climb up a wall

Make your own title: ______

My books and papers on the desk are ready, as you can see,

but there is only ONE thing missing and that one ‘thing’ is ME!

I watched TV; I called some friends; I even washed my hair,

but I can’t sit down to do my work and nothing can force me there!

Another test, another quiz and homework without end.

If I sit for 5 more hours, I’ll go round the bend!

What am I saying? I have no choice at all!

You see, I’m the teacher and I’m climbing up the wall.

Who is the speaker? ______
When did you know who the speaker is? ______
Why is the teacher complaining? ______
Could this be a student complaining? Yes / No because ______

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What would be the difference between the teacher’s complaints and a student’s?

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What advice would you give this teacher?

DO / DON’T

Would you give different advice to the speaker if s/he were a student? Yes / No

Explain: ______

THE VERY LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL

I dream there is no homework. I dream there is no test.

I dream that I am at the beach, doing what I like best.

I dream I’m eating ice cream, while sitting in the sun.

The sand is soft between my toes as I dream of having fun!

No pressure from the teachers. No bells will ring today.

I dream about nothing at all and here I plan to stay.

I dream about the water. I dream about the sun.

And then I hear my teacher’s voice and I know my dreaming is done.

“Sleeping again?” she shouts at me. “Why aren’t you listening?” she asks once more.

“Go to the principal’s office!” she says, as she angrily shuts the door.

So take it from me, don’t daydream [or at least don’t let your teacher see!]

Now what will I tell the principal………... that I dreamed that I was free?

Shewon’t understand how boring it is to sit in class all day.

She won’t understand what makes me dream all the lessons away.

But I know YOU will understand when I dream of things that are cool.

We both dream about the summer ahead and relaxing by the pool.

[SIGH!]

ASSIGNMENT:

YOU are the teacher or principal.

On the back of this paper, write a 50+ word answer to the writer above.

THE BUS

The bus missed me again today. What will the teacher say?

Will she call my mom at home? Will she tell me to go away?

Will I have to stay after school? Will she shout at me?

Will she sent me home right now? Will she give me “the third degree’’?

It really wasn’t my fault that the bus didn’t stop for me.

It was full of people and just drove by. Maybe the driver didn’t see

me waiting there, standing patiently underneath the tree.

I didn’t miss the bus, you see. It’s the bus that really missed me!

Could this happen in real life? Explain.

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Who is the speaker? Why do you think so?

______

How should the teacher react?

A. ______

B. ______

C. ______

How shouldn’t the teacher react?

A. ______

B. ______

C. ______

What word/s made you wonder if the story’s true?

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REVIEWING VERB COMMANDS IN A GAME FOR THE WHOLE CLASS

Teacher: Have a picture of each of the following: hat/cat/vase/comb/ball/cookie

Cut out each of the sentences on a separate strip of paper, fold and number in order below. Put in

hat or bowl. Students need to read and understand their sentence and respond in sequence by

acting out his/her sentence. Good for class up to 32 pupils. Have fun. PHYLLIS

Sit on the chair! 17. Stand very tall!
Comb your hair! 18. Throw me the ball!
Open the door! 19. Kiss your friend on the cheek!
Count to four! 20. Name the days of the week!
Shut the light! 21. Eat the cookie now!
Start to fight! 22. MOO-O O like a cow!
Look at your toes! 23. Pretend you are asleep!
Smell the rose! 24. Drive the jeep!
Say the A-B-C’s! 25. Wash your face!

10. Touch your knees! 26. Put the flower in the vase!

11. Stand near to me! 27. Tie your shoes!

12. Close your eyes! What do you see? 28. Listen to the news!

13. Sing a song! 29. Scratch your head!

14. Tell me I’m wrong! 30. Climb into bed!

15. Give me your name! 31. Put on the hat!

16. Answer: one man; two ------. 32. Pet the cat!

JUST DO IT!

Sit on the chair.

Stand near the wall.

Touch your toes.

Now stand up tall.

Turn around once

and then stop.

Jump on one foot:

Hop! Hop! Hop!

Smile at your teacher.

Wave to your friends.

Now clap your hands

as our game ends.