9/3 The Vocab and the Warm-Up for a New Lesson

The improvised warm-up before playing the game of "See, I Remember" is a good one. After the holistic explanation from teacher's lecture, Ss are excited about interacting with each other. I can see that most of them are having a good time throwing Chinese definitions and replying English new words to each other. The game, as Rainbow said, is a transition to link the vocab and the text. It is also a round-up to finish the section with, again, repetition that helps students recognize the vocab more easily. This is new to me and I think playing a short game or doing a brief activity as an ending of one section is a very good idea. The role-play done by the two students would be more impressive if they could have spoken louder.But Ss found it new and interesting, and those two who did the role-play were thrilled by the assignement. I found the slide made from Inspiration not only useful but also very helpful for students when they were required to brainstorm the situation and create a story based on that. This helps them generate the ideas and provide clues they might have missed from Ss' role-play. Ss were excited about the activity and little Chinese was used. ^0^ Rainbow did a thorough research on the survey of Ss' background. In preparation for the class meeting, she noted down those who expressed that they have other talents, for example, art or language and used this information as a back-up in case no one wants to volunteer for the class chores such as classroom decoration. She also noted down those who expressed they have interests in English. When the individual reponse is not satisfying and the classroom atmosphere goes 'cold', these students might be the saviors for better class management. Both the hard work and preparation are for better management of the class. They are tips that will be very useful for me and the endenvor of preparation is the spirit I need to inherit.