Box 48
Chanting heroes’ names
Teacher’s column
Learners’ column
Superman:
Su – per – man
Spiderman:
Spi – der – man (USA)
(USA)
Pokemon:
Pok – e – mon (Japan)
Emperor:
Em – per – or (Japan, China)
Samurai:
Sam – ur – ai (Japan)
Monkey King:
Mon – key – King (China)
Robin Hood:
Rob – in – Hood (England)
Catwoman:
Cat – wom – an
Snake Charmer:
Snake – Charm – er
(USA)
(India)
Batman:
Bat –
man (USA)
Frog Prince:
Frog –
Prince (Germany)
Harry Potter:
Har – ry
Pott – er
Kung Fu Master:
Kung – Fu –
Ma – ster
(UK)
(China)
Procedure,_possessives_Skills_focus_Writing_Thinking_focus'>3.4 Witch’s magic potion
Level
*
Language focus
Procedure, possessives
Skills focus
Writing
Thinking focus
Inventing
Teaching approach
Promote creativity – accept errors
Interaction
Pairwork,
suitable for large classes
Preparation
Write the animals from Box 49 on the board.
Procedure
1 Tell the children that they are going to invent a witch’s magic potion.
2 Ask the children to write down the five animals from the board.
3 Show them how to use the possessive apostrophe +
s after the name of
each animal, e.g.
bird’s.
4 Then ask them,
in pairs, to choose something from that animal that they
could use in a witch’s magic potion. They
may have to use bilingual
dictionaries to find the exact word they want to use.
5 The children then write the witch’s magic potion. A model is in Box 50.
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