Five-Minute Activities for Young Learners

6.13 My computer class
Level
***
Language focus
Instructions, prepositions, vocabulary: computer
Skills focus
Listening for details
Thinking focus
Discriminating
Teaching approach
Promote accuracy – correct errors
Interaction
Pairwork, suitable for large classes
Preparation
On the board, write the missing words from Box 123.
Procedure
1 Many children already have computer skills, so you could briefly ask
them to tell you some of the things they can do with their computers.
2 Ask the children to write numbers 1 to 8 on a piece of paper, leaving
room to write in the missing words.
3 Tell them that you are going to read out some instructions for using their
computer. You want them to choose from the words on the board in
order to complete the instructions. If you think your children can cope
without the words on the board, then allow them to listen and complete
the cloze activity without any prompts.
4 Now read out the instructions at a steady pace. When you get to the first
gap in the cloze exercise, say Buzz. This will indicate to the children that
there is a gap in the sentence. Then say Number 1. Allow time for the
children to write the missing word next to their number 1.
5 Then continue reading. When you get to the next gap, say Buzz. Then say
Number 2. Next to their number 2, they write the missing word.