Five-Minute Activities for Young Learners

3.5 Good king bad king
Level
*
Language focus
Narrative, antonyms, simple present tense
Skills focus
Listening and speaking
Thinking focus
Contrasting
Teaching approach
Promote creativity – accept errors
Interaction
Whole class work, suitable for large classes
Procedure
1 Begin by starting to tell the story. Use a very expressive voice: In a
faraway place there lives a good king. See Box 51.
2 Tell the children that when you emphasise a word, they have to suggest
an opposite word. They should say In a faraway place there lives a bad
king. If children are more familiar with the term Emperor, then use this
instead of King.
3 Continue telling the story, emphasising the words in bold and asking the
children to suggest an opposite, or something that has a negative
message. See Box 51 for some suggestions.