learning english through fairy tales

Fairy Tales

MEMBERS OF GROUP

Miss Muntira No.09

Miss Sineenat No.10

Miss Supanich No.18

INTRODUCTION

Fairy Tales provide a wealth of possibilities for teaching English topics..

Aims:- For the learners to hear in English what are probably familiar stories in their own language.

-To allow the children to see English in an imaginative context.

-To introduce various vocabulary sets such as family, food, clothes, parts of the body…

-To help the older primary school children notice language areas such as past simple, comparatives etc.

Material•Fairy tale story

books•Worksheets for post-reading activities•Flashcards (laminated photocopies of selected scenes from the stories.)

Five hot tips when using a fairy tale in class.

1. Create a mystical atmosphere with your body language, voice and lighting if possible.

2. Don’t over do the scary characters with the very young learners.

3. Involve the children as much as possible.

4. You don’t need to systematically pre-teach vocabulary. Arouse their interest?

5. Don’t use it just as a time filler.

–Family–Clothes–Adjectives–Telling the time

Vocabulary

groups :

SAMPLE REPETITIVE TEXT:

–“She tried on the slipper but it was too big.”–“She tried on the slipper but it was too small.”–“She tried on the slipper and it was just right.”–“She waved her magic wand and puff turned

the pumpkin into a carriage.”–“She waved her magic wand and puff turned

the rags into a beautiful dress.”

POSSIBLE LANGUAGE AREAS:

• Past simple (tried on, waved, turned) *remember to let the children notice the difference. You don’t need to give them a lecture on the different uses, and forms of the past tense!

–Adjectives–Landscapes–Buildings–Houses/furniture

Vocabulary groups :

Sample repetitive text:“Mirror, mirror on the

wall who is the prettiest of them all?”

Possible language areas:• Comparatives and

superlatives – “You’re pretty, but Snow White is prettier. She’s the prettiest of them all.”

–Animals– Food– Senses– Parts of the body

Vocabulary groups :

“What big eyes you have!”“They help me to see you better.”

Sample repetitive text:

“I’ve got two apples.” “What have you got in your basket?”

Possible language areas:

- Family - Food-Home/furniture-Numbers

Vocabulary groups:

Sample repetitive text:

“He dropped a crumb on the ground, and another and another.”

“He dropped a pebble on the ground, and another and another.”

Post-reading activities

1. Draw a picture of your favorite character

2. Act out a scene from the story

3. Re-write the end of the story (this can be done on paper or orally)

Post-reading activities

4. Make up a group or class fairy tale. Use different characters from several fairy tales.

5. Point to flashcards of scenes from the story to identify characters or events.

6. Gradually uncover a flashcard from the story. The children have to say what they see.

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