Who said grammar lessons are boring and dull? A lot of materials can be utilized and grammar can be easily made interesting and practical. Calendars make a great tool to practice verb tenses in writing and speaking. Let's say you're teaching the past tense. You can use a month's calendar to have students speak or write about the past activities of someone. If you're teaching the future, then they can talk about future plans. Teaching tenses is not about having students choose the correct form of the verb or fill in the blanks with it; it's about getting them to use those tenses correctly in the appropriate situations. calendars would provide a good opportunity for you to help students realize that tenses are not restricted to grammar sessions; they are rather there every time they want to talk about something. Using such activities in grammar classes will help students transfer the knowledge they receive in grammar classes to other domains, and most importantly, to real life situations.
Sample Calendar
Sample Calendar
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April 2012
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Sunday
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Saturday
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Friday
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Thursday
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Wednesday
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Tuesday
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Monday
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5
Wash the car
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4
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3
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2
Today's Date
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1
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12
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11
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10
Ali's Party
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9
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8
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7
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6
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19
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18
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17
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16
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15
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14
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13
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26
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25
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24
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23
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22
Hand in science project
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21
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20
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30
Mom's arrival from Paris
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29
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28
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27
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wow!!
ReplyDeleteyour idea is an interesting one to replace the innumerable drills students are given, and in a more practical,meaningful context.
thanks for sharing.