- Giving short and simple instructions and using gestures
- Attention getters, for more examples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78eiLtQjmss
- The activity cycle: preparation, activity, feedback
2. GUESS THE GESTURES
WATCH YOUR TRAINER AND GUESS
• Point
• Pick up / put down
your books
• Come to me
• Well done!
• Together!
• Stop!
• Start!
• Work in pairs.
• Sit down
• Open your books
• Quiet
• Watch / look
• Stand up.
• Listen.
3. WHAT ’S THE
GESTURE?
Look at the
pictures and guess
what the gestures
are for.
*tips for classroms:
Use gestures
every time you
need to reinforce
points.
4.
5. NOW IT’S
YOUR TURN.
D O
G E S T U R E S
W I T H YO U R
PA R T N E R S
A N D L E T
T H E M
G U E S S
7. 3 MAIN STAGES OF THE
ACTIVITY CYCLE
PREPARATION ACTIVITY FEEDBACK
8.
9. KEYS TO EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION
• Keep your instruction short and simple.
• Don’t use too many instruction all at
once.
• Uses gestures to reinforce points.
• Check instructions without saying “Do
you understand?”
• Use the students’ language.