Lesson 1

Teacher Training Module I (Continued)

Teaching the Dialog

Purpose: This is a continuation of Module I from the beginning level lessons. The basic procedures for teaching the dialog will be reviewed. The teacher should nevertheless review the entire module.

Preparation:

Step 1: Identify a context for the dialog.

You could imagine stopping on the street and asking someone for directions.

Step 2: Break dialog into cycles and personalize it.

Is there a grocery store near here? Yes there is one over on State Street.

Where is State Street?; Go down this street for two more blocks, turn right and go a block. ABC Supermarket is on your left.

Step 3: Copy the dialog cards (optional).

Step 4: Prepare ways of communicating the meaning of additional vocabulary.

Practice 1: (Prepare pictures from Appendix)

Practice 2: Prepare an overhead of the map for this lesson.

Teaching:

Step 1: Explain the context and purpose of the dialog.

Step 2: Model the first line of the dialog (response first).

T: There's one on State Street.

Step 3: Repeat in chorus.

T: There's one on State Street.

S: There's one on State Street.

T: There's a grocery store on State Street. (Show pictures of grocery store.)

S: There's a grocery store on State Street.

Practice 1: Dialog Expansion

Here the teacher should integrate dialog expansion exercises (Practice 2, 3, and 4) into the teaching of the dialog.

Step 4: Expand The first part of the dialog (Practice 3).

T: (Shows a picture of a hotel) A hotel.

S: A hotel.

T: (Shows a picture of a bakery) A bakery.

S: A bakery.

Etc.

Step 5: Elicit vocabulary items of special interest to the students.

In expanding the vocabulary for each exercise the teacher should ask the students what items they would like to learn. In this case s/he should ask what kind of stores they would like to learn about.

Step 6: Repeat dialog line substituting the vocabulary learned.

T: (Shows a picture of a bakery and says:) On State Street.

S: There's a bakery on State Street.

T: (Shows a picture of a hotel and says:) On State Street.

S: There's a hotel on State Street.

Step 7: Teacher asks question, students respond.

T: Is there a grocery store near here?

S: Yes, there's one on ____________ Street.

Step 8: Teacher models question, students repeat.

T: Is there a grocery store near here?

S: Is there a grocery store near here?

Step 9: Students pair off and re-enact the two lines.

S.1: Is there a grocery store near here?

S.2: Yes, there's one over on __________ Street.

Step 10: Repeat Steps 2 through 9 with the next cycle.

T: Where is State Street?

S: Go down this street for two more blocks. Turn right and go a block. ABC Supermarket is on your left.

Step 11: Students pair off and re-enact the two cycles.