TASK 1.
HOW HAS LANGUAGE BEEN TRADITIONALLY SEGMENTED?
FILL IN THESE LINES .
__ GRAMMAR ___ LANGUAGE__ PRONUNCIATION ______
_____ VOCABULARY ________
CAN WE BASE THE LANGUAGE ROUND SITUATIONS?
FILL IN THESE LINES.
_________ topics _____LANGUAGE____ situations_ ________
WHICH WAY IS MORE AFFECTIVE TO TEACH ACCORDING TO THE COMMUNICATIVE APPROACH? The 2 nd because it’s a communicative approach.
way is more effective,
TASK 2 .
HAVE A LOOK AT THIS COURSE BOOK. (“HAPPY ENGLISH” 6 by KUZOVLEV). IS EACH UNIT BASED ON A CLEARLY
DEFINABLE TOPIC/ SITUATION?
TASK 3.
LOOK THROUGH THE TECHNIQUES SUGGESTED IN THIS BOX.
SOME IDEAS FOR PRESENTATION OF NEW TOPICS OR SITUATIONS
Write the name of the topic in the middle of the board and invite the class to brainstorm all the associated words they can think of.
-Write the name of the topic in the middle of the board and ask the class what they know about it and/or what they would like to know
-Describe a communicative situation and characters and invite the class to suggest orally what the characters will say

-Give the title of a text and invite the class to write down sentences or expressions they expect will occur within it
-Define briefly the opening event and characters in a communicative situation and ask the class to imagine what will happen next
-Present a recorded dialogue and ask the class to tell you where they think it is taking place and who the characters are
-Present a text, ask for an appropriate title
-Express your own or someone else’s opinion about a topic, invite discussion
-Teach a selection of words and expressions, ask the class what they think the situation or topic is.
TASK 4.
CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS OR SITUATIONS, IN SMALL GROUPS, PLAN HOW YOU WOULD INTRODUCE
YOUR CHOSEN ITEM TO YOUR CLASS. THEN ONE REPRESENTATIVE PRESENTS IT TO THE REST OF THE FULL GROUP
1.
School
2.
Two children discussing their favourite lessons
3.
Education
4.
A teachers’ meeting about a problem student
TASK 5.
IN GROUPS, DECIDE WHAT MIGHT BE NOTIONS AND FUNCTIONS ?
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS A CONCEPT OR IDEA AND WHAT IS SOME KIND OF COMMUNICATIVE ACT?
Notions are ideas, and functions are actions.
TASK 6.
HAVE A LOOK AT THE ITEMS LISTED IN THIS BOX. CAN YOU SORT THEM INTO SEPARATE LISTS OF NOTIONS AND
FUNCTIONS?
NOTIONS AND FUNCTIONS
Location, obligation, advice, threat, apology, probability, offer, promise, the future, crime, the body, expression of opinion, request, spatial relations, food, instruction, remind. notions the future, crime, the body,
Location, obligation food, probability, functions instruction, remind offer, promise expression of opinion, request, spatial relations advice, threat, apology

TASK 7.
NAME NOTIONS AND FUNCTIONS.
The topic is “Family”
The situation is “visiting a friend’s home”
Notions- things like Past Simple
Functionsinviting
TASK 8.
THE DIFERENT LANGUAGE SEGMENTS SHOULD BE COMBINED. FILL IN THE CHART. WORK INDIVIDUALLY. THEN
COMPARE YOUR CHARTS IN SMALL GROUPS. ( The course book is “Happy English” 6 by Kuzovlev)
Situations topics notions and functions grammar vocabulary reading listening speaking topic situation notion function grammar vocabulary pronunciation writing reading listening speaking Home task