1. Teaching vocabulary to young learners
Суханова Ольга Николаевна
учитель английского языка ГБОУ Гимназии № 1599 г. Москвы, лауреат городского этапа профессионального конкурса педагогического мастерства и общественного признания «Учитель года Москвы », победитель конкурса лучших учителей в рамках приоритетного национального проекта «Образование»

2. Young learners:
Respond to meaning even if they don’t understand individual words;
They learn indirectly (take in information from all sides);
Their understanding comes not just from explanation, but also from what they see and hear and, crucially, what they touch;
They find abstract concepts (grammar) difficult to grasp;
They generally display enthusiasm for learning;
They have a need for individual attention and approval from the teacher;
They are keen on talking about themselves;
They have a limited attention span.

3. P P P
Presentation
Practice
Production

4. How many words to teach?

5. When the vocabulary is presented and defined – drill pronunciation
Presentation:
synonyms / antonyms
pictures
actions (TPR)
translation
When the vocabulary is presented and defined – drill pronunciation

6. Meaning (only picture):
Name after the teacher;
Clever parrots;
What’s missing?
Looking through the key-hole;
Перевертыш;
Disappearing pictures;
Crosses and noughts;
Chinese whispers;
Rush;
A what?
Stepping stones;
Around the world;
TPR – for verbs (Simon says, miming)

7. Meaning (picture + word card) на соотнесение:
Matching;
What’s wrong? – matching;
Pelmanism;
Bingo;
Show me, give me…

8. Упражнения на воспроизведение формы и звучания (чтение):
Picture dictation;
Word halves – matching;
Unscramble the word;
Word search;
Snakes;
Missing letters;
Team races;
Match the words with the sound;
Spelling/ misspelling;
Give me the word with the sound…;
Odd sound out;
I spy…

9. Упражнения на установление связей:
Grouping;
Four corners;
Odd one out;
My favourite word;
Synonyms / antonyms;
Continue the succession.

10. Practice (word combinations and sentences):
Matching;
Spidergrams;
Pelmanism;
Snap;
gap filling (one extra).
Sentence drill:
matching halves;
Guessing games (questioning techniques);
Picture story;
Building blocks;
Describing pictures (finding differences).

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