English in elementary school teaching materials collection 2013 the jet p rogr amme

Suggestions and Advice: 
Some students will be shy about using English with their classmates, so always make sure you are 
encouraging students to use English and not Japanese. Lastly, try to practice the gestures a few 
times beforehand as well as pronouncing the responses. 
“How Are You” Gesture Game

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English
in
Elementary
School 
ENGLISH ONOMATOPOEIA 
Submitted by Alexander Kuzimski (Isahaya City BOE) 
Target Group
: 3rd-6th year
Difficulty Level: 
Conversational 
Activity Objective: 
Learn about English cultural perceptions and practice phonics to avoid katakana English. 
Procedure: 
Students are given a paper of animals and guess the animal from sounds spoken by the ALT. 
Materials and Preparation: 
A paper with pictures of animals, objects or actions that make distinct onomatopoeia in English, ie: 
dog "woof", cat "meow", cow "moo". Each animal or object should be numbered and images can 
be taken from clipart or hand-drawn by the ALT. If desired, students may use a pen or pencil to 
select their guess to prevent cheating or mark the numbers that have been done previously.