Content Introduction

FAIRY TALE FUN - JIGSAW STYLE! [1]
Divide students into five equal groups. Each group will get one fairy tale to read. The stories are "The Ugly Duckling," "Snow White," "Hansel and Gretel," "Jack and the Beanstalk," and "The Three Little Pigs." Each group is responsible for collecting the following information:are the characters in the story?does the story take place?are the major events of the story?there any magical or supernatural events? If so, what are they?the students read, discuss, and record the above information, split them into jigsaw groups. One person from each fairy tale assemble in a new group. In their new groups, students are each given three minutes to tell the other group members about the story they had read as well as the information they have collected. After that, the group has to create a poster and give a presentation that addressed two points:
. What do all five stories have in common?
. Using what you found in common, write your own definition for a fairy tale.


Debate Activities



INTROis a well known theatre exercise which is extremely effective for encouraging controlled but spontaneous interaction in ESL classes.
STEP 1 PRESENT
Begin by presenting a list of debate expressions such as those listed.
STEP 2 MODELa discussion. Choose yourself as conductor and 4 other students to be conducted. First, the conductor presents a topic. He then selects a student and an expression for the continuation of the discussion.: Elephants shouldn't be allowed into Bangkok. Student B "Furthermore"B: Furthermore, the government should fine their owners.: Student A "On the other hand"A: On the other hand, people in Bangkok are very generous when they see elephants.: Student C "For example".C: For example, when they see elephants they feel compassion and give them food and money.: Student D "You may have a point".D: You may have a point. Nevertheless, the pollution and traffic are terrible for the elephants' health.