Talking to Storyline ,it is a
speaking and listening communication activity which is aimed at
pre-intermediate students and above. It was developed to help students practice
narrative tenses and structures. The duration of the activity depends on the
size of the class, but will take at least twenty minutes for an average size
class.
The procedure
how to run the activity in the class is quite easy if the teacher knows the
sequence very well. First you need to
prepare a card or piece of paper for each student with a key word written on
it. Then , explain the task to your
students - they must remember the story which is told them, relay it to the next student in the storyline
and add a sentence or two to continue the narrative, including the key word you
give them on a card or piece of paper. With small groups or slightly weaker
groups, get the students to sit in a circle and do the activity in the classroom.
In the other hand, with larger, stronger groups, ask one student to remain in
the classroom and invite the others to wait outside until you ask them to
re-enter the room. Now tell student A the beginning of the story and give them
a keyword card. Invite student B into the room. Student A passes the story to
student B with his/her addition to the narrative. Then invite student C into
the room and ask A to wait outside. Give students help and encouragement where
appropriate in order to keep the activity going and the story more-or-less on
course. However, this is a communication-based activity so don’t worry too much
about grammatical accuracy. Explain to the final student that they must find a
satisfactory end to the story. At the end of the exercise, ask the last student
to tell the whole story to student A, then ask student A to tell the story to
you. If you have access to a tape-recorder, tape student A and then invite
feedback from the whole group…
There are numerous ways of following
or adding to this activity. For example, with strong groups, go back through
the group so that the story continues in reverse sequence, finally ending with
student A ,or arrange the students into
small groups and ask them to work together to write down the story in a way
which is as grammatically accurate as possible.This is Storyline activity to teach
student speaking and listening skill. You can apply it appropriately to your
class. Are there any questions?
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