MAKE A PHONE
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Subject: Humans and the world of work
Cross-curricular links: English language, Humans and their world
Language structures: How are you? - I’m fine/ok/ill.
Time: 15-20 minutes
Materials: yoghurt plastic cups; string

  • Each pair of students has two yoghurt plastic cups and a sufficiently long piece of string.
  • Connect both cups with the string (make a little hole in the bottom of the cup to put the string through).
  • Divide the class into continents (Europe; Asia; Africa; Australia; America). Children will talk to each other on the phone across various continents.
  • While one puts the cup to his/her lips and talks, the other holds it by his/her ear and listens. They may have conversations on various topics.

Classroom language:

Children:

Hello.
How are you?
I’m fine. Thanks. And how are you?
I’m fine too/ill.
What are you doing?
I’m shopping.
What’s the weather like in Africa?
Oh, it’s very hot.

Etc.


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Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.

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