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TeachingEnglish Young Learners Activity Book
Activities
6. The children illustrate each page in a different way, using a mix of drawings, photographs,
pictures cut out of magazines etc. They then write a sentence about each topic on the
relevant page to say something about themselves. For example, ‘My favourite food is pizza’.
7. When the books are ready, ask some of the children to speak about themselves and show
their books to the class.
Notes
You may wish to tell the children what to write on each page or you may prefer to let them decide.
Alternatives
• You can complete steps 1–4 and then spend 15–20 minutes at the end of each lesson
completing one page at a time until the children have finished their books.
• The activity can also be integrated into a series of lessons, with each lesson focusing on one
area of the language needed to complete the books. At the end of the lesson, the children can
complete the relevant page. At the end of the series of lessons, the children can speak about
themselves, showing their book to the class. The series of lessons could focus on, for example:
a. Food. At the end of the lesson, the children add to their books ‘my favourite food’.
b. Expressing preferences and like/don’t like. At the end of the lesson, the children add
to their books what they like or don’t like.
c. Describing places. At the end of the lesson, the children add to their books ‘My town’
and write a description of their town.
• Children can take their books home to show their families.
No resources?
If you don’t have access to audio/video, you could use a puppet or a toy who can tell the children
something about themselves. If the children don’t have access to photographs and/or magazine
pictures, they can draw all the illustrations themselves.
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