Activity 1: Grammar Translation Method

Grammar Translation method

1 Read the whole text and then translate the paragraph into spanish

"It was on the corner of the street that he noticed the first sign of something peculiar -- a cat reading a map. For a second, Mr. Dursley didn't realize what he had seen -- then he jerked his head around to look again. There was a tabby cat standing on the corner of Privet Drive, but there wasn't a map in sight. What could he have been thinking of? It must have been a trick of the light. Mr. Dursley blinked and stared at the cat. It stared back. As Mr. Dursley drove around the corner and up the road, he watched the cat in his mirror. It was now reading the sign that said Privet Drive -- no, looking at the sign; cats couldn't read maps or signs. Mr. Dursley gave himself a little shake and put the cat out of his mind. As he drove toward town he thought of nothing except a large order of drills he was hoping to get that day."

2 Grammar focus: Past simple

*After the explanation found in the text sentences with the past simple

Affirmative:
subject + verb (in past form) + complement.

example: I saw a movie yesterday

Negative:
subject + auxiliary verb (did) + not + verb (infinitive) + complement.

example: He didn’t hear the telephone.

Interrogative.
auxiliary verb (did) + subject + verb (infinitive) + complement?.

example: Did you have dinner last night?

With the verb to be.

for subjects I, He, She, It  we use was and for the others use were.

Affirmative:
subject + verb (was/were) + complement.

example: He was last night.

Negative:
subject + verb (was/were) + not + complement.

example: I wasn’t angry

Interrogative.
verb (was/were) + subject +  complement?.

example: Was Mark at school yesterday?


Actiity: Translate the comic

Activity 2 “Suggestopedia”

• 6th Grade

What it is?

This activity consists in guess what is the object. The teacher gives descriptions about it and learners can guess what is the object.

Sources

• Norman, S. (2003). Transforming Learning Introducing SEAL Approaches. 1st ed. [ebook] London: SEAL ( Society for Effective Affective Learning), pp.45-47. Available at: https://books.google.cl/ [Accessed 9 Apr. 2017].
• Richards, J. and Rodgers, T. (1986). Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching.  [ebook] Cambridge, pp.142-152. Available at: https://aguswuryanto.files.wordpress.com [Accessed 9 Apr. 2017].
• Lozanov.org. (2017). What is Suggestopedia?. [online] Available at: http://lozanov.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1&lang=bg [Accessed 9 Apr. 2017].

Jwelford.demon.co.uk. (2011). Suggestopedia - Learning Theories. [online] Available at: http://www.jwelford.demon.co.uk/brainwaremap/suggest.html [Accessed 9 Apr. 2017].