tailieunhanh - Pair work 1 Elementary Pre Intermediate phần 2

có thể nói với họ đứng một cuốn sách thẳng đứng trên bàn làm việc của họ (hoặc túi) để hành động như một lá chắn. Học sinh cũng có thể ngồi lại để sao cho các hoạt động nhất định, đặc biệt là khi nó là quan trọng là họ không nhìn thấy tờ rơi của nhau. | can tell them to stand a book upright on their desks or a bag to act as a shield. Students can also sit back to back for certain activities especially when it is important that they do not see each other s handouts. It also forces them to listen more carefully to each other. If you find you have an uneven number of students in your class the best solution is to form one group of three and give Student A s handout to two students and Student B s handout to the third. The two students working together can take turns to exchange information with Student B. It is sometimes a good idea to put a stronger and a weaker student together to work in a group of three in this way. The stronger student can then help the weaker student as they work together during the activity. One final consideration regarding pair work is that partners should be changed frequently to ensure that everyone really gets an opportunity to work with and get to know as many different members of the class as possible. The role of the teacher Once the activity has actually started the students work independently of the teacher and at their own pace. The role of the teacher while this is going on is to monitor the students progress by walking round the classroom pausing briefly beside each pair listening to them and noting any language errors or communication problems which can be taken up later on with the whole class. It is best not to interrupt them or correct them while they are working as this will impede fluency spoil the atmosphere distract them from what they are doing and at worst destroy their confidence But if things are obviously going really badly the teacher should be prepared to offer advice and encouragement - just sufficient to get them working again. While walking round it is useful to have a small notebook or piece of paper on which you note down any persistent mistakes you hear or common problems. As mentioned above these can then be dealt with in a feedback session after they have .