Clip Talk

Objectives

The learner can describe what s-he has seen.

Materials

• A device to show videos
• List with words and corresponding illustrations, relating to the video

Preparation

Choose some videos, related to the treated topic or to a grammatical function you want to consolidate. Many videos will do: tutorials for training the imperative mood, narratives to train the past tense, cute animal videos to broaden the vocabulary.

Instructions

• Watch a video together.
• Talk about the video together.
• Ask questions, e.g.
  How long does this video last?
  Where and when does it take places?.
  How many people/animals do you see?
  Can you describe them?
  Can you describe the setting?
  Can you describe the actions?
  Can you describe the weather?

Variant

• Send one learner out of the room, with the list of vocabulary. Ask him/her to have a look at it.
• Let the other learners watch the video. The video and talking should not take more than five minutes.
• Discuss which words the learners know and need to describe what they have seen.
• Call the learner back into the room.
• Let the learners describe to him/her what they have seen.

Links

Video 1 about an analogue clock from artist Maarten Baas:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUj2g1rH9zU

Video 2 about a digital clock by artist Maarten Baas:
https://youtu.be/PDAT7ljza9Y