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Use your ears
no materials
oral
15 min.
Objectives
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The learner can learn by listening.
Instructions
- Form groups of two or three learners.
- Count repeatedly to three by taking turns calling a number, e.g.
A says One
B says Two.
A says Three.
B says One.
A says Two. And so on.
Variant
Vary by letting learner A count in the target language and learner B in his/her native language ,e.g.
A says One.
B says Dos.
A says Three.
B says Uno.
A says Two. And so on.
Tips for the instructor
The purpose of this exercise it to motivate the learners to listen to the flow of the numbers/sounds rather than thinking of the numbers before saying them, like children when learning a language.
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