Teacher Directions:
Activity 3: Grammar, Literacy, Listening & Speaking
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What’s Your Brother Like?
Step 1: Introduce New Vocabulary
Learners repeat new vocabulary
(numbers 1-8) several times.
Act out the different personality
traits.
Describe members of your family and
have learners choose the appropriate trait
word.
Step 2: Guided Practice
Learners complete sentences 9-16.
Check answers as a class.
Step 3: Independent Practice
nd
Learners complete the 2
page.
Step 4: Reinforce listening and speaking skills
Write on the board: Tell me about your family.
Practice the phrase as a class.
Learners mingle with their papers asking and responding to this question.
Jessica Grace Jones, Minnesota Literacy Council, 2012
p. 18
Beginning Family Unit