TASK TYPE ACTIVITIES COMPRENHENSION/ PRODUCTION TYPE OF ACTIVITIES

SURVEY Student find out information from others by comprenhension Controlled

asking question or using questionnaires in order
to practice speaking skills and/or specific
language
CHANT Student repeat a phrase, sentencem rhyme, production Less controlled
verse, poem or song, usually with others, in a
regular rhythm.
WARMER An activity that a teacher uses at the geginning of Production Controlled
a lesson to give the class more energy.
JIGSAW A text is divided into two or more different parts. comprenhension Less controlled
LISTENING/READING Students listen to or read their part only, then
share their information with other students so
that in the end everyone knows all the
information
BRAINSTORMING Students think of ideas about a topic. This is Production Free
often done as preparation before writing or
speaking.
VISUALISATION An activity where the teacher asks students to Comprenhension Less controlled
close their eyes and créate the pictures in their
minds of the story she is telling them.
GUIDED WRITNG Students produce a text after a lot of people by production Controlled
the teacher. The teacher may give the students a
plan to follow, or ideas for the language to use
ROLE- PLAY A classroom activity in which students are given production Less controlled
situation. They usually work in pair or group.
RANK Students are given a list of things to put in order production Lesscontrolled
ORDERING/PRIORITISING of importance. It involves discussion,
agreeing/disagreeing and negotiating.
PROBLEM SOLVING Student work in pairs or groups talking to find comprenhension Free
the solution to a problem.
JUMBLED TEXT Students are given a text in which the paragraphs production Free
or sentences are not in the correct order. The
students putt he paragraphs or sentences into the
correct order.

- Ticla Valencia, Daniela

- Yauri Rojas, Gabriela

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