Task Teaching English for Foreign Language

Group 5:

Muhammad Kamarul Iman (2015125002

Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris

Approach :
In the classroom the teacher plays the role of parent. She starts by saying a word ('jump') or a
phrase ('look at the tale’s book and find a word i said') and demonstrating an action. The
teacher then says the command and the students all do the action. After repeating a few times
it is possible to extend this by asking the students to repeat the word as they do the action.
When they feel confident with the word or phrase you can then ask the students to direct each
other or the whole class.
the students are standing in a circle around the teacher and he can even encourage them to
walk around as they do the action.

Method :
TPR (Total Psyichal Response)

Technique :
The students are standing in a circle around the teacher and the teacher choose one of student
to response what teacher commands and if student response with correct action, he allow to
choose other student and the teacher give a command to other teacher that first student
choose. the teacher make a game where the teacher said about a phrase of tale’s book and
student continue the next phrase of the tale’s book (example:the teacher said, 'once upon a
time', and the student said, 'live a happy family in the village'.). if a student that choose by
teacher answer wrong phrase, then the student is giving one chance to finding a correct
phrase in tale’s book, but if he stiil asnwer with wrong phrase ,then he out from that game
and must tell a story that he like around circle of game. For reward, student that standing last
in the game will get a star that he can collect to exchange with a lot of candies according to
star he got.
Material Sample :

The Greatest Hits of TPR: 6 Classic Activities That

We all know Simon, and we all know how his game works.

Most ESL students, regardless of their nationality, have experienced some form of Simon
Says during the course of their academic careers and personal lives. Not to mention, prior
ESL teachers in their pasts may have used this to facilitate learning already.
You don’t need to leave it at plain old Simon Says, though—you can build on this simple
activity using the TPR method.

TPR Simon Says is a great ESL activity that will get your students moving and it is
exceptional for learning different parts of the body and physical directions like right and left.
Beyond the basics, you can have them act out more elaborate scenarios and activities, like
“Simon Says, make a sandwich!,” “Simon Says, go fishing!” or even “Simon Says, stir the
tomato sauce!”

In TPR Simon Says, students will follow commands that will evoke a desired physical
response in a quick manner, in order to stay in the game. You can divide your class into
groups and make it a team game or you can keep students formed as a whole class for the
activity. This, of course, depends on class size, how you want to approach the activity and if
you want students to act out situations that require more than one person.

Sample Activity:

1. First things first, in order for the game to work you must introduce the necessary material
for your students to follow the commands correctly. TPR activities are usually a great, fun
way to end the week and solidify what was learned in class prior to the activity. Review all
the vocabulary and grammar that they have recently learned, and that you want them to use in
TPR.

2. Have your students clear ample space for them to move around in. Make sure the class is
TPR safe, since this activity can get pretty wild when students really get enthused! Give them
the room to create their responses in a safe and fun way.

3. After everyone is ready and spaced around the room, begin your commands. “Simon says,
touch your nose with your left knee.” It is a great idea to start off with a few easy-to-
understand and silly-to-do commands all your students will easily respond to, have fun with
and giggle over. You don’t want anyone eliminated from the game until the fifth command or
so, helping your students keep their confidence levels high.

4. After students begin to fall out of the game, it will continue on until there is only one
student left as the victor. Make your commands challenging as the game goes on and save a
few of the hardest for those final moments.

2. Drive Time

When developing your ESL TPR activity, think about what your students may need to
navigate the English world they wish to experience. Experiences like giving and receiving
directions are essential elements for ESL and the TPR driving activity will allow your
students to master these.
You will need to get to class a bit early for this lesson, well before your students are due to
arrive if possible. The reason for this, is that you will construct your classroom into a series
of streets and commonly known places around a town or neighborhood.

You can label each street that winds around the room, leading to a hospital, post office, home,
hotel, park and so on. You could tape papers with location drawings and names on them to
the students’ desks, and make the pathways between the desks into the streets.

All of this will set the stage for the success of this exciting ESL TPR activity.

Sample Activity:

1. After you have constructed your little classroom town with streets and important places,
have your students stand in various areas of the town using commands. This will be the first
stage of this TPR activity. For example, “Tom, go stand by the post office.” Student Tom will
follow the command and walk to the post office.

2. Next, you will instruct a few students to get into their imaginary cars and command them
to move about the room as you instruct. For example, “Jane, go pick Tom up at the post
office.” Jane will then go and pick up Tom.

3. Another layer to this activity is to give and receive directions. Have Student A give Student
B directions to a certain area of the classroom town and see if Student B can complete the
task without knowing the final destination. This promotes discussion and communication
between students, a great ESL sub-skill for your students to work on.

3. Your Morning Routine

This TPR activity is a wonderful way to group together a list of commands under a specific
time of the day, or to simulate a routine that is commonly carried out every day.

The TPR morning routine activity focuses on the essential actions we perform every morning.
This activity is excellent for students to act and it is fun and very good for creating the quick
physical response you are looking for in your students.
Sample Activity:

1. Before you get started on the activity, it is a good idea to go over the different morning
routines that you may use in the TPR activity. This can be done the day of or it could be the
material your students have been learning throughout the week and the activity can act as a
review or test.

2. For added competition, break your class into two groups. For each specific morning
routine command, the group will select a representative to respond to the command. Group A
will choose Tom for the first command and Group B will choose Jane.
3. Tom and Jane will stand at the head of the class and you will give a command to each.
“Tom, wake up and get up from your bed. Jane, put on your robe and slippers.” Tome and
Jane should be able to respond to your commands quickly and any long period of hesitation
could be considered as “no point.” For each correct response, the group gets a point and the
game continues with new student representatives for each question.

4. The group with the most points at the end is the victor and you can develop some sort of
reward system for winning performances.

4. Your Evening Routine Activity

You will develop a series of commands for your students to act out regarding common
evening routines that are essential to learn in English. You can vary this activity by allowing
your students to all participate together.

This activity can be used in a theater-like performance your students will enjoy and it will not
only further their understanding of the material, but also add a fit of fun to a long week of
ESL learning.

Sample Activity:

1. Remember, it is essential to review the different evening routines you may use in the TPR
activity. This can be done the day of or it could be the material your students have been
learning throughout the week and the activity can act as a review or test.

2. Have each student pick a card from a standard deck of cards. Each card will represent a
specific evening routine, so you should make a list for reference prior to class. For example,
the two of clubs will represent washing dishes, and the ace of spades will be mopping the
floor. Each student with the two of clubs will have to complete this task during the activity.
The catch here? The students will not know what their card represents until everyone is in
front of the room.

3. You will designate areas of the classroom as specific areas of the home. The left corner
will be the kitchen, the right front corner the bathroom and so on. You will explain each area
to your students before the activity, but not after it begins, making response related to places
as well as activities.

4. Next, begin telling students what each card represents. They will then go to that specific
area of the room to respond to their command. Depending on how well they listen and
remember the commands, you may find a few students washing dishes in the bedroom.
Overall, this is a great memory and response activity within ESL TPR and your students will
remain enthused and excited about doing more of this activity in class, learning and having
fun.
5. The Teacher Walkabout

The TPR teacher walkabout activity is your chance to stump your students with every move
you make around the classroom. This TPR activity focuses on the sudden, quick response
time your students will need to have when navigating an English world abroad.

In the teacher walkabout activity, you will slowly float around the classroom and suddenly
command a student you are near to respond to your command within seconds. It is almost
like a more extensive and educational version of duck, duck, goose. Your students never
know when your command will come and you can even use names to command them from
across the room.

Sample Activity:

1. Have your students seated with their eyes looking straight ahead, towards the front of the
classroom. They can chat a bit amongst themselves in English, but not too much or too
loudly.

2. Begin your stroll around the room and let the tension build before picking your first
student out by tapping on his or her shoulder or desk. You will send your command at this
moment as they jump from their seat and respond. For example, “Tom, stand up and turn
your desk around, facing backwards.” Tom should be able to quickly respond to this task by
processing your command and the key words like stand up, turn, desk, backwards.

3. After Tom completes his task, you continue floating around the room searching for your
next unsuspecting TPR victim.

4. The activity continues and you can reward each student with candy after they respond and
correctly complete the command. At the end of the TPR activity you can give everyone
candy, not leaving anyone out.

6. Charades

Charades has been used in teaching for decades and this activity is an exceptional ESL TPR
activity that will get your students hopping and moving. Charades is the cornerstone of the
TPR method, pure, energetic, physical response in the form of student enthusiasm.

You can separate your class into groups for this activity or it can be a classroom exercise as
well. Below will discuss a group charades activity, allowing your students to build discussion
and teamwork, an important ESL sub-skill.
Sample Activity:

1. Before starting this activity, it is important to go over a few of the commands or key words
that you will use during the activity. This is essential for student success and confidence
building. You don’t want all your students sitting quietly, unsure what their partner is doing
in front of the group.

2. Next, separate your class into groups and have each group discuss the rules of the activity
and how they can build a strategy for their team’s success.

3. Once the groups are ready to begin, ask each group for one actor or representative. Group
A will go first and you will tell the representative for Group A a command quietly. He or she
will begin acting out the command and Group A will try to guess the correct answer.

4. If Group A fails to produce an answer or correct answer, Group B can give it a try for a
point. This repeats and the group with the most points is crowned the victor.

Well, there we have it. The greatest hits of TPR!