Level: Form 1 (Intermediate)
Time: 1 hour (double period)
Language Content: Adjective and Acronym
Aims: Students should be able to practice descriptive writing by using the information from the website.
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:
• One computer for three students
• Internet connection
• Web Browser
PREPARATION:
1. Locate the What does your name mean? website.
2. Browse through the website to make sure it is suitable for the students and match the topic.
3. Prepare worksheet based on the information in the website.
Website:
http://blogthings.com/whatdoesyournamemeanquiz/
Set Induction (5 minutes)
1. Teacher introduce the topic of the day.
2. Teacher recaps previous lesson on adjectives.
Task 1: (25 minutes)
1. Teacher instructs students to form a group of three per computer.
2. Teacher instructs students to open the following website. (http://blogthings.com/whatdoesyournamemeanquiz/)
3. Teacher explains to students what is acronym and how to play the quiz.
4. Teacher instructs them to choose a friend's name or nickname. The name must not be less than 9 alphabets.
6. The students are required to complete the task in 15 minutes.
Task 2: (25 minutes)
1. Teacher distributes worksheets to each group and asked them to complete the worksheet by using the adjectives that they had obtained from the websites.
2. Teacher asks each group to read aloud their answer.
4. Teacher asks the students to identify some of the adjectives used in describing people.
Conclusion: (5 minutes)
1.Teacher recaps the lesson.
2.Teacher inculcates moral values.
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY:
1. Each students need to create acronym for their own name in their journal. They can only used adjectives for the acronym. Then the students must give an explanation for the acronym.
Example:
Task 1
TASK 2
Nur Nadiah
Nur Nadiah lives with his influential and athletic Grandpa Ayob in a normal village called Kampung Meranti. They lived in a house near the river.She always go to the river with her dashing friend, Lim to swim or fishing. During the weekends, Grandpa Ayob will take her and Lim to the unusual funfair in town. She loves to watch the radiant Mike at his magic show. The magician always managed to surprise her with astounding tricks. Lim on the other hand prefer to watch Milo with his naive and hilarious monkey in the animal show. Both of them always have a good time at the funfair.
(the bold words are the adjectives from the quiz)
