Teacher Refresher Course - (London) 12th session

12th Session: Authentic Video / DVD

In that session we talked about why use DVD in the classroom and why do we need to be careful when using video/DVD.

Here you have some ideas:

- It's accessible

- It's authentic

- For comprehension of spoken language

- As a language model

- For culture

- Because it's fun

And we have to be careful for:

- High verbal density

- Dialect and regional accents

- Period language

- Danger of overloading learners

Activity 1: Scene Prediction

Watch the video and when the video is paused, write what you think is going to happen next.

Activity 2: Jumbled Conversation

Look at the dialogue and try to put in the correct order. Before you watch to check, discuss with a partner who you think the two characters are, what their relationship is, how they feel, etc.

Activity 3: Mystery Questions

Watch the next video clip and make notes of any important information/significant details. You will have to answer questions after you have seen it.