Step 1
Brainstorm the words that occur to you when you look at the collage
Predict the topic of the class.
Step 2
Explain the meaning of the words below. Use the link to Cambridge Dictionary Online.
Make up your own sentences with them.
appeal to
context
captivating
relate to
Step 3
Listen to the first part of the text “Puppetry in education” and range the sentences in order
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_____Young children can believe and relate to them; they can enter and explore the fascinating inventive world that puppets create.
_____Puppets are an aspect of our history and everyday lives.
_____In their different forms they appeal to both old and young alike, represent different customs and traditions and are valuable educational tools.
_____Puppetry is an old, traditional art, which is still active in almost every culture, used in many different contexts, for spiritual, cultural and educational teaching.
_____As puppetry is primarily a visual art, it can communicate to people who are not literate or who do not understand spoken language and it has been used in this way for thousands of years.
_____Puppets are both entertaining and captivating.
Step 4
Read the text and fill in the gaps with words from the list. Use the infinitive or - ing form of the verbs
encourage, feel, inspire, develop, express, introduce, talk, learn, stimulate, bring
(1)_____ through play is fundamental to our young children's education, helping them (2) ______the necessary skills in life. Puppets can (3) ______ children's imagination, (4) ______ creative play and discovery and are a wonderful interactive way (5) ______ narrative to even the most reluctant reader. They can be a powerful way of (6) _______ story time to life; puppets can provide a focus for role play, encouraging the child's imagination and involvement in activities and can play a fundamental part in the recitation of stories and verse. In addition, hand puppets with workable mouths and tongues are an excellent motivational resource (7) _______ the teaching of phonics within literacy.
Any puppet can encourage the quietest of children to start (8) _______. Puppets can break down barriers and provide an effective means to initiate communication. The young child trusts the puppet and (9) ______threatened by it, making it a perfect neutral medium through which they can discuss sensitive issues. The child can (10) ______thoughts, fears and feelings through the puppet that they might otherwise find difficult to voice to an adult.
Step 5
Follow up
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