Creative automaticity 2013 Alan Marsh Creativity Associated with

Creative automaticity 2013 Alan Marsh

Creativity Associated with …. . Intelligence + Cognition

Logic

Abstract thought

Understanding

Communication

Self-awareness

Learning

Emotional intelligence

Retaining

Planning

Problem-solving

Memorising procedures

There’s written practice ….

Language practice …. . ? • I __________ (see) the Eiffel Tower • I __________ (eat) snake • They ________ (swim) • We ________ (do) too many of these gap fill exercises • I __________ (do) lots of codswalloping

And there’s written practice ….

PROCESSING GRAMMAR AND MEANING: PRESENT PERFECT V SIMPLE PAST Amy Winehouse Adele

Amy Winehouse was born in London in 1983 and died in 2011. Adele was born in London in 1988. Who does each of the following sentences refer to? Write Amy or Adele next to each. • 1 She has lived most of her life in London. • 2 She lived most of her life in London. • 3 She wrote many songs. • 4 She has written many songs. • 5 She has won several Grammy awards. • 6 She won several Grammy awards. • 7 She wrote most of her own songs. • 8 She has written most of her own songs.

Fill in the missing verbs • Sir Bobby Charlton _____many times for Manchester United. • Lionel Messi ____ many times for Barcelona. • Shakespeare _______ many famous plays. • Dan Brown ____ some best-selling novels.

Now your turn: write two sentences about famous people. They can be from your country. Present perfect or simple past? Some examples: Yuri Gagarin / Vladimir Putin / Lenin Dante / Roberto Benigni / Silvio Berlusconi Goethe / Angela Merkel / Franz Beckenbauer Rafael Nadal / Pedro Almodovar / Picasso Tom Cruise / Usain Bolt / Pele / Abba / The Beatles / One Direction

Job requirements

Modal Time Shouldn’t Mustn’t Has to Doesn’t Have to

Modal time …. • Decide if the following sentences refer to the job of a • • teacher or an airline pilot. A/n ________ has to wear a uniform. A/n ________ mustn’t work more than two days in a row. A/n ________ doesn’t have to work on Sundays. A/n ________ should be good at working with young people. A/n ________ has to be good at physics. A/n ________ mustn’t drink alcohol before working. A/n ________ shouldn’t drink alcohol before working.

Things in common: do you …. ?

Creative automaticity in a communicative context The techniques for this approach are designed to provide students with ample opportunities for repetition and practice within a wholly communicative context, without the shortcomings usually characteristic of pattern drills or other more traditional methods. Gatbonton, E. and Segalowitz, N. (1988) ‘Creative automatization: Principles for promoting fluency within a communicative framework’, TESOL Quarterly, 22, 3. Cited in: http: //scottthornbury. wordpress. com/? s=A+is+for

8 factors that promote creative automaticity: • 1 Communicative – do a real task • 2 Learners forced to listen – and react! • 3 Focused – on a small part of language • 4 Short + right for the level + can be used in • • different situations + can be memorised 5 Ensures learners repeat the language whilst at the same time being communicative 6 Some kind of pressure and/or challenge 7 Usually involve oral repetition of the target language 8 The emotions and/or the mind and/or the person should be engaged

Do you work…. . • outside? • wear a uniform? • use a tool? • use an instrument? • in shifts? • with other people?

Have you ever …. ? • • • 1 (act) in a play 2 (drink) sake 3 (sleep) all night on a beach 4 (visit) Africa 5 (eat) snake 6 (live) outside Europe 7 (go) Russia 8 (be) arrested 9 (meet) a famous person 10 ? ? ? ? ? NAME ………………. . …………………. . ………………. .

do you …/can you … /are you … • …fly? • …lay eggs? • …have feathers • …have four legs? • … have teeth? • …run fast? • …a pet?

VOCABULARY PRACTICE – ABSOLUTELY …! • 1 A: Are you hungry? B: Hungry? I’m absolutely …! • 2 A: Are you tired? B: Tired? I’m absolutely …! • 3 A: Was the film any good? B: Good? It was absolutely …! • 4 A: Was the weather bad? B: Bad? It was absolutely …! • 5 A: Was she pretty? B: Pretty? She was absolutely …! • 6 A: Were you angry? B: Angry? I was absolutely …! • 7 A: Was the room dirty? B: Dirty? It was absolutely …!

• 8 A: Is he good-looking? • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 B: Good-looking? He’s absolutely …! A: Are you disappointed? B: Disappointed? I’m absolutely …! A: Were you surprised? B: Surprised? I was absolutely …! A: Is the building ugly? B: Ugly? It’s absolutely …! A: Are you thirsty? B: Thirsty? I’m absolutely …! A: Are you happy? B: Happy? I’m absolutely …! A: Was the meal tasty? B: Tasty? It was absolutely …!

Over to you …. • Have you ever been absolutely furious/flabbergasted? • What was your last absolutely delicious meal? Is there an absolutely hideous building in your town or city or country? • Can you think of an absolutely gorgeous/stunning celebrity?

Your teacher’s name _____ 1 likes vegetables 2 has a pet 3 wears socks in bed 4 goes to bed after 11 pm 5 has a Wii 6 sings in the shower 7 logs on to a computer every day 8 watches TV every day 9 goes to school by bus True T False I was right √ F I was wrong X

Your partner’s name _____ 1 often wears trainers 2 sometimes sings in the bath 3 always wears socks in bed 4 sometimes writes an email to a friend 5 never plays on a Playstation 6 always does their homework 7 chats on computer every day 8 usually does some sport at the weekend 9 always watches TV after dinner True False I was right √ T F I was wrong X

Your partner’s name _____ 1 often goes to the cinema 2 always goes to bed before midnight 3 eats chocolate every day 4 usually does the washing up 5 never tells a lie 6 chats online every day 7 sometimes listens to old music 8 often goes to the cinema 9 usually wears jeans at the weekend True False I was right √ T F I was wrong X

Perfect poetry

Your teacher’s name True _____ T 1 likes vegetables 2 has a pet 3 wears socks in bed 4 goes to bed after 11 pm 5 has a Wii 6 sings in the shower 7 logs on to a computer every day 8 watches TV every day 9 goes to school by bus False I was right √ F I was wrong X

Your partner’s name _____ 1 often wears trainers 2 sometimes sings in the bath 3 always wears socks in bed 4 sometimes writes an email to a friend 5 never plays on a Playstation 6 always does their homework 7 chats on computer every day 8 usually does some sport at the weekend True False I was right √ T F I was wrong X

Your partner’s name _____ 1 often goes to the cinema 2 always goes to bed before midnight 3 eats chocolate every day 4 usually does the washing up 5 never tells a lie 6 chats online every day 7 sometimes listens to old music 8 often goes to the cinema 9 usually wears jeans at the weekend True False I was right √ T F I was wrong X

• • She’s writing a letter At this very moment: My husband/wife/partner/mum/dad/brother/sister/boyfriend / girlfriend/best friend. . My headmaster / My boss Wayne Rooney (Steven Gerrard/Luigi Buffon/…. . ) The Pope… Megan Fox / Justin Bieber/ Angelina Jolie /Brad Pitt… Barack Obama (anybody famous in the news at the moment) Going to Sometime soon …. . • • Can/can’t • If … could …. . I’d…. . • I wish. . . had/hadn’t • If … had/hadn’t…. , I’d/wouldn’t have …. . • Have / has [done] …. • Used to

• One of us • Two of us • Three of us • None of us • can • has/have got • is/are going to • used to • would like to • would never has/have …………………. .

If I were … • an animal, I …. • a colour, I …. • a member of the opposite sex, I …

She studied very hard and passed all her exams with flying colours • Noun • Pronoun • Determiner • Adjective • Preposition • Verb • Adverb • Conjunction

• We’re going to crash! • If I were a flower, I’d be a rose • I’ve parachuted out of a plane • New York is much bigger than Valletta • I was having a bath when the telephone rang • I can’t stand people who always moan. • The train hasn’t left yet. • I might have left my wallet at the dentist’s. • Where on earth have I put my keys? • I’ll have finished reading this book by Friday. • He’s been eating garlic • She was bitten on the leg by a dog.

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