Use of the Topical Project Work “My Body” for Developing All Language

I understand very little

So, 14 respondents out of 23 confessed that they were afraid to speak in English and 10 respondents out of 23 understood very little while reading in English.

Having generalized the results of the questionnaire and interviews with the students the following conclusion can be drawn. The teacher can use project work for developing all language skills. So, the next step to make was to complete a set of activities and tasks for the theme “My Body” according to the students’ types of intelligence.

4.2 The Implementation of the Project Work “My Body” in Form 4

In order to develop all language skills according to the students’ types of intelligence, to motivate students to learn the language a set of activities and tasks was worked out.

Having studied the advantages and disadvantages of the project work and work in big classes it was decided to organise the class into groups and pairs.

The cognitive aim of the topic “My Body” was to review the knowledge about the body in English and through activities gain understanding of new information. Pupils were also expected to substantially develop their co-operative skills while working in pairs and in groups.

Table 2 reflects the summary of the activities used for developing four language skills. This material was designed for young children.

TABLE 2. Activities for the Topic “My Body”

Description of activityTeacher’s LanguageLanguage Skills Focus

1.Sing song and do the actionsNose, head, shoulders, etc.Listening, speaking skills

2.Drawing the parts of the body“Show me…”

“What is it?”Speaking, writing, listening skills

3.To listen to the dialogueHelping with difficult wordsListening and speaking skills

4. Mime-showIntroduce new wordsSpeaking, writing, reading, listening skills

5. Measuring your bodyGiving instructionsSpeaking, listening, reading, writing skills

6. English foodGiving key words.

“What is different about English food?”Reading, listening, speaking skills

7. Game “Healthy Food for Healthy Body”Questions about the textSpeaking, listening, writing

9.“Table Manners”Helping with new and difficult wordsReading, speaking, writing, listening

10. TestRead the first taskListening, writing, reading, skills

Before the first lesson of the project work the author prepared a large chart which was attached to one of the walls of the classroom. In this chart the pupils were supposed to show their opinion after each lesson by drawing an appropriate face:

I like the activities in the lesson

I partly like the lesson