Activity Instructions

Printing

Use the same materials from Step 1 for this activity step. No further materials need to be printed and there is no print PDF for this step.

However, for best results, you'll need at least five copies of each animal on the vocabulary list for this activity.

 

Activity Set-Up Instructions

Presentation

Use flashcards to review the vocabulary words used in this activity. Refer to the list provided below. It may also be helpful to briefly pre-teach the sentences and sentence patterns listed below.

Students will only need to know 8 core vocabulary words to participate fully in this activity.

The memory words listed below are provided for reference. However, students DO NOT need to be directly taught any of these 21 memory words. They can simply be utilized in the sentences used to communicate in the activity and students can be trusted to gradually internalize the words' meaning from context, as the same words will continue to be used in other speaking activities as they progress through this curriculum program.

Then use the role-play props of the bird, cat, dog, fish, monkey, mouse, and rabbit to show your students how to use numbers as qualifiers to specify the number of animals total. For example, say "1 dog" and show them the prop for 1 dog. Then say "2 dogs" and show them the props for 2 dogs. Continue with examples going up to 5 birds/cats/dogs/etc, and do this with most of the animals on the core vocabulary list.

Then demonstrate how to use the sentence structure "I want __ _________________" to communicate a request for a specific number of a certain animal."

For example, "I want 3 monkeys."

Be sure to demonstrate that the plural of fish is also fish.

 

Activity Presentation Phase Instructions

 

Vocabulary Words Used in Activity
Core Vocabulary Words animal, bird, cat, dog, fish, monkey, mouse, rabbit
Combination / Compound none
Memory Words 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, a/an, anything-else, are, do, have, here, I, not, sorry, thank-you, want, what, you, welcome
Supplemental Words none
Review Vocabulary Words none

 

Sentences and Sentence Patterns
What animal do you want?
I want __ _________________.
Here you are.
Thank you.
You're welcome.

 

Practice

  1. Now incorporate this new knowledge into a demonstration iteration of the Step 1 version of the Pet Shop Role-Play activity. Show how a customer can make a request for multiple animals and how the salersperson can fulfill the request.
  2. Invite a student to play the role of salesperson and you can make a request for several of one animal while playing the role of customer.

  3. Allow some students a chance to play both the roles of salesperson and customer and experiment with making requests for multiples of different types of animals.

  4. Resume the role of salesperson while a student plays the role of customer and demonstrate the use of the phrase "Anything else?" to ask if the customer wants to add anything to their order.

  5. Allow two students to play the roles of customer and salesperson, and encourage the salesperson to use the phrase "Anything else?" during their conversation.

  6. Continue with this until your students seem confident enough with the new content to move on to the Production phase.

 

Activity Practice Phase Instructions

 

Production:

Now that your students understand how to use the new communication content for the Pet Shop Role-Play activity, divide them into partner-pairs and invite them to take turns playing the roles of 'customer' and 'salesperson.' As the teacher, if there is an uneven number of students, you can be one of the students' partner-pair. 

However, it's best at this point if you are free to circulate around the classroom to observe and monitor your students' progress. Be sure to keep a sufficient distance from your students to allow them a sense of independence and don't be too quick to jump in and correct minor errors.

The best approach at this point in the students' learning is that they build their confidence and become very comfortable with constructing useful sentences and immediately correcting every small mistake will be counter-productive.

 

Activity Production Phase Instructions

 

Expanded Learning:

Once your students are growing increasingly comfortable with the role-play activity described above, you can add additional interest, complexity, and challenge to the activity with the following expansions.

Note: These expansions are repeated from Step 1.

You may need to return to a presentation phase of teaching to introduce any of the suggestions below.

  1. Encourage your students to use the phrase "Here you are" when handing an order to a 'customer.' This would also be a good time to add the phrase 'Thank you" to the activity.

  2. Teach your students how to use the pattern "I'm sorry. We don't have ___________." Then demonstrate how to make requests for other animals not listed in the vocabulary words for this activity, such as alligator or bear.

 

Activity Expanded Learning Options

 

 

Important Note

The above instructions are provided as suggestions for best practices. However, the teacher should always be the ultimate decision-maker about how to teach a particular student / group of students.

While the instructions above are a very good starting point for a teacher using the provided role-play materials for the first time, once familiar with the materials and their potential uses, teachers are encouraged to modify their approach based on the needs, learning styles, and personal interests of their students.