Dear Milena, I hope you have enjoyed using the games and flashcards I sent you in the last

email.

Here now is the story Hetty and the Lion along with the colour illustrations, and some tips to use during the story telling itself. If you need to view this online for a clear format you may do so here:http://www.teachingenglishgames.com/3-5/2.htm If the link does not work please type it in manually, as the address is correct.

Firstly before you begin make sure your children are familiar with the key vocabulary as outlined in your first email.

If you did not receive this email then you need to add games@teachingenglishgames.com to your email address book, and check your Spam folder as the email may be in there. However the first email is essential in the series, so if you did not receive it you can view it here:

http://www.teachingenglishgames.com/3-5/1.htm

Pre-Teach the word lion You need to introduce the word lion to the children before you read the story as that word is not taught in the lesson plan

provided in the first email. To do this, show the children the lion flashcard and repeat the word to them a few times and have them say it back to you. Next ask the children to move around the room as if they were lions with sound effects. You can tell them to be a lion but whenever you clap they must freeze. Make them freeze for 10 seconds and say, be a lion. Next time make them freeze for only 8 seconds, then 6, then 4, then 2, then 1 second and that will make them quite excited and enjoy being a lion even more. Then you can sit the children in a semi-circle, show the first picture of the story and start to tell it.

Story Telling Tips Have the children seated in front of you on the floor where they can all see the pictures. The pictures are key to understanding so it is vital that the children can see them easily. Use the A4 version if you need to. Show the first picture and you can ask the children what they see, asking them to name the animal or objects. It is OK if the children use their own language to reply, but as you will have pre-taught the key vocabulary, see if you can also elicit the words in English. Start the story, using as much vocal and facial expression as possible, and acting out the story with gestures wherever you can.

Use dramatic voices to fit the personality of your characters. Practise beforehand with high and squeaky, low and gruff and any variation in between. As well as varying the pitch you can make the voice loud or soft, slow or fast, breathless, sad or happy, etc. Use gestures. Hang your head in sadness or look worried and tearful, or happy as appropriate depending on the event in the story. Get the children to imitate the character in the story and look happy or sad. Add in animal noises, or a little song or rhyme that you might make up. Ideas for sound effects are given in some of the stories and you can have the children join in with you. Sound effects can be vocal or with instruments or improvised instruments such as clapping or tapping body parts of items. You can ask some simple questions such as, "What is the lion eating?" or "Is the lion hungry?" depending on whatever is relevant to the story.

You can ask the children to guess what will happen next, and they can do this in their native language. The guessing game helps draw them in to be more curious about the story.

If the children are engaged then continue to elicit vocabulary, and the guessing game with each picture. However you may also

want sometimes just to read the story and only stop to ask a few questions here and there so that the process does not drag on too long. You can decide that each time depending on the feeling you have in the classroom. Certainly reading the story should be enjoyable and you do not want to make a meal of it and spoil the fun by eliciting vocabulary the whole time.

It is not necessary to insist the children sit tight; as long as they are quiet they will be hearing the words regardless. However if there is global restlessness then you are probably making too much of a meal eliciting vocabulary and dragging the story out, so you can tell it quicker and move on to an activity involving movement as a change from the quiet sitting period.

The Story - Hetty and the Lion Picture 1 "Hello lion, how are you?" "I'm fine thanks Hetty, how are you?" "I'm fine thanks, would you like some milk?" Picture 2 "Oh yes please", said the lion, and the lion drank all the milk, and Hetty had none. "Lion, would you like some oranges?"

Picture 3 "Oh yes please", said the lion, and the lion ate all the oranges, and Hetty had none. "Lion, would you like some apples?" Picture 4 "Oh yes please", said the lion, and the lion ate all the apples, and Hetty had none. "Lion, would you like some bananas?" Picture 5 "Oh yes please", said the lion, and the lion ate all the bananas and Hetty had none. "Lion, would you like some pears?" Picture 6 "Oh yes please", said the lion, and the lion ate all the pears and Hetty had none. "Lion, would you like some ice cream?" Picture 7 "Oh yes please", said the lion, so Hetty gave the lion just a little icecream. Picture 8 And Hetty ate all the rest!

Link to the Story Illustrations in Colour

http://www.teachingenglishgames.com/3-5/2.htm

Visit the above link and scroll down until you see the heading for the Story Illustrations.

A black and white version for colouring of these illustrations, and for all ten stories, is included in the product for purchasers. Now you have everything you need to tell this story: games and ideas to pre-teach all the target vocabulary, flashcards to do that, the story itself, tips for story telling, and the colour illustrations. In the next email I will give you ideas you can use after story telling to give you opportunities to review the language and vocabulary in fun ways. Of course the children will be happy to hear the story many times over. Do let me know how you get along with the materials and I shall email you again soon with more ideas to use after story telling, and particularly with more speaking ideas.

Kind regards

Shelley Ann Vernon http://www.teachingenglishgames.com/3-5.htm