ENGLISH LANGUAGE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

FOR BRAZILIAN TEACHERS

UNIVERSITY OF OREGONEUGENE – OREGON

WINTER - 2011

Brazilian Teachers at pre departure in São Paulo

University of Oregon

Classroom Activities:

-Reader’s Theater

-Writing Creative Poems

READER’S THEATER

-CLASS IN GROUPS-SEARCH PLAYS ON THE WEB / EX: “KEEP IN MIND” – 8TH YEAR / LESSON 12: “I HAD A TOOTHACHE” – PLAY: “THE DENTIST”-EXPLANATION ON “PROPS”: -STUDENTS PRACTICE IT IN GROUPS-FEEDBACK ON PRONOUNCIATION -REHEARSAL-PERFORMANCE DAY

Reader’s Theater Performance at the U of O

Reader’s Theater: Brazilian Context

Play: THE DENTISTCharacters: 2 (Patient and Dentist)Props : teeth, bottle of glue  Patient: Good morning, doctor.Dentist: (Very busy) Oh, good morning, Mr. Smith.Patient : But I’m not...Dentist : Have a seat, have a seat...now let’s see...(looks at patient’s folder, then in patient’s mouth). We’ll pull all of these.Patient : But doctor...Dentist: Ah, yes. We’ll start here. (Begins pulling teeth and patient kicks and turns and sputters).Patient : But, but, but...

Dentist: Quite a beautiful job, if I do say so myself.Patient; But I didn’t come here to get my teeth pulled!Dentist: You didn’t? Aren’t you Mr. Smith?Patient : No, I’m Mr. Jones.Dentist: Uh, Oh.Patient: Well, what are you gonna do now, doctor?Dentist : Well, ah, here are your teeth back. (Hands back teeth). See if this will help. (hands patient a bottle of glue). (Patient chases dentist off stage)

Book: “Keep in Mind"

My group: teachers from Educação Infantil who are studying the language for themselves and to develop some projects

with their own students.

WRITING CREATIVE POEMS

-CINQUAINE POEMS

-DIAMOND POEMS

-BIO POEMS

CINQUAINE POEM: Alarm Clock

Alarm Clock Rude, Noisy

Ringing, Buzzing, ScreamingI lift my hand and slap it into the floor

Morning 

TEMPLATE:

-Noun-Two adjectives-Verbs or adjectives in ING-Sentence-Noun (first line synonym)

DIAMOND (DIAMANTE) POEM: Studies

StudiesUnhappy, Difficult

Boring, Succeeding, Sleeping Library, Pencil, Computer, Outside

Interesting, Failing, ExcitingHappy, Easy

Play

TEMPLATE:

-1 noun - top-2 adjectives for top noun-3 gerunds for top noun-4 synonyms: 2 for top noun, 2 for bottom noun-3 gerunds for bottom noun-2 adjectives for bottom noun-1 noun - bottom

BIO POEM: WALT WHITMAN

WaltPoet, Journalist, Humanist, Free Verse fatherWho loves writing, poetry, loving and caring for peopleWho is afraid of war, discrimination, lack of inspiration, starvationWho wants to see peace, human rights and equalityResident of “Leaves of Grass” worldWhitman

TEMPLATE:-First name-4 adjectives-Things person loves-Things person is afraid of-What the person wants to see-Something related to where the person lives-Last name

English Language Certificate for Brazilian Teachers

“If you can dream it, you can do it” (Walt Disney)

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