Task
You will be a storyteller and you will have to retell a short story "The magic paintbrush".
If you had that magic paintbrush, what would you draw? Why? ( Start with " If I had a magic paintbrush, I would draw....)
Process
Watch the video of the story
https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/the-magic-paintbrush
1) The first time just listen with no subtitles
2) The second time listen to the story with the subtitles on
3) Now practise on quizlet : top 25 verbs
https://quizlet.com/247749354/top-25-verbs-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/247749354/match
https://quizlet.com/247749354/learn
When you are ready, try a TEST
https://quizlet.com/247749354/test
4) How many of the top 25 verbs are there in the story? Write them down on a piece of paper and count them
Evaluation
RETELLING THE STORY
Pronunciation 4
Vocabulary 3
Grammar 3
MAXIMUM SCORE 10
Conclusion
Telling stories is an art.
I hope you've enjoyed the activities.
Credits
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/ for the video and the transcript of the story
Teacher Tomatis for creating this useful webquest