Title: Unit 7: Tutoring the Simple Present Tense: Production Task
Course: STEP DEV > Section: Tutoring The Simple Present Tense

OBJECTIVES

- Recognize the tutor's role when covering the production task.

- Become familiar with two production task games.

INTRODUCTION

Using the Simple Present Tense Authentically

In STEP 4, your tutee will use the verb tense in an authentic situation (playing a game, doing a role play, telling a story or having a discussion).  The focus of  the production task should be on fluency, but there are times when you can also work on accuracy.  From observing the tutee’s performance during this task, the tutor can see how well the tutee has mastered the objective of the lesson.

PRE-ACTIVITY

1.  What types of activities do you think you could do in the production task to practice the simple present tense authentically?

ACTIVITY

Two fun games you could play to practise the simple present tense are Simple Present Tic-Tac-Toe and Simple Present Question Formation board game.

Simple Present Tic-Tac-Toe

 Read the instructions to play the game  Simple Present Tic-Tac-Toe that will be used in STEP 4 (example 1) in the following video.

Click on the video and watch STEP 4:  Production Task 1 (simple present tense) being covered.  Notice how the tutor emphasizes the need for the tutee to make true sentences about herself, so that the game will lead to meaningful communication.  Also notice how accuracy and fluency are both practiced.

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Simple Present Question Formation Board Game

Read the instructions to play the game  Simple Present Question Formation that will be used in STEP 4 (example 2) in the following video.

Click on the video and watch STEP 4:  Production Task 2 (simple present tense) being covered.  Notice how the tutor uses examples to explain the instructions and how accuracy and fluency are both practiced.

POST-ACTIVITY

Click on the button and take the post-activity quiz.