Draw to tell

incl. materials

oral

60 min.

Objectives

• The learner can understand a story.
• The learner can tell a story.

Materials

Paper and pen

Preparation

Find a story suitable for the level of the group, whether or not related to the treated topic.

Instructions

• Recite a story.
• Recite the story a second time, now in parts.
• Ask the learners after each part to make a drawing of the narrated part, using a different sheet of paper for each part.
• Continue till the entire story is told and drawn.
• Ask the learners, one by one, to tell a part of the story, using their
• Ask a learner to remove the first drawing and repeat the first part.
• Continue till all sheets are removed and the learners have narrated the entire story by heart, in chronological order.

Variant

Let the learners work in pairs.

Tips for the instructor

• Stress that the quality of the drawings in not important.
• Delimit the time of drawing.
• Funny stories work better.
• A story specific to your culture gives the learners a chance to learn more about their new country.