FREE PRACTICE Pair or Small Group Project Method: SS work in pairs or small groups and develop a project idea linked to a topic, which has been agreed on by the whole class SS could use the allotted free practice time (e.g 30 minutes) in a series of different lessons to work on their project with their partner or small group, up to a total of, for example, hours The final goal would be for SS to give a short presentation of their work in English (e.g 10 mins) and hand in their written work to T for marking Here are some examples of project ideas: If the topic is: SS could: Animals Plan their own safari park; or design their own animal(s) Cars Create and market their own car or range of vehicles Music Create a pop/rock song and record it, along with a video Books Create a multimedia presentation about a favourite book The potential project ideas are endless – only limited by the imagination of the class T should encourage SS to be as creative as possible and to use different media to present their ideas, for example: • • • • written work of various kinds, e.g report, dialogue, advertisement, fiction, etc music and sound, e.g song, live music, spoken word, etc visual arts, e.g photos, drawings, cartoons, film, TV, etc performing arts, e.g drama, dance, ballet, mime, etc Of course, SS should use English language while working on their projects with their partners or small groups Tips: • Project work is a good way for SS to get to know each other better, and is therefore an ideal activity to early on in a course • If working in a large institution, like a college or university, SS could engage with individuals or groups from other disciplines and enlist them to collaborate on different projects • See also Design Your Own (p.89) for a more structured approach to group project work You Are The Course Book – Lesson Plans 88