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By kylemawer 　http://digitalplay.info/blog/2009/12/christmas-ecard-picture-dictation/

Level: Primary

Topic: Picture dictation

Listening focus: Describing a Christmas Ecard (prepositions of place)

Time: 30 minutes

Preparation: A copy of  the Ecard Wordsearch for each learner.  A single copy of the Ecard Picture Dictation or a screenshot of a finished ecard.

Game: xmas ecard maker

Screenshot of the finished picture dictation

Key Language: Snowman, path, buttons, hat, snow, roof, window, mask, presents, star, light, transparent, robin, chimney, stocking.

Pregaming

Use the word search in the classroom to raise awareness of the language items that will appear in the picture dictation computer room activity.  Fast finishers can start to decorate the edges of the word search with pictures of the vocabulary items.

Gaming

If you have ever done a picture dictation then you’ll know how to do this activity.  Use either the image above or download the dictation.

Image If you are using the image above describe the picture for your learners to reproduce.  As you monitor their screens ‘tweek’ any individual or class differences by providing greater detail.  When the class has finished show them the image above and ask learners to look at the pictures the rest of the class has produced  and find any differences.  Award points to those that find differences.

Dictation As an alternative to dictating from looking at the image above you can print off a copy of the picture dictation text.  You may find that sticking to the text means that learners produce ecards that are loyal to the dictation but that differ from the target image.  This may be an advantage in that more language can be produced talking about the differences between the ecards.

Postgaming

Learners can make their own Christmas Ecards and send them to friends and/ family.  They could also write a short text describing their Christmas Ecard using the Ecard Picture Dictation text as a model.

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