At a glance
Target audience: This contribution discusses the status of grammar in Task Based Learning and presents grammar-focused suggestions for the classroom on the basis of tasks created by students at the PH Luzern.
Language: English as a foreign language
Target level: Primary school (Grade 3 to 6)
Aims: Based on the knowledge gained thanks to the preceding task, the pupils discuss task-related linguistic features and learn how to use them correctly.
Materials: Task instructions, exercises and other necessary material (memories, tables, etc.) can be downloaded here below.
Teaching File 75 Teaching materialsActivity 1 – Apples and Crisps:
• "Can you…?" Questionnaire
• Interview questions and Vocabulary list
• Task card and Language support
Activity 2 – Music in my ears:
English Pretask:
• Music in my ears - labelled cards
• Music in my ears - presentation pretask
• Example of rap
• Instruction sheet - drum
• Instruction sheet - rattle
• Instruction sheet - wind instrument
• Language focus "Please don't do that!"
• Language focus "Where? Here!"
• Task card
Activity 3 – Forms of Migration - Silly Rules:
• Language focus exercises - Silly rules
• Memory cards "Silly Rules"
• "Silly Rules" Collection
• "Silly Rules" Vocabulary list
• Task card "Silly Rules" | 
