Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………….…..1 E.F.C. Book 4 (Lessons)……………………………………………………………9 E.F.C. Book 5 (Lessons)…………………………………………………….…..73 E.F.C. Book 6 (Lessons)………………………………………………………..136 E.F.C. Grammar (Lessons and Activities)………………………………189 Classroom Activities (Plus Riddles and Jokes)………………………285 Appendix (More Information)……………………………………………..308 Introduction to EFC Made Easy Welcome to the EFC Made Easy teaching manual! Peace Corps is an American volunteer organization that was started in 1961 and has been in Cambodia since 2007. As of 2011, over 135 Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) have worked in 14 different provinces and in 70 different districts, with more to come. These PCVs work as English teachers in Cambodian public secondary schools in both urban and rural settings. PCVs are paired with Cambodian counterparts, or “co-teachers”, with whom they exchange methodological perspectives and share teaching responsibilities. This manual is the collaborative effort of numerous Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) who generously contributed the hard-earned wisdom they acquired through their experiences as English language teachers in Cambodia. The PCVs who have contributed to the creation of this manual have had thousands of hours of practical teaching experience with the English for Cambodia (EFC) textbooks – in addition to working with Khmer counterparts – thereby giving them close familiarity with the various challenges facing English teachers in Cambodian public schools today. Over the past few years, PCVs in Cambodia have developed numerous teaching materials and activities, and have generated fresh ideas for improving English education in the public schools. This manual is a compilation of these different resources. Full of warm-up and review activities, example sentences for difficult grammar, tips for teaching complex grammar, and MUCH, much more, the EFC Made Easy teaching manual is meant to be used in combination with the EFC books 4-6. It attempts to address as many teaching situations in Cambodia as possible. Whether you are using this manual as a teacher in a large, urban, well-financed school or in a tiny, rural school lacking proper teaching materials, it is the editors’ belief that you will be able to make this manual an asset in your classroom. We hope this book will ultimately be more than just the activities contained in its pages. If you are an English teacher in Cambodia, this manual was made with you in mind. Make it your own! If you have any comments, questions, or feedback about the book, or if you have more ideas to add to a future edition, please send us an e-mail at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you! Thanks and Good Luck! The Editors 1 EFC Made Easy! Acknowledgements for EFC Made Easy! Main Editors: Gregory Bauer Preah Baht Soramrith USS, K. Chhnang Iowa, USA Kelsey Hedrick Thmar Puok USS, B. Meanchey Iowa, USA Daniel Labarca Mongkol Borey USS, B. Meanchey California, USA Contributors: C. Lauren Arnold Bun Ranny Hun Sen Dang Tung USS, Kampot Tennessee, USA Will Bartsch Puok USS, Siem Reap Minnesota, USA Gregory Bauer Preah Baht Soramrith USS, K. Chhnang Iowa, USA Leah Brown Anlong Vil USS, Battambang Ohio, USA Kelsey Hedrick Thmar Puok USS, B. Meanchey Iowa, USA James Hong Bun Rany Hun Sen Memot USS, K. Cham Washington, USA Tyler Jellison Hun Sen Krakor USS, Pursat Maine, USA Daniel Labarca Mongkol Borey USS, B. Meanchey California, USA Franz O’sorio Stung Trang USS, K. Cham Florida, USA Jason Park Hun Sen Ang Chork, Kampot New Jersey, USA Ouk Vivath Preah Baht Soramrith USS, K. Chhnang K. Chhnang, Cambodia Seonaid http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com Unknown Song Peng Eang Bun Rany Hun Sen Memot USS, K. Cham K. Cham, Cambodia Mira Weisenthal Hun Sen Kor USS, K. Cham Vermont, USA Julie Kierski Chea Sim Takeo High School, Takeo California, USA Reviewers: C. Lauren Arnold Bun Ranny Hun Sen Dang Tung USS, Kampot Tennessee, USA Gregory Bauer Preah Baht Soramrith USS, K. Chhnang Iowa, USA Leah Brown Anlong Vil USS, Battambang Ohio, USA Chuon Cham Preah Baht Soramrith USS, K. Chhnang K. Chhnang, Cambodia Chhean Chhay Thmar Puok USS, B. Meanchey B. Meanchey, Cambodia Di Saratt Preah Baht Soramrith USS, K. Chhnang K. Chhnang, Cambodia Jennifer Estes Preah Beidahtakvikacheat USS, Kampot Washington, USA Emily Garland Hun Sen Khlar Kon USS, B. Meanchey Washington, USA Meagan Gordon Dom Dek USS, Siem Reap California, USA James Hong Bun Rany Hun Sen Memot USS, K. Cham Washington, USA Lo Pisal Preah Baht Soramrith USS, K. Chhnang K. Speu, Cambodia Franz O’sorio Stung Trang USS, K. Cham Florida, USA Ouk Vivath Preah Baht Soramrith USS, K. Chhnang K. Chhnang, Cambodia Deidre Pelletier Chub Vary USS, B. Meanchey North Carolina, USA Sun Seng Preah Baht Soramrith USS, K. Chhnang K. Chhnang, Cambodia Seng Saveun Preah Baht Soramrith USS, K. Chhnang Kandal, Cambodia Keiko Valente Boribo Hun Sen USS, K. Chhnang Washington, USA Mira Weisenthal Hun Sen Kor USS, K. Cham Vermont, USA Judy Butler Kampot Krong LSS, Kampot California, USA Jessica Snyder Taing Krasiang USS, K. Thom Colorado, USA Kristen Rose Hun Sen Kampong Ro USS, Svay Rieng Iowa, USA Jacqueline Thomas Hun Sen Chek USS, Svay Rieng Colorado, USA JaNise Porter Dey Dos USS, K. Cham California, USA 2 Introduction to EFC Made Easy Trevor Body K. Chheauteal USS, K. Thom Ohio, USA Julie Kierski Chea Sim Takeo High School, Takeo California, USA Cover Design and Graphics: Stephanie M. Bartsch Puok USS, Siem Reap South Dakota, USA Additional Acknowledgements: Jon Darrah Country Director, Peace Corps, Phnom Penh Vermont/Florida, USA Ke Dararoth Program Manager, Peace Corps, Phnom Penh Kampot, Cambodia Oum Vantharoth ProgramManager, Peace Corps, Phnom Penh Phnom Penh, Cambodia Scott Welch Administrative Officer, Peace Corps, Phnom Penh Minnesota, USA Carol Allbaugh Director of Program & Training, Peace Corps, PP California, USA Referenced Texts: Azar, Betty Schrampfer. Understanding and Using English Grammar Blue), International Version, Azar Series (3rd Edition) (Azar). Upper Saddle River: Pearson ESL, 2004. Print. Chhim, Phanna. Main Tenses, Vol. 2. Phnom Penh: Chhim Phanna, 2009. Print. Eastwood, John. Oxford Guide to English Grammar. New York: Oxford UP, 1994. Print. Swan, Michael. Practical English Usage. New York: Oxford UP, 1996. Print. 3 EFC Made Easy! Format of this Manual In the following sections you will find lesson ideas that can be used for the English for Cambodia books 4-6. These are only ideas, and it is up to each teacher to decide which ideas are useful in their classroom and which ideas are not useful. You will see the following format throughout this manual: Chapter Two: Festivals The chapter and unit title. Unit 1: The Water Festival There is often more than one Warm-Ups: warm-up, so it is up to you to Option 1 - Dictation: decide which warm-up you want to do. Read these phrases to the students and tell them to write what they hear in their notebooks. Read the phrases two times slowly If it takes you two days to teach and clearly. After you have finished, write the phrases on the one unit, you can use one board so students can check their answers. warm-up the first day and the other warm-up on the second yellow corn dry land good crop busy farmers day. muddy road black bean deep well small pond Option 2 - Question and Answer: Water Festival! Every few units, there is a dictation. For the dictation you 1. Write on the board, “What are you going to do during water read out the words/sentences festival?” listed and have the students write down what they hear. 2. Ask the question to a few different students and write their answers on the board. Possible answers: I’m going to Phnom Penh. I’m staying at home. I’m visiting my grandmother, etc. The list of vocabulary words Vocabulary: from the EFC Book is listed competition, culture*, excited, festival, main*, religious here. A word with an asterisk (*) means that it is an culture (n): traditions and customs of people. important word. Cambodian culture is different from American culture. 2 Introduction to EFC Made Easy The important words are main (adj): most important. shown here with the part of speech, examples, and The main crop in Cambodia is rice. 1 definitions . Grammar Point: If there is a grammar point that Introduce statements with ‘there will be’ – positive and negative, you should review or introduce, questions. See page 216. it is included here with the page number you can find it on. Review ‘Either…or / Neither…nor.’ See page 267. You should not skip these. Lesson Revisions: Activity B: Included in some lessons are Write these clues on the board. Tell the students to complete the some ideas of how you can questions using the information provided in the boxes in the change activities in the lesson book. so they are easier for your students. 1. Is Monica … Whenever you see a box like 2. Is she … this one, you should write the contents on the board. 3. Does she like … 4. Does Socheata like … 5. Does she like … 6. Does the English girl like … 1 We used the British National Corpus Spoken Word Frequency List as well as the General Services List for the 1,000 most commonly used words to determine which words we thought were important to include. We also included certain words that, while less used in English, are used often in Cambodian English. 5 EFC Made Easy! Tips to improve your teaching: Below are a list of different tips and strategies you can use to improve your English teaching. 1. Use as much English as possible. Don’t always translate words into Khmer. Use pictures, actions, and writing on the board to help your students understand.