Teaching Adjectives by Using OPSHACOM

As promised in previous post, this is it. Anyway, last week I had a chance to teach my students of using multiple adjectives in a single sentence. The reason being was that my students haven't mastered to put numerous adjectives into a correct word order. The fact that they have come out with lot of adjectives is good, nevertheless, the way they sequenced them in a sentence really bothered me. Sometimes, they mixed up the word order such as putting an adjective before a noun and followed by another adjective.
Hence, I wasted no much time and tried OPSHACOM formula. It was actually an idea given by my former lecturer who was very enthusiastic about teaching grammar. The idea was indeed very useful and had made learning English easier and fun.

Anyway these are some materials that I want to share with you. I know it might not be up to the standard of some people but it is just for fun sharing.

Set induction:

• I brought in some Realia which I grabbed from my room such as perfume, bow tie, sunglasses, picture frame. Using realia is very good for prompting students' knowledge on adjectives before introducing the language point for the day.
• DONT be stingy to let the students to observe by touching, feeling, smelling or trying the materials that you brought in (but of course, put a limit to it). Believe me, it makes the lesson more fun as students are eager to describe the things that they hold (in my case, it was.)
• Don't forget to write some of the adjectives on the board (you can refer to this when you introduce the language point later on)

Introduction:

For the introduction, I have projected this notes on the screen where students can read with ease.

Make sure that you provide as many examples as you can because sometimes low proficiency couldn't get the word order by just looking at one or two examples. If possible, elicit examples from the students.

In case you want to use another approach, you can consider to use this video as one of your teaching aids during the introduction stage. It is fun and interactive. (Side note: it might be irritating at some points..hahahaha)

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I hope that this brief sharing might bring some benefits to those in needs. I am not really sure whether or not these materials  are suitable with your teaching context. It is not a sin to try this and you've got nothing to loose. So, give a shot.hehehe.