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GIHS- ENGLISH WEEK DATE- 28/04/19- 02/05/19

PHASE FOUR

The aim of the ‘ENGLISH WEEK’ was to hone the
LSRW skills (Listening, Speaking, Reading and
Writing) of the children in an unconventional method.
Various activities were conducted to enhance the skills
of the students. During English Café, a set of students
PHASE TWO prepared a questionnaire on the need to eliminate

Animal cruelty and the need to protect endangered
In Gulf Indian High School, the English Week was species. These questions were then addressed to a panel

celebrated from 28th April to 2nd May 2019. An array of of students which then was followed by a discussion.
Students of grade 9 attempted a model of TED Talk in
events was conducted with the motive to enhance the their classroom on various topics to recreate a similar
Vocabulary, Language skills and make learning more atmosphere in order to enhance their public speaking

enjoyable. All the students participated in these activities. skills and confidence. While playing the game Treasure
English Week was an opportunity for students to show Hunt students actively participated in the Vocabulary
Treasure hunt game which enhanced their word power.
their appreciation for this language and ability in English. In order to kindle the creativity and imagination of

The first activity organized for grade IV – V students was students, they were asked to pen a creative story by
‘Fast Answer Race’ to enhance their vocabulary, followed seeing a series of pictures shown to them and students
dynamically participated and exhibited their creativity.
by an activity for grade II- III students named ‘Ball
Game’. A whispering activity was held for students from

grade II to V to enhance their listening skills. Excitement
continued to the following days too with activities named

‘Icebreaker Questions ‘and ‘Buddy Reading’ taking place

to improve students speaking and reading skills. The week
was filled with many learning-with-fun moments for all

the students. The school celebrated the ‘English Week’ PHASE THREE
where linguistic skills polishing sessions with fun-filled

activities were organized. There were many fun-loving activities conducted in phase
three such as Tongue-twisters, Memory Game, Riddle Time,
Match-Up, My Mystery Bag, Quiz Trade, Buddy Recitation
and Proverbs in Action, where students participated whole-
heartedly and enthusiastically. This enabled students to have
fun while improving their pronunciation and articulation of
difficult sounds. My Mystery Bag activity was full of fun
where students identified the object which was in the bag
and described it to their group mates to guess it. Students
came up with different relevant responses which added value
to the activity. Proverbs in action activity was conducted
where students of one group demonstrated the proverbs
through their actions and other group had to identify the
appropriate proverbs. On successfully accomplishing the
given task the students were applauded and awarded for
their efforts. A picture Game was played where students had
to look at different pictures of famous personalities,
characters from fairy tales and classics and then identify
them. They tried their level best to identify the names and
continued the string to complete the game. As a part of
English Week, students of grade 8 showcased a skit on the
importance of Labour Day which was indeed one of the
highlights of the English Week.

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