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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
of students which then was followed by a discussion.
celebrated from 28th April to 2nd May 2019. An array of
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

Hunt students actively participated in the Vocabulary
English Week was an opportunity for students to show

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

seeing a series of pictures shown to them and students
‘Fast Answer Race’ to enhance their vocabulary, followed
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
PHASE THREE

the students. The school celebrated the ‘English Week’

where linguistic skills polishing sessions with fun-filled

There were many fun-loving activities conducted in phase

activities were organized.
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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