B: Total Physical Response (TPR)

40 minutes

  • Introduce TPR and it's intended audience.

Optional Activity

If you feel that the trainees would benefit from trying their own "info gap" exercise, prior to actually discussing it in the workshop, use the learner "A" and learner "B" handouts provided.

  • Show overhead, Total Physical Response (TPR) if you don't do the optional activity.
  • Do a Total Physical Response activity using another language. You are given some vocabulary in Indonesian below that you can use. (Chose any language that you are comfortable with so long as the trainees in your group do not speak it.)
English Indonesian
Stand up Berdiri graphic of the pronounciation of the indonesian word berdiri
Sit down Duduk graphic of the pronounciation of the indonesian word duduk
Walk Jalan graphic of the pronounciation of the indonesian word jalan
Stop Berhenti graphic of the pronounciation of the indonesian word berhenti
Turn around Balik graphic of the pronounciation of the indonesian word balik
Walk fast Jalan cepat graphic of the pronounciation of the indonesian word cepat
Walk slowly Jalan pelan - pelan graphic of the pronounciation of the indonesian word pelan
  • in the Indonesian words noted above, the accent is generally on the second syllable.
  • The symbol graphic of a pronunciation symbol, an a with the short duration (curve on top of the letter) is used to denote the sound in " apple " and "cat."
  • The symbol graphic of a pronunciation symbol, an a with the long duration (line on top of the letter) is used to denote the sound in "ate " and "and "
  • The symbol graphic of a pronunciation symbol, an e with the short duration (curve on top of the letter) is used to denote the sound in "echo" and "red "
  • The symbol graphic of a pronunciation symbol, an e with the long duration (line on top of the letter) is used to denote the sound in "eat"
  • The symbol graphic of a pronunciation symbol, an oo with the short duration (curve on top of the letter) is used to denote the vowel sound apparent in words such as "good, book and could "
  • The symbol graphic of a pronunciation symbol, an oo with the long duration (line on top of the letter) is used to denote the vowel sound in words such as "tooth, too and moo."
  • The symbol graphic of a pronunciation symbol, aw is used to denote the sound is words like "sow and sauce."