Today is ...   World Teacher's Day

ACTIVITY 1

Watch this video and answer the questions below:



1. Why does she use hand signals?
     a. In order to call somebody.
     b. In order to promote active listening.
     c. To help her facilitate the conversation.
     d. To help her keep on with the class.
2. What does "two fingers" mean?
     a. that somebody has something to say.
     b. that somebody wants to explain a topic.
     c. that somebody has something new to say.
     d. that somebody hasn't understood something.
3. What does "thumbs up" mean?
     a. that somebody has something to say.
     b. that somebody wants to explain a topic.
     c. that somebody has something new to say.
     d. that somebody hasn't understood something. 
4. Why does Ms. Brewer ask her students to use two distinct hand signals?
    a. To make things more complicated and have them pay attention.
    b. To give the students the opportunity to show that they have something to say.
    c. To give the students the opportunity to repeat what the teacher has explained.
    d. To have the students tuned in to know if something is new or has already been said before.