Running Dictation

Aim                  : reading comprehension activity to understand the text

Material           : question cards and text

Preparation     : make some question cards for each group and attach the cards of questions and the target text on the wall around the classroom. Question cards are on the left side and the texts are on the other side of the wall.

Procedures

1.    Show some flashcards to learn certain vocabulary about the topic of the text.

2.    Divide the students into group of two or three or work in pairs. One will be the secretary and another will be the runner.

3.    Explain that the runner must find the questions first, then, run to the text to find the answer. He/she reads the text and goes to his/her secretary to dictate the answer. So, it goes on until they finish all the questions. The group/pair who finishes the task for the first time will be the winner.

4.    For the secretary and the runner, they can change the role in the middle of the game.

The example of question card and the text

1.    When the female goat has given-birth a kid? 2.    How many kid the delivered? 3.    Are they female kids? 4.    Why did the kids need some help to have breast feeding? 5.    What activities did the kids learn?

On last Saturday, in the late afternoon, a female goat of my neighbor has given-birth two kids (young goat) and both of them were female young goats. No one witnessed the process of delivering the two kids, until one of the villagers there told to the owner. Fortunately, their condition was good and healthy. Mr. Agung said, “the two kids need some helps how to have breast feeding because of their weak condition.” Besides that they have to learn how to walk.