GRAMMAR ANJELA

MIND MAPPING

Theme: Tenses

Topic : Present Tense

Media: Mind Mapping

Skills : Grammar

About the media: The media using mind mapping to deliver the materials. The teacher will provide papers and the students must draw picture, or something interesting tobe presented that related to the topic. The teacher asks the student to make mind map . It must be clear , interesting, and easy to understand. Teacher limits the time about 20 minutes. After the students make mind map, teacher asks the students to present their mind mapping in front of the class.

The aim: the purpose of this media is to make the students with mind mapping as a media of grammar. They can also improve their creativity in drawing.

Step:

1. The teacher introduces about the media and how to do this activity.
2. The teacher explain the learning material about mind mapping
3. The teacher provides papers,pencil, pencil color and distributes it to the students.
4. The teacher give topic to student to make mind mapping.
5. The students make a mind mapping
6. The teacher give time limitation to the students for about 20 minutes.
7. The students follow the teacher’s instruction.
8. Thw students collect their work.
9. The teacher asks the student to present their mind map in front of the class randomly.
10. The teacher gives the evaluation.
11. In the end of the activity the teacher gives a feedback and reflection related to this activity.

Method :

•      Grammar translation method is an method wich was originally used to teach language wich focuses mainly on the written form. Vocabulary items also tought in the form of word or list. It is memorizing verb forms, grammar rules, and vocabulary.The aim is to develop reading and writing skills.

see the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do.

Examples:

• I play tennis.
• She does not play tennis.
• Does he play tennis?
• The train leaves every morning at 8 AM.
• The train does not leave at 9 AM.

USE 2 Facts or Generalizations

The Simple Present can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact was true before, is true now, and will be true in the future. It is not important if the speaker is correct about the fact. It is also used to make generalizations about people or things.

Examples:

• Cats like milk.
• Birds do not like milk.
• Do pigs like milk?
• California is in America.
• California is not in the United Kingdom.
• Windows are made of glass.
• Windows are not made of wood.
• New York is a small city. It is not important that this fact is untrue.

USE 3 Scheduled Events in the Near Future