Fabulous Fridays give our students a chance to learn English in a fun way. It helps ease the stress of taking their weekly test, which they do as they have their snack on Friday afternoons.
More importantly, it teaches listening and speaking in a much more authentic way. Without a book to fall back on, the students are forced to listen and understand from context. They must learn to answer back from hearing the answers of others and receiving the teacher’s cues through his or her speech and gestures.
Furthermore, it introduces elements of Western culture to the children in a non-threatening way. These elements of culture are often found in readings and tests, and studies have shown that children who are familiar with these things and have experienced them understand and remember the text better than those who have not.
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