Actually this is the Vicar's Cat - it could just as well be the Tutor's Cat.
This routine is useful for learners needing to rehearse alphabetical sequencing skills. It also provides an opportunity to explore proper nouns and adjectives.
So, the Tutor's cat is an angry cat and his name is Archie. The next learner provides a b name and adjective etc.
It is useful to put the first sentence on the board and discuss the fact that people's names and pets names for that matter have capital letters and that adjectives are describing words.
Auditory memory is an important part of the way that we remember things. The routine of an auditory memory game - with prompts and cues as necessary- is a good way of establishing a routine in the session and also allowing learners to rehearse memory techniques. It is also helpful that they have an understanding of the fact that hearing something is a way to help memory. Activities like this need to be approached with care as some learners may regard them as childish.
There are lots of different ways to go from this point - learners could collect adjectives and examples of proper nouns from realia. They could sort examples that you have collected into alphabetical order. They could sort their own examples into alphabetical order. They could find out about the top ten most popular names using the Internet etc. This in turn could lead to a discussion about the names for pets or people that are popular right now.
It would be great to hear how else this could be developed into an integral part of a session rather than something that loiters on the edge.
Core Curriculum refs:
Ww/E1.2 Write the letters of the alphabet using upper and lower case.
Ws/E2.2 Use adjectives.
Ws/E2.4 Use a capital letter for proper nouns
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