Starting well using the target language and engaging student interest via a game

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The teacher begins the lesson immediately in the target language and makes use of a native speaker of Italian to assist her from the outset. The native speaker mimes various cooking activities and the students have to guess the verbs she is miming. The native speaker then shows the students various utensils and asks them to name these. The teacher displays the words on the interactive whiteboard. The students enjoy this starter activity and are now prepared to use this vocabulary later on in the lesson.