CO129-320 - Governor Sir Blake Acting Governor May - 1903 [11-12] — Page 175

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as he requires them and pasted on card

board. They should illustrate simple gram.

matical points:-

He is a big boy.

I am bigger than he. He is not so big as I.

They are the biggest.

I am doing my sum.

Can you do it ?

Does it come right ?

It is done.

Don't make a noise.

Unskilful Masters fail by talking too

much and letting the class listen merely.

By means of such sheets and a little

practice, conversations of an elementary

nature can be drawn from the class, the

teacher merely listening and correcting

mistakes.

Colloquial.

Coloured wall pictures

are an excellent means of teaching collo-

quial as they obviate the need of

Chinese explanations. Thus by means of a

picture of a boy and a puppy, an enormous

vocabulary could be acquired. Nouns:

Boy, Man, Puppy, Dog, Head, Body, Ears,

Eyes, Tail, Teeth, Hand, Foot, Paw, Claw,

Ground, Floor, Sky, Roof.

Adjectives:- White, Black, Blue Red,

Small Big, Fat, Thin, Blunt, Sharp, Kind

Cruel.

Verbs: Hold, Pat, Beat, Kick, Play with

Stand, Sit, Jump, Run, &c., &c., &c.

Where

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