Adverbs: Total Physical Response

(TESOL Worksheets--Adverbs)

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[Much of the actual sentences are borrowed from Learning Teaching by Jim Scrivener.  To his original sentences, I added the idea of having the students add adverbs.  Use this for younger students usually.  At the beginning of class for a warm-up, read out the words, and have them act out the actions.  Then, later in the class, after teaching adverbs, give out the worksheet at the bottom.  Have them put in whatever adverbs they like, and then have students call out different adverbs as the whole class performs the actions.  
Possibly pre-teach the adverbs, or remind students of them, by putting these words into a word search activity. Example here.]

PROUDLY
WELL
HAPPILY
GREEDILY
QUICKLY
SUSPICIOUSLY
GUILTILY
EXCITEDLY
POLITELY
SHYLY
ANGRILY
GENTLY
NERVOUSLY
RUDELY
SECRETLY

LOUDLY
SOFTLY
SADLY
UNCOMFORTABLY
TIMIDLY]

Total Physical Response Drama (Use at beginning of Class for Warm Up).

You are sleeping.

You wake up.

You stretch.

You put on your clothes.

You walk to the bathroom.

You brush your teeth

Walk to the kitchen

You make some coffee.

Drink the coffee.

Oh no!  It’s too hot!

You look for the bread.

Oh No!  There isn’t any bread.  Complain to your mother.

Walk to the refrigerator.

Open the refrigerator door.

Find an apple.

Bite the apple.

Finish the apple.

Throw the apple core into the waste bin.

Oh no!  You missed!  Pick up the apple core and throw it again.

Put on your coat.

Open the front door.

Walk outside.

Close the Door.

Total Physical Response Madlib with Adverbs.

1.       You are sleeping_____________.

2.       You wake up_____________.

3.       You stretch_____________.

4.       You put on your clothes_____________.

5.       You walk to the bathroom_____________.

6.       You brush your teeth _____________.

7.       You walk to the kitchen_____________.

8.       You make some coffee_____________.

9.       Drink the coffee_____________.

10.   You look for the bread_____________.

11.  You find an apple_____________.

12. Bite the apple_____________.

13. Finish the apple_____________.

14. Throw the apple core into the waste bin_____________.

15. Put on your coat_____________.  

16. Open the front door_____________.

17 Walk outside_____________.

18. Close the Door_____________.

19.  Walk down the street_____________.

20.  Oh no, it’s raining!  Take out your umbrella_____________.

21.  You walk to the sea.  Look at the sea _____________.

22.  Find your boat on the beach _____________.

23.  Push your boat into the water _____________.

24.  Get into your boat_____________.

25.  Row your boat _____________.

26.  Oh no!  It’s windy.  Your boat turns over.  Swim _____________.

27.  Call for help _____________.

28.  Crawl back onto dry land _____________.

29.  You’re safe!  Run around and shout _____________.

30.  Look back at the sea_____________.

31.  Turn around _____________ and walk back home.

32.  You see your friend.  Wave to him _____________.

33.  You see a dog.  Pet the dog _____________.

34.  You see your dad.  Say hello to your dad _____________.

Write your own sentences and adverbs:

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