Billie Chamberlain Billie Chamberlain

Be: negative, yes/no questions and short answers
Elementary level

Description

In this lesson students learn the grammatical components of yes/no questions using the verb to be.

Materials

Main Aims

  • To introduce and practise yes/no questions using the verb to be.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To practice listening skills.

Procedure

Yes/no questions using the verb to be (3-5 minutes) • To introduce and practise yes/no questions using the verb to be

In this lesson, T elicits the context using the picture on handout #1. The picture shows business-people interacting at a conference (What are these people doing? Where are they from? What do you think is their job?) T tells SS they are going to listen to 3 dialogues. T gives out handout to SS (handout unit 1B page 9) and asks SS to listen to the 3 dialogues (R1.13). T tells students to focus on just listening without writing anything down. T plays the CD a second time and asks SS to fill in the blanks.

Yes/no questions using the verb to be (7-10 minutes) • Find the written form of the verb to be

T pairs up SS and asks them to find the written form of the verb to be from the dialogues on R1.13. T writes the 3 dialogues on the WB. T asks students to come up and underline the forms written on the WB. They must use different colored markers for +/-/?. T gives FB to SS and makes necessary corrections on the WB.

Yes/no questions using the verb to be (5-10 minutes) • Drilling of positive and negative short answers

T gives verbal examples of positive and negative short answers then writes a few on the board (I'm from Turkey, I'm not from France). T asks SS to do exercise 9-b individually. SS must correct the sentences depending on their case (Ex: My English class is in room 17 = My English class is not in room 17). T asks students to work in pairs and compare answers. In the meantime, T monitors SS work and assists when necessary.

Yes/no questions using the verb to be (8-10 minutes) • Drilling of negative short answers

T gives verbal examples of positive and negative short answers then writes a few on the board (I'm from France, I'm not from France). T asks SS to do exercise 11a and 11-b individually. SS must correct the sentences depending on their case (Ex: My English class is in room 17 = My English class is not in room 17). T asks students to work in pairs and compare answers. In the meantime, T monitors SS work and assists when necessary

Yes/no questions using the verb to be (8-10 minutes) • Practice speaking in pairs

T tells SS to pretend they are going for an interview where they will be answering yes/no questions. T pairs SS and asks S1 to interview S2. Then they switch roles: S2 becomes the interviewer and S1 the interviewee. T gives handout #2 to SS.

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