Sevda Sevda

Questions with 'to be' Lesson
Pre-intermediate level

Description

In this lesson, students learn about the questions with 'to be'.

Materials

Abc Gap-fill handout

Main Aims

  • To provide Ss with practice in asking questions with to be in the context of family life

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide Ss with practice in the integrated skills of listening for specific information and speaking for fluency with a focus on family hobbies.

Procedure

Warm-up (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students.

The teacher gives the HOs with the adjectives on it, and tells students to make some sentences to describe someone in their family using the verb 'to be'. The teacher writes the sentences on the board. The T asks Ss the word order in the sentences.

Clarification (8-10 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

The teacher gives Ss the gap-fill HOs which includes the information from the grammar box in the book. The Ss work in pairs and fill in the gaps. After that the T projects the correct answers on the board. The T asks students what are their mistakes and elicits the correct sentences.

Presentation (8-10 minutes) • To introduce and get the students ready to use questions with verb 'to be'

The teacher gives Ss the gap-fill HOs which includes the information from the grammar box in the book. The Ss work in pairs and fill in the gaps. After that the T projects the correct answers on the board. The T asks students what are their mistakes and elicits the correct sentences.

Controlled Practice (8-10 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

The teacher prepares a set of questions and answers before the lesson, which are taken from the student's book, p.7, Task 1. The Ss work in pairs, and match the questions with the short answers. After they have finished, they find another pair, exchange their papers and check the other pair's answers. After that the T projects the answers on the board, and elicits the answers from the Ss who made mistakes.

Speaking practice (4-5 minutes) (4-5 minutes) • To practice asking and answering questions.

The students work in pairs, but they change partnerts. The Ss take turns to ask and answer the questions in the previous exercise. The T moves around the classroom monitoring the discussions and offering help if needed.

Forming questions practice (10-15 minutes) • (10-15 minutes)

The students make a groups of 6. The teacher gives the HO which includes the task 3 and 4 from the SB p.7. First, the Ss work individually and rearrange the words to make questions. Then they share answers in the group, discuss their answers, and come to a final decision about the correct answers. After that the T shares the answers in printed version, the Ss check their answers, and discuss in pairs. The T monitors, walks around the classroom and offers help if needed. In the end, the Ss work in the same pairs, move on to the task 4, and ask and answer the questions in exercise 3.

Listening and Speaking Practice (8-10 minutes) • To give practice of listening for specific information.

The students work individually, and listen to the recording and decide in which order the topics are heard, writing 1 to 6 in the appropriate boxes. Then the Ss work in pairs, and read the questions under each heading and answer the questions about a typical family from their country. They should make notes.

Free Practice (5-8 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

The students work in groups. They describe their typical family to each other.

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