Aaron Banton Aaron Banton

Grammar
Elementary level

Description

In this lesson the students will learn present simple tense (negative) based on the topic of free time.

Materials

Abc Elementary student book

Main Aims

  • To practice and revise Present Simple (negative) and yes/no questions with I, you, we, they, she, he, it

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide fluency speaking practice in a conversation in the context of free time

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

I will show the students a picture of a man and woman drinking and talking in an office. I will ask the students two questions whilst having these questions written on a google slide. Q1 Where are they? Q2 What are they talking about? I will then put the students into breakout rooms and ask them to discuss their answers. I will bring them back in to the main group and tell them they are in an office and they are discussing what they do in their free time. I will then explain that topic will be free time.

Exposure (0-3 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

I will show the students a text of a conversation between the two people from the lead in picture, I will ask two questions based upon this text which will appear on the google slide and ask the students to go into breakout groups to answer the questions. I will instruct the students that they have 2-3 min and ask do they understand. I will monitor the students and once the time has ended bring them back to the main room for OCFB.

Highlighting (2-6 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

I will ask the students to read the text again on a presented google slide. This time they will read more intensely as there will be a list of things for them to discover and choose if one of the people in the conversation does/doesn't do something. They will have to search for the answers and I will then inform them if they are right or wrong.

Clarification (8-12 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

I will share a google slide of a timeline and ask the students is the sentence present, past or future simple. I will then tell the students if they are right or wrong. Next I will ask CCQ 'if she doesn't go out after work does that mean she will never go out after work in the future?'. I will then show the students a slide and explain the meaning of present simple (negative) and ask the CCQ 'if she doesn't go out after work, is this present simple negative or positive?'. I will show the students a google slide of the form of present simple negative and will ask the student to fill in the gaps of which type of grammar matches the section of the sentence. I will show the students the correct answer and explain the form layout for present simple negative and yes/no questions. I will then show the students a question on a google slide and ask the students to listen to an audio where they will have to figure out where the stress is. I will then inform of the stress and show them where the link and intonation also is.

Controlled Practice (6-8 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

I will then provide the students with a fill the missing gap task. I will put the students into breakouts rooms. There will be sentences with missing gaps and answers. The students will have choose the correct word for the gaps in pairs. I will then bring the students back into the main group for OCFB session and will go through the correct answers.

Free Practice (6-8 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

I will provide the students with questions that need their wording rearranged into the correct order. I will ask the students to rearrange the wording and then ask and answers those questions in pairs within break out rooms, I will then bring the students back into the main group.

Conduct feedback and DEC (2-3 minutes)

I will discuss the correct wording of the sentences and mention some of the answers the students gave, whilst bringing to attention any grammatical mistakes I noticed in the FP task. I will then thank the students for their time.

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