Bushra G. Bushra G.

Family Members
Beginner level

Description

In this lesson, students learn vocabulary about family members through detailed listening to recordings, and controlled practice through gap fill activities. The lesson starts out with an introduction to the vocabulary words and is followed by choral and individual drilling of the vocabulary words to clarify pronunciation. Finally, the students will have a chance to practice speaking and asking each other questions about their family members.

Materials

Abc Picture (Exercise 7a photo)
Abc HO (8)
Abc HO (10)
Abc Verb/Noun Pictures
Abc Name Flashcards
Abc Audio CD Track
Abc HO (9a)

Main Aims

  • To priovde students listening practice in the context of family members, and to give them a chance to practice speaking about the TL.

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide clarification of nouns, verbs, subject pronouns and possessive adjectives in the context of family members

Procedure

Warm-up Activity (2-3 minutes) • To introduce students to TL vocabulary by using visuals.

- Hang a picture of the Exercise 7a photo -Tell class they're Kevin and Anne's grandparents -Draw a family tree to clarify - Draw the chart on Exercise 7a, and ask Ss the answers

Listening and Pronunciation (4-5 minutes) • To allow students to use to listen to the TL in a conversation and practice pronunciation.

- Give instructions: "Listen and repeat." -Play R3.8. - Point out that the stress on the vocabulary words are on the first syllable (grand). Show it by drawing stresses on the vocabulary words on the chart. -Point out that the 'd' is silent in "grand". -Write "grandfather / grændfɑðə/" - Back-chain: "father - father - anfather - anfather - grandfather" - Have individual and choral drilling of the rest of the vocabulary words (grandfather, grandson, grandmother, granddaughter, grandparents, grandchildren)

Detailed Listening Activity (2-3 minutes) • To allow students to engage in detailed listening by placing flashcards in order.

-List 1-5 on the WB - Place Ss in pairs and give each pair a name flashcard - Each pair reads the name on their flashcard - Tell Ss that "Listen and place your flashcard on the WB in the order you hear it." - Play R3.9 - When the first name, Sid, is mentioned, T puts Sid on WB to demonstrate.

Detailed Listening and Writing Activity (4-5 minutes) • To allow students more detailed listening and writing practice.

- Ask Ss questions about: - age (How old are you? How old is your grandfather?) - job (What is your job? What is your grandmother's job?) - hobbies (What are your hobbies? What are your grandchildren's hobbies?) -Tell Ss to "Listen again, and fill out answers. Work alone, not in pairs." - Pass out HO(8b) - Play R3.9 again. - Ss check in pairs - For FB, ask the WC questions from the HO: (What is Fiona's job? etc.)

Grammar Worksheet (5-6 minutes) • To introduce students to subject pronouns and possessive adjectives.

- Write sentences on WB and try to elicit answers: 1) (We) are students. This is (our) classroom. 2) (She) is a woman. This is (her) notebook. 3) (It) is a dog. This is (its) toy. - Give instructions: "Read the sentences and fill in blanks. Work in pairs." - Pass out HO 9 - Draw chart on WB while Ss are working - Ss fill answer key on WB

Verbs and Nouns (2-3 minutes) • To briefly review what nouns and verbs are.

- Draw a Verb | Noun chart on WB. - Pass out Verb/Noun pictures to students. - Have Ss come up, say what their picture is, and place on either "Noun" or "Verb"

Subject Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives (4-5 minutes) • To briefly discuss how verbs are used with subject pronouns, and nouns with possessive adjectives.

- Hang big version of HO(9) on WB - Tell Ss that verbs are used with subject pronouns, and nouns with possessive adjectives - Write on WB: [Subject Pronoun] + Verb / [Possessive Adjective] + Noun - Give an example: Sister + runs / My + pencil - Ask Ss to gives examples

Controlled Practice HO (4-5 minutes) • To give students a chance to show what they just learned about possessive adjectives and subject pronouns.

- Do an example of HO(10) on WB: 1) Is this you/your dictionary? - Ask WC if it's "you" or "your". Circle correct answer. -Give instructions: "Read and circle correct answer. Work alone, no partners." - Ss check in pairs. - Put a big version of HO(10) on WB and check by asking Ss the answers.' - Point out "they're" and "there" are both pronounced /ðeə/

Family Tree Activity (7-10 minutes) • To give students the oppurtunity to write and talk about their own family members using the TL.

- Demonstrate activity: Ask a S about their family tree. - What's your mother's/father's name? [Write their parent's names on the WB] - What's your grandmother's/grandfather's name? - Ask WC who each person on the family tree is (ex: Who is Ali? He is S's grandfather.) - Tell Ss to draw their own family tree. - While Ss are working, write the following on the WB: [Name] is my ____. How old is _____(he/she)? ___'s ____ (years old). What's ____(her/his) job? ___'s a ____. Is ___(he/she) married? - Demonstrate: Ask a student to name someone in their family. Fill in blanks on WB sentences by asking S questions about that family member. - Tell Ss to ask each other about someone in their family. Put Ss into new pairs. - Ss then stand up and talk about that 1 person in their partner's family.

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