Lesson Plan #7 - Grammar

Narrative: students come from various different backgrounds and speak different languages. They have a variety of educational levels in their native language.

Rationale:native English speakers usually use contractions in speech. Students need to learn how to use contractions as well. Students also need to know how to describe places, people, and things and their locations in relation to each other in written or verbal language.

Goal: students will be able to use correct pronunciation in verbal descriptions of places, things, and people.

Objectives:

-       Students will be able to complete a matching handout connecting the names of rooms in a house to activities people do in those rooms.

-       Students will be able to ask and answer questions using contractions with their classmates.

-       Students will be able to create sentences about their classmates using contractions.

Materials: Stand Out Grammar Challenge (Unit 1, pg. 9 and Unit 2, pg. 21), handout

Procedure:

1.     Introduction (15 minutes): students are given the activity to match the activity to the room people do the activity in or at. After completing the first activity, students add other activities they can do in those rooms.

Exercise 1: Draw a line to match the answer.

1. Where do you usually have dinner?                Garage | Attic | Garden | Dining Room

2. Where do you usually clean your clothes?     Laundry Room | Garden | Attic | Balcony

3. The TV set is in the _________.                    Bathroom | Living Room | Toilet | Cupboard

4. The sofa is in the __________.                      Bathroom | Living Room | Dining Room |Kitchen

5. The wardrobe is in the________.                   Bathroom | Living Room | Garage | Bathroom

6. The dinner table is in the _________.            Bath | Bathroom | Kitchen | Attic

7. The clock is on the _____________.              Wall | Toilet | Picture | Bin

8. The rug is under the ____________.              Coffee Table | Balcony | Bath | Floor

9. The cupboard is on the ____________.         Bathroom | Wall | Floor | Sofa

10. The sink is in the ________________.        Wardrobe | Bedroom | Chair | Kitchen

Adapted from http://www.kidseslgames.com/vocabulary%20games/Household/Household%20&%20Furniture%20using%20Prepositions.html

(If teacher can bring students to a computer lab, students can play these interactive games online so they will be more excited to learn since they get to see the actual games with sounds and pictures)

2.     Presentation (15 minutes): teacher writes on the board the question words (How, When, Why, What, Who) with sample sentences and the contractions. For example, what is the date today? What’s the date today? Who is she? Who’s she?

3.     Practice (45 minutes): students pair up and talk to their partner using contractions. Students answer questions on page 10 and page 22.

4.     Application (20 minutes): teacher asks students to stand up in front of the classroom, identify where their partner sits, and tell the whole class about their partner using contractions. For example, Bryan sits next to Richard. Bryan’s from China. Lena’s behind Suzie. Lena’s from Japan. Students create a grid and put the student’s name according to their location. 

5.     Closure (10 minutes): each student writes 2-3 sentences about their partner.

Evaluation

-       Teacher assesses students’ ability to match the activities to the rooms.

-       Teacher evaluates students’ ability to create sample sentences.

-       Teacher monitors as students ask and answer questions using contractions with a partner.

-       Teacher evaluates students’ ability to create sentences about their classmates using contractions.

Exercise D: Match the questions and answers.

1. What’s your first name?                                   a. It’s 562-555-3534.

2. What’s your phone number?                            b. It’s Buenos Aires, Argentina.

3. What’s your birthplace?                                   c. It’s Robert.

4. What’s the date today?                                                 d. It’s 01275.

5. What’s your address?                                       e. It’s 3345 Gilbert Avenue.

6. What’s your birth date?                                    f. It’s June 1, 2009.

7. What’s your zip code?                                                 g. It’s June 1, 1965.

Exercise F: Ask a friend questions and write the information in the application.

Adult School Application
Last Name:                          First Name:                      Birth Place:                  Birth Date:
Street Address:                    City:                         State:            Zip Code:          Phone:

Exercise G: Rewrite the sentences with contractions.

1. When is work? It is at 7am. When’s work? It’s at 7am.

2. When is dinner? It is at 2pm.

3. When is school? It is at 8pm.

4. When is breakfast? It is at 9am.

5. When is lunch? It is at 12:30pm.

6. When is bedtime? It is at 10:30pm.