there is/ there are
Elementary level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification and practice of there is/ there are in the context of house
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide gist reading practice using a text about house
Procedure
- T shows a picture - asks students what they see. - SS may tell the names of the objects only - T elicits There is / There are -T shows 2 more pictures. - ss discuss in pairs about what they see. - Some SS tell T what they see using the TL
T gives a Ho about Mr. Smith`s house. asks them where the house is located how many bedrooms it has how many bathrooms it has
T tells SS to keep the same text tells students that they are going to read the text to answer the multiple choice questions. T asks " why do we read?" T asks "do we need to understand the whole text?" T gives two minutes to read and answer the questions T asks students if they should read fast or slow T tell students to answer the question individually T asks " do we show our pages to our friend? after finishing T gives the answer key and students check their answers in pairs.
T projects a Ho in which the rules are given. T elicits the rules. ss find out the rules . T gives pronunciation tips ( there is "theres", there are "therra" SS repeat.
T gives a Ho T asks student when we use there is and when we use there are T asks ss to complete the ho individially T asks students if they are going to show their papaer to their friends. after completing ss check each other's answers ss tell T why they wrote there is or there are on the HO.
T gives a Ho ss wors in pairs T asks them to ask questions like given and get information about their friends. ss ask each other what there is /there are in their neighbourhood SS complete a chart about their friends. T gets some infor from some ss