Present Simple Negative
A1 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification and practice of the present simple negative in the context of comparing families and posessions.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide review of the present simple positive in the context of of family, possessions, and jobs.
Procedure (29-45 minutes)
Pass around an imaginary ball saying sentences about my family, and having the students say sentences about their families. I will write some verbs on the board: I have, I live, I work, I like... as prompts.
- Prep the board with photos of each family and write where they live and what they do -Ask a couple of questions about what they have and do not have, where they live and do not live. -Divide the class into the groups and have them talk to each other to mark down similarities and differences between the two families
-get feedback from the previous exercise to elicit the TL from the students "tell me about the smiths and the jefferson" CCQ: Do the Jeffersons have a dog? Do the Smith's have a dog? Do the Jeffersons live in LA? -drill No, they DON'T live in LA. Yes, the Jefferson HAVE a dog. -drill the 't' in don't -write the form on the board with color coding
-Do you have a dog? Yes, I have a dog. Do you have a car? No, I don't have a car. -ICQ: Is "no" or "yes" alone a sufficient answer? No. No, I don't have a car. -Show the HO. Ask someone a question, mime writing their name in the corresponding box. Show them they have 3 minutes to ask as many people as possible. -ICQ: is it okay to have one name in every box? No.
-using the notes you took during the controlled practice, put examples on the board and ask the students to check them. -if problems are pronunciation; clarify and drill. -clarify the correct form
-write on the board a letter -"i live in istanbul, but my mom is in Boston..." I have to tell her about my life, use at least 4 negatives. -write HAVE, LIVE, LIKE, WORK -8 min to write -peer check by reading out loud their letters to each other. -give positive feedback unless any consistent errors need clarification