Present Simple Tense
Elementary level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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By the end of the lesson students will have worked making sentences using verb-s in Simple Present Tense. Learning Simple Present tense -s form with personal pronouns and also their negative form. They will gain how to pronounce using -s with third person forms.
Subsidiary Aims
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Have clarified M,F and done pronunciation drills. Being able to use the third person form in affirmative and negative sentences efficiently. Learning how to use pronunciation /s/,/ız/,/z/. with the third person forms.
Procedure (32-29 minutes)
T comes with a tea with milk and asks the ss. what it is in my hand? T starts with the conversation by telling one of her most favourite thing. T asks ss. these questions: -What is your typically British thing? -Can you tell us? T tells the ss. discuss about briefly about the typical things in pairs. T asks a member of each pair to tell of their favourite and typical thing.
Tell the Ss have 5 mins. to read the highlighted handout and do the True /False activity individually. ICQ Are you going to read with your partner? - No Do you have 5 mins.? - Yes Tell Ss peer check and then write the answers on the board. Check and correct if necessary. Tell Ss to take the handout again and look at the underlined verbs. Give them a handout and ask; -Why do the verbs in paragraph 4 end in -s? T elicit the answers and writes them on the board and explains the third person forms. She puts a pizza. Tell Ss to work in pair in activity 2 in 3 mins. and write the answers on the board. Tell Ss to find three negative (-) verbs and write them on the board. T. explain the difference between don't and doesn't. T. writes the sentences on the board and pronounce the sentences and explains usage of verb-s /s/,/z/,/ız/ T. wants Ss repeat these sentences, summarize the the form on the board and mention the function of Simple Present Tense.
T explains the task and instructs Ss and tell them to do part A individually in 5 mins. Then get them to check with their peers and write the answers on the board. ICQ -Are you going to work with your partner?-No -Do you have 5 mins.?-Yes T monitors the Ss. Ss shares the answers to the whole class.
T gives information about Steve and his brother Simon. T explains Ss they are going to write what Simon and Steve do in pairs. Allow enough time to prepare and then hang the papers on the board. ICQ Are you talking about the brothers? -No Ss go and read each other's answer and compare with their own answers. Conduct FB as WC.