Spelling Lesson,Present Simple `be`, Writing names, emails. short sentences.
Pre elementary A2 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide controlled practice to help SS learn how to pronounce letters and how to speak about themselves by using am\is\are and negative forms am not\isn`t\ aren`t , to get the students write some general information on their life by completing basic sentences such as; My name`s, I`m from, I`m a, I go to.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide practice and clarification to SS on spelling names and emails.
Procedure (41-54 minutes)
- Point yourself with a paper made finger and say your name. - Get ss repeat your name. - Show your name on the smart board. - Model the spelling. - Project the question on the board and with a picture finger point the question "How do you spell this name?". - Point a name on the powerpoint. Make sure it is an Anglophone name. - Model the spelling. - Get the whole class repeat it. - Make some individual drilling. - Show some new names on the powerpoint. - Pick a student by pointing him/her with the picture finger. - Get him to spell the name loudly. - Pass the finger to the student. - Want him/her to point a classmate with the finger. - Show another name on the powerpoint. - Nominate a student and get him to spell it. - Go on with the exercise with a few more SS.
- Hand out to students a copy of practice 4 (page 9). - Get SS sit in pairs. - Get SS to look at the names and try to guess what they could be. - Tell the SS to pay attention and play the track 1.10. - Nominate individuals to spell the names correctly. - Write and spell my email address. - Tell the students how "@" and "." are pronounced. (at and dot) - Get the SS sit in groups. (Great/ Wonderful/ Beautiful) - Play the track 1.10. - Give students some time to write down the missing emails and help each other. - Drill and ask them to spell the emails. - Project some other emails on the boards and drill individually. - Get the students write down their emails and spell to their partners. - Teacher monitors and gives feedback.
- Review and elicit on the board the affirmative and negative forms of present simple "be" - Use cards to show "am/is/are, am not/isn't/aren't" - Drill for pronunciation and subject verb unity. Do we say "amn't" or "am not"?, Do we say "I are" or "I am"? - Remind the students of "subject+ verb+object" order. - Have ss sit in groups. - Hand out practice 5 and project it on the smart board. - Give SS some time to read the sentences - Get SS to complete the sentences about them in groups. - Monitor.
- Give feedback to SS, check for answer. A few students may not participate in the group completely, encourage SS and get their classmates help them.
- Model the game with a volunteer student. - Get the students make groups. - Turn on a classical music. - Pass each student some cards of jumbled sentences. - Have SS tell each other the full sentences. - Monitor - Get SS stick the completed sentences on the board. - Give one point for each right answer of the groups.
- Monitor and give feedback. - T drills and check the answers.
- Project the exercise on powerpoint. -Hand out practice 6 to all students. - T models for own true and false examples. - T elicits whether SS believes or not. - Get SS complete the sentences individually and check in pairs. - Turn on some dynamic music - Stick the completed versions on the board. - Other students go up to the board and comment, compare and correct. - Monitor SS.
- Monitor and give feedback. - T takes notes and correct any mistakes. - T trıes to encourage the SS for participation.