Yes/ No questions with verb to be
Elementary level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification of yes /no questions and short answers in the context of knowing people
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide specific information listening practice using a text about occupations and nationalities in the context of knowing people
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To provide fluency speaking practice in a asking for information in the context of knowing people.
Procedure (32-45 minutes)
-T shares screen to present visual support and play a guess who. Where Ss will need to answer some questions about different people. Instructions: Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Is he Harry Potter? Is she a singer? Are they from Mexico? Am I a teacher?
-T shares screen for visual support. Ss will listen to an audio and complete the conversation. Instructions: Enter to the link. You'll listen to an audio and complete the missing words. -T models how to answer the activity. -Ss will share answers via private messages. -Ss will self check their answers with a key answer.
-Ss will answer some exercises where they will need to complete questions and answers. -T shares screen for visual support. Instructions: Enter to the link. Complete the questions and answers. -T models how to answer. -Ss will check with their answers with an answer key. -T ask eliciting questions to cover form and pronunciation. Am, is are what are they? verb to be. Which verb to be do I use with I? am Which verb to be do I use with He, she, it ? is Which verb to be do I use with You, we they? are What do we put first in questions? Verb to be -Subject- complement. Are you from Spain? Yes I am. No, I'm not /ɑː juː/ /aɪ æm/ /aɪm/ How do we form the short answer? Yes/ No- subject- verb to be positive or negative How do we form the negative? adding NOT When we ask a question the intonation goes up or down? up And when we answer? down. Are these type of questions formal or informal? informal. What do we put first in
Ss will order sentences about famous people and answer them. Instructions: Enter to the link. T models how to answer. You'll need to order the sentences and complete the answers. ICQs: Do you need to create questions?NO You have 4 minutes. Ss share answers through break out rooms. Instructions: Go to break out rooms and share answers, you have 1 minute. -T conducts OCFB by listening for some contributions.
Ss will create an interview to get more information from their classmate by assuming information from them. Instructions: You will make an interview to your classmate. Assume information from them and prepare some questions for them. -T share some examples: Are you a mom? Are you from Guadalajara? Write your questions you have 1 minute. Go to break out rooms and ask your questions. Remember to answer using short answers. You have 5 minutes. ICQs: Do you need to interview your parter? Yes. You.
-T writes on the screen samples of sentences and encourage students to notice and correct the mistakes, also she writes some correct sentences.