Grammar
A2 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification and practice of the past simple of the verb "be" (was/were) in the context of selfies.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency speaking practice in a discussion in the context of whether or not students take selfies, and talk about selfies and photos on their phones.
Procedure (45 minutes)
T greets Ss and shows a current photo (on slide 2) of herself. T asks Ss what they see to elicit the word "selfie". T asks Ss if they like taking selfies and wants them to show a selfie of theirs from their mobile phones.
T shows an old photo of herself (on slide 3) and elicits the word "past". T shows four more photos and asks some questions about them. e.g. "What's my job? / Now, I'm a teacher. Was I a teacher here? (No.) Yes! I wasn't a teacher. I was a student."
T shows slide 8 and drills the sentences. T asks Ss following CCQs: - Are those words situations or action words? (situations) - Are those situations in the present? (no) - Are those situations in the past? (yes)
T gives Ss one minute to complete the chart (on slide 9). T checks answers, models and drills pronunciation.
T wants Ss to focus on the example sentence. then, T gives the instructions and asks some ICQs. Ss rewrite the sentences on their own in three minutes and check in pairs in 2 mins. T presents the answer key. The same process is repeated for the next exercise.
T shows some other selfies on her phone and points out the two possible answers, "Yes" and "No". T puts Ss in pairs in BoRs and gets them to ask each other the questions. In BoRs, T monitors and encourages Ss to to take their phones out and show their partner some of their selfies or other photos. T gets some feedback from various pairs