to be: opposites
Beginner level
Description
Main Aims
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To provide practice of adjectives in the context of describing people and things
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide review of to be verb in the context of adjectives, short answer questions
Procedure (45-59 minutes)
review vocabulary from last lesson (fixing, cleaning, painting, feeding, washing, doing...) How's the weather today? (It's rainy) Do you like rainy weather?
board and drill new vocab. (tall, short, young, old, pretty, ugly, big, small, loud, quiet) say in complete sentences using contractions I'm tall. She's tall. He's tall. It's tall. We're tall. You're tall. They're tall. ...repeat with all adjectives.
matching worksheet
M: CCQ: hold up cards, ask "old?" yes/no F: P: he's tall (pushed together)
Have pictures of 2 things. Ask, Is Kate young or old? (She's old) Is Peggy young or old? Is Vanessa beautiful or ugly? Is Hilda beautiful or ugly? Is Robert's house large or small? Is George's apartment big or little? Are Kate's neighbors loud or quiet? Are Peggy's neighbors loud or quiet? Am I tall or short? Are you tall or short?
Tell me about yourself. I am...tall, old, etc. Tell me about your house. It is old, pretty, small, etc.
You is tall / You are tall He are short / He is short I's pretty / I'm pretty They is busy / They are busy