Kenneth's plan-present simple review (I/you/we/they); frequency adverb
Elementary (A1+) level
Description
Main Aims
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To introduce and provide practice of the present simple (he,she,it) in the context of free time activity
Subsidiary Aims
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For ss to have practice on speaking for fluency and accuracy and listening for gist
Procedure (45 minutes)
Ss look at the spelling rules and write the he/she/it forms of the verbs Ss then listen and practice Material: HO ex.6
Ss first read the text quickly without filling in the gaps to find out what it is about then do the exercise on their own Ss check answers in pairs T give answer key to the ss Material: HO ex.7. Answer key HO
T highlight the example on the board to show the linking word and drill T plays the recording, ss listen and practice the consonant-vowel linking Material: HO ex.8
Ss choose a partner but don't talk to him/her, then complete the sentences by guessing what the partnenr does/doesn't do by or looking at the free time activity pictures with phrases on the board Ss make questions for each of the completed sentence Material: HO ex.9 free time activity pictures with phrases HO
Ss work with their partners, take turns to ask and answer their questions. Ss check if their guesses were correct or not. Ss find out if their partner is very active, quite active or not very active and then tell another ss about their partner. Ss tell about themselves by looking at the picture to tell what activity they do in their free time Material: HO ex.10 free time activity pictures with phrases HO
T gives FB on what ss found out about their partners T praise ss for use of good language and correct errors made by them be it in meaning, form, pronunciation or accuracy by writing out the errors on w/b and elicit the corrections.