Level: Intermediate

Time: 45 minutes

Lesson: Reflexive Verbs

Date: 19/2/2015

Materials: White board, bowl, small pieces of paper, PowerPoint presentation.

Objectives:
Intermediate level students are able to do the following:
1. Use reflexive pronouns and subjective pronouns in the same
sentence.
2. Understand the grammatical structure reflexive verb statements.

Stage/Aims

Teacher: Areej Mughal

Time

T/S

Anticipated problems for Teacher:

1. T may have a problem playing music in class because of being in a country
where music is not allowed.
Solution: Teacher will tap the table to create a sound that the Ss can move to.
Anticipated problems for Students:
1. Ss may have problems forming reflexive verb statements because reflexive
verbs are not used for things that individuals usually do for themselves. It has to
be something happening not occasionally but only sometimes.
Solution: T will break down the structure of reflexive verb statements into an
orderly chart to help Ss understand the rarity of each statement.

Teacher Activity
T will write two headings on the board and write down subjective on one side and objective on the other side.
T will write down a list of pronouns for both categories.

Lead in
(Engage stage,
Warm up)

8mins

T/S,
S/T,
S/S

S/S
S/T

Reflexive Pronouns
Subjective Pronouns
Herself
I
Himself
You
Itself
He
Myself
She
Ourselves
It
Themselves
Our
Yourselves
They
T will ask Ss to match the reflexive pronouns with their respective subjective pronouns.
T will elicit the answers from the Ss.
T will play a musical chair game with Ss. Teacher will tap the table and Ss will walk around the chairs. As soon as T will
stop tapping, Ss will be required to find an empty chair to sit in. If Ss do not find an empty chair and remain standing, then
they will have to pick out a paper from a bowl. The bowl will have pieces of small paper with reflexive pronoun or

Pair work
(Activity 1)
Activate

subjective pronoun written on it. Ss will then create a sentence based on the type of pronoun they will pick out.
15mins
T/S

T will monitor the Ss throughout the game.

T will introduce the Ss to the reflexive verb grammar by writing the definition on the white board.
Reflexive verb: A reflexive verb is created when the subject and object are the same.
T will present a PowerPoint slide to help with the structure of a reflexive verb.

T/S
Grammar
(Study)

Activity 2
(Activate)

11mins

Subjective pronoun
I
She
He
We
They
You
I
She
He
We

Verb
Cut
Worked
Exercised
Exited
found
enjoy
Helped
talked
used
Introduced

Reflexive pronoun + statement

Myself with a blade.
Herself to exhaustion.
Himself to a fit body.
By ourselves.
Themselves in a problem.
Yourself at the party.
Myself to some crackers.
Herself into a decision.
Used himself as a support.
Ourselves to the neighbours.

T/S
S/T

T will then ask CCQs after finishing the grammar.

-1.which types of pronoun do the reflexive verb statements start with?
-2. A reflexive verb statement is formed when the subject and object are the same? Yes or No?

T/S,
S/T,
S/S

T will instruct the Ss to do the following:

Ss will work individually and write down five reflexive verb statements.
Ss will have 7 minutes to complete the activity and present their answers to the class.

T/S,
S/T

T will ask ICQs to ensure if the students understand the instructions:

What is the activity about?
How many minutes does the activity consist of?

11mins