Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
LEVEL(450)
(ContributedbyMaryRuthSpencer)
EstimatedTime:
331/2hours
LessonObjectives:
Writeatleast1paragraphaboutyourhometown
usingavarietyofregularandirregularverbtenses
LanguageSkillsFocus:
Speaking,listening,reading,writing
EFFNonlanguageSkills:
Interpersonal:Cooperatewithothers
DecisionMaking: Plan
LifelongLearning:Takeresponsibilityfor
learning
ReflectandEvaluate
ResourcesandMaterials
Needed:
Chartpaper,markers,indexcards,overhead
projector,Overheadmarkers,overheadfilm,
sentencestrips,tape,IrregularVerbssheet
LessonPlanandTeacherNotes:
Usingagroupingstrategy,getstudentsinpairs.Theparagraphbelowshouldbe
cutupintoindividualsentences.Placetheparagraphinabaggie.Eachteam
shouldhavetheirownbaggie.Eachteamshouldtakethesentencesandcreatethe
paragraph.
GrowingupinVirginiawasawonderfulexperience.Ilivedinalargehomewith2parents
and2siblings.Welivedona1/2acrelotoflandwithmanyniceneighborsandlotsofkidstoplay
with.Mybestfriendhappenedtobeaneighborandwespentallofourfreetimetogether.Mybest
friendandIalsoattendedthesameschool.Wewereblessedtohavegoodteacherswhocared
aboutusaspeopleaswellasourlearning.Iwasluckytohaveallofthiswhilegrowingupin
Virginia.
Whengroupshavefinished,havethemsharewiththeclass.Teacherthenshares
theparagraphshownabove.Teacherasksstudentscomprehensionquestions
abouttheparagraphandansweranyquestionsaboutvocabulary,etc.
IntroductionandPresentation:
Introduceobjectives.Writepast,present,
futureonchartpaper.Discusstheparagraphfromthewarmupactivity.Wasit
writteninpast,present,orfuture?Choose1ofthesentencesandwriteitinthe
pastcolumn.Asagroup,changethesentencetopresent,thenfuture.
PresentationandPractice:
Begintofocusonsimplepasttense.Usethe
paragraphfromthewarmupandhavestudentspickouttheverbs.Theteacher
thenwritesthemontheoverheadprojector.Discusspatternswithregularverbs
(ed)Giveeachstudentanindexcardwitharegularverboneachcard.(Seelist
below)Studentsworkwithpartnerstocreatesentencesusingtheverbgivento
them.Thesesentencesshouldbewritteninpasttense.Studentswritethe
sentencesonsentencestrippaper.
Answer
hope
purchase
Dance
desire
watch
Act
design
talk
Laugh
clean
explain
Design
continue
cook
Own
follow
wish
Studentssharewiththeclass.
Next,theteacherintroduces(reviews)irregularverbs.Theteachergivesexamples
andpassesoutCommonIrregularVerbschart.Reviewcomponentsofchart.
Distinguishbetweenpasttenseandpastparticiple.
Passoutindexcardswithbaseformofirregularverbs(seelistbelow).Students
createpasttensesentencesusingsentencestrippaper.Groupssharewithclass.
Awake
come
feel
give
meet
sing
Become
dig
fly
hear
pay
spend
Build
drive
forgive
hurt
rise
swim
Buy
eat
get
leave
sleep
teach
Catch
drink
grow
make
speak
write
Placefollowingchartonoverheadorbutcherpaperoroverhead.
HomeandFamily
Neighborhood
Friends
School
Teachermodelswritingabouttheabovetopics.Theteacherwritesinpasttense.
Studentscompletechartforthemselvesandsharewithpartner.Theteacherthen
takesthischartasaguidetowriteaparagraphtitled,MyHometown.Remember
toteachtopicsentence,supportingsentences,andconcludingsentence.Reviewthe
following:
Indentthefirstwordofanewparagraph
Begineachsentencewithacapitalletter
Endeverysentencewithaperiodorotherpunctuation
mark
DoNOTbegineachnewsentenceonanewline!
Studentswritetheirparagraphs.
Whenstudentshavefinishedwriting,havestudentsedittheirpartnerswriting.
Dependingonthelevelofstudentswritingability,studentscanreviseandedit.
Writefinaldrafts.Sharewithclass.
Application:
Studentswriteaboutaspecificincidentfromtheirchildhood.
Evaluation:
Teachercollectsstudentswriting.Editforparagraph
formation,andcorrectverbtenses.
MyHometown
HomeandFamily
Neighborhood
Friends
School
Some Common
Irregular Verbs
Base Form
Simple Past
Past Participle
Am, be
Break
Drink
Eat
Drive
Fly
Give
Go
Know
Rise
See
Sing
Speak
Take
Write
Grow
Was, were
broke
drank
ate
drove
flew
gave
went
knew
rose
saw
sang
spoke
took
wrote
grew
been
broken
drunk
eaten
driven
flown
given
gone
Known
Risen
Seen
sung
Spoken
Taken
written
grown