lesson plans, dec 4, morning beginners, by Justine

Lesson Plans:  Dec. 4-8, 2011

·         GRAMMAR THEME:  past tense (Mon :  regular past tense; doubling letters/changing Y-> I)(Tues:  irregular past tense)

·         VOCAB THEME: medical emergencies/emergencies/natural disasters (O.P.D. pp. 74-75)—Wed./Thurs.

·         SKILL:  call 9-1-1 (explain emergencies; give name/location) (Wed./Thurs?)

Monday: regular past tense (spelling rules: double letters/ y -> i+ed)

1.       Write the word in the past tense.

Ex:  MyLe _______ to school this morning (WALK).

Ex:  Dawood ________ Ed’s car on Friday. (FIX)

2.       Read the sentence.  Look at the list:  choose the correct word.  Write the word in the space.  (I’m not completely sure which words I will use yet:  I will come up with a definite list and post them by Monday.)

Ex:  A man __________ a bank yesterday. (answer:  robbed)

3.       Speaking/listening: 

Speaking ‘hot potato’:  in a circle/small group, students will practice the following conversation structure.  We will use the verbs that we cover in class.

Did you ________ yet?  Yes, I did.  I _______ this morning.

OR MAYBE:

Yes, I did.  I _____ yesterday (last night, last week, etc.).

4.       Listening (extra):  Listen to the story.  Write down the past-tense verbs.

Tuesday:  irregular past tense

1.        Write the verb in the past tense.

Ex:  Nagat ______ down yesterday.  (FALL)

Ex:  Junuka ____________ last weekend.  (GET LOST)

2.       Read the sentence.  Circle the verb.  Draw a line to the same verb in the past tense.  (The past-tense equivalents will be in a list on the right.)

3.       Speaking/listening:  Repeat the speaking “hot potato” game from Monday.  Now, use irregular past-tense verbs.

4.       Listen to the song.   What past-tense verbs do you hear? (I may change my mind, but I think the song “New Soul” by Yael Naim would be good.  It uses simple language and has irregular past tense examples:  came…felt, etc.)

For this activity, I would like to make a copy of the chorus for the students.  I will leave the past tense verbs as blank spaces.  The students must listen to the song and try to fill in the blanks.

5.        Listening/speaking:  “puppet charades” 

Try to make a short story about a person in the class.  (Each student will add one past-tense sentence to the story, one at a time.)  The ‘main character’ must ‘act out’ the story as they hear it.

Wednesday:  emergencies

Vocab:  emergencies/natural disasters (pp. 74-75  beginner’s O.P.D.)

1.)    Writing: Look at the picture.  What happened?  (Answers will vary, but should use the correct vocabulary/verb form.)

2.)    Read the dialogue.  (a 9-1-1 phone call) Then, answer the questions.

a.       What happened?

b.      Who is hurt?

c.       Where are they?

                                                               i.      Next, circle the picture that matches your answer.

3.)    Speaking/listening:  “It’s an emergency!”  Find a partner.  The first person calls 9-1-1.  The second person answers.

CALLER	9-1-1
	9-1-1. What’s your emergency?
-------	Where are you?
------	What’s your name?
--------	Okay.  Stay there.  An ambulance is on its way.

Each pair of students will have a different card with a different picture/name/address.  The students must use the card to make their conversation. 

After practicing, the groups will present their dialogues to the class.  The other students must listen and answer these questions: 

a.)    What happened?

b.)    Who is hurt?

c.)     Where are they?

Thursday:

********************Review/first 6-weeks placement exam (???)*****************************

The first 6-weeks placement exam is scheduled for next week (since we’ve started following the new curriculum/schedule).  In the past six weeks, we have covered the following topics:

·         Ordering food at a restaurant

·         Doing laundry, clothes for an interview

·         Taking the bus/reading bus schedules

·         Filling out forms

·         Storing food safely

·         Buying clothes:  understanding sales/discounts; finding dressing rooms; “How does it fit?”

·         Asking for/giving directions

·         Making an appointment

Grammar topics:

-Form and answer yes/no questions in the present tense

-Recognize wh- question words

-Make present tense wh- questions (with one and two verbs)

-indefinite articles (forms:  a/an/some)

-indefinite vs. definite articles (usage)

-ordinal numbers (calendars, street names, order)

-questions with “which ____/ which one”---making selections

**expressions with time/location:  “on/at/in” (Which one do I use?)

** “How about…?”  (making suggestions)