- to raise awareness of the ways of making Past Simple Yes/No questions and giving short answers.
Educationalaim:
- to learn how to make Past Simple Yes/No questions;
- to learn how to ask Past Simple Yes/No questions and give short answers
Developmentalaim:
- to enable pupils to make Past Simple Yes/No questions;
- to enable pupils to ask Past Simple Yes/No questions and give short answers
Learning outcomes
By the end of the lesson pupils will be able to:
- ask and answer Past Simple Yes/No questions;
- write Past Simple Yes/No questions.
Vocabulary and structure
Past Simple Yes/No questions and short answers
Required equipment
Pupil’s book, Workbook, the DVD word cards for Activities 2a and 2b, envelopes
Procedure ofthe lesson:
Lesson1
Activity 1 Listen and sing. 5 min Objective: to warm up by singing the song Play the DVD. Ask the pupils to listen to the song and sing it. Look at Unit 3 Lesson 1 Activity 1 for the DVD script. Note: Do not worry if the pupils cannot sing everything. It is OK if they sing some lines or even just some words. Activity 2a Work in groups of 4. Make sentences. 10 min Objective: to practise making Past Simple sentences STEP 1: Ask the pupils to look at the picture or watch the DVD: children are holding the cards with words which make a sentence: We watched a cartoon. STEP 2: Say they will work in groups and make similar sentences. Distribute envelopes with word cards which can make a sentence (write each word of the sentences below on separate cards and put them in separate envelopes). Say they have five minutes to make their sentence. The sentences, as separate word cards, to be put in the envelopes: You mopped the floor. We cleaned our garden. They finished the project. My friends played chess. He matched the pictures. She washed the dishes. We watched a cartoon. STEP 3: When the groups are ready, they can stand in the order of the words in their sentences as in the picture. Activity 2b Work in groups of 5. Make questions. 10 min Objective: to introduce the Past Simple “Yes/No” questions STEP 1: Prepare 4 cards with the words and stick the sentence on the board: