Effective ways of teaching grammar at secondary school

6.Write questions and negatives.

1. She is reading a book now.

2. We are listening to music.

3. They are going to wash the car.

4. He is cleaning his bedroom now.

5. They are swimming in the river.

6.The children are playing basketball in the garden.

Pair work:
A) What are you doing ...
After this lesson
After school
Tonight
Tomorrow
Wednesday night
Saturday night
For your summer holidays?
B) I don't know. I was thinking about ...
Going swimming
Having a bath
Doing the shopping
Going to the cinema
Playing pachinko
Writing to my friend in England
Eating out at my favourite restaurant.
A) I'm ....
Having some friends round for a party

Listening to some music

Going shopping for _______.
Going to the video rental shop
Playing tennis
Would you like to come?
B) ...
Yeah, sure.
Ok.
Why not?
Yes, I'd love to.

Lesson plan 5
2.Reading
Who is he? Where is he? What does he do?
Hank is a cowboy. He lives on a farm. He has a horse named Ginger. Hank
loves Ginger. He rides Ginger every day. Sometimes they walk slowly, and
sometimes they run fast. They always have a good time.
Ginger is Hank’s horse. She is light brown. Her tail and mane are dark
brown. She is three years old. She lives in the stable by the house.
Ginger waits for Hank every morning. She enjoys their time together. Often,
Hank gives her apples. After long rides, Hank always washes and brushes
Ginger. He usually brushes her tail. Then he gives her food and fresh water.
Ginger loves Hank.
Answer the following questions. Use the Simple Past tense.
1. Where does Hank live? What does he do every day?
Hank lives on a farm. He rides Ginger every day.
2. Who is Ginger? Where does Ginger live?
Ginger is Hank’s horse. Ginger lives in the stable by the house.
3. What does Hank often give Ginger? What does Hank do after long rides?
Hank often gives Ginger apples. After long rides, Hank usually washes and
brushes Ginger.

3. Complete the following sentences using the simple present tense form of the verb.

1. Young children ……………………….. something new every day. (learn / learns / learned)
2. Good students always ………………………… hard. (work / works / worked)
3. Architects ………………………. buildings. (design / designs / designed)
4. My brother is an architect. He ………………………….. skyscrapers. (design / designs / designed)
5. Some birds ………………………… every year. (migrate / migrates / migrated)
6. A vegetarian is a person who never …………………………….. meat. (eat / eats / ate)
7. The Himalayas …………………………… India from Nepal. (divide / divides / divided)
8. It always ……………………….. here in winter. (rain / rains / rained)
9. My father …………………………….. in a factory. (work / works / worked)
10. Susie ………………………… English very well, but she doesn’t understand Hindi. (speak / speaks / spoke)
11. Cows …………………………. on grass. (feed / feeds / fed)
12. The trains to Bangalore always ……………………….. on time. (run / runs / ran)