Lesson plan 23 Course title: Communicative Grammar Topic: Interrogative and negative words Level

Lesson plan 23

Course title: Communicative Grammar

Topic: Interrogative and negative words

Level: Intermediate/ Upper – intermediate

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Aim: To raise the awareness of topic Interrogative and negative words

Time:80 min

Detailed process of the lesson

Warm up

Materials: Warm up handout

Objective: Introduce the focus of the lesson

Procedure: Teacher asks students to make interrogative and negative forms of given verbs

Warm up handout Make interrogative and negative forms

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Activity 1

Materials: Handout 1

Objective: Introduction to the topic of the lesson

Procedure: Teacher asks students to do exercises

Ex A Use contracted forms when possible

1. I knew Phil from last year but I   (not /know) Susan.

2. Jaime and his friend  (not /sleep) at all the night before the concert.

3. We, however,  (sleep) quite well!
4.  (you/sleep) the night before your first live concert?
5. The twins  (blow) out their candles but didn't eat the cake.
6. I  (not /blow) out my candles because my sister did it for me!
7.  (the instructor/swim) today or did she just watch?
8. She  (swim) two lengths of the pool to show us how to breathe.
9. I  (write) him a note but I decided not to send it.
10. Why  (write/you) it if you didn't intend to send it?
11. I  (not/write) it for him. I wrote it for me.
12. No, I  (not/steal) your stapler. I borrowed it and forgot to give it back. Sorry.
13. I  (steal) my sister's pencil. I have to admit that I did.
14.  (steal/the thief) anything else besides the bicycle?
15. How  (you/fall) off the wall? Why were you up there, anyway?
16. I climbed up the wall to see if our football was behind it and I   (fall).
17. You're lucky you  (not/fall) very far.
18. We  (drive) home from the match in about 45 minutes.
19. Why  (you/drive) to the match? Wasn't there a bus?
20. You  (not/drive) to last month's match, did you?

Activity 2

Materials: Handout 2

Objective: Derivation of the rules

Procedure: Teacher asks students to do exercises

Handout 2 Turn into the interrogative form (i) or the negative form (n).

1. Peter always finishes work at 6 o'clock. (i)
2. She knows those girls (n)
3. I buy a new record every week. (n)
4. John usually does his work well. (i)
5. They carry their books to school every day. (i)
6. Mary wants to wear her new dress. (n)

7. Mr Johnson washes his car every Saturday. (i)
8. Jane always listens to the radio in the evening. (i)

9. Carol is in the garden. (n)
10. You like English. (i)

Activity 3

Materials: Handout 3

Objective: Consolidation of the given material

Procedure: Teacher asks students to do exercises

Handout 3 Ask a question using the negative form as well.
Example:
Does he go to London?
Doesn't he go to London?

1. You are not English. ______________________________________________? 
2. You worked today at 3:00. __________________________________________?
3. He is eating at the moment._________________________________________? 
4. Remy has got a bike. ______________________________________________? 
5. Would you come tomorrow? _______________________________________? 
6. Juliet has a big family. ____________________________________________? 
7. They will pass their exam. _________________________________________? 
8. Paul is French. __________________________________________________? 
9. We went to the beach yesterday. ____________________________________? 
10. I will realise all my dreams. _______________________________________? 
11. My friends enjoyed the last Thanksgiving feast. ________________________?
12. The name of Ali's dog is Pépito. ____________________________________? 
13. My grandparents lived in a small village. _____________________________? 
14. Sonia has two children. ___________________________________________? 
15. Tania is going abroad. ____________________________________________? 
16. Juan will help poor people when he is rich. ___________________________? 
17. I'd give you a present for your birthday. ______________________________? 
18. The Earth turns around the Sun. ____________________________________? 
19. Did you succeed in doing the exercise? ______________________________?

Conclusion:

Materials: Board, markers

Objective: The revision of the lesson

Procedure: Teacher asks students to make the feedback on the lesson (oral or written) and gives home task: Make 10 min presentation.

Glossary:

1.Interrogative – a word used in question

2.Negative – expressing or implying denial, disagreement or refusal