Date: Form: IX Subject: English Theme: Lesson 2 Ways of expressing rules Aim: • to practise inferring the meaning of words from context
• to revise structures for expressing obligation in English - the imperative, 'must'
• to practise translating and comparing how English expresses rules in comparison with PP mother tongue, to practise freer writing using the target structures in the context of writing rules for a school club.
Equipment: picture, dictionary
T h e p r o c e d u r e o f t h e l e s s o n 1. The beginning of the lesson 2.Checking up the homework T h e m a i n p a r t o f t h e l e s s o n Activity 1a Objective: to give PP practice in inferring the meaning of words from context Ask PP to look through the rules from the UK and the USA again and to find words which match the definitions in the text.
Key: 1 property 2 campus, site 3 jewellery 4 Reception 5 guardian 6 written permission
Activity 1b, 1c Objective: to focus on the grammatical forms for expressing rules
PP identify the structures used in the texts for expressing rules. Writo tho
structures on the BB and draw attention to the form and meaning of tin;
structures used. Focus on the example sentences and the other forms that
PP identified in the text. Ask which they prefer.
Activity 2 Objective: to practise translating and to compare how English expresses
rules in comparison with PP mother tongue
Divide the class into pairs or groups and ask them to translate the sentences. Then ask one or two PP to write their sentences on the BB. Discuss the translations with the whole class.
Activity 3 Objective: to provide semi-controlled practice in the use of the target structures
Divide the PP into pairs and ask them to write school rules as if the PP were in charge. Ask the pairs to make groups of four and to compare their rules. Ask groups to find any rules which they have in common. Ask one or two PP to write one or two of the rules on the BB to be discussed by the whole class. Suggestion: Grammar Exercise 3 gives additional practice in stating rules using the Present Passive.
Homework PP write rules for a school club.
Make sure that PP understand all the words given, explain any problem words, and provide a translation if necessary. Look at the example sentence together with the PP and ask one or two PP to provide other examples as a model for the rest of the class.