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• 60min

Adverbs of frequency and the simple present

Contents 1 Prep 1.1 Learning goal 1.2 Prerequisites 1.3 Materials 2 Lesson 2.1 Intro 2.2 Presentation 2.3 Application/activity 2.4 Test

[edit] Prep

[edit] Learning goal

• Students will be able to

• interrupt politely and initiate conversation
• introduce self
• use adverbs of frequency with common meal-time verbs
• ask "yes/no" questions in the simple present
• form the third person singular of the simple present for common meal-time verbs

[edit] Prerequisites

• able to understand alphabet and basic sight vocabulary
• able to carry on a simple conversation

[edit] Materials

• Adverbs of frequency with breakfast I never take sugar with my coffee/Dialog
• Adverbs of frequency I never take sugar with my coffee/Find someone who

[edit] Lesson

[edit] Intro

• Put the I never take sugar with my coffee/Dialog up on the overhead.
• As students enter the class, ask them to practice the dialogue with a partner.

• Students may want to copy the dialogue into their notebooks. Let them; it another way of processing the vocabulary and forms.

• Divide the class into A and B sides and practice the dialogue chorally, emphasizing pronunciation and rhythm. (It's fun to also add drama by playing up a cheery waiter and a hungover customer.)
• circle the adverbs of frequency in the dialog and tell the class, "Today you are going to learn how to use these adverbs and practice a small conversation."

[edit] Presentation

• Write the adverbs of frequency on the board and give the standard approximations of their meanings: Always = 100%, Never = 0%, etc.
• Use audiolingual drill to practice the adverbs of frequency with common daily activities, focusing on meals.

• E.g questions: Do you usually eat breakfast? Do you often drink orange juice with breakfast? Etc.

• Write the following dialogue on one side of the the board:

A: Excuse me, my name is ______________. What's your name?

B: Oh, it's ________________.

A: Hi, _____________________. May I ask you a question?

B: Sure.

A: Do you _________________________________________________________________?

B: ________________________________________________________________________.

A: I see. Well, thank you.

B: You're welcome.

• Practice the dialogue with several students and then step out and let the students practice with each other.
  
• Write the following incomplete sentences on the other side of the board:

________________ sometimes drinks coffee in the morning.

________________ always takes his/her coffee black.

________________ usually eats cereal for breakfast.

• Point out that the sentences are statements and ask the students to change them into yes/no questions. (E.g. "Do you sometimes drink tea in the morning?")
• Ask two students to model the dialogue with the questions.
• Have one of the students then go through the class asking the questions until he/she gets an name for each one and write the names to complete the sentences.

[edit] Application/activity

• Pass out the I never take sugar with my coffee/Find someone who worksheet.
• Ask students to change the statements into questions and repeat the questions chorally with the class.
• Tell students to use the introduction dialogue form the board as they move through the group looking for classmates to fill in the blanks.

• When they find a yes answer, they are to put that person's name in the blank on their sheet and move on to another partner. (They may take as many "no" answers as they want from one partner but when the get a yes, they must move on and start the dialogue again with a new partner.)

[edit] Test

• After students have completed the worksheet and returned to their seats, call on them one by one to read their answers.

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