Note on how to use the materials: For the most part, these lessons do not include worksheets. In many cases, I taught these lessons in classes where student had workbooks that included exercises that allowed them to practice. In other cases I wrote example exercises on the board, and had students do them individually or in partners. The speaking activities included in many of these lessons often work best if done after some kind of guided practice activity that allows the teacher to make sure students are able to carry out the learning objectives.
Many of the powerpoints have videos embedded inside. To use them, you should only have to download the video and save it in the same folder as the powerpoint.
Subject and Object Questions
The powerpoint uses examples to illustrate the correct use of subject and object questions, both with question words and yes/no questions. Then students practice making questions by playing two truths and a lie: 1. They write three facts about themselves, one a lie; 2. They share their facts one by one with the class; 3. The class reacts to each fact with the target language; 4. The class asks follow-up questions to try to figure out the lie; and 4. The class votes on which they think is the lie before the student reveals it.
The powerpoint uses examples to illustrate the correct use of subject and object questions, both with question words and yes/no questions. Then students practice making questions by playing two truths and a lie: 1. They write three facts about themselves, one a lie; 2. They share their facts one by one with the class; 3. The class reacts to each fact with the target language; 4. The class asks follow-up questions to try to figure out the lie; and 4. The class votes on which they think is the lie before the student reveals it.
Indirect Questions (questions using "do you know," "can you tell me," etc.)
Goes through the correct form of indirect questions, then students play a speaking game in which they're given an identity that is hidden from them but obvious to the rest of the class (written on the board behind them, a post-it note, on their forehead, etc.). They must use target language (any kind of questions) to figure out their identity.
Question Tags (for example, "You're John, aren't you?" or "You want a cookie, don't you?")
Explains the topic with entertaining video-based examples and then includes a speaking activity where 1. students write three surprising facts about themselves, 2. students receive three facts at random from three different classmates; and 3. students have to practice using the question tags to find the three different students who provided each of their facts.
Questions in polite conversation ("you are?" "you do?" "you have?" etc.)
Begins with a review of subject, object and yes/no questions. Then uses examples to introduce the target language. Includes a review game in which students play two truths and a lie: 1. They write three facts about themselves, one a lie; 2. They share their facts one by one with the class; 3. The class reacts to each fact with the target language; 4. The class asks follow-up questions to try to figure out the lie; and 4. The class votes on which they think is the lie before the student reveals it.
Commands
Introduces how to make commands in English with several funny videos as examples. Students have to write their own commands based on the videos.
Perfect and Perfect Continuous Tenses
The powerpoint explains the structure and use of perfect simple tense compared with perfect continuous tense (and past tense as well). It also discusses the correct use of ever, never, since, and for. Finally, students have a Q & A in partners to practice the target language.
Using Already and Yet with Perfect Tenses
Goes over the correct use of "already" and "yet" in perfect tense constructions. To practice, students must write their bucket list (ten things they want to do before they die). They then share with a classmate in a structured dialogue in which they use their lists to ask what their classmates have done already, or haven't done yet.
Using the Past Perfect Tense
Introduces the use of the past perfect tense. Then, introduces vacation vocabulary. Then, students do a storytelling activity, in which they have to practice the target language (grammar and vocabulary) by telling their partner about a special vacation.
Passive Tenses
Explains how to form passive tenses with a variety of examples. I would also encourage teachers to act out or have students act out some examples (I like to throw a ball and ask students to describe what happened starting their sentence with the words "the ball"). Then, students play an unscramble game to practice forming the structure.
Have or Get Something Done
Introduces the proper use of to have or get something done, and has students form sentences using household chore vocabulary. Then students do a speed dating activity in which they must write down problems they could have someone fix for them. They practice target language by suggesting solutions to their partners' problems, and then rotate partners.
Narrative Tenses--Telling stories using past, past perfect, past continuous, and past perfect continuous.
Uses the powerpoint along with a fill-in-the-blanks worksheet from Ian Fleming's "Diamonds are Forever" to explain how to use the different tenses in context. Then, students can finish reading the story and filling in the worksheet to practice. Finally, they watch a Popeye cartoon and are responsible for re-telling the story using the target language.
Use of any, no, every, and some
Uses the Queen song "Somebody to Love" to introduce the topic, then a number of examples to show proper use. Finally, students play a charade guessing game in teams--one student from each team is shown a sentence that uses the target language and can only use their body and gestures to communicate the sentence to their team. The first team to correctly guess the sentence wins a point.
The powerpoint uses examples to show students how to agree using the target language. To practice, students receive question cards. They have to ask their classmates the questions until they find classmates who agree with their answers. Once they find classmates who have the same answer, they practice the target language ("I do too") and write the name of the matching classmate on the back of the card ("So does John").
Articles
A powerpoint which explains the correct use of articles in English using a fill-in-the-blanks exercise and clearly-stated rules.
Reflexive Pronouns
Uses a video to introduce the target language, and then explains the correct use of reflexive pronouns. To practice, students play a charades game in which one student on each team is shown a sentence that uses the target language and can only use their body and gestures to communicate the sentence to their team. The first team to correctly guess the sentence wins a point.
Expressing Agreement with So, Too, Either, and Neither
Explains how to use the structure (so do I, I do too, etc.) to agree with a statement. To practice, students receive question cards. They have to ask their classmates the questions until they find classmates who agree with their answers. Once they find classmates who have the same answer, they practice the target language ("I do too") and write the name of the matching classmate on the back of the card ("So does John").
Discussing Ability with "Can," "Know How To," "To Be Good At," and "Be Able To"
Uses a variety of different skills to introduce the ways to discuss ability in the past, present, and future. Includes a writing/speaking activity where students use target language to write a survey for their classmates, and then give the surveys to practice.
Also includes a basic version which only uses "can," and "cannot."
Using "used to," "would," and "get/be used to" to discuss the past and what you're accustomed to
The powerpoint introduces the target language using a variety of examples. Then students have a discussion in partners based on questions that force them to practice the target language.
Relative Clauses
Introduces students to how to use relative clauses through a lot of examples. Explains the difference between defining and non-defining relative clauses, and includes written practice. The speaking practice is a game of 21 questions, in which students have to use target language to figure out a secret person, object, place, time, etc.
Sequencing Devices--Beginning sentences with Having..., After..., Before..., While..., or On....
The powerpoint explains how to use the target language to form sentences, and has students practice in a partner speaking activity in which they ask questions about what their partners did the week before. Then, students do a writing activity in which they must all start a story, and then rotate their stories to the student on their left. They must practice using the target language to continue writing the story. The activity can continue for as many paragraphs as the teacher sees fit.
Contrast: Using "Although," "But," "However," and "Nevertheless"
Uses entertaining videos to introduce how to use the target language to show contrast. The practice activity is meant to be used as part of a unit on debate, and has students use the target language to write rebuttals.
Contractions
Uses the song "Hit the Road Jack" to introduce the use of contractions in English. Has students identify the contractions in the song, then goes through the most common contractions in English. Finally, students practice by using contractions to change non-contracted sentences.
Use of "In Case"
Introduces the use of "in case" using a clip from Seinfeld tv show. 1. Students go over the vocabulary from the clip, 2. Students are given a transcript and watch the clip while practicing listening skills by filling in the blanks, 3. The powerpoint explains the proper use of in case.
Adverbs of Manner
Uses a funny video to introduce the proper use of adverbs of manner. Then in partners, students are given an adjective and a verb. They must change the adjective to an adverb, write a full sentence using that adverb with a verb, and then think of a way to perform it for the class. The class practices the target language by trying to guess the sentence.
Adverbs and Adjectives
Quickly reviews the use of adjectives before focusing on different kinds of adverbs and their placement in sentences. Students are introduced to the concepts based on describing a funny video, and then in partners receive a paper with an adverb and another word. They must write a sentence about the two, and then act out in the sentence in a skit for the class. The class practices the target language by trying to guess the sentence.
Adjective Word Order
The powerpoint uses a chart and examples to show in what order adjectives that describe the same noun should go. Then students play a guessing game in which they receive a few adjectives that describe something, and have to race to put them in the correct order and guess what the noun is. As an extension, the teacher could have students write their own adjective clues in teams and share them with the class.
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Uses a listening activity to introduce countable and non-countable foods. Goes through how to identify countable and uncountable nouns, and the determiners you can use with each of them (a lot, many, much, little, few, etc.). Then students do a speaking activity where they're stuck on a desert island and have to choose which items to take with them, matching them to the determiners (a frying pan, some sugar, etc.). Finally, in order to check understanding there are are a number of sentences for students to look at and decide if they are correct or not.
Speculating in the past, present, and future using "might, could, may, must, and can't"
Introduces grammatical structures for speculating (he may be tired, he might have gone to bed late), and includes two practice activities:
- First, a partner activity in which students are given cards with unlikely situations (for example: Mary studied really hard for the exam... She failed the exam). Students then have to speculate about what happened in a competitive format until one runs out of ideas. The other student wins the card.
- Second, a writing/speaking activity in which students in groups receive a lateral thinking puzzle (example: Everyone around him knew who he was, but nobody knew his name. Why not?). The groups have to discuss the situation and speculate about possible explanations. They then write their explanation using the target language, and pass the puzzle to the next group (there are nine different puzzles, each with a solution--these are included at the end of the document with the puzzles).
Advice Using Modal Verbs (could, should, had better, must)
The powerpoint shows students how to give advice using the modal verbs above. Then students watch a series of entertaining videos, and have to give advice to the people/animals in the videos. Finally, students play charades: One student on each team is given a problem to act out for their team without speaking. The team has to guess the problem, and then practice target language by giving the student advice.
The Second Conditional
Uses a funny video to introduce the use and structure of the second conditional. Students practice by forming sentences based on the prompts. Then to practice the target language, they design a survey for their classmates based on hypothetical situations.
All the Conditional Tenses
The powerpoint gives an overview of all the conditional tenses (zero, first, second, third, and mixed) with animated examples. Then students do a speaking activity where they write questions in the form of different conditionals, and then interview classmates in partners to practice the target language.
Reported Speech
Explains rules of reported speech--need to add in the speaking activities.
Comparatives and Superlatives
Uses the song Fighter by Christina Aguilera to introduce the correct use of comparatives. Students also do a comprehension activity, and learn idioms based on the first part of the song. Then, the powerpoint explains how to form comparatives and superlatives, including irregular forms and opportunities for students to practice forming comparative sentences. Students have to write their own song based on the example of Fighter, based on someone who has influenced them and using target language. Finally, the powerpoint goes over another comparative form (...as beautiful as...).
Also includes a basic version that only talks about how to form comparatives and comparative sentences. Uses the same basic format and activity as above.
Gerunds and Infinitives
Introduces the basic concept of what verbs combine with gerunds (I enjoy running), which with infinitives (I want to run), and which can combine with either (I like running or I like to run). Then students play a game where they attempt to sort different verbs into those groups.
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