Mastering Grammar: Recap of Present Simple, Question Words, Yes-No Questions, Negative Sentences, and Word Order

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

English | 7 November

you will need:

• laptop or phone

Agenda

1. grammar recap and practice.

Preparing Presentations

Prepare a short presentation about your favorite school subject. Use the vocabulary you practiced earlier. include:

• your favourite subjects + why (2 reasons)
• when are they in your timetable?
• 1 minute per person.
  

Summarizing Likes/Dislikes

While listening to the presentations, make summaries of what the other learners are saying with regards to their likes and dislikes about school subjects.

Presenting in Groups

Present your prepared presentations to another pair in a group of four. Take turns listening and presenting.

Mastering Grammar: Recap of Present Simple, Question Words, Yes-No Questions, Negative Sentences, and Word Order

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will have a clear understanding of the grammar rules of present simple, question words, yes-no questions, negative sentences, and word order.

What do you already know about the grammar rules we've covered in the past 2 chapters?

Recap: Present Simple

The present simple tense is used to talk about general truths, habits, and routines. It is formed by adding '-s' or '-es' to the base form of the verb for she/he/it.

• I walk to school
• she walks to school
  

Which of the following sentences uses the present simple correctly?

1. She plays tennis every Sunday.
2. She played tennis every Sunday.
3. She play tennis every Sunday.
4. She playing tennis every Sunday.

What is the correct form of the verb 'to be' in the present simple for the pronoun 'I'?

1. is
2. be
3. are
4. am

Write a complete sentence in the present simple.

Yes-No Questions

to be / can

1. Take normal sentence. "She can write English"
2. put verb in front. "Can she write English?"
   

other verbs

1. Take normal sentence. "He studies a lot."
2. put do/does in front. "Does he study a lot?"

Write your own question that can be answered with yes or no.

Question Words

Question words include 'who', 'what', 'when', 'where', 'why', and 'how'.

1. take yes/no question.
2. add question word in front.
   

• Why did you not do your homework?
• Where can I find the train station?

Write two different question words with 'who', 'what', 'when', 'where', 'why', or 'how'.

Negative Sentences

something did not happen/is not true

1. take normal sentence.
2. add not or n't after the verb with to be/can
   
3. with other verbs, add do not/does not before the verb
   

I can do my homework > I can't do my homework

I cycled to school > I did not cycle to school.

What is the correct rule for forming negative sentences in the present simple?

1. Change the verb to past tense.
2. Remove 'do' or 'does' from the sentence.
3. Add 'do not' or 'does not' before the base form of the verb.
4. Add 'am not' before the base form of the verb.

Write two different negative sentences with "I, you, he, she, it, we, or they"

Word Order

Use the question: Who does what where when.

On Friday, a test we have in class

We have a test in class on Friday. OR

On Friday, we have a test in class.

Which sentence has the incorrect word order?

1. I have breakfast in the morning.
2. Breakfast I have in the morning.
3. Have breakfast I in the morning.
4. In the morning I have breakfast.

Choose the sentence with the correct word order.

1. Watching a movie are they at the cinema.
2. At the cinema they a movie watching are.
3. The cinema watching are they a movie at.
4. They are watching a movie at the cinema.

Which option displays the correct word order?

1. I often go swimming on Saturdays.
2. Go swimming often I on Saturdays.
3. Swimming I often go on Saturdays.
4. Often I go swimming on Saturdays.

TEST INFO

CH. 1+2 TEST DATE

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO STUDY?

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.