PEDGRAM: present simple (affirmative)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Present simple

Welcome! Please take a seat and join the LessonUp.. 

Today

- Warm-up

- Goals 

- Understanding meaning and form

- Practice activities 

- Game: Charades 

- The end; did we meet our goals? 

This morning... 

oh no! 

What do you do every morning before school?

Our House - Madness 

Listen to the song ''Our House'' and fill in the missing words on the handout. 

Give the students the handout with the gap exercise. Tell the students they are going to listen to the song again, but now they need to fill in the missing words. 

Discuss the answers afterwards. 

The teacher plays the song and lets the students watch the video. 

Our House - Madness

Father wears his Sunday best. 

Mother's tired, she needs a rest. 

Father gets up late for work. 

Then she sends the kids to school. 

She sees them off with a kiss. 

After discussing, show this slide and let the students just take it in. Repeat the sentences and stress the words in red. 

Goal

After this lesson, you will be able to:

- Discuss the daily routines of individuals at a beginner level (A1).

Share the goal of this lesson and check if the students understand the goal by asking a question and make sure to give meaning to this goal by telling them how they might use it later. (talking about friends/family) 

Take another look

I wear my Sunday best. 

Father wears his Sunday best. 

I am tired, I need a rest. 

Mother's tired, she needs a rest. 

I get up late for work. 

Father gets up late for work. 

Then I send the kids to school. 

Then she sends the kids to school. 

Guided discovery: Ask the questions about USE, FORM and RULE and let the students discover the final rule by themselves. Note: DO NOT GIVE THE RULE. Just give positive feedback and scaffolding. 

To sum it up

The SHIT-rule 

After she/he/it -> + 's/es in the present tense 

We use the present simple for habits or things we do regularly.

Every Sunday, Demy plays soccer.

Every morning, Jeroen calls his friend. 

Every year, my dog gets a new toy.  

After the students discovered the rule, repeat it and sum it up in clear sentences. KISS: Keep It Short and Simple

Every night, Sara ......... (read) a book.

Let the students answer the question individually 

Every monday, Jorik ........ (cook) a meal for his family.

Every weekend, Lisa ....... (clean) the toilet.

Interview time

You are going to interview your partner. 

Ask the questions on the handout and write down your partner's answer. Make sure that you write the answers down in full sentences. 

Look at the example on the handout first. 

Guide the students through the instructions. IMPORTANT: check if they understand the exercise before they get to work. You could do the example sentence together. 

Charades 

The classroom will be divided into two teams. Pick a cool team name! 

One person is going to act out what is on the cards, the others need to guess in full sentences using the present simple. 

For example: He opens a door! 

After the team guesses the correct answer, someone else will stand in front of the group and act out the card. Repeat until your team guessed all the cards and scored the most points. 

Divide the classroom in two and give the students some time to really understand the exercise. You, as a teacher, could practise one card with everyone so they have a clear understanding of the exercise. 

The end! Did we meet our goal?
Are you able to; discuss the daily routines of individuals

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The students individually click on the right emoji (left if they did not reach the goal, right if they did). Ask questions about the lesson, what did they like/dislike? Give a final compliment and end the lesson.