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Materials:
Board
an egg carton
Hand out (14)
2 sets of Picture of the movie “spider man”
Sentencies for broken telephone activity
Aims:
To understand the meaning of can/can’t (ability)
To practice can/can’t, could/couldn’t and be able to statements
To practice pronunciation of can/can’t, could/couldn’t and be able to
To understand the use of can/can’t in various situation
Language Skills:
Reading – Board, Broken telephone activity (read the words on the cards)
Listening – Teacher talk, Drills, Activities
Speaking – Drills, Activities
Writing – practice with text book, Home work
Language Systems:
Lexis – No new vocabulary, but practice vocabulary that they already know
Grammar – making sentences using can/can’t and be able to
Function – saying ability
Discourse -- using the modal verbs in conversation
Assumptions:
Students are familiar with
- simple present, past, future tense
- simple model verbs
- this class/ style of lesson
Class consists of 12 international students
Students can understand 70 percent of the content
Students can get information from the content and apply to their comprehension
worksheets.
Anticipated Errors:
Students may be confused with the activity.
- Monitor and assist when it is necessary
Students may pronounce can/can’t incorrectly.
- Praise them for trying and correct it
Students may have difficulties thinking of vocabulary or expressing themselves
during the activities.
- List some word and examples on the board,
Some strong students may dominate the class
- Elicit from quiet students
- Give shy students more eye-contact
Students might not talk a lot because of fear making mistakes
- Give them lots of positive praise and remind them making mistakes is not shameful.
It is the part of learning
References:
www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-modals_can_quiz.htm
Practice
Materials: Board, sentences for the Broken Telephone,
I Am/was/will be
You Are/were/will be dance
He/ She Is/ was/ will be able to drive
We/ They are/ were/will be
CCQ Ss
-can you say it loudly?
-what is the last student going to do?
Procedure:
Time Set-up Create a “superhero” activity
- Let’s make in pairs.
20 Group work The teacher shows two pictures of “spider man” and
minutes the teacher gives students demonstrate about
superpowers.
Discuss with a partner about superhero
Create their own superhero and then fill in blank
After 5 minutes
Students will present their own superhero.
Error correction
SOS Activity
1) Home work
- Students think about one’s special abilities and write
them down. More than 5 sentences. For example, I can
play the drum. I can fix a computer.
- Ask students fill in blanks on Pg 42