Grammar Lesson Plan

Can / can't

Instructor:

Stacy

Level:

Beginner

Students:

8

Length:

25 minutes

Materials:

- A picture of jungle and animals

- 8copies of worksheet (comprehension task- fill in the blanks; can/can't)

- 8copies of BINGO board

- Substitution table

- White board and marker

- colored pens

Aims:

- Ss will know and practice the form, meaning, and use " can / can't "

- Ss will review the action verb ( e.g. swim, fly, dive, jump. etc. ) by brainstorming

- Ss will review the name of animals.

- Ss will be able to improve listening skill by teacher's explanation

- Ss can practice speaking skill by answering C.C.Q

- Ss can complete the worksheet and pretend to do some action

Language Skills:

- Reading: worksheet's introduction & questions

- Speaking: drilling, practice activities(BINGO)

- Writing: worksheet activity

- Listening: listening to T's presentation, instruction, demonstration/ classmates

Language Systems:

- Grammar: can/ can't (can not)

- Phonology: practice intonation and pronunciation by listening and reading

- Function: describing the action verbs with can & can't

Assumptions:

Students already know

- Students know action verbs

- Students know the name of animals

- Students are 5th grade of elementary school students

- Students have the ability to listen English but not be able to understands some

words which are difficult

- Students are used to working individually and in groups of 3 ~ 4

- Students know how to fill in the blanks

Anticipated Errors and Solutions:

- Ss may not clearly understand the meaning

: provide more examples

- Ss may have a hard time drilling

: error correct immediately & give Ss more chances to practice

- There may not be enough time to finish the lesson

: cut off plan ( can play one time of BINGO )

References:

- Catch by Richmond publishing

- www.english

Lead-In

Materials: Board, Marker, A picture of jungle and animals

Time

Set Up

Procedure:

2 min

Whole Class

Greeting students

T: Good afternoon everyone. How are you today?

I am great. So I can make the best class ever.

Introduction

→ Show a picture of jungle with animals

Do you know these animals? What is this animal?

Yes, it is a (name of animals). They need to do something

for finding their foods. But they don't know what to do.

Let's help them to find their foods.

Use the pictures to review the name of animals

T: What is it?                  S: Frog

T: Yes, this is a frog(stick the frog on the picture of jungle)

Frog can jump.

continue for each picture until I have elicited and written

2 sentences each containing can, can't.

Encourage Ss to see the words ' can / can't '

Let's read together. ( T read each sentence, Ss repeat.)

Pre-Activity

Materials: A picture of jungle and animals

Time

Set Up

Procedure:

3 min

3min

3min

Whole Class

Whole Class

Whole class

* warming up activity

By playing Simon says, Ss can review the action verbs.

1. Meaning

Explanation & visual demonstration of meaning using

pictures.

T: What is this animal?

T: Yes, how many, 1,2?

T: Yes, can it swim.

T: No, it can fly.

(with gesture)

T: When something is possible to do we say can!

but if it's impossible to do, we say can not of can't

C.C.Q

I can fly, yes or No?

I can walk, yes or no?

2. Form

Stick the fish on the picture of lake.

T: 2 fish.

T: What can they do?

Ss will answer

T; Yes, good job.

Put the other pictures in the same way. But, make 'Can't'

sentence.

3. Drilling

I You He She They It	can	swim fly jump run walk climb
	can not (can't)

a. Simple Repetition Drill

- Listening drill

- simple repetition in chorus

- simple repetition by individuals

b. Simple substitution Drill

Tell Ss to listen and make a sentence

Show demo.

Point to substitution table while reading & whole class

makes sentences. Pick one Ss and tell him/her to listen

and make a sentence.

Main Activity

Materials: 8 copies of worksheet

Time

Set Up

Procedure:

3min

2min

individual

Individual &

Groups

Practice 1. Unscramble & Choose the correct answer

Now, I'll give you a worksheet to each of you. Do the

worksheet by yourself. You have 3min. When you are

done, compare your answers with your group member.

C.C.Q

What are you going to do?

Can you do it with your group member, at first?

Distribute the worksheet. Monitor and help where needed.

Check answers together. Orally elicit correct answers from

Ss and write on the board.

Practice 2. Draw what teacher says.

I'll tell you a short story about a turtle and a rabbit.

After listening the story, draw the animals. Please listen

carefully. The picture has to be focused on what they

can or can't do. Do it alone and you have 2min.

C.C.Q

How much time will you have?

Are you working alone?

Distribute the worksheet. Monitor and help where needed.

When you finish your work share your picture with your

group members and choose the best painter.

Post - Activity

Materials: worksheet; bingo board(2copies each group)

Time

Set Up

Procedure:

5 min

Group

Whole Class

1. Free Production

Instructions

You will get 2papers. One is for 'Things that you can do'

and the other is 'Things that you can't do'. Write the

action verbs on the each of your BINGO board. Then let's   play bingo game together. This is team play game and

each of your group will have 2min for filling your board.

CCQ

- How much time do you have?

- Are you working alone?

Monitor actively and participate within each group.

Demonstration

Okay, Are you finished? We have some rules here.  When

you play this game you have to make full sentence. Then

you can erase one of the word from your bingo board

and each of you should have same opportunity to say.

If you don't make a sentence and just say the word, you

will not be able to remove the word.

e.g I can swim ----- than I can earase the word swim

CCQ

- Can you say a word only?

- Who has a chance to make a sentence?

Error correction

If Ss make mistakes to make a sentence with can and

can't during game, correct them right away.

2. Conclude lesson

Elicit Ss to say what they learned today.

Give homework

Today's homework is to think about 'What you can do'

and write 5 things that you can do on your notebook.

You guys were awesome today. Did you have fun?

Okay, See you next week!