Lesson plan
Lesson: “Personal pronouns”
Time: 30 minutes
Context: Meeting new people at parties and celebrations
Lead-in:
– Set the context by showing the student 4 different questions on the board:
- Do you like going to parties and events?
- If so, what types of parties do you attend regularly?
- Do you consider yourself a shy or extroverted person?
- Do you like meeting new people at parties and events?
-Talk to the student to set the context and break the ice.
Transition:
– Show the following questions on the board as a connection to MPF. Elicit all the language the student might already know about the TL
- When you see someone interesting at a party…
- How can you refer to that person if you don’t know their name?
- Do you know what a pronoun is?
MPF
-Show the student a slide with the personal pronouns and elicit the meaning of each one of them.
-Show the student another slide and state the classification of the pronouns into 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person etc.
– Show the student another slide and explain to him/her the function of personal pronouns and how they replace the names with the following example:
Sarah is really pretty. Sarah always wears fashionable clothes.
- Sara es muy bonita.
Sarasiempre usa ropa a la moda
Sarah is really pretty. She always wears fashionable clothes.
- Sara es muy bonita. Ella siempre usa ropa a la moda
-Show the phonemes of the pronouns and drill the pronunciation. Make the student repeat as many times as necessary
Controlled practice
-Show the student some exercises in which they have to replace proper names with personal pronouns. Correct the exercises and help him/her if the exercise wasn’t completed satisfactorily.
Freer practice
-Ask the student to complete some sentences using all the personal pronouns they can.
Workbook
Complete the sentences with the correct personal pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, and they.
1 – The show starts at 11 pm. _____ is on Saturday.
2 – Madonna isn’t an actress. _____ is a singer.
3 – My sister and I want to go to the concert, but _____ don’t have money.
4 – I love Titanic! _____ is my favorite movie.
5 – My parents are doctors. _____ spend long hours at the hospital.
6 – Marc studies really hard. _____ is the best student in his class.
7 – Thanks for the roses. _____ are beautiful.
8 – Bogota is my favorite city in the world. _____ is the capital of Colombia.
9 – Where are your keys? –_____ are here.
10 – My name is Wanda. _____ am Australian.
Complete the sentences with the correct personal pronoun in the parentheses.
11 – _____ are watching a movie. (My mother and I)
12 – _____ is very difficult. (Spanish)
13 – _____ likes romantic movies. (Laura)
14 – _____ are domestic animals. (Cats and dogs)
15 – _____ said I need some vacations. (My father)
16 – _____ always wants to help me in the kitchen. (My son)
17 – _____ speaks English very well. (Tania)
18 – _____ take piano lessons with me. (Robert and James)
19 – _____ is ringing. (The telephone)
20 – _____ go to church every Sunday. (My family)
Lesson 2: Verb TO BE
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb be: am, is, are.
1 – I ___ a teenager.
2 – He ___ a young boy.
3 – It ___ a notebook.
4 – She ___ a French teacher.
5 – We ___ students.
6 – They ___ mechanics.
7 – You ___ policemen.
8 – We ___ from Canada.
9 – I ___ Edward, nice to meet you.
10 – The weather ___ cold.
Unscramble the sentences
11 – are / These / parents. / my
12 – funny. / is / Robert / so
13 – garage. / the / in / car / The / is
14 – tests. / are / The / difficult / not / very
15 – My / is / nice / me. / aunt / to
16 – are / These / kids / my
17 – you / Are / surprised?
18 – fascinating. / is / book / That
19 – good / I / a / football / am / player.
20 – my / are / friends . They / best
Answer key
Complete the sentences with the correct personal pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, and they.
1 – The show starts at 11 pm. It is on Saturday.
2 – Madonna isn’t an actress. She is a singer.
3 – My sister and I want to go to the concert, but we don’t have money.
4 – I love Titanic! It is my favorite movie.
5 – My parents are doctors. They spend long hours at the hospital.
6 – Marc studies really hard. He is the best student in his class.
7 – Thanks for the roses. They are beautiful.
8 – Bogota is a cold city. It is the capital of Colombia.
9 – Where are your keys? – They are here.
10 – My name is Wanda. I am Australian.
Complete the sentences with the correct personal pronoun in the parentheses.
11 – We are watching a movie. (My mother and I)
12 – It is very difficult. (Spanish)
13 – She likes romantic movies. (Laura)
14 – They are domestic animals. (Cats and dogs)
15 – He said I need some vacations. (My father)
16 – He always wants to help me in the kitchen. (My son)
17 – She speaks English very well. (Tania)
18 – They take piano lessons with me. (Robert and James)
19 – It is ringing. (The telephone)
20 – They go to church every Sunday. (My family)
Answer key
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb be: am, is, are.
1 – I am a teenager.
2 – He is a young boy.
3 – It is a notebook.
4 – She is a French teacher.
5 – We are students.
6 – They are mechanics.
7 – You are policemen.
8 – We are from Canada.
9 – I am Edward, nice to meet you.
10 – The weather is cold.
Unscramble the sentences.
11 – These are my parents.
12 – Robert is so funny.
13 – The car is in the garage.
14 – The tests are not very difficult.
15 – My aunt is nice to me.
16 – These are my kids.
17 – Are you surprised?
18 – That book is fascinating.
19 – I am a good football player.
20 – They are my best friends.