Concorso AB25

Gallarate, 2 luglio 2024

DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS

Concorso ordinario DM 26 ottobre 2023, n. 205 classe di concorso AB25

Chiara Pennone

CONTEXT

First-year class (lower secondary) suburban school in a multicultural context

CLASS

Number of students: 21 Students with SEN: 4 motivation level in learning: MEDIUM

students with sen

Federico

oppositional defiant disorder

Matilde, Luna and Marielca

dyslexia

FEDERICO: HOW TO GET ALONG...

After a couple of months of observation, the teacher proposes:

a contract with clear and specific rights and duties

It is built on MUTUAL TRUST.

It gives the student the chance to choose WHAT AND HOW

but with RESPONSIBILITY

the real contract

FEDERICO'S STRENGHTS

He is extremely HELPFUL with adults and classmates

He is GENEROUS

He's a TECH GENIUS!

MATILDE, LUNA AND MARIELCA

Some common strategies:

• Avoid using PURE BLACK TEXT on a PURE WHITE BACKGROUND.

• Avoid using CAPITAL LETTERS.

• prefer using dyslexia-friendly fonts (12-14 point size)

and a larger line spacing.

THE GIRLS' STRENGHTS

Marielca: she's humble, energetic and helpful with Hispanic students (newly arrived)

Luna: she's a master of MAPS!

Matilde: she likes English and has good prior knowledge

PRE-REQUISITES

Being familiar with:

• vocabulary: school objects and colours

• present of the verb "be" (affirmative, negative, interrogative form)

• how to make question with "what"

• difference between adjectives and pronouns

GENERAL AND SPECIFIC AIMS

At the end of the learning unit the students will be able to: interact with each other ASKING QUESTIONS and GIVING ANSWERS, using properly:

• SCHOOL OBJECTS vocabulary and COLOUR NAMES
• the present of the verb "BE" (in the affermative, negative and interrogative form)

• the question word "what"
• DEMONSTRATIVE adjectives and pronouns

The planned activities are aimed to STIMULATE the following SOFT SKILLS: Communication, creativity, public speaking, adaptability, teamwork.

4 LESSONs (ABOUT 45 MINUTES EACH):

• revision : VOCABULARY

• REVISION: PRESENT OF THE VERB "BE"

AND QUESTION WITH "WHAT"

• DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ADJECTIVE AND PRONOUN AND INTRODUCTION TO DEMONSTRATIVES

• SPEAKING ACTIVITY

1 lesson: reviSING VOCABULARY

Federico (tech-genius), Luna (map genius) and Matilde (good at English)will go to the tech room with the SUPPORT TEACHER and other three classmates for a ......

they will be divided into 2 groups of 3 students.Each group will create a "kahoot":

• one will be on SCHOOL OBJECTS

• the other on COLOUR NAMES

1 lesson: reviSING VOCABULARY

The English teacher will work with the other students in the classroom. The students will be divided into 5 groups of 3 people each.

the teacher will give each group some FLASHCARDS like these:

Flashcards with picture and NO names on them.

1 lesson: reviSING VOCABULARY

Each group will work on their flashcards and then exchange them with the other groups:

the task will be:GIVE the NAME to EVERY OBJECT and COLOUR. CREATE A CHART OR A MAP OF ALL THE WORDS.

Students can LOOK AT THE BOOK if they want to be sure and they can always ASK THE TEACHER.Marielca will HELP Gabriel, a new student from Mexico.

homework

The CHARTS/MAPS created in class will be UPLOADED on the school APP, so that everybody can choose their favourite to REVISE the vocabulary at home.

The teacher will give the students some EXERCISES from the book and from the web to PRACTISE.

2 lesson: TESTING VOCABULARY

IS GONNA BE REVEALED!

THE

The 6 students who worked at the kahoot WILL PRESENT THE GAME to their classmates.

The classmates, divided into groups, will TEST THEIR KNOWLEDGE playing the game with their own device (one per group).

2 lesson: PRESENT TENSE OF THE VERB "BE"

Look at the picture and complete the sentences with the correct forms (aff. / int. )

the cat ___ big. The baby ___ small. __ they friends? Yes, they ___.

And now complete the grammar rule:

We use "is" when the subject is a 3rd person _______ .We use "are" when the subject is a ______ person plural.

in pairs

2 lesson: PRESENT TENSE OF THE VERB "BE"

the cat is big. The baby is small. Are they friends? Yes, they are.

We use "is" when the subject is a 3rd person singular.We use "are" when the subject is a 3rd person plural.

in pairs

2 lesson: PRESENT TENSE OF THE VERB "BE"

And what happens with questions?

The cat and the baby are friends.

Are they good friends? Yes, they are.

Complete the grammar rule:

There is an inversion of the ______ and the _______

in pairs

2 lesson: PRESENT TENSE OF THE VERB "BE"

The cat and the baby are friends.

Are they good friends? Yes, they are.

Complete the grammar rule:

There is an inversion of the SUBJECT and the VERB.

in pairs

2 lesson: PRESENT TENSE OF THE VERB "BE"

Look at the picture and complete the sentences with the correct forms (aff. / neg. / int. )

___ he a good student? Yes, he __. He ______ a bad student.

And now complete the grammar rule:

To make the negative form of the verb "be" you add ____

in pairs

2 lesson: PRESENT TENSE OF THE VERB "BE"

Is he a good student? Yes, he is. He isn't a bad student.

To make the negative form of the verb "be" you add NOT.

IS + NOT = ISN'T

in pairs

2 lesson: PRESENT TENSE OF THE VERB "BE"

Look at the picture and complete the sentences with the correct forms (aff. / neg. / int. )

___ they real pirates? No, they ____ . They ______ kids.

in pairs

2 lesson: PRESENT TENSE OF THE VERB "BE"

Are they real pirates? No, they aren't. They are kids.

ARE + NOT = AREN'T

in pairs

2 lesson: question words

all together

2 lesson: question words

Complete the short dialogues filling the gaps with the correct question word.

Match the question words with their definitions.

___ are you happy? Because it is my birthday. __ are you?I'm Josh. ___ is your name? My name is Sarah. ___ are your friends from? They are from Canada. ___ is the English test? It is on Monday.

REASONSPLACES PEOPLE THINGS TIME

WHOWHAT WHERE WHEN WHY

WHOWHAT WHERE WHEN WHY

IS FOR

in pairs

2 lesson: question words

WHY are you happy? Because it is my birthday. WHO are you?I'm Josh. WHAT is your name? My name is Sarah. WHERE are your friends from? They are from Canada. WHEN is the English test? It is on Monday.

WHO IS FOR PEOPLEWHAT IS FOR THINGS WHERE IS FOR PLACES WHEN IS FOR TIME WHY IS FOR REASONS

in pairs

homework

At home students will revise the present tense of the verb "BE" (full and contracted form; affirmative / negative /interrogative form) and the questions

The teacher will provide the students with extra material from the web to REVISE and PRACTISE.

3 lesson: demonstratives

all together

3 lesson: demonstrative pronouns

THAT IS A CAT

THIS IS A DOG

all together

3 lesson: demonstrative adjectives

THAT BALL IS GREEN

THIS BALL IS RED

all together

3 lesson: demonstrative pronouns

THIS IS A DOG

THAT IS A TREE

all together

THIS and THESE - THAT and THOSE

Adjective or pronoun

COMPARE:

This is a dog.

This dog is friendly.

in pairs

Complete the grammar rule!

This is a dog.

A pronoun can stand alone because it substitutes the ______ .

This dog is friendly.

An adjective is never alone, it always defines a _____ .

in pairs

Complete the grammar rule!

This is a dog.

A pronoun can stand alone because it substitutes the NOUN.

This dog is friendly.

An adjective is never alone, it always defines a NOUN.

in pairs

homework

At home students will REVISE demonstrative ADJECTIVES and PRONOUNS and PRACTISE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS using them with the present of the verb "be" and the revised vocabulary..The teacher will ask them to take some personal school objects to school for the next class.

4 lesson: SPEAKING ACTIVITY

The students will be divided into 6 TEAMS of 3/4 people each.The TEAMS will COMPETE, ASKING their opponents QUESTIONS about their REAL OBJECTS and ANSWERING in their turn.

EXAMPLES:

What is this? This is a ruler.Is this a rubber? Yes, it is. Are those books? No, they aren't. These are books, those are exercise books. Is this your sharpner? Yes, it's mine!

in small groups

4 lesson: SPEAKING ACTIVITY

The teacher will evaluate individually the activity from 3 different points of view:

• if the student CAN USE PROPERLY the TARGET VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR.
• if and how the student COOPERATED with their group's mates.
• if the student PLAYS FAIR with the opponent teams.

Federico will help keep score, writing on the board.

THE TEACHER WILL TAKE INTO GREAT ACCOUNT IF AND HOW THE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED AND COOPERATED IN ALL THE PHASES OF THE LEARNING UNIT.

REFERENCES

Web resources (youtube videos, British Council website, Wordwall)