Questions with the verb to be
Overview
In this beginner-level ESL lesson, we focus on forming questions using the verb "to be." The goal is to revisit and refine their understanding of basic question structures centred around this fundamental verb, building their confidence in initiating conversations and seeking clarity.
This lesson plan begins with a suggested boardwork example that lays out the target language. Following that, students will participate in several low-resource activities, modifying statements into questions and answering questions from the teacher. To round off the session and reinforce learning, we've integrated a classroom game that's both fun and rooted in the day's objectives.
Lesson Outline
Classroom activities
Use of the board
The students will review some basic question structures that use the verb to be.
Start by giving a few simple examples of how questions are formed using the verb 'be'. Elicit as much as possible from the students. Then move onto the grammar of wh- questions. Elicit a few examples for each, and add the most interesting ones to the board.
Make a question
For this writing activity, students have to create present simple questions from some basic phrases.
Class interrogation
The teacher will ask the class some questions using the target grammar for the lesson.
Tell me something
The students will use the prompts from the previous activity to ask each other questions.
Classroom games
Is this a unicorn?
Players use the target language for the lesson to correct the teacher's mistakes.
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1100+ Printable ESL flashcards
180+ ESL lesson plans
8 Distinct language levels
Offline access through the TEFLHandbook app
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