LESSON PLAN Wh Questions

Laura Cristina Rojas Sosa LESSON PLAN

GRADE/ LEVEL:Fourth grade

TOPIC:Wh questions

SUBJECT:English

SUGGESTED TIME FRAME:100 minutes

GENERAL OBJECTIVES: The students will be able to ask questions about different topics (traveling, working,

studying, just to name a few) using “wh” questions.

SPECIFIC OBJETIVES: The students will identify and use “wh” questions in order to get information related to

different situations, e.g: Asking for information about something. Asking for reasons. Asking about time. Asking about a place or position. Asking about choice. Asking for a subject/object.

The students not only will be able to ask for information but to give information too. The students will form “wh” questions with the correct structure.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

The use of Simple Present: its semantic and grammatical function.

The use of different verbs, for instance: to drink, to eat, to do.

TEACHING PROCEDURE:

Warm Up:

An introductory activity will consist of an informal conversation (for instance, a conversation between two friends) with the students in order to make questions about the places where they live, things that they like to do, etc.

Presentation:

1. To show the grammatical function of the “wh” questions and how to use each one in a conversations using as an example the introductory activity.

2. To give students other examples of “wh” questions.

GRAMATICAL FOCUS:“Wh” questions are interrogative forms used in an information statement.

PRONUNCIATION:

The pronunciation of “wh” questions is going to be listened, learnt and used during the class by its constant repetition and correction at the right moment.

3. To ask students to form in pairs; they will be given some pictures of people doing different activities (traveling, working, studying, etc.); the students will have to make questions about what they see in the pictures.

4. The students will have to write those questions.

FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES:

1. The students will choose a member of their families and they will ask questions about any experience or situation in their lives, for instance:

What is your favorite TV show? When did you start watching the show? Where was it aired for the first time?

GENERAL SUGGESTIONS:

1. To recommend students to do exercises on the Internet.

What /(h)wət/ Where /(h)we(ə)r/ When /(h)wen/

VOCABULARY:To wake up, to work, to like, to play, to travel, to meet, to go, to eat, to drink, to buy, to do, to see, to swim, among others.

EXERCISES ONLINE:

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5283

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1718

HOMEWORK

The students must read the text on page 11 and answer the questions.

EVALUATIONStudents will have a quiz regarding “wh” questions.