Lesson Plan on WH-Questions

Form: 2                                                                                         

Level: Upper Intermediate                                                                         

Theme: People

Topic: Grammar- WH-Questions

Objective: To teach students on the purpose of WH-questions and their usage in sentences.

Learning Outcomes: At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. Identify and classify the different WH-questions by finding the correct match. (answer)
2. Construct correct sentences using the WH-questions.

Moral Values: 

1. Cooperation
2. Sharing ideas and thoughts

Educational Emphasis:

1. Critical thinking skills
2. Learning how to learn skills

Teaching Aids: sticky notes

Language Content:

1. Language for Informational Use

2. Language for Interpersonal Use

Teaching Procedure:

Stages	Instructional Activity
Set Induction	1.      Teacher greets students. 2.      Teacher informs the class that they will be learning about WH-questions. 3.      Teacher asks the students whether they have heard about it before. 4.      Teacher asks the students to say the WH-questions out loud.
Development	Activity 1 1.      Teacher lists down the WH-questions. 2.      Teacher discusses with students on what the WH-questions indicate. 3.      Teacher makes sure the students understand the purposes of the WH-questions. Activity 2 1.      Teacher informs the students that they will be doing an activity which requires them to move about. 2.      Teacher explains about the activity to the students. There are 11 questions involving the usage of WH and 11 answers to the questions. The teacher will randomly give out the questions and answers, which are written on sticky notes to the students. What they have to do is find their partner to form a pair and complete the question and answer set. 3.      Teacher starts the game. 4.      Teacher monitors students’ progress and stops the game once everyone has found their partner. 5.      Teacher instructs the students to read out their question and answer set one by one. 6.      Teacher corrects any mistakes. Activity 3 1.      Teacher now instructs every pair to write sentences based on the WH-questions in their grammar book. 2.      Teacher allocates time for them to discuss and write. 3.      Teacher asks a pair to present their sentences (questions) 4.      Teacher corrects any mistakes.
Conclusion	1.      Teacher asks the students what do they think of the lesson and what have they learned. 2.      Teacher recaps and concludes the lesson.

Questions:

1.       What time did you come home last night?

2.       When do you do your homework?

3.       What is that?

4.       How did you feel after the accident?

5.       Who came to the party alone?

6.       Which one do you like?

7.       Why are you smiling?

8.       Where is your house?

9.       Who has my bag?

10.   What are you doing?

11.   When is Miss Nashrah leaving?

Answers:

1.       I came home at 11 p.m.

2.       I do my homework at night.

3.       That is an English book.

4.       I felt traumatized.

5.       Zafirah came to the party alone.

6.       I like the red blouse better than the blue one.

7.       Because I am happy to see you.

8.       Where is your house?

9.       Hafidzin has your bag.

10.   I am participating in Miss Nashrah’s activity.

11.   She is leaving this Friday.

Lesson Plan on Quantifiers: "Some" and "Any"

Form: 2                                                                                         

Level: Upper Intermediate                                                                         

Theme: People and Social Issues

Topic: Chapter 10-Wise Choices (Grammar)

Objective: To teach students on the usage of the quantifiers “some” and “any”.

Learning Outcomes: At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
- Differentiate between the usage of “some” and “any” through understanding notes and a game of making sentences.
- Use the determiners “some” and “any” correctly and appropriately in sentences and daily conversation.

Moral Values: Cooperation

Educational Emphasis:

1. Critical thinking skills
2. preparation for the real world

Teaching Aids: mahjung papers, box.

Language Content:

1. Language for Informational Use

2. Language for Interpersonal Use

Previous Knowledge: The teacher has introduced the subject of quantifiers to the students.

Stages	Instructional Activity
Set Induction	Teacher greets students. Teacher informs students they are going to continue their lesson quantifiers.
Development	Activity 1: Teacher pastes a mahjung paper displaying the quantifiers “some” and “any”, their differences and usage in sentences. Teacher explains and elaborates on the notes. Teacher asks students whether they understand, and asks them questions to test their understanding. Teacher makes sure the students really understand the notes before moving on to the next activity. Activity 2: Teacher instructs students to change their positions and form a circle. Teacher informs the class that they will play a simple game of “poisonous box” on the quantifiers. Teacher pastes the questions of the game on the board, which are in the form of a board game, drawn on mahjung paper. Teacher gives one student the “poisonous box” to be passed around when the game starts. Teacher plays the music and students start to pass the box around. Teacher stops randomly and the student who holds the box must take a strip of paper from the box and follow the instructions written on it. This action will continue until they finish answering all the questions on the board game. Teacher instructs students to go back to their previous sitting positions.
Conclusion	Teacher distributes worksheets on quantifiers as homework. Teacher asks students what have they learned and recaps the lesson.

Notes: Quantifiers- “Some” and “Any”

“Some”

“Any”

-          Used in positive sentences -          Both for countable and uncountable nouns -          “A certain number of”/ “a certain amount of” but the exact quantity is unknown. -          E.g: 1.      I have some friends. 2.      There is some cake left in the fridge. -          Exception: o   We use “some” in questions when offering/requesting something that is there. o   Offering: Would you like some bread? o   Request: Could I have some water?

-          Used in negative sentences or questions. -          Both for countable and uncountable nouns. -          A small/large amount of something which may/may not be there. -          A sentence using “any” is GRAMATICALLY POSITIVE but the meaning is NEGATIVE. -          E.g: 1.      Do you have any cheese? 2.      She doesn’t have any friends in school.

*The difference between the usage of "some" and "any" is so subtle, I sometimes miss it too! So it is important that you know what they are used for. You have to practice to really nail it, so here is a little game to test your understanding!

Click on this link below to play the "board game" that I've created on "some" and "any" !

Board Game

Now that you know and have formed sentences on the quantifiers, try answering these questions! 

Worksheet

Please fill in the blanks with the quantifiers “some” or “any”.

1.      I can see a house, a lake and _________________ trees.

2.      I like ______________ songs by Lady Gaga but not all of them.

3.      Elina can’t find ___________ books on dinosaurs.

4.      Have you got ____________ interesting games in your computer?

5.      There are ______________ delicious macaroons in the fridge.

6.      Would you like ___________ butter?

7.      Mary-Ann has one bird, two cats and ___________ fishes.

8.      Are there ____________ messages for me?

9.      Sookie has not got _____________ friends yet in school.

10.  I have ____________ pens in my bag.

11.  My father has bought _____________ fruits to be eaten before dinner.

12.  Laila does not have _____________ patience.

13.  Is there _____________  juice in the fridge?

14.  I’m afraid I don’t have _______________ answers to all of your problems.

15.  Luqman has _____________ great ideas.

16.  Would you like ______________ breakfast?

17.  Please buy me _____________ pills for my headache.

18.  Is there ____________ student who likes to sing in this class?

19.  I could really use ____________ rest right now after working for 8 hours.

20.  Is there ____________ food for the cat to eat?