Demonstrative Adjectives

Demonstrative adjectives

Main aim:

students will learn how to introduce an object using demonstrative adjectives.

Subsidiary aim:

students will learn the positive, negative and interrogative form of demonstrative adjectives in its singular and plural forms

Undefined articles a/an

classroom´s vocabulary.

Target vocabulary:

classroom vocabulary sheet from www.mes-english.com

E.g. Book(s), pencil(s), pen(s), ruler(s), eraser(s), etc.

Target language: this, that, these and those ( is/are)

Materials needed:

Teacher:

Basics, additional vocabulary sheets, poster with target vocabulary , realia, flashcards, computer and projector (if available)

Students:

Basics and vocabulary sheets or vocabulary booklets.

Anticipated problems: students may not bring the vocabulary sheets needed for the class.

The target vocabulary may be too undemanding for some students.

Anticipated solutions: bring in extra sheets or ask students to share.

Challenge students to tell the difference between a book bag and a back pack or to define the denotation of words like protractor, whiteout and a hole punch.

Objects around the classroom

1.1 Teacher begins the class by greeting students, (wait for students to answer)

1.2 introduces and writes the topic on the board “ADJECTIVES AND CLASSROOM OBJECTS”

( point to the walls and then twice to the floor in the classroom to make sure students understand the word classroom) , place your hand under the word adjectives and ask students for the definition of an adjective (allow at least 2 answers before you define the word adjective as a DESCRIPTION) if students refer you to the different kinds of adjectives then specify to them that you will be teaching demonstrative adjectives only, at this point.

You may use Spanish at this point IF NEEDED ONLY.

Adjective= the part of speech that modifies a noun or other substantive by limiting, qualifying, or specifying. (The American Heritage Dictionary fourth edition)

Adjetivo= voz que modifica a un sustantivo (diccionario escolar básico actual de Hidalgo)

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