Grammar 1Fall 2013

Nikki Mattson

IECP

Agenda

• Warm up

• Return diagnostics

• Present tense “be” verb

Would you rather…• Have eyes the size of golf balls

• OR

• Have teeth the size of computer keys?

Answer: I would rather have….

Diagnostics

“Be” Verb

• What can you say with the verb “be”?

• What are the forms of “be” in the present tense?

Practice

• Pgs. 5-6, ex. A-C (read out loud with partner and complete)

• Pg. 6 – complete individually and share with the whole class

Negatives

Negative Contractions

Data from the Real World

• Review the chart on pg. 8, discuss the chart in pairs, and be ready to discuss with the class

Practice

• Pgs. 8-9, ex. A-C (read out loud and complete with a partner)

• Pg. 10, listening and ex. B

• Audio

Editing Race

• 1. This my friend.

• 2. Her name Amy.

• 3. Amy and I roommates.

• 4. She 27.

• 5. She is no a student.

• 6. Is a science teacher

• 7. Is very nice and very smart.

• 8. Amy is no in school today.

• 9. She sick.

• 10. Is at home.

Guessing Game

• Write one sentence on each strip of paper. Write the name of the person who is being described on the paper too.

• Examples: She is the teacher. Nikki• They are not tall (Nikki and Ruth)

• 1. I am…• 2. I am not…• 3. He/she is…• 4. They are not…• 5. We are…

HW

• Complete workbook pgs. 2-7