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SUBMITTED BY: Patrick Bickford     BORROWED FROM / INSPIRED BY: Amy Brown     EDITED BY: Fiona Steele

In the Words of Brandy

GRAMMAR: Present Perfect Verb     EXAMPLE: I have lived in Japan for five years.     DATE ADDED: 05-25-10 

 
   
 
35-50 min.
 

Brief Outline: This is a three-step activity emcompassing a fill-in-the-blank of Brandy’s "Have You Ever?", practice of forming past participle questions and finishing with the students asking both teachers strategic questions to illicit specific questions.


Materials Needed:

  • Brandy’s Have You Ever? song (not included)
  • InTheWordsOfBrandy worksheets:
    Lyrics &


Detailed Explanation:

  • Song:
    • Start by writing the verbs used in Brandy’s song on the board and have the students tell you the past participle.
    • Then, give each student a copy of the lyrics (InTheWordsofBrandy) and have them listen to the song. While they are listening, they must write either the past participle or the normal form of the verb.
    • Play the song 2-3 times.
  • Coupon Game:
    • A
      fter making small groups, each group takes turns sitting at a line of desks located in the back of the classroom and answering questions for 1-2 minutes, after which, the teams rotate and the activity continues.
    • When a student, other than the team sitting in the back of the room, has formed a “have you ever ～ ?” question, they go and ask any member seated at the line of desks at the back of the room.
    • If the answer is “Yes, I have,” the students receive a pink paper. If it is “No,” they receive a blue paper.
    • It is best if one teacher stands with the answering students and the other goes around the groups and helps them think of questions.
    • Once the group has received 3 pink and 3 blue papers, they can move to the final step of this activity, the teacher interview activity.
    • The last group to move to the teacher interview activity, can instead ask the ALT/JTE questions since there won't be any other team to ask.
  • Teacher Interview:
    • Students have to create and write 6 questions for the ALT (see InTheWordsofBrandy1). Three questions must illicit “yes” answers, and three must illict “no” answers.
    • Once they have written their questions, they can ask the ALT/JTE to ensure the answer matches.

 

Tips or Cautions:

  • Because of the multiple activities, it is easy to lose control of the classroom, so keep this in mind before you start this activity.

If you have an updated worksheet, email it to the site directly at: schoolofthought (at) jhsenglipediaproject (dot) com

 

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