Textbook: New Horizon   grade: 3   unit: 3   page: 20

Grammar: Present Perfect - I have lived in Japan for five years.

Time: 35~50 min (full class)

In The Words of Brandy

Submitted by: Patrick Bickford     Borrowed or inspired from: Amy Brown     Edited by: Fiona Steele

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?". The picture to the right has a link.
• Brandy Lyrics Worksheet - InTheWordsofBrandy
• Teacher Interview Worksheet - InTheWordsofBrandy1

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:
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  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.

Attachments:

InTheWordsofBrandy           InTheWordsofBrandy1