Summary
Learners will understand the structural differences between subject and object questions, practice identifying them, and learn to form them accurately. Through clear explanations of grammar rules, listening comprehension, and interactive exercises, students will improve their ability to ask for specific information effectively in English conversations, enhancing their overall communication skills.
Activities
Students begin with a warm-up activity, identifying the subject, verb, and object in various sentences to reinforce their understanding of basic sentence components.
Learners engage in a matching exercise to connect key grammar vocabulary, such as subject, verb, object, auxiliary verb, and question word, with their correct definitions.
They watch a short video and practice their listening skills by labeling example questions from the video as either subject questions (SQ) or object questions (OQ).
Dedicated grammar practice sections guide students in forming correct subject questions and object questions based on provided answers where specific information is missing.
A mixed practice section challenges students to choose the grammatically correct question (either subject or object) for a given answer from multiple-choice options.
The lesson culminates in a communicative pair work activity ("Let's ask!") where students use subject and object questions to obtain missing information from their partner.
Vocabulary focus
The vocabulary focus is on essential grammatical terms crucial for understanding and forming different types of questions.
Students will learn and review: subject (the doer of the action), verb (the action or state of being), object (the receiver of the action), auxiliary verb (helping verbs like 'do', 'does', 'did', 'is', 'are' used in questions and negatives), and question word (words like 'Who', 'What', 'Where' that introduce a question).
Grammar focus
The primary grammar focus is on distinguishing between and correctly forming subject questions and object questions.
Students learn that subject questions (asking about the 'who' or 'what' performing the action) follow the structure: Question Word (Who/What) + Verb + Object? and do not use an auxiliary verb.
In contrast, object questions (asking about the 'who' or 'what' receiving the action) require an auxiliary verb and follow the structure: Question Word (Who/What) + Auxiliary Verb + Subject + Main Verb (base form)?.
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