Activity 1: Warm-up · 4 minutes
Warm-up: Questions for an adviser
a) Aims
Ss activate prior knowledge about choosing a course after Grade 12 and notice that questions have different sound patterns.
b) Content
T asks Ss two questions written on the board: 'What will you study?' and 'Have you visited the college?'
In pairs, Ss ask and answer these questions, then decide which question asks for information and which one only needs yes or no.
c) Expected outcomes
- Sample answers: 'I will study nursing.' / 'Yes, I have.' / 'No, I haven't.'
- Ss note: 'What will you study?' asks for information; 'Have you visited the college?' asks for yes or no.
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T writes the two questions on the board without arrows and asks: 'Which question is for information? Which question is yes/no?'
Students
Ss listen to the questions and read them silently from the board.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T monitors pairs and encourages Ss to answer in full sentences.
Students
Pairs take turns asking and answering. Ss decide which question needs information and which needs yes or no.
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T invites 2–3 pairs to share their answers.
Students
Pair 1: 'What will you study?' asks for information. Pair 2: 'Have you visited the college?' asks for yes or no.
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T confirms the two question types and says: 'Today we will focus on how our voice goes up and down in questions, and on two grammar points.'
Students
Ss write the lesson title in their notebooks.