Giáo án A Closer Look 2

Ss activate prior knowledge of school vocabulary and the topic 'My new school', and become curious about the present simple tense.

T shows a picture of a school with a playground, classrooms, a garden and students in uniforms. T asks Ss to name the things they see using the words subject, uniform, classmate, compass, calculator, boarding school, playground and creative. Then T asks: 'What do students do at your school every day?'

Ss name at least five school items or places in English and make one or two simple sentences about their daily school life, for example: 'We wear uniforms every school day.' 'I have Maths on Mondays.'

Ss recognise the form of the present simple for I/you/we/they and he/she/it, and the negative and question forms with do/does.

T shows the model text: 'My dream school is in the countryside. It has bright classrooms and a small farm. We study science in the garden. There is a quiet reading room. Students usually work in teams. I like this school because everyone can learn by doing.'
T asks Ss to underline the verbs in the present simple and to complete the table in Worksheet 1: Part A.
T then asks: 'Why do we use studies with he, she and it but study with I, we, you and they?'

Ss complete the form table:

• Affirmative: I/you/we/they study; he/she/it studies (add -es after -y or -o/-s/-ch/-sh endings, e.g. study → studies).
• Negative: I/you/we/they do not (don't) study; he/she/it does not (doesn't) study + base verb.
• Question: Do I/you/we/they study ...? Does he/she/it study ...? + base verb.
  Ss conclude: 'The present simple talks about habits and routines. After does/do not, the verb is always in the base form.'

Ss identify the position of always, usually, often, sometimes and never with ordinary verbs and with the verb be.

T writes two groups of sentences on the board:

• We often read. / Students usually work in teams. / Lan is always ready.
• Ss find the rule by comparing the position of the adverb with the verb be and with ordinary verbs.
  T asks: 'Where do we put always, often and never in the sentence? Where do we put them with the verb be?' Ss also complete the rule in Worksheet 1: Part B.

Ss complete the rule:

• Adverbs of frequency usually go BEFORE an ordinary verb: We often read. Students usually work in teams.
• Adverbs of frequency usually go AFTER the verb be: Lan is always ready. It is never late.
  Ss note that these adverbs are not given fixed percentages, they only describe how often an action happens (e.g. always, often, sometimes, never).

Ss apply the present simple forms and the position of adverbs of frequency to complete sentences and to choose correct sentences, and explain their choices.

T gives Ss eight exercises (Worksheet 1: Part C) to do in pairs.

1. Lan ___ English on Mondays. A. study; B. studying; C. studies
2. We ___ uniforms every school day. A. wearing; B. wear; C. wears
3. ___ Minh play chess after school? A. Does; B. Do; C. Is
4. She does not ___ a calculator today. A. needs; B. needing; C. need
5. Choose the correct sentence. A. I am often do my homework after dinner.; B. I often do my homework after dinner.; C. I do often my homework after dinner.
6. Choose the correct sentence. A. She is never late.; B. She never is late always.; C. She does never late.
7. My brother ___ his bike to school every day. A. ride; B. is ride; C. rides
8. Which question asks about frequency? A. What do you read?; B. How often do you read?; C. Where do you read?
   After each answer, Ss explain why the other options do not fit.

Answer key:

1. C – Lan is a third-person singular subject, so study becomes studies.
2. B – We is followed by the base verb wear.
3. A – Questions with Minh use Does + base verb play.
4. C – After does not, use the base verb need.
5. B – Often goes before the ordinary verb do.
6. A – Never goes after the verb be.
7. C – Every day shows a habit; my brother is singular, so rides.
8. B – How often asks about frequency.
   Ss also write one sentence explaining the error in each wrong option, for example: 'Option A is wrong because I am is not followed by the verb do.'

Ss use the present simple and adverbs of frequency to describe their own dream school in a short paragraph.

T asks Ss to write 5–6 sentences about their dream school, using at least three frequency adverbs (always, usually, often, sometimes, never) and at least one question with Do/Does. Ss may use the words subject, uniform, classmate, calculator, boarding school, playground and creative. Example opening: 'My dream school is ...' Ss read their paragraph to a partner, who checks the verb forms and the adverb position.

Each S writes a short paragraph, for example:
'My dream school is near the sea. It has a big playground and creative classrooms. Students usually learn by doing projects. We often work in teams. Teachers are always kind. I never wear a uniform on Saturdays. Does your school have a garden?'
Ss check the paragraph for: correct -s/-es endings, do not/does not with base verbs, and frequency adverbs placed before ordinary verbs and after be.