Asking Question Teachers' Notes

8/18/2019 Asking Question Teachers' Notes

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Asking questions

Topic Question forms; asking and answering questionsLevel: SfL E2+ / SQA Access 3+ / CEFR A2+Time: 75 minutes (possi!" more wit# e$tension a%ti&ities'

Aims

• o de&e!op t#e students) ai!it" to form questions

• o gi&e students pra%ti%e in asking and answering questions

• o promote !earner autonom" " en%ouraging students to ana!"se !anguage wit# a

fo%us on form* meaning and pronun%iation+

Introduction

#is !esson is aout t#e peop!e in t#e room and %an e use wit# a &ariet" of !e&e!s+ Studentsare gi&en t#e opportunit" to ta!k aout t#emse!&es as t#e" de&e!op t#eir ai!it" to ask andanswer questions+ #e fo%us is on a%%urate question formation t#roug# dis%ussion* peer,

%orre%tion and student inter&iews+

There are no materials to prepare for this lesson.

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owe&er* t#e students wi!! need t#e fo!!owing. a pen a pencil and lined paper

!rocedure

"armer #$%&2% minutes'

• -raw a question mark on t#e oard to e!i%it t#at t#e !esson topi% is 0questions)+

• 1ut t#e students in pairs and ask t#em to t#ink of e$amp!es of questions t#e" #a&easked or een asked re%ent!"+

• 2rite one question from ea%# pair on t#e oard* making sure t#at t#e %ommon

e!ements !ine up as in t#e ta!e e!ow+ 3ote 4 t is a good idea to in%!ude e$amp!equestions wit# different &er forms and wit# or wit#out question words+

E$amp!es.Do you like coffee?

Where do you comefrom?

What are you doing nextweekend ?

Have you visited America?

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• Ask t#e students t#e fo!!owing questions aout t#e e$amp!es t#e" #a&e gi&en+ #ese

are suggestions; "ou ma" t#ink of more.

o 2#" do we ask questions

o 2#at words do we use w#en we ask questions (w#o* w#at* w#ere et%'

o ow do we pronoun%e a question

ntonation 4 usua!!". , t#e speaker)s &oi%e goes down at t#e end of t#e question* if it starts wit# a question word+

, t#e speaker)s &oi%e goes up at t#e end of t#e question* if it starts wit# a &er+

o ow do we form questions

Question formation guide!ines for tea%#er.

E$amp!e statement. !ike %offee+ (I is t#e su()ect* like is t#e ver('

E$amp!e question. -o "ou !ike %offee (You is t#e su()ect* do is t#e dumm* auiliar*

to make a question'

E$amp!e statement. am from Eng!and+ (I is t#e su()ect* am is t#e ver('

E$amp!e question wit# in&ersion. 2#ere are "ou from (You is t#e su()ect* are is t#e

ver('

• e!! students to make a ta!e !ike t#e one e!ow and add questions t#at weregenerated in t#e warmer+ En%ourage t#e students to pra%tise t#eir intonation+

Question word Au$i!iar" &er Su8e%t 9ain &er/parti%ip!e

:8e%t Ad&ers(p!a%e*time+ et%+'

Do you like coffee?

Where do you comefrom?

What are you doing nextweekend ?

Task $ , "riting questions #$% minutes'

• E!i%it ,< topi% areas from t#e students t#at t#e" wou!d !ike to ask t#eir %!assmates+

A!ternati&e!"* gi&e t#e students t#ese topi%s "ourse!f+o Sport

o Food and drink

o Free,time a%ti&ities

o Fami!"

• Set a time !imit of 5 minutes and ask t#e students to write down as man" questions

on t#e topi%s as t#e" %an+ #e students s#ou!d use pens to -rite their questions+

#e students s#ou!d !ea&e at !east < !ank !ines etween ea%# question t#e" write+


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• =i&e t#e students a furt#er ,< minutes to read t#roug# t#eir questions and make

sure t#e" are #app" wit# t#em+

• I!/0TA1T , do not provide an* help -ith language at this point (apart from

spe!!ings* if t#e students are rea!!" strugg!ing'+

Task 2 , !eer&checking #$% minutes'• Ask t#e students to swap t#eir !ist of questions wit# a partner+

• e!! t#em to %#e%k t#e questions* referring a%k to w#at "ou dis%ussed aout

questions at t#e eginning of t#e !esson+

• Students s#ou!d write an" %orre%tions on the line (elo- the question in pencil+

• 9onitor and #e!p an" students w#o are strugg!ing wit# t#e task+

• Ask questions to #e!p students noti%e t#e form of t#e questions.

o -o "ou need an au$i!iar" &er (do/does' in t#is question

o Are t#e words in t#e rig#t order

o s t#e spe!!ing a!rig#t

o Are t#ere an" words missing

Task 3 , elf&checking # minutes'

• Ask t#e students to return t#e questions to t#eir partner+

• e!! students to read t#e suggested %#anges and rewrite an" questions wit# errors+

• 9onitor and #e!p an" students w#o are strugg!ing wit# t#e task+

Task 4 , tudent intervie-s #$ minutes'

• Ask t#e students to work wit# a partner+ #is %ou!d e t#e same partner from t#e

pre&ious task or a different one+

• e!! t#em to %#oose 5 of t#eir questions to ask t#eir partner+ #e" s#ou!d inter&iew

ea%# ot#er and write down notes aout t#eir partner)s answers+

• f students finis# qui%k!"* t#e" %an ask ea%# ot#er more questions+ Again* make sure

t#e" write notes aout t#eir partner)s answers+

Task , "riting up the intervie-s #$ minutes'

• e!! students to write up t#eir partner)s answers in t#e form of a question and answer

te$t+ Students s#ou!d group t#eir questions a%%ording to t#e question topi%s+

• 9onitor and remind students to write t#eir questions in t#e se%ond person ("ou' and

t#e answers in t#e first person ('+

• 2#en t#e students #a&e written t#eir te$ts* sti%k t#em on t#e wa!! and in&ite students

to read ea%# ot#er)s work+

• Ask t#e students to dis%uss an"t#ing t#at surprised t#em aout t#eir %!assmates+

5ooler #$% minutes'

• 1ut t#e students into groups of < or > and ask t#em to ask "ou t#e most interesting

questions t#e" #a&e written+

• Sa" "ou wi!! on!" answer questions t#at are %orre%t!" formed and t#at ea%# group wi!!

e awarded a point for e&er" %orre%t!" formed question t#e" ask+

• f t#e students ask an in%orre%t!" formed question* mo&e on to t#e ne$t group.

• Condu%t a fina! feeda%k session w#ere t#e students dis%uss w#at t#e" #a&e !earnt

aout using questions in t#e !esson+

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