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Lesson Plan in Structure of English
Lesson Plan in Structure of English
Teaching Grammar
I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, the students will have been able to:
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1. Prayer
Before we start, let us all stand and pray. - Pupils stand and pray
2. Greetings
Good morning class. - Good morning ma'am.
3. Checking of attendance
Is everybody's present today? - Yes, ma'am.
4. Passing of Assignment
We have an assignment, right?
Pass your assignments in front. - Pupils pass their assignments.
B. Review
Before we get started on our new topic, let's recall what - Ma'am, verbs are words that describes an action or a
we talked about last time. Who can tell me what a verb state of being.
is?
Very good! Can anyone give - Ma'am, the examples of action verbs include kicking,
me an example of an action? sleeping, running, crawling, laughing, etc.
Excellent. Now, what about state-of-being verbs? Mind - Actually, Ma'am, there is only one verb for being in a
to enumerate of few? state of being, and that is "be," "Is," "are," "was,"
"were," "been,” "being," and "am" are all forms of the
be-verb.
1. I am a doctor.
2. She seems to be content with her new relationship.
3. He will go to the beach next week.
4. I should have told you before.
5. Pollution becomes the major problem
* Very good! How about in sentence number 2? - Ma'am, it's also a linking verb.
* Very good! How about in sentence number 3, 4, and - Ma'am, in number 3 it's a helping verb, in number 4
5? it's also a helping verb, and in number 5 it's a linking
verb.
* Very good!
D. Presentation
* Okay, class. Who among you knows what link verbs - Linking verbs connect a subject to additional
are? information about that subject.
* Among the sentences we had a while ago, which has - Those which use linking verbs in our example
a linking verb? sentences are 1, 2, and 5.
* Who among you can define helping verbs? - helping verbs are those which help action words
become progressive or passive-voiced.
* That's correct! Now, why do we call helping verbs as - Action verbs cannot change into their progressive or
"helping” verbs? passive forms without the assistance of helping
verbs.
* Very well said!
* Now, can you differentiate and helping linking verbs? - Difference between linking verb and helping verbs.
Verbs in English are divided into two parts: verbs
that report action and state. Verbs reporting action;
go come, stay, sleep etc.; Verbs that report the state
reflect sensation perception and emotional states.
* How about the others? Who can answer number 2, 3, - We should help our parents. - HELPING VERB
4, and 5?
- The diamond appeared to be genuine. - LINKING
VERB
* Is there anything about linking verbs and helping - Ma'am, I think I'm confused about the use of "is" as
verbs that you don't understand from the information linking verb.
and examples provided?
For example:
* Okay, Good!
G. Mastery
1. At the hospital, the sick kid's face turned blue. 1. At the hospital, the sick kid's face turned blue.- LV
2. You should finish your homework tonight. 2. You should finish your homework tonight. - HV
3. Could you help him with that? 3. Could you help him with that? HV
4. At the park, I feel happy. 4. At the park, I feel happy. - LV
5. The idea sounds great. 5. The idea sounds great.- LV
H. Generalization
* What did you learn from our topic today! - Ma'am, I learned about the differences and
similarities of linking verb and helping verb.
EVALUATION:
Direction: For each given sentence, you must fill the blank with the appropriate linking verb or helping
verb.
ASSIGNMENT:
Direction: Create your own sentence using LINKING VERB OR HELPING VERB.
Remark:
• The lesson is planned for 58 minutes, and some activities may take more or less than the estimated time.
• This lesson plan is subject to change due to unexpected circumstances.