Bella TS #8

 Date: July 12th, 2023 8:00AM

Tutee: Je-Ah

Topic: Grammar in Context

Summary: I will include the lesson plan from this session below to demonstrate everything we discussed.

During this lesson I wanted to have Je-Ah put the grammar and vocabulary she just learned (the 4 resent tenses in English) to use. We practiced the 4 tenses by using them to describe our daily routines. I asked Je-Ah to write ten sentences using the present tense to describe her daily activities. This activity went well and I'm glad we did it because she made a few mistakes so we took the time to re-review some of the material she didn't fully understand. 

Lesson Plan:

Introduction:

  • How are you?
  • How has your week been? Have you done anything interesting?

Warm-Up: Review the 4 Present Tenses

  • Engage the student by asking them to describe their daily routine using the simple present tense and model the correct usage of the tense by describing your own routine.
  • Introduce the new vocabulary related to the present tense by providing examples.

Main Lesson: Practice Using Present Tense

  • Send Je-Ah a document summarizing the 4 present tenses and a list of verbs/vocabulary
  • Ask her to write 10 sentences describing what her daily routine looks like, she can use the document for help
  • Go over her response and fix any mistakes

Wrap-Up: Summarize & Assign

  • Review topics discussed and ask if there’s any final questions
  • For homework, assign Je-Ah a A1/A2 passage and ask her to summarize it using present tense

Vocabulary:

to Wake Up (I wake up every morning at 6 o'clock.) 

to Eat (She likes to eat pizza for dinner.) 

Breakfast (My favorite breakfast is scrambled eggs.) 

Lunch (We usually have lunch at noon.)

to Brush (He brushes his teeth twice a day.) 

Teeth (My sister lost her first tooth when she was six.) 

Hair (Her hair is very long and curly.) 

to Take (He takes the train to work every day.) 

Shower (She enjoys taking a hot shower in the evening.) 

to Dress (They dressed up in costumes for Halloween.) 

To Go (My mom goes to the gym after work.) 

School (He's nervous about his exam tomorrow.) 

to Study (She studies math for two hours every night.)


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