- By the end of the lesson the students will be able to:
- Understand the main points of a story told in the past tense (Once upon a time there was a King Lion/One day I visited my uncle)
- Recall and write the past forms of some irregular verbs (I saw a big snake yesterday/We did what we were told to do)
THE
GREETINGS LINKS ARE ALSO HERE!
Tell students that they are going to hear a traditional story.
Put
the important vocabulary listed on the board and let students know their meaning.
The vocabulary from the story can be:
King,
Noble,
Palace,
Poor,
Huts,
Roofs,
Safety,
Praise,
Generosity.
Read
the story. Use much enough
expressions, gestures, facial expressions and drama to help students
understand. If necessary, stop and repeat.
THE
TRADITIONAL STORY
Once upon a time there was a King. He was a noble man who
lived in a very beautiful palace. His people were very poor and lived in the
poor mud huts. One day the heavy rains destroyed the roofs of his people’s
huts. He announced that all children had to be moved to the palace for their
safety. His people praised him for his generosity.
After
the reading the story, construct true/false questions.
When
you have finished, ask: Is number 1 true or false? And ask them the rest of the
questions. The students should use the information they listened or read in the
story to answer the questions orally.
QUESTIONS
Write
True for a ‘correct statement’ and False for an ‘incorrect statement’ in the
following sentences:
(i)
King
live in a beautiful palace _______
(ii)
The
King was a noble man __________
(iii)
Heavy
rains brought happiness _______
(iv)
People
had beautiful houses _________
(v)
The
people were very rich ___________
(vi)
Heavy
rains destroyed the Palace ______
(vii)
People
praised the King for his good deeds _______
(viii)
King
hated the children ________
(ix)
Children
were not safe in the palace __________
(x)
The
King was generous ____________
DISCUSSION
QUESTIONS
Put
students into small groups.
Give
them other questions about the story. Give them completion questions or
discussion questions. Some of these questions can be:
- What can be the title of the story?
- What can you advise the people in the story?
- What is the message of the story?
- Was the story sad or happy?
- Can you continue the story?
In their groups, students can discuss and choose one
student to retell the story to others or to the class. Others should listen and
respond by asking questions. Go around the class and correct any mistake
regarding the story and the mistakes in the past tense verb forms.
Ask
them to record their answers in the exercise books.
REFLECTION
Write these verbs on the board: feed, carry, grow, tell, think, bring, begin, run, hide.
Table
1:
|
Word
|
Past form
|
|
feed,
carry,
grow,
tell,
think,
bring,
begin,
run,
hide,
|
|
As a part of practice, ask students if they can
remember how they formed in the past and how do they pronounce each word.
PRACTICE
TEST
Choose
the correct word from the box to fill in the gaps.
|
Calabash, firewood, chieftain, hut, roof
|
(i)
_____________
a small house made of natural materials like logs or grass.
(ii)
____________
a bottle made from a shell.
(iii)
_____________
the external covering of a house or other building.
(iv)
_____________
a wood suitable for fuel.
(v)
_____________
a chief of a clan or tribe.
Change
the word in the bracket to make a meaningful sentence.
(i)
When
she woke up, she _________ (brush)
her teeth and ___________ (wash) her
face with clean water. She ________ (clean)
the room and ___________ (go) out to
clean the house yard. After finishing, she _________ (begin) to prepare the breakfast.
Resources
Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (2015) Baseline: Orientation Course for Form One –
Students’ Book, Science, Mathematics and Social Sciences, MoevT, Dar es Salaam.
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