Level II: Intermediate I

Many of the objectives in this unit will have been approached during Level I: Beginners. In this unit, grammar points are developed through language use and are refined through grammar explanations. As a rule, language development is largely intuitive and therefore students should have an opportunity to develop intuitive knowledge prior to grammar explanations. Preliminary and follow-up assessments are provided.

These lesson plans are not necessarily sequential and therefore do not have to be used in the order presented here. It is more important that lesson plans be used many times until students have mastered objectives. New content may be substituted each time a plan is used.

Objectives
Students will:
    - ask and respond to yes/no questions
    - ask and respond to wh- questions
    - ask and respond to either/or questions
    - ask and respond to questions which require elaboration
    - use the present, past, and future tenses of the verb to have
    - use the present, past, and future tenses of the verb to be
    - use English prepositions appropriately
    - use personal pronouns appropriately
    - form English plural nouns
    - express negation NOTE: NO SUCH LESSON PLAN IS FOUND, ALTHOUGH STUDENT TEXT CONTAINS SOME EXERCISES
    - use English articles appropriately
    - produce oral and written descriptions
    - produce clearly sequenced oral and written narrations
    - compare and contrast while writing and while speaking
    - develop basic reading and listening comprehension skills
    - develop vocabulary through the use of context clues, knowledge of English homophones, knowledge of common prefixes and suffixes

I. Yes/No Questions
This language skill should be developed orally and then students can apply it in writing. Azar's Basic Grammar, sections 1-9, can be used to support and supplement instruction. While students have not yet had formal lessons on use of personal pronouns or verbs such as be or have, they should be able to answer yes/no questions which may involve the use of these grammar points. Teachers can facilitate such responses through the use of demonstrations and cards with pictures of emotions, etc. on them so that students can appropriately respond to such questions as "Are you happy?"
Objective: Students will respond appropriately to yes/no questions. Students will ask yes/no questions and evaluate responses for appropriateness.

II. Wh- Questions
Azar's Basic English Grammar, chapters 2 and 5, can be used to supplement instruction. To develop skill in responding and answering where, which, and when questions, students will be exposed to vocabulary in which they have not yet had formal instruction, such as the use of prepositions. This should not present a problem for students' communication skills as teachers can demonstrate and explain meaning as needed, and students will naturally acquire new meanings as they are exposed to new vocabulary.
Objective: Students will ask and respond to wh- questions

III. Asking and Responding to Either/Or Questions
Objective: Students will learn to use either/or questions.

IV. Elaboration Skills
Objective: Students will ask and respond to questions which require elaboration.

V. Use of the Verb to be
This lesson plan should be presented in conjunction with lessons on to be verb from Azar's Basic English Grammar, chapters 1 to 3. Development of use of verb to be should be for communicative purposes first; grammar explanations from the Azar text can follow that. At this point students should know names of objects, and have some experience with the words is and are, as well as personal pronouns. The procedures listed below are sequential and should take several days to complete.
Objective: Students will use the present tense of the verb to be.

VI. Past and Future Tenses of the Verb to be
The use of the verb will be developed through communicative activities; then grammar explanations will follow. Azar's Basic English Grammar, chapters 5 and 6, can be used to support grammar instruction. These procedures are sequential and should take several days to complete.
Objective: Students will accurately and appropriately use the past and future tenses of the verb to be.

VII. Use of the Present, Past and Future Tense of the Verb to have
Azar's Basic Grammar, Chapters 1 to 6, can be used to supplement and reinforce teaching of the tenses of to have. The procedures outlined below are sequential and should take several days to complete.
Objective: Students will use the present, past, and future tenses of the verb to have.

VIII. English Prepositions
Azar's Basic English Grammar, chapters 2 and 3, can be used to help develop skill in use of prepositions.
Objective: Students will learn to use the prepositions in, on, at, under, by, near, in front of and behind.

IX. Personal Pronouns
Azar's Basic English Grammar, chapter 8, can be useful in developing skill in using personal pronouns. The below procedures are sequential and should take several days to complete.
Objective: Students will learn to use personal pronouns appropriately.

X. Plural Forms of English Nouns
Azar's Basic English Grammar, chapters 1, 2, 4 and 8, can be used to supplement and support this lesson plan. The below procedures are sequential and should take several days to complete.
Objective: Students will learn to form noun plurals in English, spell various types of English noun plurals, and identify nouns which can be pluralized and those which cannot.

XI. English Articles
The use of English articles is a continuing challenge for many second language speakers. This skill in introduced through exercises in Azar's Basic English Grammar, chapter 4. Instruction in this skill should be ongoing and include feedback and guidance from teacher for both oral and written work. This skill is developed primarily through good models, practice in the use of language, and appropriate feedback.

XII. Presenting Oral and Written Descriptions
Objective: Students will learn to produce descriptive statements, both orally and in writing.

XIII. Comparing and Contrasting
Objective: Students will compare and contrast orally and in writing.

XIV.Narration Skills
Objective: Students will be able to tell logically sequenced stories, both orally and in writing.

XV. Reading Comprehension Skills and English Vocabulary
Objective: Students will comprehend reading selections at both the literal and inferential levels, recognize homophones and differentiate their meanings and apply knowledge of affixes to learn and apply meanings to vocabulary words.

XVI. Common Homophones
Objective: Students will develop knowledge of common English homophones.

XVII.Listening Skills
Objective: Students will develop the ability to follow increasingly complex directions offered in English. Students will be able to respond to directions by doing whatever they are told to do, in the order in which they are told to do it, and by answering questions about the directions which have been offered. Students will understand the use of oral English for everyday situations and will respond to questions about such use.