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Introduction
This page provides a comprehensive grammar review for beginners. It’s perfect for assessing students’ learning needs or as a tool for both summative and formative evaluation of their understanding of basic grammar concepts.
Let’s begin with an overview of the lesson:
Lesson Overview
This lesson plan is designed to review essential grammar points for beginner students. It’s ideal for use at the end or beginning of the year or term, providing an opportunity to reinforce previously taught concepts and identify areas that may need further attention.
Objectives:
- Review and reinforce key grammar points covered in earlier lessons.
- Encourage collaborative learning through group work and discussion.
- Identify areas that require remedial work for individual or group focus.
Materials Needed:
- Grammar review worksheet
- Whiteboard and markers
- Grammar summary handouts
- Quiz materials for follow-up activity
Level:
Beginner to pre-intermediate
Timing:
- Introduction: 5 minutes
- Group Activity: 20-25 minutes
- Whole Class Discussion: 15 minutes
- Follow-Up Activity: 15-20 minutes
Grammar Review for Beginners
Introduction (5 minutes)
Begin by explaining the purpose of the lesson: to review key grammar points and ensure everyone has a solid understanding before moving forward. Highlight that this session will involve group work and a collaborative approach to learning.
The Grammar Review Activity (20-25 minutes)
- Divide the students into groups of four.
- Ensure that each group has a mix of abilities to foster peer support and discussion.
- Engage students in pair or group discussions:
- Ask students to work in pairs or small groups to discuss and summarize what they remember about specific grammar rules.
- Encourage them to explain these rules to their peers, reinforcing their understanding
- Distribute the grammar review worksheet.
- Students work together to complete the exercise, discussing each question and helping one another understand any challenging points.
- Monitor and assist as needed.
- Walk around the room, offering help where necessary, and ensuring that all students are actively participating.
Class Discussion and Correction (15 minutes)
- Conduct a whole-class discussion of the exercise.
- Go through each question, asking different groups to share their answers and explain their reasoning. This will allow you to spot any common errors or misunderstandings.
- Correct any mistakes together.
- Write the correct answers on the board, providing explanations as needed. Encourage students to take notes on any points they find difficult.
Follow-Up Activity (15-20 minutes)
- Identify grammar points needing more work.
- Ask students to reflect on the exercise and identify any grammar points they found particularly challenging. Write these on the board.
- Review the challenging points.
- Distribute grammar summaries and have students work in their groups to review these specific points.
- Prepare and conduct a short quiz.
- While students are reviewing, prepare a brief quiz focusing on the areas that caused the most trouble. The quiz should be short, targeting the main problem areas.
- Quiz correction and feedback.
- Have students complete the quiz in their groups, then correct it together as a class. This final step will help reinforce learning and clarify any lingering doubts.
Grammar Review Exercise (Worksheet)
This exercise can be used at the end or beginning of the year/term to prepare for exams or to review previously taught grammar.
Choose the Correct Answer:
- My father is _____ engineer.
a. the b. a c. an - I went ______ school in the morning.
a. at b. in c. to - “What _____ ?” “He is tall and has beautiful blue eyes.”
a. does he like? b. he likes c. does he look like? - Are there ______ oranges in the fridge?
a. much b. any c. some - I ________ my friend at the café yesterday.
a. meet b. meeted c. met - “_________________ the book I lent you last month?” “No, not yet.”
a. Have you read b. Did you read c. Do you read - They __________________ sleeping when she came in.
a. slept b. were sleeping c. have slept - How ________ time is left?
a. many b. few c. much - Nancy is a beautiful girl, and I like _____.
a. her b. him c. his - My sister _______ to work every day.
a. drive b. is driving c. drives - I go to school ______ eight o’clock every day.
a. in b. on c. at - She passed the exam ____________ she had worked hard.
a. because of b. because - She passed the exam ___________ her illness.
a. although b. in spite of c. because of - I am mad about __________ soccer.
a. play b. playing c. to play - What __________ on Sundays?
a. you do b. do you do c. are you doing