Prepared by: Amna Tabasum

Subject: English {ESL}

Topic: Teaching the usage of frequency

Date: 14-01-2015
adverbs; often, never, sometimes always, etc.
Level: Beginners
Resource: White board, Worksheet
Time: 45 minutes
Objectives: To express how often something happens by Skills: Grammar
Assumption: Students might make mistakes in
using adverb of frequency (sometimes, usually, rarely,
order of three possible positions in a sentence for
never) correctly.
frequency of expressions.

Time

Content
Stage

10 minutes

Teaching Procedure

Aim

Student
Activity

Aid

Assessment

Problems
Anticipated

Solution

Introducing Topic

Engage

20 minutes

Study

15 minutes

Activate

-Teacher will ask questions;

How often do you watch TV?
How often do you work out?
- I work out frequently.
- How often do you cook?
I rarely cook.
- Teacher will use diagram 100%0% on the board.
- Using gestures and facial
expression with questions.
- Teacher will explain.

To give students an
idea of the topic.

To emphasize
always, sometimes
rarely never so
students can
distinguish between
them.

Pupils will
listen and
interact with
teacher.
Eliciting from
students by
Q&A

Q&A

Observation

White
board

Observation
Q&A

Initially there
would be some
difficulty in
becoming
familiar with the
topic.

Teacher will
repeat the
question again
and again to
make the
concept clear.

Some students
may not
response.

Making
interaction more
effective.

Some students
might make
mistakes in order
of the sentences.

Teacher will
explain the
order.

Worksheet
- Teacher will distribute the
worksheets among the students.
- Will give students instructions

Topic: Adverb of frequency Beginners level

To make them
remember the
structure and check
their comprehension.

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Students will
be actively
involved

worksh
eet

Observation

Course: TFEL

Name:___________________________

Worksheet

Date:______________________________

Make true sentences about yourself using frequency expressions:

1- Listen-news-radio.
2- Cook-meal.
3- Play Tennis
4- Do exercise.
5- Tell-jokes.
Work in pairs describe a typical day in your life; Begin I
usually_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Reference:
1. www.onestopenglish.com
2. http://edition.tefl.net/ideas/games/adverbs-of-frequency/

Topic: Adverb of frequency Beginners level

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Course: TFEL