UNIT 13: WORK HARD, WORK SMART

13.12 Adverbs in Sentences

Stage

Learning Standards:
5.1.8 (a)
Able to use adverbs correctly
and appropriately.
(a) manner

Word

Phrase
Learning Outcomes:
Sentence

Whole Text

Able to use adverbs of

manner correctly and
appropriately in sentences.

Assessment:
Level 3

Lexical Sets:
Topic keywords:
tools, work
Grammar keywords:
carefully, quietly, orderly,
happily, hungrily, neatly, well,
fast
Educational Emphasis:
MI
Verbal-linguistic;
BT
Recall Information: recall
Knowledge: match
Comprehension: describe
Materials:
Picture flashcards, sentence
strips, sticky tack , worksheet

Task Procedures:
1. Get pupils to play Simon Says in phrases using adverbs of manner.
i.

Simon says, write neatly.

ii.

Simon says, eat hungrily.

iii.

Simon says, walk happily.

iv.

Simon says, run fast.

v.

Simon says, cut carefully.

Classroom Management: When pupils get too noisy, clap 3 times and gesture
silent sign. Pupils need to follow suit (clap 3 times and make silent sign).
2. Show pupils picture flashcards to pupils and stick strips onto whiteboard.
i. Look at this picture. Do you remember the phrase for this picture? (show
picture flashcards)
3. Repeat for all picture flashcards.
4. Show pupils sentence strips. Stick strips onto the whiteboard. Ask pupils to read
i. Please read. (pointing word-by-word for pupils to read)
5. Ask a pupil to match sentence strips to the correct picture flashcards. All pupils
read sentences aloud.
i. Match the sentence to a picture. (gesture a sentence strip to either of the
picture flashcards)
ii. Lets read together. (pointing word-by-word for pupils to read together)
6. Repeat step 5 for all sentence strips.
7. Ask pupils to underline adverbs of manner found in the sentences.
i. Find the adverb. Underline the adverb (Gesture - underline)

8. Distribute worksheet to all pupils.

9. Read instructions with pupils and explain instructions to pupils.
i. Lets read the instructions together. (Gesture to read instructions from the
worksheet)
ii. Write the correct sentences according to the pictures. (Gesture the tasks on
the whiteboard).

Managing errors and mistakes:

a. In the game Simon Says pupils are given 3 chances when mistake is made.
Pupils must be removed from the game after making the third mistake.
b. If pupils read the sentence incorrectly/poor pronunciation, correct them and ask
them to repeat before getting the rest to follow.
Reward and Feedback
a. Praise pupils when they answer correctly, i.e. Good job!, Very good!, Well
done!
b. Get pupils to applause when a classmate completes the task correctly.
c. Pupils will be awarded a sticker if they manage to complete worksheet correctly.

I scored well in my exams.

We must dress
appropriately.
Kamal ate hungrily this
morning.
Sheila writes neatly on the
book.

Pentaksiran Berasaskan Sekolah

English Language Year 4
Make sentences based on the pictures and the words provided.
1.

write

neatly

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2.

ate

hungrily

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3.

dress

appropriately

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4.

scored

well

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