Ben reads Moby a scary story when they're on their camping trip at night. Ben falls asleep in the middle of the story. He hears weird noises. Is it the new Frankenstein monster? As the ESL students follow Ben and Moby deep into the forest, they learn more irregular verbs in the Past Simple tense and are introduced to Object Pronouns.

Objectives Students will:
  • use Object Pronouns in sentences in an interactive small group activity.
  • ask and answer questions using Object Pronouns.
  • do a Connect Two activity with the new words.
  • participate in a Language Experience Approach activity to retell the story of the movie.
  • sequence sentences from the movie.
Grammar
  • Object Pronouns
  • More Irregular Verbs in the Past Simple tense
New Words and Expressions begin / began
follow
forest
literature
mailman
nightmare
package
roar
read / read
run away / ran away
scary
scream
send / sent
story
trip
Reading
Students will:
  • read a short biography of Mary Shelley.
  • answer comprehension questions based on the passage.
  • identify the enrichment vocabulary words: fall in love
Writing
Students will:
  • write a diary entry about monsters, with guided questions for prompts.
Lesson Plans L2U1L3 Lesson Plans (3 Sessions)
Materials Provided A printable pattern for Dominoes
Student Progress Tracker
Time Three 45-minute sessions