GRADES 3-5; 6-8; 9-12
OBJECTIVES
Students will:
- Use the new vocabulary words in a Story Impression activity.
- Construct passive sentences with the future and modals.
- Compare their ideas about life in the future to the ideas presented in the movie It Will Be Done (L3U1L3).
VOCABULARY
General Vocabulary
| car (n)
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storm (n)
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possible (adj)
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| comic book (n)
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drive (v)
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anymore (adv)
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| song (n)
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wish (n, v)
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| moon (n)
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awesome (adj)
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Content Vocabulary
| degree (n)
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Celsius (adj)
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Venus (n)
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| temperature (n)
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Fahrenheit (adj)
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MATERIALS
- BrainPOP ESL
- Pictures or real objects to use as prompts for passive sentences with modals.
- Copies of the Crossword Puzzle for the whole class. Copies of A Clues for half the class, and B Clues for the other half
- Interactive white board (optional)
PREPARATION
- Gather visuals to help reinforce the vocabulary words.
- Gather pictures or real objects to use as sentence prompts, such as pen, pencil, paper, books, an apple, a bicycle, a computer, etc.
- Prepare a personal anecdote to relate using the passive voice with future and modals.
- Make copies of the Crossword Puzzle and Clues handouts.
LESSON PROCEDURE
Vocabulary - Watch the Vocabulary movie to introduce the new words, using any additional visuals you have. Stop to ask questions, give examples, and ask students to make connections to the words.
- Project the picture side of Flash Words onto the board or interactive white board. Students label the words they know and then flip the pictures to check if they are correct.
- . Have partners do a Story Impression activityusing a designated number of the new vocabulary words, or as many as possible. Project the Words, Words, Words feature onto the interactive white board, or list the words on the board. To differentiate, provide prompts for more direction. For a challenge, some students may write a paragraph.
Grammar - To introduce the concept of passive voice with the future and modals, begin with a sentence or announcement on the board in the future passive tense.
For example: A lot of new words will be learned today. A test might be given. Ask students to predict the new grammar topic, based on the previous lessons of this unit.
- Continue introducing the grammar naturally by sharing a short anecdote. For example:
I'm going on vacation soon, but I have a problem. I have to find someone to care of my dog, Rocky. There are many chores that must be done by the dog sitter. Rocky must be fed three times a day. He must be put on a leash and taken for a walk. After the walk, Rocky must be given water to drink.
- Watch the Grammar movie.
- Distribute pictures of different objects (or realia) to pairs of students, or display them in front of the room. Ask each pair to write four sentences about what can and can't be done with each object, using different modals in the passive voice.
For example: a television
It can be watched.
It can't be eaten.
It should be turned on and off.
It can be bought in different sizes.
Movie
- Tell students they are going to watch a movie about life in the future. Brainstorm what they think the future will be like. List their ideas on the board in the future or modal passive.
- Watch the Movie.
- With the students, list phrases from the movie about life in the future. Create a chart, such as:
| The moon |
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lived on by people one day.
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| Vacations |
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spent on the planet Venus.
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| Buildings |
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built on the moon.
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| Farther planets |
might be |
lived on by people.
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| Kids |
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brought to school in buses that fly.
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| All cars and buses |
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flown to school.
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| Music |
will never be |
played on machines. (negative)
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| Music |
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heard in a new way.
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| Songs |
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played in our heads.
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| The weather |
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chosen by people.
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Students construct sentences (oral or written) in the passive, referring to the chart. They may watch the movie again for help. To differentiate, provide the above prompts for students, for more direction. For a challenge, ask students to watch the movie and construct their own charts/sentences.
Features
- Watch Hear It, Say It. Students may listen and repeat sentences from the movie, or record their own voices and listen back.
- Students do the remaining interactive features of the lesson: Play It, Warm Up, and You Can Do It.
ACTIVITIES
- Crossword Puzzle Homework
Divide the class in half. Distribute the Crossword Puzzle to everyone. Distribute the A Clues to one half and the B Clues to the other half. For homework, students write clues for their words and fill them in the puzzle. The puzzles will be completed during the next lesson. The next day, divide the class into pairs with one student from A and one student from B. Partners read their clues to each other and complete the missing words of their puzzles. The puzzle may be corrected on an interactive white board.
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