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Introduction
It is crucial to review and recycle grammar. This boosts language development and consolidates language learning. , especially for beginners and pre-intermediate students.
This lesson focuses on revisiting key grammar concepts for beginners and pre-intermediate students, helping them consolidate their knowledge and build confidence.
Through collaborative group work and individual exercises, learners engage with important grammar points in a meaningful way.
This lesson plan provides practice and encourages students to reflect on their understanding of grammar and improve areas where they may struggle.
Before exploring the grammar review for beginners’ lesson plan, let’s review the lesson details.
Grammar Review for Beginners: Lesson Details
Grammar Review for Beginners
- Level: Beginner/Pre-Intermediate
- Objective: Review and reinforce key grammar points.
- Materials Needed: Grammar summary, worksheets, quiz, correction tools.
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Skills Practiced: Grammar understanding, sentence structure, verb tenses, adverbs, comparative/superlative forms.
Grammar Review for Beginner & Pre-Intermediate Students
1. Preparing the Students: Group Activity (Grammar Summary Review)
A. Group Work (15 minutes):
- Divide students into small groups.
- Provide each group with a copy of the grammar summary table.
- Students study the table and discuss the grammar points with their group members.
Grammar Summary Table
| Grammar Point | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Adjective vs. Adverb | Adjectives describe nouns; adverbs describe verbs. | “He is a slow (adj.) worker.” |
| Present Continuous | Describes actions happening now or around now. | “They are watching a match.” |
| Gerunds vs. Infinitives | Gerunds (-ing) often follow verbs like enjoy. | “He enjoys reading.” |
| Superlative | Used to show the highest degree. | “The most interesting city.” |
| Past Simple vs. Present Perfect | Past simple for completed actions; present perfect for experiences. | “Have you ever been to Paris?” |
| Conjunctions | Despite/in spite of/although link contrasting ideas. | “Although he is old, he runs fast.” |
B. Grammar Questions for Group Discussion:
- What is the difference between an adjective and an adverb? Can you provide examples?
- How do we form the present continuous tense? When do we use it?
- What’s the difference between a gerund and an infinitive? Give examples.
- How do we create superlative forms? When do we use them?
- What’s the difference between the past simple and the present perfect?
- Can you use “despite” and “although” in contrasting sentences?
2. The Activity: Grammar Practice
A. Worksheet (10 minutes):
- Provide students with the following multiple-choice exercise. They work in groups to choose the correct grammar form based on their knowledge.
- Worksheet: Choose the correct answer
Grammar Review Worksheet
- He is a _ worker.
- a. slow
- b. slowly
- He _ fish.
- a. wants
- b. is wanting
- I’m going to the supermarket __ some fish.
- a. to buy
- b. for buy
- c. for buying
- My friends are at the stadium. They ______ a football match.
- a. watching
- b. are watching
- c. watch
- He enjoys __ .
- a. to read
- b. read
- c. reading
- Marrakesh is one of ___ cities I have ever been to.
- a. more interesting
- b. the most interesting
- c. the interestest
- __ to school every day?
- a. Do you go
- b. are you going
- c. you go
- __ TV yesterday evening?
- a. Did you watch
- b. Do you watch
- c. are you watching
- __ Paris?
- a. Did you ever be to
- b. Do you be to
- c. Have you ever been to
- He runs fast _ he is very old.
- a. in spite of
- b. despite
- c. although
- Class Correction (5 minutes):
- Go over the answers as a class. Allow students to explain their reasoning.
B. Grammar Quiz (10 minutes):
- After reviewing the worksheet, prepare a quiz focusing on the grammar areas students need further practice with. The quiz can follow a similar format.
Grammar Quiz (Individual Activity)
Instructions: Choose the correct answer for each question.
- He drives ______ than his brother.
- a. slow
- b. more slowly
- c. slower
- They _______ to the party yesterday.
- a. didn’t go
- b. don’t go
- c. haven’t gone
- She enjoys ______ in the park during the summer.
- a. to walk
- b. walking
- c. walk
- The movie was ________ than I expected.
- a. more exciting
- b. most exciting
- c. the more exciting
- We _______ for a new apartment next week.
- a. are looking
- b. look
- c. looked
- ________ ever been to Spain?
- a. Are you
- b. Have you
- c. Did you
- He was tired, ________ he kept working.
- a. although
- b. but
- c. despite
- It’s the ________ restaurant in the city.
- a. goodest
- b. best
- c. better
- They _______ the project by Friday.
- a. will finish
- b. finished
- c. have finished
- She talks very ________.
- a. quick
- b. quickly
- c. quickest
C. Individual Practice and Peer Review (10 minutes):
- Students complete the quiz individually, then pair up to discuss their answers.
- Compare answers with the rest of the class.
Conclusion
This grammar review for beginners encourages students to work collaboratively to understand previously taught grammar topics and d grammar review exercises in groups and individually.
By the end of this lesson, students will have gained a stronger understanding of key grammar points and reinforced their ability to use them accurately in different contexts.
The combination of group work, individual practice, and peer correction ensures a well-rounded approach to grammar review. Students will be more confident in identifying areas of grammar that require improvement and applying their learning in meaningful ways.
