A busy family — ready-made English lesson, A1

Lesson goal: Students can say what people do every day using the Present Simple with he/she (-s) and don't/doesn't.

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Lesson plan

1
Warm-up
Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.
- What do you do every morning?
- Can you swim or sing?
- Who helps you at home?
2
New words
Meet the words and practise them in games.
Whack-a-moleFill the gap
go · eat · drink · play · write · speak · listen · sing · swim · run · walk · open · buy · help · like
All words in the set
3
Exercises
The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.
1. Multiple choice
  My brother ___ to school every day.
  walkwalkswalking
2. Multiple choice
  My grandma ___ English and German.
  speakspeaksspeaking
3. Multiple choice
  We ___ swim in winter.
  don'tdoesn'tisn't
4. Multiple choice
  ___ your sister sing?
  DoDoesIs
5. Fill the gap
  Dad ___ (not) drink coffee. He drinks tea.
  Answer: doesn't / does not
6. Fill the gap
  Mum ___ (buy) fruit at the market on Saturdays.
  Answer: buys
7. Fill the gap
  Please ___ the window. It's hot in here.
  Answer: open
8. True / false
  Read: "There are four people in my family. My dad writes books at home. My mum runs every morning before work. My little brother plays football and sings in a band. I don't sing, but I help my dad with his books." The writer sings in a band.
  Answer: False
9. True / false
  Read: "There are four people in my family. My dad writes books at home. My mum runs every morning before work. My little brother plays football and sings in a band. I don't sing, but I help my dad with his books." The writer's mum runs every morning.
  Answer: True
10. Discussion question
  What do people in your family do every day? Write about two people.
  Sample answer: My mum works in a bank, and she walks to work. My brother plays computer games every evening.
4
Speaking
The student answers using the new words.
- What do you eat and drink for breakfast?
- Who in your family speaks English?
- What do you like doing at the weekend?
- What do you buy every week?
5
Review
A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.
Quiz

Lesson plan

Warm-up

Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.

What do you do every morning?
Can you swim or sing?
Who helps you at home?

New words

Meet the words and practise them in games.

Whack-a-moleFill the gap

go · eat · drink · play · write · speak · listen · sing · swim · run · walk · open · buy · help · like

All words in the set

Exercises

The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.

Multiple choice
My brother ___ to school every day.
walkwalkswalking
Multiple choice
My grandma ___ English and German.
speakspeaksspeaking
Multiple choice
We ___ swim in winter.
don'tdoesn'tisn't
Multiple choice
___ your sister sing?
DoDoesIs
Fill the gap
Dad ___ (not) drink coffee. He drinks tea.
Answer: doesn't / does not
Fill the gap
Mum ___ (buy) fruit at the market on Saturdays.
Answer: buys
Fill the gap
Please ___ the window. It's hot in here.
Answer: open
True / false
Read: "There are four people in my family. My dad writes books at home. My mum runs every morning before work. My little brother plays football and sings in a band. I don't sing, but I help my dad with his books." The writer sings in a band.
Answer: False
True / false
Read: "There are four people in my family. My dad writes books at home. My mum runs every morning before work. My little brother plays football and sings in a band. I don't sing, but I help my dad with his books." The writer's mum runs every morning.
Answer: True
Discussion question
What do people in your family do every day? Write about two people.
Sample answer: My mum works in a bank, and she walks to work. My brother plays computer games every evening.

Speaking

The student answers using the new words.

What do you eat and drink for breakfast?
Who in your family speaks English?
What do you like doing at the weekend?
What do you buy every week?

Review

A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.

Quiz