I do, I don’t

incl. materials

oral

30 min.

Objectives

The learner can conjugate and use pronouns correctly.

Materials

• Cards with a positive and a negative statement, e.g.
  I smoke / I don’t smoke.
  I sleep well / I don’t sleep well.
  I dance salsa / I don’t dance salsa.
  I speak Arabic / I don’t speak Arabic.

Instructions

• Stand in a circle.
• Start by saying a positive statement that applies to you, e.g. I smoke.
• Form two groups according to the reactions of the learners: smokers and non-smokers.
• Point at one or more learners and make sentences, e.g.
  We smoke and you don’t smoke.
  He smokes and he doesn’t smoke.
• The next statement is done by a volunteering learner. S-he must choose a statement applying to him/her.
• Close the exercise by writing some conjugated verbs on the blackboard.

Tips for the instructor

• Teach the conjugation of irregular verbs in a later session.
• You can do this exercise after every session, with the new verbs.