Chapter 1: What’s your name?
Lesson 1
Objectives
Students will listen to and read a dialogue for comprehension
Students will understand familiar vocabulary and grammar structures by listening to a
dialogue
Students will develop new vocabulary and grammar structures by listening to a dialogue
Materials
Keys to Learning chapter 1
Workbook Keys to Learning
Warm-up
S. look at illustrations on page 18-19 and identify the objects. T writes the words on the
board.
Activity 1
S. clap out syllables of vocabulary words page 19. S. categorize vocabulary into nouns
and adjectives and decide which ones are examples of comparative. S. look for
vocabulary in reading to determine who says the words/phrases
Activity 2
Reading of dialog page 18-19. S. take turns reading dialog. T. reads phrases for S. to
respond making sure to focus on stress and fluidity.
Activity 3
S. choose words from the word box page 19 to write in their notebook. S. write their own
sentences using the vocabulary words. S. share with class.
Closer
T. asks the following questions: Where is Mr. Gomez from? Who are Carlos and
Carmen? Where are they from? Who is very nervous?
HW
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Chapter 1: What’s your name?
Lesson 2
Objectives
Students will use pronouns correctly
Students will complete and write sentences using pronouns correctly
Materials
Keys to Learning chapter 1
Workbook Keys to Learning
Pronoun flashcards
Warm-up
Spelling words: T. dictates several of the new vocabulary words for a “spelling test” . S.
write down the letters that they hear.
Activity 1
T. holds up pronoun cards and points to various people in the room. Then T. states
pronouns with I plus name, you plus name, etc.
Activity 2
Practice page 20, Exercise a and b.
T. provides a sentence and underlines the words to be replaced by a pronoun. Eg.
Carmen is a student. She is from Mexico.
Activity 3
Pronoun memory: S. receives pronoun flashcards and illustrations. S. partner up and
match pronoun with illustration.
Closer
Review of pronouns before leaving using pointing
HW
Wkbk page 12
Chapter 1: What’s your name?
Lesson 3
Objectives
Students will use the present tense of be in affirmative and negative statements, and
yes/no questions
Students will write affirmative and negative answers to yes/no questions with the present
tense of be
Materials
Keys to Learning chapter 1
Workbook Keys to Learning
Pronoun flashcards
To be flashcards
Flags/Landmark cards
Warm-up
Nationalities: T. has several flags/countries that students need to identify. Then T. fills
in any missing ones.
Activity 1
T. writes the following dialogue on the board:
Carlos: This is Carmen. She’s my sister. Carmen: And he’s my brother, Carlos.
We’re from Mexico. We’re not from El Salvador.
T. underlines the use of verb to be and writes them out from contraction to standard form.
T. copies first part of grammar chart onto board and reads across using standard form of
verb.
Practice A and b page 21
Activity 2
T. models substitutions using different nationalities. I am from Spain. I am from
Thailand. I am from France., etc. Then T. models substitutions using different people. I
am from Spain, You are from Spain. T. models substitutions for negative using both
different nationalities and different people.
Activity 3
Using contractions: T. models how to use contractions. T. asks S. to locate the missing
letters from the contractions (s, a, a). S. work in pairs reading sentences and then
substituting contractions in for standard form.
Closer
Drill and practice: T. uses flashcards with subject pronouns to show students how to
conjugate the verbs.
HW
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Chapter 1: What’s your name?
Lesson 4
Objectives
Students will use the present tense of be in affirmative and negative statements, and
yes/no questions
Students will write affirmative and negative answers to yes/no questions with the present
tense of be
Materials
Keys to Learning chapter 1
Getting Ready to Write chapter 1
Pronoun flashcards
To be flashcards
Reading with comprehension questions
Markers, colored pencils, crayons
Warm-up
Review to be and subject pronouns with memory match up
Activity 1
Who am I? Reading using to be and subject pronouns with comprehension questions.
Activity 2
Who am I? T. models portfolio book cover using personal information as model. T. asks
S. to identify information presented on cover. (Cover is a visual representation of self).
T. records answers on board.
T. writes sentences based on information on cover.
Activity 3
Who am I? S. create their own book cover using their own personal information. Uses
T. as a model.
Closer
Share one item you drew about yourself.
HW
Finish book cover
Chapter 1: What’s your name?
Lesson 5
Objectives
Students will use the present tense of be in affirmative and negative statements, and
yes/no questions
Students will say the names of the letters of the alphabet
Students will write the letters of the alphabet using uppercase and lowercase letters
Students will alphabetize words
Materials
Keys to Learning chapter 1
Keys to Learning wkbk
Letters of alphabet
Chart paper
Markers
Warm-up
Spelling with new words: chair, hat, favor, list, berry, island, desk, computer, Kleenex,
fox
Activity 1
S. share their book covers with class. S. find one thing about someone else’s book cover
and writes a she is or he is sentence. T. models on board.
Activity 2
Capitol and lower case letters: T. writes Mr. Gomez is from the United States on the
board. T. underlines the capitol letters. S. practice writing capitol letters in their
notebook. T. indicates which types of words need to be capitol (proper nouns, months,
days, holidays)
Activity 3
Consonants vs. vowels: separate into consonants and vowels on chart paper. S. come up
with words that start with the sounds of the alphabet if they can. If not, T. gives words
that start with sounds. T. and S. practice pronunciation of consonants and vowels and
their names.
Closer
Name the five vowels. Give words that start with those vowels.
HW
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Chapter 1: What’s your name?
Lesson 6
Objectives
Students will use the present tense of be in affirmative and negative statements, and
yes/no questions
Students will write affirmative and negative answers to yes/no questions with the present
tense of be
Materials
Keys to Learning chapter 1
Keys to Learning wkbk
Chart paper
Markers
Nationality/country cards
Warm-up
Review to be and subject pronouns with memory match up
Activity 1
T. has grammar chart written on chart paper on board. T. points out how to read
grammar chart when making a question. T. models how to form different questions using
the different subjects. T. has some S. read across questions.
Activity 2
Changing the questions: T. models changing the information using nationalities/country
cards. Are you from Turkey? No I am not. Are you from Spain? No I am not. And then
has S. with partners change the questions using the nationality cards. Several partners
demonstrate for the class.
Activity 3
Practice exercise A and C page 23. S. write short answers in their notebook for letter A.
T and S. read letter C. together. S. pair up and practice letter C several times switching
parts and then substituting information.
Closer
S. ask T. question before leaving.
HW
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Chapter 1: What’s your name?
Lesson 7
Objectives
Students will make original conversations using new vocabulary and grammar structures
Students will discuss character’s feelings
Students will discuss personal experiences
Materials
Keys to Learning chapter 1
Keys to Learning wkbk
Warm-up
S. look at illustration on page 24-25. How does Maria feel? S. write their answers. T.
asks: How do you feel in a new school? T. writes answers on board.
Activity 1
Preview vocabulary words for story on page 24-25
El Salvador, school, say, new
Activity 2
Read pages 24-25. Ask S. to reread with partner and then to retell to another partner.
Activity 3
True or False questions: Letter B page 25. S. close their books and write answers in
notebook.
Closer
Did Maria feel like you when you came to a new school?
HW
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Chapter 1: What’s your name?
Lesson 8
Objectives
Students will use the present tense of be in affirmative and negative statements, and
yes/no questions
Students will write affirmative and negative answers to yes/no questions with the present
tense of be
Students will use correct capitalization and correct punctuation when writing affirmative
and negative sentences
Materials
Keys to Learning chapter 1
Keys to Learning wkbk
Getting Ready to Write page 2-4
Warm-up
Review of capital and lower case letters: T. has several words written on the board. S.
need to correct and either put a capital or a lower case letter.
Activity 1
T. models a paragraph about herself but with incorrect capitalization. Sentences on
sentence strips.
my name is sara ackerman i am 29 years old i am from monroe, wi my native language
is english i am a teacher and a mother
S. make corrections to the capitalization.
Activity 2
T. points out that something is missing at end of sentence (period) and puts those in
sentences. T. points out format of paragraph with indented first line and continuous
sentences, not one on each line. T. rewrites her paragraph onto board to model this.
S. correct model paragraph from page 4, Getting Ready to Write.
Activity 3
S. receive page 2-4 from Getting Ready to Write. S. answer questions about themselves
on part A; they write complete sentences in part B. S. write a paragraph about
themselves using exercises A and B as guides.
Closer
Alphabetization: students receive 10 words and place them in order.
HW
Finish autobiography
Chapter 1: What’s your name?
Lesson 9
Objectives
Students will use the present tense of like in affirmative and negative statements, and
yes/no questions
Students will write affirmative and negative answers to yes/no questions with the present
tense of like
Students will use correct capitalization and correct punctuation when writing affirmative
and negative sentences
Materials
Keys to Learning chapter 1
Keys to Learning wkbk
Getting Ready to Write pages 6
Sentence strips
Paragraph frame
Warm-up
What do you like to do? T. has pictures of different activities on board for S to look at.
S. simply indicate their preference by raising their hands.
Activity 1
Introduction of new words using TPR: bake, cook, dance, draw, exercise, go shopping,
go to museums, go to parties, go to movies, knit, listen to music, paint, play golf, play
guitar, play piano, play soccer, play tennis, read, sew, sing, ski, swim, travel, watch T.V.
T. uses non-verbal response, dual choice and verbal response to indicate correct answers
Activity 2
What do you like to do? T. models several things she likes to do using the construction:
I like to… T practices conversation with students using those constructions: I like to
bake, I like to cook, etc. S. partner up and practice construction with new vocabulary
words.
Activity 3
T. writes what she likes to do on sentence strips and puts on board as model. T. asks S. to
come up with several things they like to do in free time and several things they want to
learn to do. (page 6 GRW)
Closer
What is something you like to do in your free time?
HW
S. finish writing about free time activities
Chapter 1: What’s your name?
Lesson 10
Objectives
Students will use the present tense of be in affirmative and negative statements, and
yes/no questions
Students will write affirmative and negative answers to yes/no questions with the present
tense of be
Students will use correct capitalization and correct punctuation when writing affirmative
and negative sentences
Materials
Keys to Learning chapter 1
Keys to Learning wkbk
Getting Ready to Write page 9
Chapter 1 test
Warm-up
Paragraph correction: T. writes paragraph on board with multiple errors for students to
correct.
Activity 1
Paragraph assessment: page 9 in Getting Ready to Write
Activity 2
Review for test and go over directions of test
Activity 3
Test Chapter 1