Transcript Present_tense_play_Y9 - Leicester City Languages Blog

Present tense play Y9
Skills:
Knowledge about verbs
and tenses
• 1. Students were taught the present tense of
“ER” verbs
• 2. They were shown the following script.
• (found on the internet)
• 3. They worked in teams and had to come up
with a similar play to explain the formation of
ER verbs in the present tense
• 4. Students wanted to go further and have
decided to create some display to have this for
future reference. They have made a start and
have already created an “ER” verb tree.
Outcome:
• This worked well and the students were really
positive about doing the play.
• Students enjoyed having their performances
recorded on video as they could watch it
themselves and evaluate it.
• They were then given a test on other regular “er”
verbs in the next lesson. All students could
remember perfectly their formation and
pronunciation.
• Feedback:
• “We learn better when we do fun things”
• “Now we know our the “er” endings really well and
we also know how to pronounce the words because
we practised them so much.”
• Video
The original play:
(downloaded from the internet)
The Present Tense
•Starring
•Regarder
Scene One
• The curtain rises. Regarder, a young Infinitive,
is found sitting alone on a stone, sobbing
• Regarder: Oh how I wish someone would
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give me a Present!
Suddenly, some endings appear.
• 1st Person: Do not fear, young Infinitive, we
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will help you. Look at all these
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wonderful endings. Watch, and
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we will show you what to do.
The endings file in behind the 1st Person
• Regarder: But I am an Infinitive. How can
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you help me?
• 1st Person: Easy! Just take off that –er on
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the end and leave the rest to us.
• Regarder: Ok, let’s give it a go!
Scene Two
• Regarder, having disappeared behind the stone has
removed his –er, and now reappears, wearing only
his stem, thus:
• regard
• Regarder: Oh no! I feel so naked. Help me!
• 1st Person: Come, my friends. Let us give him
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a Present which will cover his shame!
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The endings enter
• 1st Person: Here we are. Endings, get into
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line.
•ATTEN----SHUN!!!!!!
The endings file into line
• -e
• -es
• -e
• -e
• -e
• -ons
• -ez
• -ent
• -ent
Regarder is puzzled
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Regarder: What do I do now?
1st Person: Pick ‘em up and stick ‘em on!
Regarder: What! Here? With all these
people watching?
1st Person: Yup!
Regarder: OK!
Scene Three
• Regarder adds on the endings to his naked
stem. He is pleased with the result
• Regarder: Hey, I like it! It’s cool! Take a
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look guys.
Regarder + Endings
• regarde
• regardes
• regarde
• regarde
• regarde
• regardons
• regardez
• regardent
• regardent
…But Regarder is still puzzled
• Regarder: This is cool, but it doesn’t seem
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to mean anything
• 1st Person: I know. It does look a bit bare.
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You need some subjects. I
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happen to know a few guys in
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that line of business. I’ll call
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them now.
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Scene Four
• 1st Person (on his mobile phone):……Yeah,
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uhuh….cool…OK, see you then,
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Byeeee!
• Regarder: All sorted?
• 1st Person: Yup! Just leave it to these guys
Scene Five
• Suddenly, out of nowhere, nine subjects appear.
• Je Tu Il Elle On
• Nous Vous Ils Elles
• Some are singular, some plural, but they are all soon
into line beside Regarder and his new endings
Subjects+Regarder+endings
• Je regarde
• Tu regardes
• Il regarde
• Elle regarde
• On regarde
• Nous regardons
• Vous regardez
• Ils regardent
• Elles regardent
Scene Six
• Regarder: Wow! I feel fantastic. Thank you
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all for giving me a Present.
• 1st Person: You are more than welcome my
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young friend. But remember,
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what we have given you is a
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Present Tense for all your kind. Go
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to your -er brothers and sisters, show
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them what you have and share it
Conclusion
• So Regarder went to all his –er verb brothers
and sisters and told them what had happened
to him that day.
• From that day to this all regular –er verbs
share these subjects and endings for their
Present Tense
…….and they all lived happily
ever after
•The End