PORTFOLIO OF GRAMMAR Melany Espinoza
Target population: Teenagers (9° grade) Level: Intermediate Skill: Grammar
Reported speech Objective: Students will be able to write a letter using reported speech. Description: Students will write a “Dear abby” letter asking for advice on a problem, they should use reported speech in it. Later, students will exchange letter and reply to a classmate’s problem and after that, give it back to its owner.
“Dear Abby”
My parents said we were moving to another country but I don't want to move. The answer: Don't be afraid to tell your parents how you feel. The result: Dear abby told me not to be afraid to tell my parents how I feel.
Reported Speech Objective: Students will be able to complete the sentence and change the form of it in the correct way. Description: Students will change the questions below and other words into reported speech as necessary. Add the appropriate subject and reporting verb to each question. 1. 2. 3. 4.
“What does she think about the new uniform?” “How long did you work there?” “Why are you changing jobs?” “Did you notice that he was angry?”
Relative Clauses Objective: Students will be able to complete the sentence and change the form of it in the correct way. Description: Students need to rewrite the following sentences using the correct relative pronoun. There are defining and non-defining relative clauses. 1. The dress is in this box. I wore it to my wedding. 2. There's the coach. I spoke to him. 3. Here is a photo of your grandfather. I still miss him so much. 4. The house belongs to me. Its roof is pretty old.
Prepositions of Time Objective: Students will be able to know and recognize the different functions of each preposition of time Description: Students will create a chart divided in three columns, where they will put the functions of each preposition.
IN
General
ON
More specific
AT
Very specific
Verb Tenses Objective: Students will be able to know the correct use and form of verb tenses. Description: Students should pair up the different sentences positioned in the whole class, matching them in the correct verb tense.
Vocabulary Objective: Students will be able to dominate de vocabulary explained in class. Description: The class will be divided in two halfs, and students will have to do a “board race�, where they need need to write down as many words from the category as they can, according to the vocabulary viewed in class.