KARA STOLEY

LEAD-IN:

T writes 2 sentences on board (FEBRUARY 14TH IS THE DAY WHEN PEOPLE GIVE CARDS TO THE ONES THEY LOVE. NEW YEAR’S EVE IS A NIGHT WHEN I HAVE FUN WITH MY FRIENDS.) T underlines WHEN.. T has Ss read sentences out loud and asks what they think the purpose of the underlined portion of the sentence is.

T tells Ss these are relative clauses of time. Relative clauses of time refer to a time (date/moment/event) previously mentioned. They provide additional information about that date/moment/event. They are formed with the word WHEN, which refers to the noun phrase (i.e. the day, a night, etc.) that comes before it.

T writes formula on board: DATE/MOMENT/EVENT + TO BE + RELATIVE CLAUSE OF TIME

T boxes/underlines/circles each part of formula in sentences previously written on board.

ACTIVITY ONE:

T tells Ss we’re going to practice relative clauses of time while learning a bit more about celebrations. T hands out worksheet. T instructs Ss to read the instructions. T asks Ss what they are to do. T tells Ss to work individually to complete their worksheet.

T has Ss pair up to go over their responses.

T brings class back together to review worksheet as class. Has each Ss read 1 sentence about celebration in home country.

TRANSITION TO ADVERBIAL CLAUSES OF TIME.

T writes three sentences on board. (WHEN PEOPLE GET MARRIED IN JAPAN, THEY SOMETIMES HAVE THE CEREMONY AT A SHRINE. AFTER THE FOOD IS SERVED, THE GUESTS GIVE SPEECHES OR SING SONGS. BEFORE THE GUESTS LEAVE, THE BRIDE AND GROOM GIVE THEM PRESENTS.) T underlines bolded words. T has Ss read sentences aloud. T asks Ss what they think the purpose of the underlined word is in each sentence.

T tells Ss these are adverbial clauses of time. They tell us when something happens (i.e. BEFORE the guests leave, the bride and groom give them presents...so when do guests get these presents? Ss say before they leave.)

T writes formula on the board:

ADVERB + SUBJECT + VERB

T underlines/boxes/circles each part of formula in adverbial clauses in sentences on board.

T tells Ss adverbial clauses are subordinate clauses. Do Ss know what that means? Can an adverbial clause be its own sentence? Or does it need additional information to form a complete sentence? Subordinate clause means that it cannot stand on its own. It must be connected to an independent clause (i.e. “the bride and groom give them presents.”)

ACTIVITY TWO:

T tells Ss we’re now going to learn a bit about the wedding customs of the US. T instructs Ss to turn to page 54 of textbook. T tells Ss complete sentences 1-2 with the information in letters a-f individually.

T has class go over answers together.

T writes sentence on board: RIGHT AFTER A COUPLE GETS MARRIED, THEY USUALLY GO ON A SHORT TRIP CALLED A “HONEYMOON.”

T asks Ss if they can think of a way to rearrange this sentence. T waits for Ss to give answer. IF NEEDED, T hints that there may be a way to move the adverbial clause of time to a different spot in the sentence.

Answer: A couple usually goes on a short trip called a “honeymoon” right after they get married.

T tells Ss adverbial clauses can either appear before the main clause or after the main clause. In the first version of sentence, it appears where? BEFORE. In the second version, it appears where? AFTER. What do you notice about the punctuation? T waits for Ss to say that comma is needed if adverbial clause comes before.

WRAP-UP:

Any questions?