Lesson Plan: Verbs for A1 and A2 Levels

 

Teaching verbs helps students build sentences and express actions. Below are two structured lesson plans: one for A1 (beginner) learners and another for A2 (elementary) learners.

Lesson Plan: Verbs (A1 Level – Beginner)

Lesson Title: Introduction to Verbs

Lesson Duration: 45 minutes

Objective:

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

• Understand what verbs are.
• Identify verbs in sentences.
• Use simple verbs in present tense.

Materials Needed:

• Flashcards with action pictures (e.g., run, eat, jump).
• A whiteboard and markers.
• A worksheet with simple verb exercises.

Lesson Procedure:

1. Warm-up (5 minutes)

• Perform actions like jumping, clapping, waving and ask students, “What am I doing?”
• Guide them to answer: "You are jumping!" Introduce verbs as action words.

2. Presentation (10 minutes)

• Write on the board:
  • "Ali runs to school."
  • "Sara eats an apple."
• Explain: "Runs and eats are verbs because they show actions."
• Introduce common verbs: run, eat, jump, sleep, talk, drink with pictures.

3. Practice (15 minutes)

• Activity 1: Verb Charades
  • One student acts out a verb, and others guess the action.
• Activity 2: Fill in the Blanks
  • "I ______ water." (drink)
  • "The cat ______ on the bed." (sleeps)

4. Production (10 minutes)

• Pair Work:
  • Students make sentences using action verbs.
  • Example: "I play football every day."

5. Wrap-up (5 minutes)

• Quick recap: Ask students to give three action words.
• Homework: "Write five sentences using different verbs."

Lesson Plan: Verbs (A2 Level – Elementary)

Lesson Title: Types of Verbs

Lesson Duration: 45 minutes

Objective:

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

• Identify different types of verbs.
• Use present, past, and future tense verbs.
• Form sentences with auxiliary verbs.

Materials Needed:

• Flashcards with different types of verbs.
• A worksheet on verb tenses.
• A whiteboard and markers.

Lesson Procedure:

1. Warm-up (5 minutes)

• Write three sentences on the board:
  1. I eat an apple.
  2. Yesterday, I ate an apple.
  3. Tomorrow, I will eat an apple.
• Ask students to find the difference (verb tense).

2. Presentation (15 minutes)

• Explain three types of verbs:

  1. Action Verbs: show actions (e.g., run, write, dance).
  2. Helping Verbs: support main verbs (e.g., am, is, was, were).
  3. Modal Verbs: express possibility or ability (e.g., can, will, must).

• Introduce present, past, and future tenses.

3. Practice (15 minutes)

• Activity 1: Verb Sorting
  • Give students a list of verbs and ask them to classify them as action, helping, or modal verbs.
• Activity 2: Verb Tense Fill-in-the-Blanks
  • "Yesterday, she ______ to school." (went)
  • "Tomorrow, we ______ a test." (will have)

4. Production (5 minutes)

• Students write three sentences using different verb types.

5. Wrap-up (5 minutes)

• Quick Q&A: Ask students to give examples of verbs in different tenses.
• Homework: "Write a short paragraph about your daily routine using different verb tenses."

Printable Worksheets for Verbs

A1 Level Verbs Worksheet

Name: ___________
Date: ___________

Part 1: Identify the Verbs

Circle the verbs in each sentence.

1. The baby cries.
2. I drink water.
3. She reads a book.
4. We play outside.
5. The dog runs fast.

Part 2: Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blanks with a suitable verb.

1. The sun ______ in the sky. (shines/runs)
2. I ______ my homework. (do/eat)
3. The birds ______ in the sky. (fly/sleep)

Part 3: Write Your Own Sentences

Write 3 sentences using different verbs.

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A2 Level Verbs Worksheet

Name: ___________
Date: ___________

Part 1: Identify the Verb Type

Underline the verb and write its type (action, helping, modal).

1. She can swim. (Type: ___________)
2. He is writing a letter. (Type: ___________)
3. They went to the park. (Type: ___________)

Part 2: Fill in the Blanks with the Correct Verb

1. Yesterday, I ______ a movie. (watch/watched)
2. We ______ go to the beach tomorrow. (will/must)
3. She ______ dancing in the hall. (is/was)

Part 3: Sentence Writing

Write a sentence using:

1. A helping verb: ______________________________________________________
2. A modal verb: ______________________________________________________

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