Present Simple Needs Analysis, Presentation and Practice

A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS

Students find out about each other and their language study needs with Present Simple questions, good for a first lesson and GTKY.

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Present Simple needs analysis, presentation and practice

Ask each other questions about the topics below and write notes in the spaces given:

Name

 

Studying English (in class and self-study)

 

 

 

Using English

 

 

 

Other studies

 

 

 

Work

 

 

 

Free time/ Hobbies

 

 

 

Strengths and weaknesses in English

 

 

 

Goals/ Priorities in studying English

 

 

 

 

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Use these question stems to make more suitable present questions to add more to the boxes above.

Are there any…?                                        Are you good at…?                      Do you (ever)…?

Do you have…?                                         Do you like…?                Do you want to…?

How much…?                               How often do you…?     What kind of company…?

What countries…?                                     What do you…?                           What does…?

What is…?                                                  What kind of…?                            Who do you…?

Ask any questions on the next page which you haven’t yet and put the information in the table above.


Suggested Present Simple needs analysis questions

  • Are there any foreign students in your classes?
  • Are there any new hobbies you’d like to try?
  • Are you good at English grammar?
  • Do you do any English self-study?
  • Do you do anything to learn English vocabulary?
  • Do you ever study English grammar?
  • Do you ever write in English?
  • Do you have a part-time job? What do you do?
  • Do you have any foreign friends?
  • Do you have any hobbies?
  • Do you have any plans to go abroad?
  • Do you like speaking English?
  • Do you like studying English?
  • Do you like watching English-language movies?
  • Do you listen to anything in English?
  • Do you read anything in English?
  • Do you use English at work?
  • Do you use English in your studies?
  • Do you want to study abroad?
  • Do you watch anything in English?
  • How much vocabulary do you know?
  • How often do you speak English?
  • How often do you travel abroad?
  • What companies do you want to work for?
  • What countries do you want to visit?
  • What do you do in your free time?
  • What does your company do?
  • What is your major?
  • What jobs do you want to do?
  • What kind of company do you want to work for?
  • What kind of company do you work for?
  • What kind of job do you want to do?
  • Who do you work for?

Ask about any questions above which you don’t understand, couldn’t answer, etc, working together to answer them each time.

 

Present Simple questions grammar presentation

Without looking above, complete the gaps below with one or more words to make suitable Present Simple questions:

  • _______________________foreign students in your classes?
  • _____________________ any new hobbies you’d like to try?
  • __________________________ good at English grammar?
  • __________________________ any English self-study?
  • ____________________ anything to learn English vocabulary?
  • ___________________________ study English grammar?
  • _____________________________ write in English?
  • ________________ a part-time job? What ___________?
  • _____________________________ any foreign friends?
  • _____________________________________________________ any hobbies?
  • ________________________________________________ plans to go abroad?
  • ______________________________________________ like speaking English?
  • ______________________________________________ like studying English?
  • ___________________________________ watching English-language movies?
  • ________________________________________ listen to anything in English?
  • _____________________________________________ read anything in English?
  • _______________________________________________ use English at work?
  • _________________________________________ use English in your studies?
  • ______________________________________________ want to study abroad?
  • __________________________________________ watch anything in English?
  • How much vocabulary __________________________________________ know?
  • How often _____________________________________________ speak English?
  • How often ___________________________________________ travel abroad?
  • What companies ______________________________________ want to work for?
  • What countries ________________________________________ want to visit?
  • What _____________________________________________ in your free time?
  • What ____________________________________________ your company do?
  • What _______________________________________________________ major?
  • What jobs do you want ______________________________________________?
  • What kind of company _________________________________ want to work for?
  • What kind of company do you ________________________________________?
  • What kind of job ______________________ want ________________________?
  • Who ___________________________________________________ work _____?

Check your answers on the previous page. Other answers might be possible, so ask if you wrote anything different.

Change groups and do the same, this time with only a form to help (not any suggested question stems or questions).

Share something you learnt about your partner and see if it is the same for anyone else in the class.

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