B1 English Language · Term 1 Week 8: Asking and Answering Questions

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.1.8.1.1 - Use appropriate pronunciation and intonation in asking and answering Yes/No questions

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify Yes/No questions and distinguish them from other kinds of questions by their rising intonation and the way they begin.
Ask Yes/No questions using the correct rising intonation with the structures “Is this…?”, “Is that…?”, and “Are these…?”
Answer Yes/No questions with the short responses “Yes, it is”, “No, it isn’t”, “Yes, they are”, and “No, they aren’t”, using appropriate falling intonation.
Demonstrate correct pronunciation of key words when asking and answering Yes/No questions in pair work.
Participate confidently in simple question and answer exchanges with a partner in the classroom.

Sign in with your phone number to read the full note and download the GES plan - free.

Sign in with phone number

Curriculum details

Strand: Oral Language (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Asking and Answering Questions (1.8)
Content standard: B1.1.8.1 - Demonstrate understanding in asking and answering questions
Indicator: B1.1.8.1.1 - Use appropriate pronunciation and intonation in asking and answering Yes/No questions
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 8 (Week 8 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 13
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Demonstrate Yes/No questions and their responds.
- Drill learners on the questions and responses.
- Let pair of learners ask and answer questions, e.g. Pupil A: Is this a book? Pupil B: Yes, it is / No, it isn't.