Grammar: Phrasal Verbs, Common Mistakes, and Past WASSCE Papers

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Subject: English Grammer

Semester: 1

Period: 3

Week: 14

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School Name:
Teacher’s Name:
Subject: English Grammar
Grade Level: Grade 12
Period: III
Week & Period: Week 14, Period III

Topic: Grammar: Phrasal Verbs, Common Mistakes, and Past WASSCE Papers

Date:

Specific Objectives:

By the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:

1. Expand their use of phrasal verbs in written and oral forms.
2. Identify and correct commonly misused English expressions and phrases.
3. Analyze responses from past WASSCE grammar sections.
4. Present short speeches fluently and with improved diction.

 

A – Anticipation (Engage learners):

Starter Question: "What’s the difference between ‘look over’ and ‘look for’? How many phrasal verbs can you form with ‘look’?"

Class Discussion: List several phrasal verbs with the base verb "look" on the board:

• look over
• look out
• look up to
• look into

Let learners guess their meanings before revealing the correct definitions.

B – Building Knowledge (Core Content):

1. Extended Phrasal Verbs:

Examples and Meanings:

• Look over – review: I looked over your assignment and made some corrections.
• Look out – be careful: Look out! There’s a snake in the grass.
• Look up to – admire: I look up to my father.

Class Exercise: Write the meaning of the following phrasal verbs:

• come up with
• get away with
• run into
• stand by
• fall apart

Write one sentence for each showing correct use.

2. Common Usage Mistakes (Expanded):

Incorrect vs. Correct Examples:

• Incorrect: She don’t know the answer.
  Correct: She doesn’t know the answer.
• Incorrect: He did a mistake.
  Correct: He made a mistake.
• Incorrect: I am interesting in football.
  Correct: I am interested in football.

Correction Practice: Provide this paragraph:

"She don’t like running and prefer walking. He did a mistake by saying their going to school."

Ask students to correct the errors.

3. WASSCE Grammar Review:

Distribute multiple choice grammar items from previous WASSCE papers. Sample:

1. Choose the correct sentence: a) He don’t like sugar.
   b) He doesn’t likes sugar.
   c) He doesn’t like sugar.
   d) He isn’t like sugar.

Answer: c) He doesn’t like sugar.

Activity: Students in groups answer 10 multiple-choice grammar questions and explain their choices to the class.

 

C – Consolidation (Application and Reflection):

Discussion Prompt: “Why do students often make the same grammar mistakes? How can we avoid them?”

Class Assignment: Write 8 correct sentences correcting the following wrong ones:

1. I have went to school.
2. She do her homework daily.
3. They was playing football.
4. It don’t matter.

Oral Practice: In pairs, students take turns correcting each other’s speech using a prompt: "Correct my grammar if I’m wrong."

 

Assessment in Class:

1. Fill in the blanks with correct phrasal verbs:
2. He __________ the offer because it wasn’t good enough. (turned down)
3. I can’t __________ the noise anymore. (put up with)
4. We __________ some old pictures in the attic. (came across)
5. Rewrite the sentences using correct grammar:
6. She don’t knows him well.
7. We was going to church.
8. It do not work.
9. Identify and label each underlined phrasal verb (transitive/intransitive):
10. He gave up
11. They ran into an old friend.
12. The machine broke down

 

Assignment:

1. Write a paragraph using at least five new phrasal verbs.
2. Find a 2021 WASSCE English objective section and answer all the grammar questions.
3. Identify and correct 10 common grammar errors in your personal notebook.

 

Teacher’s Reflection:

• Did learners actively engage in correcting errors?
• Were they confident using phrasal verbs?
• Which students struggled with sentence structure?