Want

Lead-in

  • Describe the pictures.
    • There is …
  • What is essential and what is not?
    • I think …

Presentation

Pre

  • What is essential in your life?
    • I think …
  • What is not essential in your life?
    • I think …

Top Down

  • What is an appropriate title for this text? Read the text and find out!
  • Sweet Temptation
  • Want x Need
  • Healthy Eats
  • Sweet Temptation
  • Want x Need
  • Healthy Eats

A need is generally referred to, in economics, as something that is extremely necessary for a person to survive. Needs are categorized into two groups. There are the objective or physical needs, and the subjective needs. Objective needs are like food, water, housing and even air. Subjective needs are related to mental health like self-esteem, security and approval. 

A want is something that a person desires, either immediately or in the future. Unlike needs, wants are those that differ from one person to another. For example, a car or traveling. Each person has his or her own list of wants, each with a varying level of importance. 

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Bottom Up

  • True or False?
  1. There are only objective and subjective need
  2. Subjective needs are related to physical health like self-esteem, security and approval.
  3. A want is something that a person desires.
  4. A car and traveling are needs.
  5. Each person has his or her own list of wants.
  1. There are only objective and subjective needs. True
  2. Subjective needs are related to physical health like self-esteem, security and approval. False
  3. A want is something that a person desires. True
  4. A car and traveling are needs. False
  5. Each person has his or her own list of wants. True

Post

  • What do you need in life?
    • In my life, I need …
  • What do you want in life?
    • I want …

Target Language

Present Simple

Affirmative

Subject+ Verb

  • I have a pencil case that is purple.
  • You need to study for your test.
  • He / She / It wants to play on the computer.
  • We need to go to the new shopping mall.
  • They have a lot of dogs.

Negative

Subject + Do / Does + Not + Verb

  • I don’t want to go to school.
  • You don’t need to do everything.
  • He / She / It doesn’t have a DVD player.
  • We don’t want to interrupt you.
  • They don’t need to work today.

Interrogative

Pronouns of Question + Do / Does + Subject + Verb

  • Do I want to draw today?
  • Why do you have a computer at home?
  • What does he / she / it need help with?
  • Where do we want to travel this weekend?
  • Do they have plans for today?

Controlled Practice

  • Practice substitution drills with the target language.

Teacher: You need food.

Student: You need food.

Teacher: He

Student: He needs food.

Teacher: I / She / We / It / They

Student: …

Teacher: You don’t need food.

Student: You don’t need food.

Teacher: He

Student: He doesn’t need food.

Teacher: I / She / We / It / They

Student: …

Teacher: Do you need food?

Student: Do you need food?

Teacher: He

Student: Does he need food?

Teacher: I / She / We / It / They

Student: …

Freer Practice

  • Rewrite the following sentences with he, she or it.

    1. We want to play video games but we need to study.
    2. You want to go to that Park.
    3. They have three dogs and two cats.
    4. We need to buy food for the homeless.
    5. Kids need protection.
    1. We want that piece of pizza.
    2. You have no problems.
    3. They need help.
    4. We have more time, right?
    5. They want to go to that party tomorrow.

Production

  • Practice asking and answering questions using the Target Language. Make at least 5 questions.

Example: Do you want to play? / Does she want to play?

Homework

Fill the gaps with the correct conjugation of the verbs in parentheses.

Example: I ______ (want) to read the latest volume of Game of Thrones. > I want to read the latest volume of Game of Thrones.

  1. Peter ______ (have) a pet called Chuck. 

  2. We ______ (need) more time to study English. 

  3. She ______ (want) to play the piano. 

  4. Susan and Carol ______ (have) movie tickets on Saturday. 

  5. My brother ______ (need) a summer job. 

  1. Peter has a pet called Chuck.

  2. We need more time to study English.

  3. She wants to play the piano.

  4. Susan and Carol have movie tickets on Saturday.

  5. My brother needs a summer job.

Put the sentences in the interrogative form.

Example:  I want to read the latest volume of Game of Thrones > Do I want to read the latest volume of Game of Thrones?

  1. Peter has a pet called Chuck.

  2. We need more time to study English.

  3. She wants to play the piano.

  4. Susan and Carol have movie tickets on Saturday.

  5. My brother needs a summer job.

  1. Does Peter have a pet called Chuck?

  2. Do we need more time to study English?

  3. Does she want to play the piano?

  4. Do Susan and Carol have movie tickets on Saturday?

  5. Does my brother need a summer job?

Put the sentences in the negative form.

Example:  I want to read the latest volume of Game of Thrones > I don’t want to read the latest volume of Game of Thrones.

  1. Peter has a pet called Chuck.

  2. We need more time to study English.

  3. She wants to play the piano.

  4. Susan and Carol have movie tickets on Saturday.

  5. My brother needs a summer job.

  1. Peter doesn’t have a pet called Chuck.

  2. We don’t need more time to study English.

  3. She doesn’t want to play the piano.

  4. Susan and Carol don’t have movie tickets on Saturday.

  5. My brother doesn’t need a summer job.

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

Example: travel / wants / plane / to / by / Europe / He / to > He wants to travel by plane to Europe.

  1. need / every / day / eat / She / to / doesn’t

  2. the / mother / cake / oven / has / My / a / in

  3. about / do / want / What / you / talk / to

  4. test / information / needs / about / Lisa / the / some

  5. more / you / questions / Do / have

  1. She doesn’t need to eat every day.

  2. My mother has a cake in the oven.

  3. What do you want to talk about?

  4. Lisa needs some information about the test.

  5. Do you have more questions?

Complete the dialogue with the verbs “want”, “need” or “have”

  1. We ______ leaders not in love with money but in love with justice. (Martin Luther King)

  2. I don’t ______ any special talents. I am only passionately curious. (Albert Einstein)

  3. Success is getting what you ______. Happiness is wanting what you get. (Dale Carnegie)

  4. All our dreams can come true if we ______ the courage to pursue them (Walt Disney)

  5. How wonderful it is that nobody ______ wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. (Anne Frank)

  6. If you ______ to test a man’s character, give him power. (Abraham Lincoln)

  1. We need leaders not in love with money but in love with justice. (Martin Luther King)

  2. I don’t have any special talents. I am only passionately curious. (Albert Einstein)

  3. Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. (Dale Carnegie)

  4. All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them (Walt Disney)

  5. How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. (Anne Frank)

  6. If you want to test a man’s character, give him power. (Abraham Lincoln)

Writing

Write a short text about objects you want, have and need.

Example: I have a computer but now I want a tablet…