Simple past and pronouncing /ed/
B1 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To introduce and give practice pronunciation ed ending in the past tense form of irregular verbs.
Subsidiary Aims
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To help students practice speaking about events in the past, in particular in relation to their schooling.
Procedure (29-45 minutes)
T asks Ss simple past question “what did you do yesterday?” T draws timeline pointing where does the past actions take place by giving examples and making yes/no questions using regular form of simple past.
T provides Ss with five cut up simple past questions and prepares Ss to ask his/her classmate these questions. T gives Ss a sign that they should move around and ask another classmate.
T writes on WB examples of regular form of simple past verbs (asked, loved) then asks Ss to pronounce it. T explains the different types of pronouncing /ed/ past form of verb by giving more examples. T asks Ss to repeat after him when he pronounce the different sounds of ed within sentences.
T divides Ss into two or three groups and provides them with some cut up verbs with different coloured paper each group. T draws on WB the three types of pronouncing the /ed/ past form of verb then asks them to stick them on board. T corrects wrong answers if any.
T plays the audio of ex1 and drills them to pronounce verbs correctly. Then T asks Ss to tell him which category are these words related to? T starts ex2 by dividing Ss into small groups and asking them to pronounce the verbs and decide if they are with no extra syllable (NS) or extra syllable (ES). T plays the audio of ex2 and asks Ss to check their answers.
T sticks on WB two different pictures of movies (Dead Poets Society, The Nutty Professor) and asks Ss some questions if they know what are these pictures. (Dead Poets Society) * Do you know who is that guy? * what do you think his job is? * who are these people? * Why are they carrying him? (The Nutty Professor) * Do you know this guy? * what do you think his job is? * Why is he smiling?
T asks Ss to answer the questions in pairs about the teacher they really liked. T may ask Ss to change his/her pair accordingly.
T plays a very quick game with Ss related to pronunciation of ed regular past simple form of the verb.