The students watch two short videos. Both are singing performances of the same singer. One of them is good and the other is bad. The teacher will ask questions in order to elicit examples that correlate with the idea of ability.

The students work on a gap-fill activity, in groups. The teacher gives two handouts to each group. One of them has information about the past and the other about the present. Each group gets a set of cards with the missing words written on them. The aim is for the students to glue the right card in the right gap, minding the differences between the present and the past contexts.

Students are invited to reflect on a grammar spot activity, in pairs. With an example, the teacher will try to elicit the meaning of the past of to be. More examples will be given to help the students deduce the positive and negative forms of to be. These same examples will be used for drilling, focusing on the long and short form pronunciations. The same procedure will be followed to study the past of can.

Students look at a picture of two people talking and try to guess what they are talking about. Once they are given the handouts, they complete the conversation using was, were, wasn't, weren't and couldn't. They will then check each other's answers. The teacher will provide an answer key.

The teacher demonstrates the activity first by asking the students about activities they have done the day before. The students are expected to answer in the simple past. They then ask each other similar questions. This activity will be followed by some error corrections if time allows.

If there is extra time left, the teacher will demonstrate a Two Truths, One Lie game. The students will be invited to do the same, in pairs, using can, could, was, were and their negative counterparts.