Revision of Past Tense and time expressions used in Past Tense
B1 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification and review of past tense in the context of different genres
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide gist, scan, detailed and deduction reading practice using a text about a biography of Dan Brown in the context of different genres
Procedure (45-55 minutes)
T displays the image "Dan Brown". T: WHO IS HE? WHERE IS HE FROM?(DAN BROWN, FROM EXETER,USA) WHAT DOES HE DO FOR A LIVING? WHAT GENRE IS HIS BOOKS?(Thriller, adventure, mystery, conspiracy) WHO HAS READ HIS BOOKS OR WATCHED A MOVIE BASED ON HIS BOOKS? (DA VINCI CODE, INFERNO)
T: LOOK AT THE WORDS MATCH THE WORDS WITH THEIR MEANINGS. DO IT ALONE ICQ: WHAT DO YOU DO? T: CHECK WITH YOUR PARTNER T reveals the key T: READ THE TEXT AND WRITE THE TIME EXPRESSIONS USED IN THE TEXT(IN 1986 ON JUNE 22, 1964, IN 1994/1998) T WRITES THE DAYS ON THE BOARD. T: WHICH TENSE IS THE TEXT WRITTEN?(PAST TENSE) LOOK AT THESE TIME EXPRESSIONS. THEY ARE USED IN WHICH TENSE? WHAT OTHER TIME EXPRESSIONS DO WE USE IN PAST TENSE? TIME EXPRESSIONS USED IN PAST TENSE: AGO: AN HOUR/ONE DAY, TWO DAYS...../A, ONE WEEK, TWO ...WEEKS/MONTH/YEAR YESTERDAY, THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY LAST: LAST WEEK/WEEKEND/MONTH/YEAR ETC IN: IN 1986,../JANUARY......./SUMMER/THE 20. CENTURY ON: ON 7TH FEBRUARY/BIRTHDAY/DAYS OF THE WEEK AT: AT 4PM/THE WEEKEND/CHRISTMAS/EASTER
T gives handout "the past simple" T shows the "exercise 91" in "the past simple" handout. T: LOOK AT VERBS FILL THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT WORDS IN PAST TENSE DO IT ALONE ICQ: WHAT DO YOU DO? T: CHECK WITH YOUR PARTNER T reveals the key. T: NOW LOOK AT THE EXERCISE 92 FILL THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT TIME EXPRESSIONS DO IT ALONE ICQ: WHAT DO YOU DO? T: CHECK WITH YOUR PARTNER T reveals the key.
T: READ THE TEXT ON PAGE 33, PART 4 CHOOSE 3 IMPORTANT EVENTS IN HIS LIFE EXPLAIN HOW THEY CONTRIBUTED TO HIM BECOMING AN AUTHOR WRITE THEM IN THE BOX DO IT ALONE ICQ: WHAT DO YOU DO? T: CHECK WITH YOUR PARTNER Treveals the key
T: ASKS QUESTIONS TO EACH OTHER TRY NOT TO LOOK AT THE TEXT AND ANSWER THEM