Was and were
Elementary level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification and practice of the simple past of the verb "to be" in the context of past events
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide clarification and practice of some adjectives and their antonyms in the context of general knowledge
Procedure (42-49 minutes)
- T shows students some pictures. - T tells students to say what they think off each picture.
- Sts try to guess the difference in the pictures. - Sts say what they think - T shows the all pictures. - Sts give their opinion about all pictures. - T writes on the board the words that relate to each picture.
- T explain the meaning of the words. - T writes each word on the board. - T drill the pronunciation chorally and individually. - Sts repeat after the teacher. - T gives handouts to practise the use of the those adjectives and their antonyms. - Sts anwser the exercise. - T asks sts when they finish to compare their answers with their partner.
- T talks about past experineces and events using the simple past. - T asks sts what they did last week. - Sts share their opinion using TL. - T explains the simple past of the verb "to be" and its positive and negative form. - T also explains when to use "was" and when to use "were".
- T gives Instructions and then give the handouts. - T tells sts to answer exercise 3. - Sts then answer compare their answers with their partners. - Correct the mistakes with the answers written on the board.
- T gives instructions and tells ststo answer exercise 5. - Sts take some time to answer. - Sts compare their answers witheach other. - Correct the answers from the answers written on the board.
- T divides sts into 2 groups. - T gives instructions for the activity. - Sts will practice what they have learnt during the session. -Sts will share their sentences with the whole class. - Last minute, T asks sts what they have learnt during the lesson. - Sts share what they've learnt.