Maryam Maryam

Materials

Abc 3 sets of pictures

Main Aims

  • Grammar: past simple in the context of past events, e.g. I lost my key two weeks ago.

Subsidiary Aims

  • Reading: Ss will read a dialogue between Todd and Katie talking about what they did yesterday, and will fill gaps with suitable verbs.

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

- Show Ss a part of white and black movie. - Ask Ss about what they think of the video. - Ask Ss Questions to elicit Ex. Do you think this movie is new or old? Was it shot nowadays?

Exposure (8-10 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

- T tells Ss a short story about how she spent her weekend

Highlighting (2-4 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

- T asks Ss to tell her 3 things she did on her weekend. - T writes examples that Ss say on board. - T underlines/ highlights verbs in the past tense. Ex. I (cooked) dinner.

Clarification (8-10 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

- T explains marker sentences. - T clarifies past simple rule and form - T ask CCQs

Controlled Practice (8-10 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

- Pass out the dialogue handout, and ask Ss to fill the gaps with verbs from top of the handout individually - Ss check their answers together and after that whole class feedback by writing the answers on the whiteboard. - Error correction if necessary (peer correction)

Semi-Controlled Practice (8-10 minutes) • To concept check further and prepare students for free practice

- Divide Ss into 3 groups As, Bs and Cs. - Give each group a set of pictures showing different actions. - Ask Ss to write sentences describing these actions in the past simple tense. - Ss check sentences with other groups and then with T. - The fastest group with more correct answers win.

Free Practice (8-10 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

- Divide Ss into pairs. - Each pair should have an interviewer and an interviewee. - Ask each pair to make an interview about the theme of "what did you do at the weekend?". - Each pair should present their role play. - T takes notes on the errors and then delays feedback after the activity. - T Writes the errors on the board and ask the Ss to find the mistake. - T Highlights mistakes and asks Ss to correct them.( peer correction) - Ask Ss if they have any questions. - Wrap up the lesson.

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