TP 8 8.28.14
Pre-Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To review and practice grammar in the past simple tense in the context of discussing entertainment and activities.
Subsidiary Aims
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To practice speaking about previous entertainment/activities
Procedure (45-59 minutes)
T will ask sts if they liked David Blaine's magic stunts and have them discuss if they have ever seen magic tricks in the past. T then asks if they consider magic a form of entertainment. Introduce entertainment context with lexical set.
T will hand out table and have sts complete the chart. Check in pairs. After they complete chart, have them choose three of the words in the past tense and write a sentence using them.
T will ask sts when we use past simple tense. T will then go through each use and provide examples of how each use is used.
T will instruct sts to complete HO CCQ exercise to check for understanding. Check in pairs, then discuss.
T will pass out scrambled sentence exercise and instruct sts to complete. Sts check in pairs and read sentences aloud.
T will group sts in to 3 or 4 and give them each a type of entertainment (music festival, sporting event) and have them tell a story in the simple past about it. Story does not have to be real. Sts will then discuss as a group.
If time allows, have sts get up and walk around in order to complete "Find Someone Who" activity.