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Nasim Hamidpour

past simple - Elementary level

past simple
Elementary level

Description

In this lesson the students are going to learn about past simple sentences through a text which is about the way a businessman spent his weekend. It will be followed by a speaking task about how the students spent their last holiday.

Materials

American English File Student's Book

Board

Pictures

American English File Student's Book

Board

Pictures

Main Aims

To provide clarification of Past Simple in the context of Holiday

Subsidiary Aims

To provide accuracy speaking practice in a Conversation in the context of Holiday

Procedure (35-45 minutes)

Warmer/Lead-in (2-3 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

I start to talk about my last weekend in which I had an accident while I was going to my friend's house and the way my holiday was ruined.

Exposure (5-7 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

In this stage I ask my students to talk about they spent their last weekend.

Highlighting (2-3 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

I will write some past simple sentences on the board. I will choose from my students sentences and if some of them have made some wrong sentences I will write the correct past simple form on the board.

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

I will start eliciting the meaning by drawing a timeline on the board and showing my students when this tense refers to and I am going to elicit the from from the students and will help them find it out when needed. The intonation will be focused on as well.

Controlled Practice (10-12 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

The students are going to the exercise on page 140 individually and then going to check in pairs. The answers will be checked with the whole class at the end. They have 8 minutes to the task individually and check in pairs.

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

I will give my students some pictures of some people on their holiday. I will ask my students to work in pairs and say how each person spent their holiday.