English Lesson Planner

Nasim Hamidpour

Past Simple - Elementary level

Past Simple
Elementary level

Description

In this lesson the students are going to learn about using past simple to talk about completed actions in the past through PPP in the context of holiday.

Materials

Board

American English File Student's Book

Board

American English File Student's Book

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 (36-46 minutes)

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

I will start the class by talking about the way I spent the weekend.

Exposure (4-6 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

I will ask my students to talk about the way they spent their weekend.

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

I will write 3 of my students' sentences on the board in the correct past simple form.

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

I will clarify the meaning of the tense y drawing a timeline on the board and mentioning that the TL is used to talk about completed actions in the past. I will elicit the structure from the students and the pronunciation of the verbs like "read" and "said" will be covered in this stage.

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

Students are going to do exercise a on page 140 in 4 minutes individually. They will check their answers in pairs in 2 minutes and then we will check the answers with the whole class.

Free Practice (10-12 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

The students are going to talk about their best holiday ever in 8 to 10 minutes in groups of 3. They will be monitored and the feedback will be given to the class at the end.