New lesson plan: Past simple: be & can

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Past simple: be & can - Elementary level

Past simple: be & can
Elementary level

Description

In this lesson, Ss are going to be introduced to past simple using be and can. The lesson starts with a discussion about the last holiday T & Ss had. This is followed by a dialogue between two friends, which will be played in a recording. Then, Ss will be provided with model sentences and questions relating to the meaning of the sentences. Subsequently, T will ask Ss to do some controlled and semi-controlled practice. Following that, some drills will be performed to focus on intonation and pronunciation. Finally, the students are going to discuss what they could and couldn't do at specific ages in their groups.

Materials

Solution Elementary Book

Solution Elementary Book

Main Aims

To provide practice and clarification of past simple using be & can in the context of holiday

Subsidiary Aims

To provide accuracy speaking practice in a conversation in the context of the things Ss could or couldn't do at specific ages

Procedure (21-31 minutes)

Warmer/ Lead-in (2-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

* T starts the class with a fleeting greeting. * T shows a picture of a theme park to tell about his holiday and then ask Ss about theirs. * T asks Ss to guess what happened in the picture on page 66 in pairs.

Study (15-20 minutes) • To provide model sentences and directed questions to make the Ss notice and be enlightened on the new grammar meaning, form, and pronunciation

* The T gets Ss exposed to the model sentences. (mainly the prepared dialogue) * The T clarifies the meaning of the grammar by asking directed questions. (CCQs: when was it? is it still true? time diagram demonstration.) * The T asks the Ss to do the practices one by one and then check their answers with their group members. (ICQs: Are you going to do the exercises on your own or in your groups? / Are you going to check your answers in pairs or groups?) * The T have the Ss to do some drills by repeating some sentences.

Activation (4-6 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive language system in real life situation.

* The T groups Ss. * The T provides Ss with discussion questions on the board and asks each group to discuss them with their friends. * The T monitors the Ss to correct them in case they misuse the new grammar.