Junior High School - Year 2
Simple Past Tense - Inanimate Objects
| Unit | Lesson Number | Topic | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | 1.2 | Simple Past Tense - Inanimate Objects | A: Where was the banana? B: It was in the car. |
| Resource Information | |
|---|---|
| Level | Beginner |
| Age | This course is for 13-14 year olds, but of course any age is OK if the level is right. |
| Number of Players | This is a whole class activity. |
| Object | To practice reading, writing and speaking examples of simple past tense. |
| Language Skills | memory, speaking, listening, communication, writing, reading |
| Resources |
comic - pdf Students (and teachers) can read this
comic online here. worksheet - pdf game sheet - pdf game cards - pdf |
| Time | A whole class (50 minutes). |
| Advantages | The students can enjoy reading the comic which will help them remember how to use the grammar. This lesson also includes some writing exercise on a worksheet which combines images to facilitate learning. |
| Disadvantages | I can't think of any at the moment. |
Comic
- You can read the comic with the students at the start or the end of the lesson. If it's the first lesson for simple past tense, then the end of the lesson is probably better.
- Read through, check understanding, translate if necessary and read through together again.
Worksheet
- Introduce/review the main grammar point using the examples at the top of the worksheet.
- Review location of objects.
- Set writing task.
- Review and check by reading through when everyone is finished.
Game
- An information gap game
- Students make pairs and sit opposite each other with their desks
- Students play rock paper scissors.
- The winner hides their game sheet with a book and sets the fruit cards around the car.
- The loser uses the target language to find out where all the fruit is and places their fruit cards in the corresponding positions.
- When they are finished they check to see if it is correct and swap roles.
- If you like you can choose a pair of students randomly at the end of the class to do a demonstration. Give them a reward, like a sticker, as most students above the age of about 13 don't like speaking in front of whole class.
- That's it!
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