English Lesson Planner

Nasim Hamidpour

Past Simple - Elementary level

Past Simple
Elementary level

Description

In this lesson students are going to learn how to use past simple sentences to talk about completed actions in the past through PPP. The lesson starts with a talk about the way we spent our last weekend. It is followed by a speaking task about students best holiday ever with a focus on speaking accuracy.

Materials

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 (34-42 minutes)

Warmer/Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

I will start the class by telling my students about how I spent my last weekend and then I am going to ask them to tell me about their weekend and the things they did.

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

I will write some of the sentences that my students made in the correct past simple form on the board to draw their attention to the TL.

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

I will draw a timeline on the board and I will ask some CCQs from my students to clarify the meaning. 1. Are these sentences about the past, present or future? (past). Are the actions finished? (Yes). Can I mention the exact time that they happened? (Yes). I will tell my students that there are some regular and irregular verbs....

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

Students are going to do exercise 1a on page 120 in 4 minutes individually. Then I will give them 2 minutes to check their answers in pairs and then we will check the answers with the whole class.

Free Practice (11-12 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

I will ask my students to talk about their best holiday ever in 8 minutes in groups of 4. They will be monitored and feedback will be given at the end.