past continuous
pre-Intermediate (B1) level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification of the past continuous in the context of photo
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide accuracy speaking practice in a Conversation in the context of photo
Procedure (33-44 minutes)
The class will start with a talk about what I was doing last night. It will be followed by asking students to tell the class about what they were doing last night.
I will choose 3 of my students' sentences to write in the correct past continuous form on the board to draw their attention to the verb that i have used differently.
I will draw a timeline on the board and ask the students some CCQs. Are the sentences about the past, present, or the future? The students should say ( past ). Is past continuous used for an action that finished in the past, or was it in progress in the past? They should say progress in the past. Is past continuous used for a moment in the past or for a period of time in the past? They should say ( A period of time ). I will ask the students about the role of the words and the way I have changed the verbs. sub+was/were+verb-ing. And I will let them know about the negative form and the question form. The students will be informed about the correct pronunciation.
The students are going to do gap-filling tasks on page 129, exercise 2B part ( a) and ( b ), in 4 minutes individually. They will have 2 minutes to check their answers in pairs, and then we will check the answers with the whole class.
The students are going to be divided into groups of 3 or 4. They will have 8 minutes to talk about their actions in progress from last night, and at the end, they are going to tell the class about their actions and activities in progress from last night. They will be monitor and feedback will be given at the end if needed.
