Elena Morales Elena Morales

Past Simple vs Past Perfect
Intermediate level

Materials

Main Aims

  • To provide clarification of Past Simple vs Past Perfect

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide practice of Past simple vs Past Perfect

Procedure

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

T will present the first slide and will ask Ss if they like puzzles, she will then ask Ss to take a look at the image there and will ask them to make assumption about why those things are on the grass. T will write the answers in the slide.

Exposure (5-8 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

T will share a link for a google forms and will say "I will play and audio about two people talking about the puzzle we just saw, one of them is asking questions to know the solution to the puzzle and you will have to answer if what the person is guessing is correct or not" T will play the audio once and will do OCF T will ask "were your predictions correct?"

Highlighting (2-4 minutes) • To draw students' attention to the target language

T will give Ss the transcript of the audio and will ask them to underline the verbs in past simple and past perfect, for this students will have a minute and a half. After Ss have finished, T will ask them to separate them in a table. (1:30 min) Teacher will demo this Teacher will then do OCF with an answer key

Clarification (10-12 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

T will show the third slide in the presentation, which contains a sentence with simple past and past perfect, T will show them which sentence is in past simple and which one is in past perfect. Ask students to select which structure belongs to each sentence and then ask CCQs Did both actions happened in the past? Did someone put the things on the grass? But, did someone took the things to the field? T will then present the next sentence where students will have to decide which action happened first "what happened first, someone took them to the field or appearing on the grass?" T will move on to the next slide where students will select which sentences is in the simple past and which one is in the simple present. Ask students to select which structure belongs to each sentence and then ask CCQs Did both actions happened in the past? Was there snow on the ground? What happened to the snow? T will then present the next sentence where students will have to decide which action happened first "what happened first, the snow being on the ground or the snow melting?" T will move on to the next slide where students will select which sentences is in the simple past and which one is in the simple present. Ask students to select which structure belongs to each sentence and then ask CCQs Did both actions happened in the past? Did someone decided to make a snowman? What happened to the snowman once the sun came out? T will then present the next sentence where students will have to decide which action happened first "what happened first, the snowman melting or someone making it?" T will then move to the pronunciation part where she will play an audio and present 3 marker sentences, one of them on the past simple and two of them in the past perfect, but one of them with a contraction. For this T will focus on stress and will ask students to identify which words sound stronger. in the last sentences T will ask Ss to pay close attention to how the contraction is pronounce. T will first ask Ss to repeat together and then will ask some students to repeat individually

Controlled Practice (5-8 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

T will share a link to a game where students have to identify if the sentences are in simple past or in past perfect, T will check the answers in OCF T will share another link where students have to complete a crossword with the correct from of the verbs, T will check the answers in OCF Both of these activities are student-paced

Free Practice (8-11 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

T will show the last slide and will give instructions "It is time for you to practice! you are going to work in pairs and each of you will solve a puzzle. One of you is going to be letter A and the other one letter B. For example "Sara" your are letter A and "hector" is letter B. Hector will have to ask questions to answer Sara's puzzle and once you have the correct answer Sara is going to ask questions to solve Hector's puzzle. Feel free to create our own theories and ask all types of questions to solve the puzzle. You will have 8 minutes to do this" ICQs Are you going to work alone or with a partner? Do you both get to solve a puzzle or only one of you? Do you have to take turns? "I will send you the puzzles and the answers so you can copy and past it on notes, because I think once you go into the breakout rooms you don't see this chat." T will monitor the activity and take notes on the use of the tenses seen in class. After Students come back from the breakout rooms T will conduct OCF related to the content, and then DEC if needed.

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