E3.2 A2 Speakout unit 5B. The past: What went wrong?

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In this lesson, Ss learn the past simple of regular verbs. The context is a reading where Ss read a text about people who made big changes in their lives. Ss also practise the pronunciation of -ed endings of regular verbs. Ss then learn more time phrases, which extends what they learnt in Unit 4. The lesson ends with a speaking activity, where Ss discuss the last time they did things and how often they do those things now.

Speaking

First: think 25 seconds.

Then: speak 25 seconds.

Our goal today

Learn the past simple of irregular verbs. Learn the wh-questions.

Listening to people talking about parties that went wrong.

Writing: use connectors like after that, then and next.

Speaking

Work in pairs.

Interview each other. 

Do you enjoy parties? 

Why/Why not?

What was the best party you have ever been to?

Tell the class about the last party you went to. Describe what it was for, who you met there and what you did. Give Ss a minute or two to think about the last party they went to, then put them in pairs to tell each other about them.

Learn the basic irregular verbs

Grammar bank.

Work in pairs. Read about three parties. 

What do you think goes wrong in each one?

WORKSHEET A2 unit 5B

Make sure that they understand a leaving party (a party for you when you leave your job).

Answers

1. The chef didn’t come (family emergency) so there was no food. They needed to buy fish and chips

and desserts.

2. She slept all night and missed the party.

3. There was nobody at the restaurant/party.

EXTRA

Which situation was the worst? Why?

Extra Idea

To exploit this recording further, ask Ss in pairs to retell one of the stories as if they were the person to whom it happened and their partner could ask questions, e.g. ‘What happened next?’ or ‘Oh no!

What did you do?’

1. He’s a writer. Now he’s a writer for The Atlantic magazine.

2. He lives in Los Angeles.

3. He says that his present job is his dream job, so that is his favourite.

4. Possible answers:

    Place of birth – was born

    Education – started, went to, left, finished

    Work experience – worked as, got / found a job with,

    started work, started a job as, left

    Hobbies – enjoy, like, love

    Other – live, moved

Why did the chef phone?

What did the sister do?

And then ...

We use then, next, after that to talk about one action after another.

One student starts telling a story, the next students adds something to it using then / next / after that. Etc.

Homework

Pearson Speakout 3rd edition

Unit 5B

To finish

Please get ready to finish this lesson together.

Speaking

Work in pairs.

Choose an event in your life.

What did you do?

Who was there?

How did you feel?

Did anything funny or interesting happen?

Tell the class about the last party you went to. Describe what it was for, who you met there and what you did. Give Ss a minute or two to think about the last party they went to, then put them in pairs to tell each other about them.