Past Simple

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome to your English lesson!

Today's topic: 

Past simple (Regular verbs)

Viola , Radhika, Karla, Juan 

March 23, 2023

Classroom rules

 Huisregels

1. Bij binnenkomst spullen op tafel: Boeken, pen en schrift.
2. Geen mobieltjes in de klas
3. Als ik praat, zijn jullie stil
4. Steek je hand op als je iets wilt zeggen
5. Niet aan elkaar of elkaars spullen zitten

What are we going to do today? 

(Wat gaan wij vandaag doen?)

1.  Pre-activity: 'Pass the ball'

2.  Video Activity

3.  Introduction Past simple

4. Practise

4. Post - Activity: Let's speak

5. HOMEWORK

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GOALS

After this lesson, you can:

1. Identify the rules to form simple

regular verbs.

2. Make sentences with the past

simple.

3. Talk about travelling by using the

past simple

On a scale of Ron to Ron, how do you feel today?

INTRODUCTION - Past Simple

BEFORE WATCHING THE VIDEO

Step 1. Predict what is going to happen in the video by glancing through the questions for key words. 

Step 2. Think of listening strategies to catch key ideas of the video. 

INTRODUCTION - Past Simple

WHILE WATCHING THE VIDEO

Take notes.

AFTER WATCHING THE VIDEO

STEP 1:  Choose  to work individually or with your desk mate. 

STEP 2: Answer  the questions (WORKSHEET) . Use your notes.

ARE YOU DONE? FOLLOW THE NEXT STEP.

 

After finalizing their answers, the students: 

discuss with a peer what listening strategies they have used 

identify main ideas and supporting details of the video by answering questions  

compare each other’s answers with the help of answer key and evaluate peer work  

LAST STEP

1. Discuss with a peer what listening strategies you have used.
2. Identify the main ideas 
3. Compare each other’s answers with the help of the answer key and evaluate peer work.  

Back to grammar - PAST SIMPLE

Past Simple - regular verbs

PAST SIMPLE

You will be given some example sentences in the Past simple.  

STEP 1: Notice patterns of past simple and create a mind-map ( ______) with your own rules by observing the sentences. (Draw it on paper or on their iPads). 

STEP 2: Discuss your mind-map with your neighbor and share your understanding of grammar rules with the teacher. 

IMPORTANT: A Mind-map model is provided in the next slide.

Last year I played piano at school.

Yesterday I stopped by the sandwich shop.

She studied enough for the exam.

I danced yesterday with my friends.

PAST SIMPLE

Look at this Mind-map about the Present simple.

Task mind-map Past simple:

1. When to use it?

2. Rules

3. Examples for each rule.

Summary Past Simple (Regular verbs)

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Practice!

Fill in the correct forms. Use the past simple for regular verbs.
[travel]
He ...... all night.

1. travels
2. travelling
3. traveles
4. travelled

Fill in the correct forms. Use the past simple for regular verbs.
[watch]
We............ movies on television

1. watched
2. watch
3. watcheed
4. watches

Past Simple regelmatig (regular)

Past Simple onregelmatig (irregular)

She walked home. 

David thought for a long time. 

I don't know who robbed me.

We spent our holiday at the coast. 

He drank a glass of wine. 

They had nothing in common. 

Bonnie and Clyde met in 1930.

A man damaged the cars outside our school. 

Post-activity

Let's speak

Select one of the following activities to present your product individually or within a group.

1. Choose a country that you recently visited abroad. What activities did you do there? 

2. Choose a city that you recently visited in The Netherlands. What activities did you do there? 

Post-activity

Let's speak

You can answer the following questions:

1. Where did you go?

2. What did you eat?

3. What did you do in the morning?

4. What did you do in the afternoon?

5. What did you do in the evening?

6. How many days were you there?

7. With whom did you go?

8. How did you go there?

9. Did you dance?

10. Did you play sports?

Post-activity

Let's speak

You can choose one the following activities to execute your final product. If you don't like any of them, choose your own task!

IMPORTANT: Upload your work on the Team group before the next lesson for teacher feedback.

EXIT TICKET

3. One thing I learned today.....
2. Things that I found interesting
1. Questions I still have

Am I able to identify and use the past simple with regular verbs?

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Homework

Upload  your work on the Teams group before the next lesson for teacher feedback.

Thank you!