Describing your holiday in the past tense

Describing your holiday in the past tense

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to use the past tense to describe your holiday, including any observances of Ramadan or Easter.

Introduce the learning objective of the lesson to the students.

What do you already know about using the past tense to describe your holiday?

Past Tense

The past tense is used to describe actions or events that have already happened in the past.

Explain the concept of the past tense to the students.

Holiday Memories

Think about a holiday you went on recently. What did you do? Where did you go? Who did you go with?

Encourage students to share their holiday memories with a partner or in small groups.

Past Tense Examples

Now think about how you can describe what you did on your holiday using the past tense. For example: 'I went to the beach', 'I ate lots of delicious food', 'I visited historical sites'.

Provide examples of using the past tense to describe holiday activities.

Observances of Ramadan

During Ramadan, Muslims fast during the day and have a meal before sunrise and after sunset. How can you describe your observances of Ramadan using the past tense?

Explain the observances of Ramadan and provide examples of using the past tense to describe them.

Observances of Easter

During Easter, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. How can you describe your observances of Easter using the past tense?

Explain the observances of Easter and provide examples of using the past tense to describe them.

Practice

In pairs, take turns describing your holiday using the past tense. Be sure to include any observances of Ramadan or Easter.

Encourage students to practice using the past tense to describe their holiday and observances of Ramadan or Easter.

Share

Choose a few students to share their descriptions of their holiday using the past tense with the class.

Encourage students to share their descriptions with the class and provide feedback.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.