Creating a Game World: Past Simple Speaking Activity

Creating a Game World: Past Simple Speaking Activity

Learning Objective

Understand and use the past simple tense to describe the process of creating a game world in a speaking activity.

What do you already know about creating a game world?

Introduction to Past Simple

Briefly review the past simple tense, its formation, and usage in spoken English.

Brainstorming Game Elements

Engage students in a brainstorming session to list various elements they would include in a game world.

Vocabulary Expansion

Introduce and discuss vocabulary related to creating a game world, such as 'design', 'explore', 'build', etc.

Group Activity: Game World Creation

Divide the class into groups and instruct them to create a dialogue using the past simple tense, describing the process of making a game world.

Presentation of Dialogues

Each group presents their dialogue to the class, focusing on accuracy and fluency in using the past simple tense.

Reflective Discussion

Lead a discussion on the challenges and successes encountered in using the past simple tense during the activity.

Review and Homework

Summarize the key points of the lesson and assign homework to reinforce the understanding of the past simple tense.

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.