2MK Chapter 1: E Writing & Grammar

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Reading

Grab your reading book and start reading

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson...

...you can write about what happened in the past.

...you know some irregular verbs.

What do you already know about the past simple?

Definition of Past Simple

The past simple tense is used to describe completed actions or states in the past.

Regular Verbs in Past Simple

Irregular verbs: -ed is added. 

walked - partied - tried

irregular verbs, the past simple form changes to something else.

Regular verbs examples:

walk - We walked to school last year. 

live - He lived there when he was younger. 

Irregular Verbs in Past Simple

Irregular verbs have unique past simple forms that don't follow a specific pattern. Examples: 

go - went - been: I went to the doctor yesterday.

eat - ate - eaten: She ate a banana during lunch break.

fly - flew - flown: They flew to marocco last summer. 

Signal Words for Past Simple

• yesterday
• last week
• ago
• the day before last Friday
• in December...

Exercises in book

30 t/m 34

P. 48

Need some help? Look on page 209 for the full list of irregular verbs. 

Afterwards, go to Classroom and practice irregular verbs. 

Write down 3 word combinations such as:
fly - flew

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 can do to learn these words.

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.