Grammar focus 'Narrative forms' (unit 4)

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Narrative Forms

Materials :

• Coursebook (p. 38)
• iPad

Today's lesson:

• Narrative forms EXPLANATION
  
• Class practice
  
• Individual work 

Learning objectives:
 

• Identify narrative forms
  
• Explain what narrative forms are
• Explain when a certain narrative form is used
  

2:  1). Past simple 2). Past Perfect 3). Past continuous

If the time sequence is clear or there are time linkers (before/after), it is not necessary to use the past perfect.

• I went for a run before I had lunch

     (=past simple + show order of events)

But sometimes the past perfect is necessary to emphasise the order of events.

• When Tim arrived the party started. (it started after he arrived)
• When Tim arrived the party had started. (it started before Tim arrived)

Read the article

1. Write down examples of past simple, past perfect and past continuous.

2. 

Individual work (15 minutes)

CB. p. 38 ex. 2-7 
    

   Finished?
Work on the week task:

* Unit 4 CB p. 36, 37, 38

* Unit 4 EM p.26, 27

Which tense do you use in order to refer to a time earlier than another point in the past?

Which tense do you use in order to describe an action in progress in the past?

Name something you have learned this lesson.

On what topic would you like some more instruction or practice?

Learning objectives:

• Know different body idioms and their meanings
• Identify narrative forms
  
• Explain what narrative forms are
• Explain when a certain narrative form is used
  

That's all for today!