Teacher Guide
The students need to read the text and choose a word from the options provided to fill each gap. After helping them to complete the text, have them read it out loud and ask which words seem to fit naturally for them, and which don't. Help them to understand the words that are less familiar to them, and give other example sentences of how they are commonly used.
05mins - Conversation: How often do you go to the cinema? What is the last film you saw? Describe it in as many details as you can. What was the conflict? What was the resolution? Who was your favourite character? How did they change throughout the film?
10mins - Revision: Verb Elimination: Split the students into two teams. Have each team brainstorm a list of simple past verbs. The goal is to remember as many as possible. After a few minutes, compare lists. Team 1 will read a verb from their list. If team 2 also has this verb, both teams will cross it out. If team 2 does not have this verb, team 1 circles the verb and receives 1 point. Continue the process, alternating teams until the lists are completed.
10mins - Pre-teach: Question words in the simple past. (Question word + did) Ex: 'Where did you go for your summer holiday?' or 'How did you do on the exam?' Have the students write three questions using the past, and then ask them to a classmate. Students must record the answer of their classmate, using the correct pronouns.
20mins - Worksheet: 02 Simple Past - Questions about the past. Using the information provided, students must use question words to form a complete sentence.
15mins - Test: 02 reading practice - part 4
05mins - Warm down: Goodbye, see you next time.
00mins - Students must ask their parents 5 questions using the past. They must record the answers and bring them to the next lesson.
1) Skim read the text for general meaning.
2) Without looking at the answers, think of a word that fits in the gap.
3) Then re-read each sentence and choose the correct answer.
4) After choosing an answer, check the other two answers and decide why they're wrong.
5) Review verb forms, pronouns and determiners.
- C - problem
- C - makes
- A - way
- C - called
- A - parts
- B - used