Teacher Guide
05mins - Introduction: How often do you go to the cinema? What is the last film you saw in a theatre? Describe the plot, using the simple past. What character did you
10mins - Review: Simple past: finished action. (Regular verb + ed) (Irregular verbs change completely.) Homework review. Discuss the lyrics each student found.
10mins - Activity: Simple Past Catch. Split the class into two teams. Each team must brainstorm a list of verbs and change them to the simple past. Team 1 will "throw" a verb in the simple present to team 2, who must correctly change the verb to the simple past to earn a point. If team 2 answers incorrectly, team 1 can steal the point if they know the correct answer.
15mins - Worksheet: 04 simple past - what did you do?
15mins - Test: 04 reading practice - part 2
05mins - Warm down: goodbye see you next time, points
00mins - Homework: Complete the next section of the online homework.
Down:
- stood
- played
- saw
- sat
- had
- ran
- drew
Across:
- sang
- smiled
- went
- drank
- ate
- danced
(possible answers)
- Last night I ate pizza for dinner.
- Yesterday I played with friends.
- Last weekend I saw a film.
- Yesterday I ran in the park.