LESSON PLAN

SCHOOL
GRADE 6th
LEVEL elementary
TEACHER
LESSON Simple Past
TYPE OF LESSON consolidating knowledge
DATE
TIME 50 minutes

COMPETENCES ( pentru clasele 0-VIII 1- max 2 competente ; pentru clasele IX-XII 2

max 3 competente)

2. Producerea mesajelor orale

2.3. Comunicarea interactiv ntr-un schimb simplu de informatii

3. Receptarea mesajelor scrise

3.3 Asocierea informaiilor factuale dintr-un text citit cu o imagine/ un set de imagini

AIMS
At the end of the lesson students will be able to :
1. elicit information about Past Tense Simple;
2. identify past structures in different statements;
3. use past simple structures;
4. talk about past events;

SKILLS
speaking
reading
TECHNIQUES
dialogues
group work
observation
explanation
pair work
RESOURCES
overhead projector
flipchart
blackboard
notebooks
handouts

ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS
Students might
- not remember all the spelling rules for the ed ending as well as their pronunciation
- encounter difficulties in using did/didnt in negative and interrogative & negative forms.
ACTIVITIES

WARM UP
AIM *creating a pleasant atmosphere for the English class;
*helping students feel relaxed.
INTERACTION *T Ss
*Ss - T
PROCEDURE *T asks Ss How are you today? / Is anybody absent? / Are you ready to
start the English class?;
*Ss answer Ts questions;
ESTIMATED TIME *1 minute

TRANSITION TO
THE NEW TOPIC
AIDS SS homework
AIM *checking if there were any problems with their homework.
INTERACTION *Ss Ss
*Ss T
PROCEDURE *T asks Ss what their homework was;
*Ss read their homework sentences, showing pictures, taken during
their last summer holiday, to the class;
ESTIMATED TIME *2 minutes

PRESENTATION: A.

1. LEAD IN ( pre-reading/pre-
speaking/pre-writing/pre-listening)
AIDS *blackboard
AIM *eliciting information about Past Tense Simple;
COMPETENCES
INTERACTION *Ss T
*T Ss
PROCEDURE *T announces that todays lesson is about Past Tense
Simple regular verbs;
*T writes the title of the lesson on the blackboard;
*T writes one of the Ss homework sentences on the
blackboard;
*T asks questions like What is the auxiliary verb of
Past Simple? / What are the key words of Past
Simple? / What ending do regular verbs get in Past
Simple, affirmative form?
*Ss answer Ts questions;
*T asks Ss to make the negative and interrogative
forms of the affirmative sentence written by the T on
the blackboard;
ESTIMATED TIME *6 minutes
2. B.
AIDS *handouts
AIM *eliciting information about Past Tense Simple;
COMPETENCES
INTERACTION *Ss Ss
*Ss - T
PROCEDURE *T gives Ss some handouts (appendix 1);
*T asks Ss to work in groups;
*T lets Ss know they have 4 minutes to complete the
task;
*Ss write their answers on the flipchart.
ESTIMATED TIME *5 minutes

Practice 1- A Past Simple Chart

DEVELOPMENT/
PRACTICE (while-
reading/while-
speaking/while-
writing/while-
listening)
AIDS *handouts; charts; flipchart
AIM *eliciting information about Past Tense Simple;
COMPETENCES
INTERACTION *Ss - Ss
*Ss T
PROCEDURE *T gives the Ss a chart and asks them to find words connected to Past
Simple (appendix 2 exercise 1);
*Ss work in pairs;
*Ss come and circle the words on the flipchart.
ESTIMATED TIME *6 minutes
Practice 2

AIDS *handouts
AIM * using Past Simple structures
COMPETENCES
INTERACTION *Ss Ss (group work)
*Ss T
PROCEDURE *T asks Ss to do exercise 2 (appendix 2);
*Ss have to underline the past forms of some regular verbs;
*T checks Ss answers.
ESTIMATED TIME *3 minutes
Practice 3
AIDS *overhead projector

AIMS *reading a short text;

*identifying past structures in different statements.
COMPETENCES
INTERACTION *Ss T
PROCEDURE *T asks Ss to read a text containing verbs in past simple (appendix 3);
*T asks Ss to identify the past structure in the text;
ESTIMATED TIME *10 minutes
ESTIMATED TIME *9 minutes

PRODUCTION/
FEED-BACK (post-
reading/post-
speaking/post-
writing/post-
listening)
AIDS *handouts
AIM * talking about past events
COMPETENCES
INTERACTION *Ss- Ss
*Ss Ss
*T - Ss
PROCEDURE *T asks Ss to make up 2 sentences referring to what they did and didnt
do yesterday, using the verbs from the previous exercise;
*Ss write their sentences on their notebooks;
*Ss ask each other questions like What did you do yesterday? and read
one of the sentences in their notebooks;
*T corrects the Ss if necessary.
ESTIMATED TIME *6 minutes

Emotional Feedback/
Aims checklist
AIMS *getting feed-back from the Ss
INTERACTION *Ss - T
PROCEDURE *T asks Ss to say a colour which best describes their emotional state at
the end of the English class.
ESTIMATED TIME *1 minute

Assigning Homework
AIM *using Past Simple structures
INTERACTION *T - Ss
PROCEDURE *T writes the homework on the blackboard Make up 5
sentences using past tense forms and newly acquired
vocabulary in the story The Fox and The Crow
ESTIMATED TIME *1 minute
APPENDIX 1
Place the following verbs in the correct column, taking into consideration the spelling rules for
adding ed to the regular verbs:
listen; fit; cry; shop; repeat; empty; recite; cancel; watch; arrive; enjoy; walk; telephone; tidy;
stay; try
Play - played Cook - cooked Travel Stop - stopped Like - liked Study -
travelled studied

APPENDIX 2

1.Find 5 words related to Past Simple in the following chart:

W Y M E U K E R G
R E G U L A R I J
Y S H D A B W R U
H T X U S I A R O
J E R D I D G E R
I R U P A Q I G D
P D L A S T P U J
S A G L B M P L H
W Y R A G O V A B
L M I T R G S R P

2. Underline the verbs in the Past Simple and turn them into interrogative:
a. I polished my shoes yesterday.
b. I didnt tidy my room.

c. I telephoned my friends yesterday.

d. I didnt water the plants yesterday.

e. I helped my mother in the kitchen.

f. I didnt clean the house.
 g. I worked hard in the garden.
h. I didnt recite a poem.

i. I cleaned my teeth yesterday.

j. I didnt ask my friends a question.

APPENDIX 3 (http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/FoxCrow.shtml )

The Fox and The Crow

A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree.
"That's for me, as I am a Fox," said Master Reynard, and he walked up to the foot of the tree.
"Good day, Mistress Crow," he cried. "How well you are looking today: how glossy your
feathers; how bright your eye. I feel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds, just as your
figure does; let me hear but one song from you that I may greet you as the Queen of Birds."
The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but the moment she opened her mouth the
piece of cheese fell to the ground, only to be snapped up by Master Fox.
"That will do," said he. "That was all I wanted. In exchange for your cheese I will give you a
piece of advice for the future: "Do not trust flatterers."

APPENDIX 4
1. Supply the correct past tense form of the verb given in brackets:
a. I ____________ (call) mother yesterday.
b. We ________________( discover) a new cartoon programme.
c. They _______________ (collaborate) with their teacher a month ago.
d. The students _________________ ( visit) a museum last Monday.
e. You _________________ (watch) television last night.
f. My brother ______________ (arrive) yesterday.
g. I _____________ (study) hard for this test.

2. Complete the sentences. Use the verbs in the box in their past simple, affirmative form:

stop; live; wait; answer; telephone; finish; walk

a. I _____________ for the bus.

b. They _________________my questions.
c. We _________________two miles.
d. The train _______________ in Brasov.
e. I ______________ my homework late last night.
f. My parents ________________ in Tahiti ten years ago.
g. She __________________ in the middle on the night.

Bibliography:
Murphy, Raymond Essential Grammar in Use, Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge, 2006
Vince, Michael Elementary Language Practice, Macmillan Publishing House,
London, 2004
*** - English Dictionary, Macmillan Publishing House, London, 2006
*** - the English Curriculum for 5th grade, Bucureti, 2009
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