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Read the sentences. Change them to make them true for you.

Example: I went to a water park last weekend. No, I didn't. I went to

a theme park last weekend.

1. I did my English homework last night.

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2. I had fish and chips for dinner yesterday evening.

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3. I brought a mobile phone to class today.

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4. I took my own lunch to school today.

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5. I went to bed at 11 o'clock last night.

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6. I caught the bus to school today.

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7. I had a hair cut last month.

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8. I drank a cup of tea at breakfast this morning.

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9. I last bought a magazine two weeks ago.

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10. I was born in 2004.

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11. I drank milk with my breakfast this morning.

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Activity Instructions
Language Focus: Past simple irregular
Vocabulary Focus: Unspecific
Level: Kids
Skill: Writing
Time: 20 minutes
Organisation: Students work individually
Stage: Controlled grammar writing practice
Suggested Method:

1. Copy one handout for each individual young learner and distribute them.

2. Focus students' attention on the instructions. Students read the sentences and
write a correction to make the grammar true for them. Refer the learners to the
example and demonstrate with other examples of your own.

3. Monitor the students, and when appropriate provide any necessary individual
language or vocabulary input.

4. Give the learners a warning when their time limit is about to expire and then
insist on pens down and heads up.

5. For feedback, options include the learners writing some/all of the answers on
the board or having them contribute their answers out loud.

6. Draw your learners' attention to any specific mistakes which seem prevalent
through the work and offer language input.

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