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0aise students1 a$areness o# the
irre)ular #or(s o# ver%1s "ast tense.
Activity : e!plain simple
past and past progressive
tense
Transition to #2:Bo( you
are clear a#out these t(o
tenses right* They are "ery
practical (hen you !escri#e
something happening in the
past$ Let?s try to use them in
our con"ersation$
&re-Stage:
Cse the timeline to ha"e a Duick re"ie(
of simple present an! present
progressi"e$
)uring Stage:
1) explain simple past--it is use! to
!escri#e actions that (ere complete!
at a specific time in the past or
recurring actions in the past$
E$g$ Ae (ent to the C$S$>$ last year$
8 (alke! to school e"ery !ay last
summer$
&ay attention to the key (or!--last
year last summer$$$
2) Explain past progressi"e--it is use!
to !escri#e an action that (as ongoing
at a specific time$
E$g$ 8 (as cooking yester!ay
afternoon$
Ae (as rea!ing in the li#rary$
7) the !ifferences #et(een these t(o
tenses--simple past !escri#es a
completed action past progressi"e
!escri#es an ongoing action$
Sometimes they can appear in the same
sentence$
E$g$ Ae (as (atching T. (hen 8
calle! him$
Fenny (as shopping (hen he
came in$
2) When "s$ While--(hen is usually
follo(e! #y the simple form of the
"er#< (hile is usually follo(e! #y a
progressi"e form of the "er#$
3) )o exercise 1 on page 1G (stu!ent
#ook) share ans(ers (ith each other$
&ost-Stage:
Emphasi:e the usage of simple past
an! past progressi"e
(Tangi#le =utcome)
Stu!ents shoul! #e a#le to use these
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tenses in an appropriate (ay$
Activity ":
#escribe your past
e!perience
Transition to Wrap-Cp:
=kay to!ay (e learnt
simple past tense an! past
progressi"e tense$ Try to use
them in your speaking an!
(riting$
&re-Stage:
&oint to the structures of these t(o
tenses on the #lack#oar! an! reiterate
them$
)uring Stage:
1) >sk stu!ents to (ork in pairs an!
say t(o things to their partners$ =ne is
the happiest thing happening in last
(eek an! the other one is the sa!!est
thing happening in last (eek$ Cse
these t(o tenses if they can
0i"e them a mo!el: The happiest
thing--8 met my high school classmates
(hen 8 (as shopping$
The sa!!est thing--8 hear! my fa"orite
+hinese restaurant (as shut !o(n$
2) +hoose "olunteers to retell their
partners? past experience$
+orrect their mistakes$
&ost-Stage: check (hether they ha"e
any Duestions$
(Tangi#le =utcome)
Stu!ents can use these t(o tenses to
!escri#e their past experience
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