Lesson Plan- Past Simple Question Formation
Lesson Plan
Date: 20/10/2011
No. Students: 15 students
Age: 14- 15
Level: Intermediate.
Topic: ‘Alibi ' -Past Simple question forms – consolidation
Length: 20 minutes
Objectives:
By the end of the lesson the students will have practiced and reinforced Past Simple question forms.
By the end of the lesson the students will be better able to demonstrate knowledge of the proper form of the Past Simple question forms.
By the end of the lesson the students will be better able to demonstrate correct usage of Past Tense Simple questions by participating in communicative activities.
Evidence:
Students’ active participation in the lesson and their correct usage of Past Simple question forms in oral and written communication will be indicators of objectives achievement.
Aims:
I will be working on consolidating students’ knowledge of Past Simple question forms by actively engaging them into the learning process and increasing student talking time.
I will be working on transforming students’ passive Past Tense question forms knowledge into active knowledge in order to provide learners with the opportunity to develop their oral fluency.
Language skills: Listening/speaking/ writing.
Language systems: Past Simple ‘Yes/No’ questions; Past Simple ‘Wh’ questions
Target language:
Did + subject + base form of the main verb (e.g. Did you go shopping last week?)
Question word (What/When/Where/Why) + did + subject + base form of the main verb (e.g. What did you eat for breakfast?)
Was/Were + subject (e.g. Was the store closed last night? / Were you sick last week?)
Question word (What/When/Where/Why) + was/were + subject (e.g. Where were you last night?)
Materials:
Fill–in–the gaps exercise Retrieved 10/05/2010 from http://www.eslflow.com/Pasttensethemes.html
Assumptions:
I am assuming that students have already mastered Past Simple of regular and irregular verbs.
I am assuming that students know how to form
Date: 20/10/2011
No. Students: 15 students
Age: 14- 15
Level: Intermediate.
Topic: ‘Alibi ' -Past Simple question forms – consolidation
Length: 20 minutes
Objectives:
By the end of the lesson the students will have practiced and reinforced Past Simple question forms.
By the end of the lesson the students will be better able to demonstrate knowledge of the proper form of the Past Simple question forms.
By the end of the lesson the students will be better able to demonstrate correct usage of Past Tense Simple questions by participating in communicative activities.
Evidence:
Students’ active participation in the lesson and their correct usage of Past Simple question forms in oral and written communication will be indicators of objectives achievement.
Aims:
I will be working on consolidating students’ knowledge of Past Simple question forms by actively engaging them into the learning process and increasing student talking time.
I will be working on transforming students’ passive Past Tense question forms knowledge into active knowledge in order to provide learners with the opportunity to develop their oral fluency.
Language skills: Listening/speaking/ writing.
Language systems: Past Simple ‘Yes/No’ questions; Past Simple ‘Wh’ questions
Target language:
Did + subject + base form of the main verb (e.g. Did you go shopping last week?)
Question word (What/When/Where/Why) + did + subject + base form of the main verb (e.g. What did you eat for breakfast?)
Was/Were + subject (e.g. Was the store closed last night? / Were you sick last week?)
Question word (What/When/Where/Why) + was/were + subject (e.g. Where were you last night?)
Materials:
Fill–in–the gaps exercise Retrieved 10/05/2010 from http://www.eslflow.com/Pasttensethemes.html
Assumptions:
I am assuming that students have already mastered Past Simple of regular and irregular verbs.
I am assuming that students know how to form
References: Hadfield, J., and C. Hadfield. 2008. Introduction to teaching English. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Ur, P. 1988. Grammar practice activities. A practical guide for teachers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.