LESSON PLAN

SCHOOL: Grigore Hagiu Secondary School, Trgu Bujor.

SUBJECT: English Language
LEVEL OF STUDENTS: Begginers.
CLASS: 5 th
TOPIC OF LESSON: Revision of Simple Past of the verb to be and of regular verbs.
DATE: 19.02.2015
NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 24
TIME: 50 min.
TYPE OF LESSON: Revision.
TEACHER: Boboc Irina
TIMETABLE FIT
The students have previously discussed about Simple Past Tense of the verb to be and also
about the Simple Past Tense of the regular verbs.
AIMS :
A1 To develop Ss speaking skills according to a certain topic;
A2 To revise and give further practice in Simple Past tense of the verb to be and of regular
verbs through various exercises;
A3 To give practice in Ss correct pronunciation of verbs ended in ed.
A4 To develop Ss writing/ speaking skill by writing a postcard.
ASSUMPTIONS :
The students have previously discussed about Simple Past Tense of the verb to be and also
about the Simple Past Tense of the regular verbs. They know the time expressions used with
Simple Past tense in general, the affirmative, negative and interrogative forms of the already
mentioned tense. Also, they already acquired certain words related to holidays in general and
they are able to write a short composition on this subject.
ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS :
Some of the students might find it difficult to get the proper pronunciation in regular verbs
and also some of them might feel anxious about working in groups on different topics.
AIDS :
Flip chart, flashcards, handouts, post cards.
STRATEGIES :
Discussion, information-transfer, fill in the grid, blank and clue, transformation/conversion,
question-answer exchange, brainstorming, writing a postcard.

TYPE OF INTERACTION :
Individual, frontal, in groups, in pairs.
SKILLS:
Speaking, writing, reading.

NR.
CRT

PROCEDURE/ TIMING

CLASS ACTIVITY

AIMS

1.

2.

PERSONALISATION
7
A1

GUIDE TO MEANING
7
A2

3.

HIGHLIGHT THE
FORM
5
A3

4.

INITIAL PRACTICE
7
A2

The teacher devises the students into 4 groups. Each group

elects a leader. The leader have to choose a card from those
given by the teacher and speak about 1 minute according to the
information from the card using as many past tense verbs as
possible, if necessary the rest of the team may help the leader
in solving the task. If they refuse to speak the point goes to the
other groups.
The students are asked to read the text from flip chart. The text
is about a holiday in England from last summer. The teacher
asks them to translate the text orally and then invites a student
in front of the class to underline all the regular verbs at simple
past tense from the story.
After that, the teacher ask the students a few questions about
the Past Simple Tense.
Then, the students receive a handout in which they have to
complete the table according to the verbs underlined from flip
chart. The exercises aim is the correct pronunciation of the
regular paste tense verbs. After completing the table, the
students have to reread the text using the correct pronunciation
for the ed sounds.
The teacher hands to the students another handout. After
revising the theoretical part, the students are asked to solve the
first exercise from handout. The students have to complete the
sentences with the Simple Past of the verbs in brackets.
Then, the students are asked to solve the second exercise from
handout. They have to turn the sentences into negative or
interrogative, according to the signs given in brackets.

CLASS
ORGANIZATION
TYPE OF
INTERACTION

MATERIALS

In groups
T-S
S-S
S-T

Appendix 1
Speaking

Whole class
Frontal
T-S
S-T

SKILL
PRACTICE

Appendix 2
Reading
Writing
Appendix 3
Speaking

Individual
Frontal
T-S
S-T

Appendix 4

Individual
Frontal
T-S
S-T

Appendix 5
Reading

5.

6.

7.

SECONDARY
PRACTICE
8
A3
A4

GUIDED
CREATIVITY
15
A4

HOME ASSIGNMENT
1

The students are asked to solve the third exercise from

handout. They have to read the interview, to observe those all
the form of past simple of the verb to be. Then, they have to
answer the questions below the text.
Then, the teacher asks the students to think of all things that
come into their mind when they hear the word: holiday. The
students may consult with their partners. Then, the teacher
selects the information from the students and fills in the
scheme from flip-chart.
The teacher tells the students that they are going to write a post
card to their best friend from Australia. Taking into
consideration the information discussed in the previous
activity, each group receives a postcard example. For each
group, the picture from postcard is different. According to that
picture, they have to write the postcard. The best composition
will get a ten.
The teacher gives to the students the following sentence:
One day I woke up late for school and The students are
asked to use as many as possible past tense regular verbs.

Individual
Frontal

Reading
Speaking

Frontal
In pairs
T-S
S-T

Appendix 6
Writing

In groups
Frontal
T-S
S-S
S-T

Appendix 7

Individual

Writing

Writing
Speaking

Appendix 1.

My memories

Your last
holiday

The place
you grew
up

The first
time you
travelled
abroad or
far away

Your first
day at
school

An
important
event in
your life

Your
happiest
moment

A teacher
you liked
very much

One of your
best friends
at school

Your
A
grandparent frightening
s
experience
you had

A subject
you
disliked at
school

A hobby
you used to
have

Appendix 2.
A). Read the following text:
Last summer, Joel and Sara travelled to England for two weeks. They travelled in
August and stayed in a college with other students in Brighton, the South of England. It was
really fantastic because they talked to a lot of students of different nationalities and learned a
lot about other cultures and customs. In the morning they studied for two hours, they asked
the teacher to speak slowly when necessary and answered her questions. In the afternoon they
visited different places or played different sports at the college. It was so much fun. They

often walked down to the beach with their new friends and played or chatted. In the evening
they were tired so they sometimes watched videos or played board games.
The best days were Saturday and Sunday because they travelled to London. The city is
very big and they visited all the monuments like Big Ben, The London Eye and Buckingham
Palace. They wanted to see the Queen but they didnt see her, only her guards!
At the end of the two weeks, they were sad to return home. The holidays were fun and
different from usual. They cried a little when they waved goodbye to their new friends and
promised to write or send emails when they arrived home.
B). True or false? Correct the false ones.
Joel and Sara travelled to England for three weeks.
___________________________________________.
They stayed in a college.
___________________________________________.
Brighton is in the North of England.
___________________________________________.
They asked the teacher to speak fast.
___________________________________________.
They sometimes walked to the beach.
___________________________________________.

Appendix 3.
1. When do we use Past Simple Tense?
2. What kind of verbs are those mentioned in the text from the text on flip chart?
3. How do we form Past Simple Tense?
4. Can you give me some examples of time expressions?
5. All the verbs ended in ed are pronounced the same way?

Appendix 4.
1. Past tense verbs that end in -ed can be pronounced three ways /d/ /t/ or /id/. Follow the
rules and put the regular verbs from the text into the correct column.
/t/
unvoiced: p, k, s, f, th, ch, sh.

/id/
d and t sounds

/d/
all other sounds

2. Now, read the text again. Try to use the correct pronunciation for the -ed sounds.

Appendix 5 PAST SIMPLE TENSE HANDOUT

Class.
Name

1. Complete the sentences with the Simple Past of the verbs in brackets.

1. We ---------- ( study ) hard for the exam. So, we --------- -- ( answer ) all the questions.
2. ----- you -------- ( finish ) your homework?
No, I -----------.
3. I ----------- ( wait ) for the school bus but it ------------- ( not-come ).
4. Yesterday night, somebody ------------ ( knock ) at the door. But I ----------- ( not-open ) it.
5. Karen ----------- ( ask ) for help to finish her homework.

2.

Turn the sentences into negative or question.

1) Clare played tennis this weekend. ( - ) ...

2) David washed his car on Saturday. ( - ) ..
3) Kate finished her homework. ( ? ) ..
4) All the students answered the questions. (- ) .
5) John watched TV all the day. ( ? ) .
3. Read the interview and answer the questions :
Bill Jenkins is 100 today.
Interviewer: Bill, I expect life is very different today than a hundred years ago. What was it like?
Bill : Yes, it is very different. Life was much quieter then. There are so many cars now. There werent any cars
when I was a boy.
Interviewer: Were you happy as a child?
Bill : Oh yes, I was very happy, but Im still happy now!
Interviewer: Tell me about your family.
Bill : Well, my father was a postman and my mother was a cook. We werent rich, but we werent poor either.
There were five children. My brothers and sisters were all younger than me but Im the only one still here.
1. Were there any cars when he was a boy?
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. Was he happy or sad when he was a child?
______________________________________________________________________________
3. What was his mothers job?
______________________________________________________________________________
4. How many children were there in his family?
______________________________________________________________________________
5. How old is Bill Jenkins?
______________________________________________________________________________

Appendix 6

Place

Weather

A good holiday

People

Activities