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[A1-A2]
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Grammar TopicsReading activities
Contents
Exercises, Reading
Use the pdf below to teach about Simple Past and practice forming affirmative, negative sentences, and question in the past.
Simple Past704.3KB
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90_Simple-Past-Stories_US (1).pdf693.8KB
My_bad_day_at_work_mp3
Our_Day_at_the_Park_mp3
Sarah_and_Fred_s_First_Date_mp3
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- How many characters are in the story?
- What parts of animals can you hear in the story? (paw, tail, etc - there are 4)
- How many past verbs are there in the story?
25?
27?
29?
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- 3 (a cat, a dog and a boy)
- tail, paws, fur, nose.
- 27
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- Have the students make a list of 'everyday activities';
- ask them which ones they did "yesterday".
- help them make sentences in the past with those verbs, describing what they did yesterday.
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- Have students prepare questions with the activities mentioned in #1
- Explain the correct structure if necessary.
- Pair up the students and have them practice those questions by asking and answering them.
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Use this to help your students see the Simple Past structures
atg-gramchart-pastbut.pdf532.3KB
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atg-discussion-pastsimple2.pdf324.3KB
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