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British Council CELTA Oman

Stage and Stage Aim Time Procedure Interaction Tutor’s Comments

Lead inGet Ss interested in the topic of past simple and set the context

Analysis of the target language

To make the students aware of the past simple of regular verbs

5 mins

10 mins

Tell SS about my visit to the turtle resort.

Explain meaning:Write I visited the turtle resort last month on the boardDraw Timeline:CCQs: what time are we talking about is it the past or present?Is the action finished? (yes)Past simple expresses a past action that is finished.

Explain form:Explain spelling of past simple regular verbsRule 1- work – worked start – started

If verb ends in e then add –dlive- lived love-loved

Rule 2: verb ends in consonant +y change to –iedStudy – studied carry-carried

+ I visited the turtle resortSub + verb-ed….. egs. Visited, watched cookedHe/she/it/you loved the placeSub + verb (ends with e) - d eg livedThey/We carried baby turtles Sub + verb (if it ends in y)-ied eg. studied

-ve I didn’t visit the turtle resortSub + didn’t + Base verbHe/She/It /you didn’t love the placeThey/We didn’t carry the baby turtles

?Did I visit the turtle resort last month? Yes I didDid he/she/it/you love the place … yes we did/ no we didn’tDid they/We carry…Yes they/we did, no they/we didn’t.

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Controlled practice 4 mins

1 min

2 mins

5 mins

4 mins

2 mins

Check Pronunciation:Even if the verbs end with –ed they are not always pronounced as edDrill chorally and individually the words/t/ - worked, cooked, watched/d/- lived, called, loved/id/ - started, wanted, added

Contracted form of did not - I didn’t visit the turtle resort

Tell Ss we are going to practice the past simple some more:

Signpost worksheet. Ask SS to do the work sheet alone. Tell SS that they need to change the tense of the verb given in brackets. Demo one for them.

SS pair check

F/B

Tell SS now we are going to practice the negative forms. Model one with them.

SS pair check

F/B

Last month I visited Ras Al Jinz turtle resort in sur with my family. We stayed at the hotel. There was a beautiful beach was just behind our hotel. We played on there for 2-3 hours. In the night we went with the local people and watched mother turtles come out of the water. They made big holes in the sand and buried their eggs in the sand. Then they covered it with sand so that the birds and foxes that lived on the beach could not find them and eat the eggs before they hatched. I think we were very lucky that night, We also watched baby turtles hatch from the eggs. Once they hatched from their eggs, the baby turtles crawled straight back to the sea. We loved the place so much that my family and I want to go back there again very soon.

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Delayed error correctionGive Ss an opportunity to self correct

2 mins

5 mins

2 mins

6 mins

Tell Ss to go back to their groups and discuss their answers.

Read through the How to box with Ss. Give them examples of endings to show how the sentences work and elicit from Ss. Show pictures on the board. Ask Ss to present their findings to each other within the group using the phrases in the How to…box. ICQs.

Are you going to discuss in the group or are you working alone?

Do you need to present your ideas to each other using the phrases in the how to box?

Give Ss time to practice.

Groups to nominate one person to present their findings to the class using the phrases in the how to box.

Delayed Error correction. Write examples of incorrect ones. Ask Ss to correct the sentences in pairs.

T-Ss

Ss-Ss

T-Ss

12 d – answers- presenting results using the language in how to box:

1. Most of the class said that they shopped around before buying a big-ticket item.

2. Three people thought that writing a shopping list is a good idea.

3. Hardly any of the people we interviewed bought high fashion items.

4. Quite a few of the people we interviewed said that they buy things unnecessarily /that they don’t need during a sale.

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