Lesson 7 english 2

Simple Past Review: Verb, To Be

• Where am I?

• Yesterday I was?• Yesterday you were?• This weekend we were?• This weekend they were?

Review: Interview a partner 8B

Fill in the simple past timeline sheet with answers

Listening Exercise 7A

Listen to each dialogue twice. -The first time fill out 7A

-Second time fill out B by checking the adjectives used to describe each city.

Weather A + B conversation sheets(take a worksheet)

• Vocabulary: Mean = average

Warmest month = highest temperature

Wettest month = most rain

Driest month = little rain

Instructions:

• Fill out the blanks with guesses • Sheet A find a Sheet B partner and fill in missing

information. • Do not show your worksheet to your partner!

Useful examples:What is the mean temperature in Rome in August?What is the coolest month in Mexico city?How much does it rain during the driest month in

Rome?

Complete 10 A p.18

• Fill in the circles with notes about a city that you visited.

• Ask a partner for help understanding each question.

Share your 10A p. 18 Answers with a Partner.

• Partners take notes• We will tell the class about each other’s

special city after

Using: • My partner’s special city was……• He / She was there for……..• He / She was with…….

Subject Pronoun Review

How can we remember?• He

• She

• It

• They

Matching Game A) Get up LateB) Go to a barbecueC) Have dinner in a restaurant D) Go to a karaoke clubE) Get together with friendsF) Meet someone newG) Drive Somewhere H) Stay home and order a PizzaI) Watch DVDsJ) Play Computer GamesK) Visit ParentsL) Take a nap

What did you do last weekend?

• When is the weekend?• Draw a picture for what you did during the

day during your weekend?• Draw something different for each time

period. • Afterwards we will share our weekends with

each other in pairs.

Meaning of the Simple Past

• A completed action in the past• Use it when we want to talk about last

weekend!

Comparison of the Verb: To Be

Present Tense

• I: Am• You: Are• He/She/It: IS• We: Are• You (with me): Are• They: Are

Simple Past

• I: Was• You: Were• He/She/It: Was• We: Were• You (with me): Were• They: Were• But what about

some other verbs?

Patterns

Examples:

• Simple Present: I visit my friend everyday. • Past tense: Yesterday, I visited my friend

• Simple Present: I order pizza for lunch. • Yesterday, I ordered pizza for lunch.

• She watches TV everyday. • Yesterday, she watched TV.

What is the pattern here?

Change these into the Simple Past using “-ed”

1. I enter the building2. We fold kites. 3. It heals well.

4. They record music. 5. You instruct him.

6. She plays with him. 7. I own a house.

8. We exercise everyday. 9. They study together.10. He stops the car.

Regular Verbs: Tricky Spellings!

“End with an –e then just ad –d!”• Fire Fired • Balance Balanced

End with Y (with a consonant before) then “drop the –y add – i , ed!”

• Terrify Terrified • Fry Fried

• Examples when not to drop the –y• Pray Prayed • Play Played

More tricky spellings: Simple Past• Doubling the consonant.

If the verb ends in a consonant + vowel + consonant

Then you must double the last consonant then add + ed

Stop stopped Plan PlannedBin Binned Slip Slipped

Do not double if word ends with x or wFix Fixed

Mix Mixed

Not so simple….because of irregular verbs……

Present Tense: I drive to school. Past Tense: I drove to school.

Present Tense: I write books. Past Tense: I wrote books.

What’s the pattern here?

Let’s try some of these Irregular Verbs….

1. I catch fish. 2. You build a tower.

3. He buys fish everyday. 4. We dig for treasure.

5. They come from France. 6. The cat breaks it.

7. It cost 100 dollars.

Max the Cat pt. 1

What verbs do you remember from the video?

Bingo! Add these verbs to your sheets!

Draw a picture for each one as well.

• Sleep/Slept• Run/Ran• Fly/Flew• Catch/Caught• Fall/Fell• Beat/ Beat• Break/ Broke• Shake/ Shook

• Bring/Brought• Put/Put• Feed/Fed• Go/ Went

Max the Cat Part 2.

What if we were going to turn the simple past into a negative by adding “Not”?

For answering questions about the past.

Regular Example: Yesterday, I talked to John. I didn’t talk to Sarah.

Irregular: Saturday I slept a lot. Sunday, I didn’t sleep.

Construction: Did not + Verb (infinitive)

Write these words down on your Bingo Boards! What do you think the conjugation will be?

• Give• Hold• Swim• Take• Fight• Bite • Hang• Fall

Lets turn some into negatives as well!

Max the Cat pt. 3

Pay attention to the story.

Simple Past Worksheet

Go back to the last weekend worksheet.

• On the back of the worksheet write what you did during the weekend in the simple past.

• Walk around and find out what 5 other people did and take notes to share with the class.

Start with: This past weekend, I…….

5 minute break

Drawing the Simple Past Game

• 1 person come up to the front of the class and pick a card

• Has to make a quick sketch on the board.

• Team answers in the simple past what picture they have drawn.

Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer Video

Reindeer

Nose

Glow

Laugh

Foggy

Sleigh

Glee

Song/Worksheet

• Complete the worksheet first

Last Irregular Verbs for the Bingo Sheet!

I tell you, he drives a sleigh!

Turn irregular verbs into simple past, add to bingo sheet with picture.

Bingo Time!

Rudolf the Reindeer/Extended Video

Enjoy!

So, How do you think Rudolf feels?

Listening Exercise p.19 No.2

Communication task 5A

Summary

• Interviews• Weather Conversations• Simple Past• Max The Cat• Irregular Verbs• Rudolf the Red Nosed

Reindeer • Bingo