11-0 Objectives & Sequence

Past Simple

Students are familiarized with the past simple. There is a more in-depth study of this tense.

In / On / At

These three, often confused prepositions are looked at in more detail. Students practice these prepositions with days, dates and times.

Verbs: Regular and Irregular

English regular and irregular verbs are studied in the past simple.

11-1 Simple Past: Regular Verbs

Students learn about regular -ed verbs and any spelling rules associated with them.

11-2 Simple Past: Regular verbs (Pronunciation)

The three different pronunciation rules (-d -t-id) for regular past tense are practiced in speaking activities and listenings.

11-3 Simple Past: Negatives

Students are introduced to forming negative sentences in past simple. Auxiliary verb ‘do’ is the past (did) is reviewed.

11-3 Simple Past: Questions

Students learn how to form yes / no and information questions in the past simple. Students also continue to focus on auxiliary verb ‘do’ in the past (did).

11-1 Who are these people.

A reading activity designed to practice written forms of past in affirmative, negative and interrogative. Students write mini biographies about famous people in history using the information provided.

11-1 Simple Past: Pronunciation

After studying and reviewing the three different pronunciations of -ed past endings, students listen and identify which sound they hear (-d -t or -id)

11-2 Who painted this?

A listening activity based on a text about the painter, Vincent Van Gogh. Students listen to the text and answer a series of True or False questions on what they understood.