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MODEO LUANA A345/346
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TASK 1.3.10
LESSON PLAN:
PAST SIMPLE:
 Regular and irregular verbs
 Negative and interrogative forms
NAME OF THE TEACHER: Luana Modeo
TARGET GROUP: 1st year, Scientific high school Liceo Scientifico,
Upper Secondary School
LEVEL: B1
CLASS PROFILE: The class is composed by 20 students: 11 girls (one
from Japan and one from Ukraine) and 9 boys.
Students study English as foreign language and they
all share the same interest in learning English culture.
The social climate in the classroom is lovely and
learners cooperate and work in groups. The foreign
students are well integrated. The students use the
Internet and social networks.
Learners achieve most goals, can express themselves
on a range of topics and can share information on
familiar routine and non – routine matters. They
belong to various social classes: some of them come
from middle classes and the others are from upper
classes.
TIMING: 3 Hours of 60 minutes plus Final Tasks of 1 hour (60
minutes).
THEME: The use of regular and irregular verbs in the Past
Simple, the spelling variations and the negative and
the interrogative forms of the past tense.
STUDY ORGANIZATION: group work, whole class activity, pair work
METHODOLOGICAL
APPROACH:
Communicative Approach- TBL -
Student centered lesson with STT (student talking
time) longer than TTT (teacher talking time).
ASSUMPTIONS: Students are able:
- to use the Past Simple of the verb “to be”
with affirmative, negative and question
forms.
- to use ()utilize the Present Simple?
- to write complete sentences using the Present
Simple and the Past Simple of the verb “to be”.

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- to make use of the past time expressions and
connectors.
ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS The students may have some problems in
understanding the difference between regular and
irregular forms of the verbs because they are
different from the Italian ones.
POSSIBLE SOLUTION The teacher, as a guide, helps the learners to clarify
this concept showing the verbs in the video and
giving the students the list of other irregular verbs.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES: - to understand how and when to use the Past
Simple to describe a situation.
- to develop students’ communication
/speaking(toglilo) skills.
- to improve learners’ writing skills.
- to encourage students’ cooperation.
- to enhance learners’ ability to give their
personal impressions on the topic.
- to stimulate students’ involvement and
interest.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: - to form the Past Simple using regular and
irregular verbs.
- to use the affirmative (aggiungi),negative and
the interrogative forms of the past tense.
- to identify the Past Simple in a written and
oral text.
- to express their personal opinions about what
they have studied and share them with the rest
of the class during interactions.
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT: Writing: to write complete sentences using
new vocabulary and new verbs in the Past
Simple.
Listening: to learn new grammar elements
watching and listening to a video(MEGLIO
PRIMA WATCHING E POI LISTENING TO
COME HO CORRETTO).
Speaking: to share their ideas and opinions
about the video communicating together.
Reading: to compare their notes.
MATERIALS: Textbook: “English Plus” Pre-Intermediate, Ben
Wetz, Oxford. (Unit 2 “Past Simple- Grammar Bank)
pag.86).
SUPPORTING MATERIALS: Video from the website Youtube (TUTTO ATTACCATO)
https://youtu.be/0Ri3QTT41f8
(ICT tools); IWB; Worksheets.
FINAL TASK: Students will be able:

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- to simulate real communication(NON MI
PIACE, TO COMMUNICATE è MEGLIO)
using the Past Simple talking about their
personal experiences.
- to describe past events either with regular or
with irregular verbs.
- to compare past and present events.
ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION Formative: Above all informally through their
homework, discussions and interactions in class
relating to the correctness of their language, written
and oral skills, and to their taking an active part to the
activities presented by the teacher.
Summative: Through a final test to be aware of their
mistakes and progress.
LESSON : 1 Hour (60 Minutes)
Regular verbs:
Activity Content Aims Time Teacher’s
role
Step 1:
Warm-up
Brief introduction of the new
topic
The teacher talks about what they
are going to do, explaining they
will focus their attention on
regular verbs of the Past Simple
and on the spelling rules.
To introduce
the theme
10’
Step 2 :
Activity 1
Watch the video: (First Part)
https://youtu.be/0Ri3QTT41f
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and write notes
The students watch a video
from the website You Tube ;
link:
about the new topic.
If necessary, the teacher stops the
vision to let the students write
notes and he gives the
opportunity to listen to the video
several times.
To improve
students’
involvement
20’ The
teacher ,
as a tutor,
guides the
students to
understand
the video.
Step 3:
Activity 2
group work The students, in 5 groups, write a
brief summary together
about the information obtained
from the video and then share
their opinions on the use of
To stimulate
confrontation
20’ The
teacher, as
a silent
observer,
monitors
from a

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LESSON 2 ( 2 Hours/ 120 minutes)
Irregular verbs - negative and interrogative forms
regular verbs in the Past Simple
and the spelling variations.
The teacher collects the
summaries to check what they
have realized.
5’
distance
the
students
moving
around
them.
Step 4:
Assignment
Homework The teacher gives the students
some exercises to complete about
spelling variations and the use of
regular verbs in the Past Simple.
To check
students’
understanding.
5’
Activity Content Aims Time Teacher’s
Role
Follow-up: Feedback The teacher gives back the
students their summaries and
briefly gives them an informal
opinion about their writing.
To let
students be
aware of their
progress
5’ Tutor
Step 1:
Warm-up
Homework correction(SI
METTE PRIMA DEL
RESTO)
Revision of the topic of the
previous lesson -
Introduction of the new theme
The students summarize the
Past Simple’s rules and revise
what they have studied at home
correcting their homework.
The teacher briefly explains to
the students the use of irregular
verbs in the Past Simple.
to check
students’
understanding
To introduce
the irregular
verbs of the
Past Simple.
20’
5’
Tutor

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Step 2:
Activity 1
Watch the video (Second Part)
and write notes.
The students watch a video
from the website You Tube ;
link:
While watching the video the
students have to take notes to
remember better the irregular
verbs.
to stimulate
students’
attention
15’ Tutor
Step 3:
Activity 2
Whole Class Discussion The students exchange their
impression and opinions about
the new topic while the teacher
writes on the IWB (Interactive
White Board) a list of verbs
presented in the video. The
learners have to complete it and
to guess the missing form of the
verb, according to their
understanding.
To improve
students’
cooperation
25’ Supervisor
Step 4:
Activity 3
Watch the video (Third Part)
The students watch the video,
link:
about the negative and the
interrogative forms of the past
tense and write notes.
To learn the
negative and
the
interrogative
forms of the
Past Simple.
15’ Tutor
Step 5:
Activity 4
Work in pairs The students, in pairs, make
comparisons about what they
have written during the vision
of the video.
To stimulate
confrontation
15’ The
teacher, as
a
supervisor,
helps the
students to
share their
opinions
and she
intervenes
if
necessary.
Step 6:
Assignment
Homework on irregular verbs. The teacher gives the students
the exercise and explains to
them(TOGLILO) what they
have to do: leaners have to
To check
students’
understanding
10’

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Homework on the negative and
the interrogative forms of the
Past Simple.
invent some sentences using the
verbs present in the video. Then
the teacher gives the students a
more complete list of irregular
verbs to memorize.
The students need to practice on
the negative and the
interrogative forms of the Past
Simple so the teacher explains
to them how to complete the
exercises.
The students have to revise the
“Past Simple” reading the
section of of their textbook
“English Plus” Pre –
Intermediate (Grammar Bank
pag.86).
10’
Activity Content Time
FINAL TASKS:
Writing:
Spoken interaction (Work in pairs):
Write a composition about:
Paragraph 1 : about yourself, your
family and your hobbies;
Paragraph 2 : about your school
and your daily routine;
Paragraph 3: about a school trip
you went on with your class.
The students, in pairs, share their
opinions and impressions about what
they have written.
30’
30’

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STEP 4- LESSON 1 – ASSIGNMENT
1. Past Simple: spelling variations- complete the table:
Base Form Past Simple
stop
tidy
live
prefer
try
study
use
travel
regret
carry
2. Write positive sentences in simple past.
1. he / the question / answer
2. you / a question / ask
3. the dog / bark
4. they / us / call
5. we / a mountain / climb
6. we / in London / live
7. she / happy / look
8. you / the car / repair
3. Complete the sentences using the verbs above:
Watch-open-phone-cry-work-prefer-stop-stay-finish
1. The teacher ……….the classroom
2. She………in front of the house
3. We…….the football match at Greg’s house
4. He………..in a factory for 25 years
5. I………..the blue t-shirt to the red t-shirt
6. The baby……..all night!
7. The film……at ten o’clock
8. They……..in a very nice hotel when they were on holiday.

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STEP 3 - LESSON 2: List of the verbs to complete in the classroom:
1. Insert the missing verbs of the Past Simple.
Verb Regular Form Irregular Form
make
buy
choose
come
think
say
see
go
have
eat
STEP 6 –LESSON 2: ASSIGNMENT
1. Invent some sentences using the verbs present(TOGLILO) in the video.
2. List of irregular verbs to memorize:
Verb Irregular Form
sit sat
sing sang
get up got up
drink drank
find found
give gave
sleep slept
know knew
fly flew

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3 : From the Textbook: “English Plus”, Pre – Intermediate, Ben Wetz, Oxford) pag.114
4. Rewrite the sentences in the negative:
1. Albert played squash →
2. Fiona visited her grandma. →
3. He washed the car. →
4. He had a computer. →

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5. I bought bread. →
5. Form negative sentences in simple past:
1. we / at the airport / arrive . →
2. we / fish / eat →
3. my friends / me / help →
4. she / a bag / carry →
5. they / races / run →
6. Write questions in simple past:
1. she / home / walk
2. you / in the garden / work
3. you / a song / sing
4. you / the castle / visit
5. the car / at the corner / stop
6. she / on a chair / sit
7. Mary / in a musical / dance
8. we / our rooms / clean
9. I / early / get up
10. he / a mistake / make
Revision of the past simple from the textbook “English Plus” pag. 86

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