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Warmers (different ways of 'warming-up' with the ss at the beginning of a lesson)
Subject +did not +infinitive without to
They didn't go
mean becomes meant
be have do
Further past irregular verbs for: go / give / come:
The Past Simple places a state or an action at a definite time in the past.
Two further examples (below), In these examples the time is not mentioned but it is still clear that the person speaking is thinking of a particular time:
The lesson plans and resources in Raymond Van Neste's blog: Learn English by Thinking Globally are free for teachers and students of English language. The purpose of the blog is to introduce the Global Goals to students or teachers of English Language as a rich resource for teaching and learning.
Teacher notes (3) is a resource for lesson 3, of the blog which looks at the Past Simple verb and related vocabulary, as well as specific information for ESL teachers.
Raymond Van Neste 20/7/2018
Necessary Resources for lesson 3:
Throughout the third lesson this blog looks at three Global Goals:
Global Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Global Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Global Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies
Connected articles from Raymond Van Neste's blog:
* South Sudan - what's going on there?
* A Time for Action - A Pledge for Global Goal 2: Zero Hunger
Additional Teacher notes from this blog:
Abbreviations used in Lesson 3:
1. ss (students).
2. TL (target language)
Warmers (different ways of 'warming-up' with the ss at the beginning of a lesson)
An ideal warmer is one that relates the students in some way to the theme or subject material of a lesson. It prepares or gets the students in to a mind-set which in some way (if possible) relates to the lesson. Also it can help to get everybody in to the mood and pace of the lesson ahead. And don't forget that warmers are meant to be fun!
Two kinds of people - which are you|? Why? (warmer for lesson 3)
Procedure:
Similar to the blog in lesson 2, this warmer needs very little preparation. It puts the ss into groups from their own choice giving them an opportunity to make decisions and to confirm / qualify their decisions. Give the ss 3 minutes to find out what they have in common with each other.
There are two pictures on the wall. Tell the ss they will have to choose which kind of people they are and move to either the left or right side of the room according to the picture they prefer. The teacher should feel free to join them as well.
Once they are in their smaller groups, ask them to discuss with each other why they prefer this option over the other. The teacher plays undecided and both groups need to come-up with an argument to convince him / her to join their group. Or, alternatively, one group tries to persuade ss from the other to switch sides but need to accept potential rejection respectfully (a good exercise in agreeing to disagree).
All that is needed is for the teacher to put two pictures on the board and the ss decide which picture they prefer.
Grammar Rules Information (lesson 3)
Past Simple Tense
The Past Simple is used to refer to the past, something that happened such as an event which is a completed event or a state or an action. It started in the past and it finished in the past - it does not continue in to the present moment. Whatever happened in the past happened within a finished period of time.
The Past Simple uses the past participle: 'ed' and adds this on to the end of the main form of the verb (regular verbs). For example:
Affirmative form:
Subject
+Verb +ed
I / you / he / they, walked / jumped / skipped / used / looked
Negative form:
Subject +did not +infinitive without to
They didn't go
Interrogative form:
Did + subject + infinitive
without to
Did she arrive?
Interrogative negative form:
Did not +
subject + infinitive without to
Didn’t you play?
However, many common verbs are irregular and don't end in ed. The verb changes to the past tense but not with a regular ending of ed. For example:
mean becomes meant
see becomes saw
More examples of irregular verbs: had / did / made / went. These are all past tense irregular verbs.
Also, there are irregular verbs which are auxiliaries. Auxiliary verbs are irregular and they all have irregular past tense forms. For example: be / have / do
Past tense auxiliary verb forms:
Past forms of the verb to be are: was / were
Past form of the verb to have is: had
Past form of the verb to do is: did
Form:
Subject Verb
be have do
I was had did
you were had did
he/she/it was had did
we/you/they were had did
Further past irregular verbs for: go / give / come:
He went to the cinema last night (the verb go becomes 'went' for the past)
He didn't go to the cinema last night (use: did + nt for the negative)
Did he go to the cinema last night? (use: did for interrogative)
They gave him a present for his birthday (gave is an irregular past verb)
My family came to see me last December (came is an irregular past verb)
We didn't come because it was a long journey (use: didn't for the negative)
NOTE:
What is happening here is that the auxiliary verbs are being used to form the past simple tense and they are the main past simple verbs in the sentence.
In other words we're using the auxiliaries verbs: be, have and do to form the past simple sentences. The auxiliary verbs: had / didn't / did, are verbs that can be used to state that something happened at some time during the past but not at the present time. If I say that I was or they were, or I had or I did, I'm referring to the past and not the present time.
The Past Simple places a state or an action at a definite time in the past.
Examples:
'When did you first meet your wife?
'I met her in 2014, but we didn't marry until quite recently
For many centuries the Romans were the rulers of a large part of the world.
In these two examples (above) the exact time is not clear but there is still mentioned a period or time or some point of time.
Two further examples (below), In these examples the time is not mentioned but it is still clear that the person speaking is thinking of a particular time:
Where did you get that bike? I bought it at the market
Did you see that video about robots? No, I was too busy.
Other uses:
Unreal present or future time:
It can be used as a way of saying that something might happen in the present moment or in the future but it is unlikely to happen.
For example:
If I owned a house I would look after it properly (I do not own a house).
The past simple can be used not only with action verbs in the past but it can also describe something in the past using state verbs. For example:
Once there was a giant who lived in a castle
Habits:
Finally, a special feature of the the past simple. The past simple uses an action verb to describe things that happen repeatedly, such as a habit. Some examples:
Every morning he got up and ate breakfast before he went for a walk. When used in this way you can use phrases that relate to a length of time or something that happens over and over again, such as: every morning, or relating to a length of time: All the winter he went out in his car.
You can also use adverbials to give a more specific time in the past, for example:
last night / at 9 o'clock / in 1989 / three months ago
Further Resources:
Raymond Van Neste's blog: 'Learn English by Thinking Globally'
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