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Grade 6 Lesson Plan 10: The simple past

The simple past. Built on Activities 2, 4 and 5 in the Grade 6 English Pupil's Book (2014 to 2019 edition).

  • Grade 6
  • Unit 10
  • PPP lesson plan
  • 40 minutes
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Grade 6 · 40 minutes

Plan 10: Unit 10, Was It Yesterday?

At a glance

Book activity
Activities 2, 4 and 5
Focus
The simple past
Learning outcome
By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to say what they did yesterday with regular and irregular past forms.
Materials
A regular / irregular verb table

Presentation10 min

Tell a story: Yesterday I visited my grandmother. I went by bus. Sort the verbs into +ed and irregular.

Practice12 min

Find the past forms in the role play (Activity 2). Complete the diary flow chart (Activity 4).

Production13 min

Each pupil says one thing they did yesterday (Activity 5) and writes three more.

Check and close5 min

Add new verbs to the class table.

Homework Write a six-sentence diary entry about last weekend.

Grade 6, Unit 10: The simple past. A 40-minute PPP lesson.

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