LESSON PLAN

DATE: 3.11.2010
TEACHER: GHEORGHE ALEXANDRA-MARIA
SCHOOL: SCOALA CU CLS. I-VIII VALEA LUNGA GORGOTA
CLASS: 6TH
TEXTBOOK: ENGLISH G
TOPIC: TENSE REVISION (PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT PROGRESSIVE, PAST SIMPLE)
TIMETABLE FIT: 50’
MATERIALS: TEXTBOOK, NOTEBOOK, BLACKBOARD AND CHALK, worksheets

LESSON AIM:
- UNDERSTAND BETTER THE CORRECT USAGE OF THE TENSES (PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT
CONTINUOUS, PAST SIMPLE)

ACTIVITIES:
1. The teacher checks the absents (1’)
2. The teacher checks the homework (2’)
3. The teacher writes on the blackboard several sentences: I eat breakfast daily/ I’m eating now/ I ate
breakfast yesterday. The teacher asks the pupils to identify the meanings of the sentences and the
tenses in English (5’)
4. The teacher, together with the pupils, revise the present tense simple, present tense continuous, past
tense simple, their forms and rules of usage (15’)
5. The teacher gives the pupils some worksheets containing exercises with the three tenses (30’). The
pupils solve the exercises under the guidance of the teacher.
a) Present Continuous
b) Present Simple
c) Past Simple
PRESENT SIMPLE

The Present Simple verb tense has two primary functions:

 To talk about general truths, that is, to talk about something that was true in the past, is
true now, and will be true in the future (e.g., The sun rises in the East. Nurses work hard.
Water boils at 100 °C.)
 To talk about habits or rituals (e.g., I pay income taxes every year. She drinks coffee.
We watch T.V. all the time. The Giants always lose.)

To have Short form Other Verbs (to work)

I have I've I work
he has he's He works
she has she's She works
it has it's It works
you have you've you work
we have we've we work
they have they've they work
Statements Statements Questions Short answer Short answer
+ - + -
I work. I don't work. Do I work? Yes, I do. No, I don't.
He works. He doesn't work. Does he work? Yes, he does. No, he doesn't.
She works. She doesn't work. Does she work? Yes, she does. No, she doesn't.
It works. It doesn't work. Does it work? Yes, it does. No, it doesn't.
You work. You don't work. Do you work? Yes you do. No, you don't.
We work. We don't work. Do we work? Yes we do. No, we don't.
They work. They don't work. Do they work? Yes they do. No, they don't.

Present Simple
Exercise
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct verb.

1. We always __________ (walk) home from school.

2. She never __________ (drink) diet sodas.
3. Do you __________ (like) to watch T.V.?
4. I __________ (play) tennis every Saturday.
5. He doesn’t __________ (dance) very well.
6. My neighbor __________ (work) at the hospital.
7. When do you __________ (eat) dinner?
8. The students always _________ (study) for their tests.
9. Does he __________ (live) in California?
10. The store usually __________ (close) at 10 p.m.
11. She __________ (know) the story by heart.
12. He _________ (call) his mother every Sunday.
13. Do you __________ (talk) to your brother every day?
14. When does she __________ (leave) for work?
15. My friend __________ (speak) five languages.
16. I __________ (cook) dinner every night.
17. He __________ (take) vitamins every day.
18. Do they __________ (travel) together?
19. They __________ (go) to the park often.
20. What does this word _______ (mean)?
PAST SIMPLE
Use
We use the simple past tense to talk about an action or a situation which happened in the past.
Form

 Affirmative sentences:
Subject + Verb + ed or an irregular form
I/a dog etc.   worked/went/saw

 Questions:
Auxiliary verb + Subject + Verb
did   I/a cat/my brother and I   go/take

 Negative sentences:
Subject + Auxiliary verb + Verb
I/a cat etc.   didn't   go/take

Find out what the verb is and write it in the past simple
form.
 
1. The girls pizza in the evening. (tae)
2. Ron a model airplane. (duilb)
3. Suzanna her bike. (eird)
4. Mrs. Gov  the dog. (lkaw)
5. The boys in the sand (lapy)
6. Mrs. Gold a haircut. (vahe)
7. Tina and her mother shopping. (og)
8. David first prize in the science competition. (niw)
9. Gina a love letter from Dave. (teg)
10. Mr Hofman happy when he the news. ( eb, dear)
11. Ted Baker  a wonderful cake for Valentine's Day. (keba)
12. The brave fireman the kid. (vase)
13. Mike and Rita together at the party last Friday. (cenda)
14. Ted so deeply so he didn't wake up on time. (lesep)
15. Mrs. Brains us English (ceath)
16. Ben  a blue butterfly. (tcahc)
17. Miriam her homework (od)
18. Henia on the Internet looking for information for her school paper. (furs).
19. Dam and Rose for the bus together (tiaw).
20. Mrs. Teller the children a nice story. (letl)
  

Match the sentences to the pictures.

 

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