LESSON PLAN

GRADE – 6th
LEVEL – Elementary
TEACHER – CRISTEA MADALINA
LESSON –Past Simple
TYPE OF LESSON – consolidating knowledge
DATE – 10TH of February 2021
TIME – 50 minutes

COMPETENCES
2. Producerea mesajelor orale
2.3. Comunicarea interactivă într-un schimb simplu de informatii
3. Receptarea mesajelor scrise
3.3 Asocierea informaţiilor factuale dintr-un text citit cu o imagine/ un set de imagini

AIMS
At the end of the lesson students will be able to :
1. elicit information about Past Tense Simple;
2. identify past structures in different statements;
3. use past simple structures;
4. talk about past events;

SKILLS
speaking
reading

TECHNIQUES
dialogues
group work
observation
explanation
pair work

RESOURCES
overhead projector
flipchart
blackboard
notebooks
handouts

ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS
     Students might
not remember all the spelling rules for the –ed ending as well as their
pronunciation
 encounter difficulties in using did/didn’t in negative and interrogative & negative
forms.

ACTIVITIES

WARM UP
AIM -creating a pleasant atmosphere for the English class;
-helping students feel relaxed.
INTERACTION T – Ss
Ss - T
PROCEDURE T asks Ss How are you today? / Is anybody absent? / Are you
ready to start the English class?;
Ss answer T’s questions;
ESTIMATED TIME *1 minute

TRANSITION TO
THE NEW TOPIC
AIDS SS’ homework
AIM -checking if there were any problems with their homework.
INTERACTION Ss – Ss
Ss – T
PROCEDURE T asks Ss what their homework was;
Ss read their homework, an individual project with the title: My World;
ESTIMATED TIME *2 minutes

PRESENTATION: A. 

1. LEAD IN
AIDS blackboard
AIM -eliciting information about Past Tense Simple;
COMPETENCES 2.2. Participarea la scurte interacţiuni verbale cu sprijin din partea
interlocutorilor
INTERACTION Ss – T
T – Ss
PROCEDURE T announces that today’s lesson is about Past Tense Simple – regular
verbs;
T writes the title of the lesson on the blackboard;
T writes one of the Ss homework sentences on the blackboard;
T asks questions like What is the auxiliary verb of Past Simple? / What
are the key – words of Past Simple? / What ending do regular verbs
get in Past Simple, affirmative form?
Ss answer T’s questions;
T asks Ss to make the negative and interrogative forms of the
affirmative sentence written by the T on the blackboard;
ESTIMATED TIME *6 minutes
2 . Communication ofB. 
knowledge
AIDS handouts
AIM -eliciting information about Past Tense Simple;
COMPETENCES 2.2. Participarea la scurte interacţiuni verbale cu sprijin din partea
interlocutorilor
INTERACTION Ss – Ss
Ss - T
PROCEDURE T gives Ss some handouts (appendix 1);
T asks Ss to work in groups;
T lets Ss know they have 4 minutes to complete the task;
Ss write their answers on the flipchart.
ESTIMATED TIME *5 minutes

Practice 1- A Past Simple Chart

DEVELOPMENT/
PRACTICE
AIDS handouts; charts; flipchart
AIM -eliciting information about Past Tense Simple;
COMPETENCES 2.3. Comunicarea interactivă într-un schimb simplu de informatii
INTERACTION Ss - Ss
Ss – T
PROCEDURE T gives the Ss a chart and asks them to find words connected to Past
Simple (appendix 2 – exercise 1);
Ss work in pairs;
Ss come and circle the words on the flipchart.
ESTIMATED TIME *6 minutes
Practice 2

AIDS handouts
AIM - using Past Simple structures
COMPETENCES 2.3. Comunicarea interactivă într-un schimb simplu de informatii
INTERACTION Ss –Ss (group work)
Ss – T
PROCEDURE T asks Ss to do exercise 2 (appendix 2);
Ss have to underline the past forms of some regular verbs;
T checks Ss answers.
ESTIMATED TIME *3 minutes
Practice 3
AIDS overhead projector

AIMS -reading a short text;

-identifying past structures in different statements.
COMPETENCES 1.1. Identificarea informaţiilor esenţiale din fragmente scurte
înregistrate, referitoare la aspecte cotidiene previzibile, atunci când se
vorbește rar și clar
INTERACTION Ss – T
PROCEDURE T asks Ss to read a text containing verbs in past simple (appendix 3);
T asks Ss to identify the past structure in the text;
ESTIMATED TIME *10 minutes
PRODUCTION/
FEED-BACK
AIDS handouts
AIM - talking about past events
COMPETENCES 1.1. Identificarea informaţiilor esenţiale din fragmente scurte înregistrate,
referitoare la aspecte cotidiene previzibile, atunci când se vorbește rar și clar
INTERACTION Ss- Ss
T - Ss
PROCEDURE T asks Ss to make up 2 sentences referring to what they did and didn’t
do yesterday, using the verbs from the previous exercise;
Ss write their sentences on their notebooks;
Ss ask each other questions like What did you do yesterday? and read
one of the sentences in their notebooks;
T corrects the Ss if necessary.
ESTIMATED TIME *6 minutes

Emotional Feedback/
Aims’ checklist
AIMS -getting feed-back from the Ss
INTERACTION Ss - T
PROCEDURE T asks Ss to say a colour which best describes their emotional state at
the end of the English class.
ESTIMATED TIME *1 minute

Assigning Homework
AIM -using Past Simple structures
INTERACTION T - Ss
PROCEDURE T writes the homework on the blackboard – “Make up 5 sentences
using past tense forms and newly acquired vocabulary in the story “
The Fox and The Crow”
ESTIMATED TIME *1 minute
 APPENDIX 1

Place the following verbs in the correct column, taking into consideration the spelling rules for adding –
ed to the regular verbs: listen; fit; cry; shop; repeat; empty; recite; cancel; watch; arrive; enjoy; walk;
telephone; tidy; stay; try

Play - played Cook - cooked Travel – Stop - stopped Like - liked Study -
travelled studied

APPENDIX 2

1.Find 5 words related to Past Simple in the following chart:

W Y M E U K E R G
R E G U L A R I J
Y S H D A B W R U
H T X U S I A R O
J E R D I D G E R
I R U P A Q I G D
P D L A S T P U J
S A G L B M P L H
W Y R A G O V A B
L M I T R G S R P

2. Underline the verbs in the Past Simple and turn them into interrogative:
a. I polished my shoes yesterday.
b. I didn’t tidy my room.

c. I telephoned my friends yesterday.

d. I didn’t water the plants yesterday.

e. I helped my mother in the kitchen.

f. I didn’t clean the house.

g. I worked hard in the garden.

h. I didn’t recite a poem.
i. I cleaned my teeth yesterday.
j. I didn’t ask my friends a question.

APPENDIX 3
(http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/FoxCrow.shtml )

The Fox and The Crow

A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree.
"That's for me, as I am a Fox," said Master Reynard, and he walked up to the foot of the tree.
"Good day, Mistress Crow," he cried. "How well you are looking today: how glossy your feathers; how
bright your eye. I feel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds, just as your figure does; let me
hear but one song from you that I may greet you as the Queen of Birds."
The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but the moment she opened her mouth the piece
of cheese fell to the ground, only to be snapped up by Master Fox.
"That will do," said he. "That was all I wanted. In exchange for your cheese I will give you a piece of
advice for the future: "Do not trust flatterers."

APPENDIX 4

1. Supply the correct past tense form of the verb given in brackets:
a. I ____________ (call) mother yesterday.
b. We ________________( discover) a new cartoon programme.
c. They _______________ (collaborate) with their teacher a month ago.
d. The students _________________ ( visit) a museum last Monday.
e. You _________________ (watch) television last night.
f. My brother ______________ (arrive) yesterday.
g. I _____________ (study) hard for this test.

2. Complete the sentences. Use the verbs in the box in their past simple, affirmative form:

stop; live; wait; answer; telephone; finish; walk

a.           I _____________ for the bus.

b.           They _________________my questions.
c.           We _________________two miles.
d.           The train _______________ in Brasov.
e.           I ______________ my homework late last night.
f.             My parents ________________ in Tahiti ten years ago.
g.           She __________________ in the middle on the night.