The document provides instruction and examples for using collocations and the simple past tense to describe what activities were done during the past weekend. It includes phrases for showing interest and asking follow up questions. Students are asked to think of 5 things they did last weekend and describe them using verbs in the simple past tense, highlighting all past tense verbs. Examples of conversations using the target language are provided.
The document provides instruction and examples for using collocations and the simple past tense to describe what activities were done during the past weekend. It includes phrases for showing interest and asking follow up questions. Students are asked to think of 5 things they did last weekend and describe them using verbs in the simple past tense, highlighting all past tense verbs. Examples of conversations using the target language are provided.
The document provides instruction and examples for using collocations and the simple past tense to describe what activities were done during the past weekend. It includes phrases for showing interest and asking follow up questions. Students are asked to think of 5 things they did last weekend and describe them using verbs in the simple past tense, highlighting all past tense verbs. Examples of conversations using the target language are provided.
Four weekends Objective: • Learn expressions to show interest and create follow-up questions. These phrases are called COLLOCATIONS in English.
the house
your homework a bad cold
a report your parents’ house for lunch
for a couple of days at home all weekend
Collocation refers to how words go together or form fixed relationships. • Think of 5 things you did last weekend. Use phrases from 1a or your own ideas.
• Don’t forget to describe everything using the
SIMPLE PAST TENSE.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Highlight all the verbs in
past, including WAS, WERE, WASN’T or WEREN’T. T T with some friends. F cinema F F didn’t have F liked T I’m happy for I’m sorry for I’m surprised. I’m not you. you. surprised. Oh, nice. Oh, dear. Wow! Oh, right. Oh, great! What a shame. Really? You’re joking! was Are A: I went to Cancun for a did week. did B: What was it like? (Descripcion) did C: Well, it was amazing! I did had a really good time did with my family... was ill at the weekend? stayed at home? went to the cinema? went away for the weekend?