Short term plan:

The theme: Language Focus. Past Simple or Past Continuous

Term 3 School:
Unit 5 Reading for pleasure

Date: Teacher name:

Grade: 9 Number present: absent:
Lesson title Language Focus. Past Simple or Past Continuous
Learning objectives 9.6.10.1 use present continuous forms and past continuous, including a
growing variety of passive forms, on a range of familiar general and
curricular topics
9.6.5.1 use a wide variety of question types on a wide range of familiar
general and curricular topics
9.5.8.1 spell most high-frequency vocabulary accurately for a wide range
of familiar general and curricular topics
Lesson objectives Learners will be able to:
• Learn when we use the past simple versus the past continuous.
• Practise using the past simple and past continuous in the opening
paragraph of a story.
Plan

Stages / Teachers’ actions Students’ actions Assessment Resources

Time criteria

1.Greeting.
Start Ask about the weather. The wish flower” method
helps to start the lesson At the
Warm-up
with good wishes to each organization Pictures
• Ask students if they can remember other. moment T tries
the characters in the books they to award active
read about on pages 56–57, for The aim: To develop Ss Ss.
example What was the name of the speaking skills and create «The praise» PPT
dog in Call of the Wild? friendly atmosphere method is used
• Allow students to come up with a Efficiency: By telling the to evaluate Ss
list in pairs wishes they show their with phrases
Lead – In appreciations . like:
“Good job!
Well done!”

Students express their

ideas

Good job!
Main Ex:1 P:59
part • Students look back at the texts Students complete the
about books on pages 56–57 and the sentences from the text. Assessment
text on page 58 to find the Then choose the correct criteria
sentences. words in the rules. - Learn when we Cards
• Students complete them ANSWERS: use the past
individually, then choose the correct 1 saw, wasn’t looking simple versus Student’s
words for the rules in pairs. 2 broke, stretched, closed the past book
• Point out to students that we don’t 3 realized, was learning continuous.
use the present continuous for main 4 picked up, wasn’t trying
actions in the past Rules: Descriptor:
Differentiation: 1 past simple - complete the
«Verbal support» method is used 2 past continuous sentences from Worksheet
to help Students use new words in 3 past simple the text. Then
the text. 4 past continuous choose the
correct words in
Ex: 2 P:59 Students complete the the rules.
• Focus students’ attention on the sentences with the correct Student’s
sentences and say they are the sort past form of the verbs in book
of sentences you would find in brackets Assessment
books. ANSWERS: criteria:
• Tell them to refer to the rules and 1 was blowing, knock - Practise using
complete the sentences individually. 2 closed, fell the past simple
• Students check in pairs. 3 climbed, sat, were and past
• Go through the answers as a class. watching 4 loved, heard continuous in
• Ask students to refer to the rules 5 said, were, talking the opening
to explain why they have chosen 6 had, weren’t speaking, paragraph of a
their answers invited story.

Ex: 3 P:59 Students use the sentences Descriptor:

• Students use the answers to in exercise 2 to correct the - complete the
exercise 2 to correct the sentences. questions sentences with
• Students work in individually ANSWERS: the correct past
before checking in pairs. 1 Who did the men see on form of the
• Ask students why you can’t use the beach? verbs in brackets
the continuous form with love. 2 What did Nancy love to
Revise which other words don’t watch?
take continuous forms (think, 3 Who often had -Make CCQ
believe, know, like, hate, etc.) arguments? questions
4 Why did James fall? Yes / No
5 Why did someone knock
three times?
6 Who did Alex invite to
go on holiday?
Peer-assessment. Two Students use Poster
End Giving the hometask. stars and a wish. their stickers to Success
Ex: 1 P:39 wb  You did a really show their
Self-reflection good job on ... knowledge
 I really like how according to the
you ... lesson.
Maybe you could ...