Developing Communicative Skills (7)

Developing Communicative Skills 

Objective:

During this lesson, we will learn the simple past to talk about our last vacation and give biographical information.  

Agenda: 

• Review simple present. 

• Simple past: sentences. 

• Simple past: questions. 

• Speaking. 

• Listening. 

Task 1:

1. Let’s discuss: 

When was your last vacation? 

My last vacation was in July. 

How was your last vacation? 

My last vacation was so funny, boring, exciting, interesting… 

What did you do on your last vacation? 

I went to the beach with my family. I ate seafood, and I danced with my boyfriend. 

go	went
travel	traveled
eat	ate
Sing	sang
visit	visited

Task 2: Simple Past 

 

Let’s read the next sentences in simple present, and transform them into simple past: 

Carla and Pedro drive their nice car. - _________________________________.

I eat salad and chicken. - _________________________________.

We work in this hospital. - _________________________________.

Richy travels to New York with his family. - _________________________________.

Hannah visits this museum with her husband. - _______________________________.

Task 3: Let’s practice!  

1. Do you know the past tense of the verbs? Let’s see… Click HERE. 

2. Please, click HERE, so you can do an activity about Simple Past.  

 

Task 4: Questions in Simple Past  

1. Let’s read the next sentences and make them into questions:  

 

I ate salad and chicken.
We danced the whole night. It was funny!
They were at home because of my birthday.
He drove his car to arrive at Centro Cultural Costarricense.
She had to study before the test.

 

 

Task 5: Questions in Simple Past 

1. Please, click HERE, so you can do an activity about Simple Past.  

2. Let’s tell a story! Click HERE. You will get some pictures. Pretend they are photographs you took on your trip. Narrate a story about what you did.  

 

Take notes of your story, so you can share it in the main room. 

Task 6: Pronunciation 

Task 7: 

1. Practice the pronunciation HERE.

2. Let’s talk with your classmates. Click HERE. 

3. Take notes of your partner’s information because you will present his/her information. 

4. When you give your answers, focus on the pronunciation. 

Task 8: Listening! 

1. Let’s watch a video by clicking HERE. 

2. Then, discuss these questions with your partner: 

• What did Monica do on Saturday?

• What did Monica like the most about the play?

• What did Monica do on Sunday morning?

• How did Monica spend her afternoon on Sunday?

• What did Monica do after she got home from the park?

Task 9: Listening!

1. In the main room, we are going to listen to 3 audios. After that, you will mark if the next sentences are true or false. 

2. Click HERE for an extra listening activity. Work in breakout rooms. 

3. Answer these questions, which are similar to the ones in the previous exercise: 

What did you do last night? 

Did you work in Paris? 

Did you work in Puntarenas? 

Did you study last night? 

Where did you study? 

Task 10: Reading!

1. Click HERE to access the reading. 

2. Look for the vocabulary you do not understand. 

3. Discuss the questions. 

Task 11: Quiz!

1. The teacher will share a link. 

2. Write down your name. 

3. Answer the questions. 

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