Lesson
Level:
Senior 2 Duration:
40
Lesson
Title:
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Grammar
and Vocabulary
Tense structures for
senior two students.
Lesson
Objectives
Students
will practice use of tense structures for the past, present and
future.
Materials
Required
A
prepared dialogue with true false questions.1
Blank
paper.
Preparation
Copy
enough copies of the dialogue to give one per group and keep one for
the teacher.
Procedure
1
Divide
part of the board into three columns. Label them “talking about the
past”, “talking about the present” and “talking about the
future”.
In
them write some examples of simple past and past continuous (e.g. I
visited, I was visiting): simple present and present continuous (I
visit, I am visiting): future using will, present tenses and “going
to: ( I will visit, I visit, I am visiting, I am going to visit)2
YOU
DO NOT NEED TO WRITE THE NAMES ONLY THE EXAMPLES
Explain
the following points.
i
apart from “be” and “have” we rarely use the simple present
(I visit) for things happening right now, only for things that are
generally or usually true.
ii
for the present it's much more common to use present continuous (I am
visiting)
iii
both simple present and present continuos can be used to talk about
the future (Tomorrow I visit my grandmother. Tomorrow I am visiting
my grandmother.)
2
Put
the class into groups. Ideally groups of four. The number of groups
does not matter for this exercise as long as you have enough copies
of the dialogue.
Give
each group a copy of the dialogue.
Choose
two stronger students to stand up and read it out.
3
Put
the questions on the board.
Give
students two minutes to find the answers.
Ask
the questions around the class.
Elicit
the correct answers to the true or false questions.
4
Elicit
from class places you can visit in town. Write list on board.
If
not getting enough answers use places from this list.
Bank,
Supermarket, Park, Bakery, Hairdresser, Ice-Cream Parlour
Pet
Shop, Restaurant, Gym, Library
Elicit
things you can do in town at each place and write on board.
Walk
the dog, Go for a run, Read a book, Call my friend, Sleep,
Listen
To Music, Buy some bread, Eat an ice-cream etc
Write
these two questions
What
did you do yesterday?
What
will you do tomorrow?
Students
construct mini dialogues in their groups with the question forms and
the information on the board.
Give
two examples.
What
did you do yesterday?
Yesterday
I bought some bread at the supermarket.
What
will you do tomorrow?
Tomorrow
I will walk my dog in the park?
5.
Feedback
some of the questions and answers.
6
Clear
the board.
Write
on the board.
When
I was young I...
When
I was ten I...
Last
year I...
Last
month I...
Last
week I...
Yesterday
I...
Right
now I...
Tomorrow
I...
Next
week I...
Next
month I...
Next
year I...
When
I am thirty I...
When
I am old I...
Tell
students they must each write sentences for all of these.
Students
write sentences.
7
Ask
some questions around the class of the form
What
did you do when...
What
are you doing now...
What
will you do when...
8
Students
question others in their group.
9
You
question students.
What
did he/she do when
What
is he/she doing now
What
will he/she do when...
Notes
1 Sample dialogue
Alan: Hi Paul, how are
things with you?
Paul: Not bad, thanks.
And you?
Alan: Great! I'm all
fired-up.
Paul: Good to see you so
happy. What are you fired-up about?
Alan: I start my new job
today, working in a computer department.
Paul: Where is it?
Alan: At an insurance
company in the High Street.
Paul: So why aren't you
on your way to work?
Alan: They said that
today I will start at ten O'clock so I'm going for a walk first. Then
I'll have some breakfast at the cafe and go home and change into my
suit. What are you up to?
Paul: I have a day off
today. I'm just going to my brother's house. He has a day off too.
We're going fishing.
Alan: Do you want to have
dinner tonight?
Paul: Sure, we can go to
the new Indian restaurant.
Alan: What time?
Paul: About seven? I'll
bring Sally and you can bring Mary. We can make a night of it.
Alan: Great idea.
Paul: What are you doing
at the weekend?
Alan: I am going to watch
the football match, of course.
Paul: Me too. Do you want
to meet before the game?
Alan: Yes. We can go for
a drink first.
Paul: Who do you think
will win?
Alan: We will!
Paul: I'm not so sure.
The other side are pretty good. They won their last five games.
Alan: Have confidence!
Paul: Well, here's my bus
now. It's been nice chatting.
Alan: We'll see you at
seven at the restaurant.
Paul: See you then!
Questions:
- Alan is feeling very happy today. True / False
- Paul is going to see his father. True / False
- Paul's new boss told him to start at ten. True / False
- Alan wears casual clothes at work. True / False
- Paul's wife is Mary. True / False
- They will watch a basketball game at the weekend. True / False
- Paul is more confident about the game than Alan. True / False
- They will eat Chinese food tonight. True / False
- They are going to meet at seven. True / False
- Paul goes to work by train. True / False
2. Technically there are
only two tenses in English – present and past, continuous and
perfect forms are aspects of those tenses, “will” for the future
is a modal form, and there are also mood and voice to take into
consideration. Of course you know all of that – the students may
know it
but for this lesson the don't need to... so best not to get into it.
(Lesson Concept: Carole Daley, Adapted by Bob Hale)
but for this lesson the don't need to... so best not to get into it.
(Lesson Concept: Carole Daley, Adapted by Bob Hale)
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