CEP Lesson Plan Template

Teacher/s: Melody (Chuxin Guo)

Level: _____A1______ Date: Mar.
Goal: understand simple past tense and past progressive tense
Objectives: (!n a "er#ect $orld) Students Will Be A%le To&
1. 'no$ the %asic structure o# si("le "ast tense and "ast "ro)ressive tense
*. re(e(%er the irre)ular ver% "ast tense
+. 'no$ $hen to use si("le "ast tense and $hen to use "ast "ro)ressive tense and their
di##erences
,. can use these t$o tenses to (a'e sentences in an a""ro"riate context
The(e: "ast ex"erience
(-xtensions: ____________________________________________________)
AimS!ill"icros!ill Activit#ProcedureStage $nteraction Time
Review or Preview (if
applicable)
Linking & Transitioning to rest of
lesson:
(for example:
SS-T)
Activity 1: go through the
reading material together
and pick up simple past
tense and past progressive
tense
Transition to #2: When you
are looking for the sentences
in past tense you may fin!
that there are a lot of "er#s
not in a regular past tense$
%ou must pay attention to
them an! keep them in min!$
&re-Stage:
'Late time (e talke! a little #it a#out
the simple past tense an! past
progressi"e$ )o you still remem#er
their #asic structures* +an any#o!y
tell me*,
Write !o(n the #asic structures on the
#lack#oar!$
S - .er# (past tense)
S - (as/(ere - !oing
)uring Stage:
0o through the (hole passage$
1) Write !o(n the num#er of each
paragraph$
2) Work in groups$ 0roup one shoul!
take charge of 1-2 paragraphs group
t(o shoul! take charge of 3-4
paragraphs an! group three shoul!
take charge of 5-6 paragraphs$
7) +ompare (ith group mem#ers an!
try to fin! all of the sentences in simple
Ss-T
Ss-Ss
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past tense an! in past progressi"e

tense in the paragraphs you are in
charge of$
8 (ill gi"e you fi"e minutes to !o it$
2) 9eport the outcome to the (hole
class$
&ost-Stage:
Summari:e the structures of these t(o
tenses (go a little !eeper;(hen it is
'#e, in the past tense it shoul! #e
'(as,/,(ere,< (hen it is other "er#s
in past tense (e shoul! pay attention
to the irregular "er#s$) an! lea!
stu!ents to think of their usage$
(Tangi#le =utcome)
stu!ents are familiar (ith the
structures of these t(o tenses an! ha"e
a #asic un!erstan!ing of their usage$
S-Ss
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Activity 2: irregular past
tense
Transition to #7: So no(
you are familiar (ith the
structures of simple past
tense an! past progressi"e
tense$ >lso you ha"e kno(n
some irregular "er# past
tense$ Let?s see ho( shoul!
(e use them$
&re-Stage:
'>s (e mentione! a#o"e the "er#?s
regular past tense form shoul! #e
.-e!$ +an you gi"e me some
examples*,
'@esi!es these "er#s there are also
some irregular "er#s you nee! to pay
attention to$,
)uring Stage:
1) 0i"e each group a #unch of "er#s
an! ask them to (ork together to pick
up the ones in irregular past tense
form$
8 (ill gi"e you fi"e minutes$
2) 9eport these "er#s to the (hole
class$
&ost-Stage:
&ay attention to these irregular
changes especially in your (riting$
Aan!outs of irregular "er#s (ill #e
gi"en after(ar!s
(Tangi#le =utcome)
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0aise students1 a$areness o# the
irre)ular #or(s o# ver%1s "ast tense.
Activity : e!plain simple
past and past progressive
tense
Transition to #2:Bo( you
are clear a#out these t(o
tenses right* They are "ery
practical (hen you !escri#e
something happening in the
past$ Let?s try to use them in
our con"ersation$
&re-Stage:
Cse the timeline to ha"e a Duick re"ie(
of simple present an! present
progressi"e$
)uring Stage:
1) explain simple past--it is use! to
!escri#e actions that (ere complete!
at a specific time in the past or
recurring actions in the past$
E$g$ Ae (ent to the C$S$>$ last year$
8 (alke! to school e"ery !ay last
summer$
&ay attention to the key (or!--last
year last summer$$$
2) Explain past progressi"e--it is use!
to !escri#e an action that (as ongoing
at a specific time$
E$g$ 8 (as cooking yester!ay
afternoon$
Ae (as rea!ing in the li#rary$
7) the !ifferences #et(een these t(o
tenses--simple past !escri#es a
completed action past progressi"e
!escri#es an ongoing action$
Sometimes they can appear in the same
sentence$
E$g$ Ae (as (atching T. (hen 8
calle! him$
Fenny (as shopping (hen he
came in$
2) When "s$ While--(hen is usually
follo(e! #y the simple form of the
"er#< (hile is usually follo(e! #y a
progressi"e form of the "er#$
3) )o exercise 1 on page 1G (stu!ent
#ook) share ans(ers (ith each other$
&ost-Stage:
Emphasi:e the usage of simple past
an! past progressi"e
(Tangi#le =utcome)
Stu!ents shoul! #e a#le to use these
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tenses in an appropriate (ay$
Activity ":
#escribe your past
e!perience
Transition to Wrap-Cp:
=kay to!ay (e learnt
simple past tense an! past
progressi"e tense$ Try to use
them in your speaking an!
(riting$
&re-Stage:
&oint to the structures of these t(o
tenses on the #lack#oar! an! reiterate
them$
)uring Stage:
1) >sk stu!ents to (ork in pairs an!
say t(o things to their partners$ =ne is
the happiest thing happening in last
(eek an! the other one is the sa!!est
thing happening in last (eek$ Cse
these t(o tenses if they can
0i"e them a mo!el: The happiest
thing--8 met my high school classmates
(hen 8 (as shopping$
The sa!!est thing--8 hear! my fa"orite
+hinese restaurant (as shut !o(n$
2) +hoose "olunteers to retell their
partners? past experience$
+orrect their mistakes$
&ost-Stage: check (hether they ha"e
any Duestions$
(Tangi#le =utcome)
Stu!ents can use these t(o tenses to
!escri#e their past experience
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$rap%up Lesson E"aluation &roce!ures:

Materials :
.tudent %oo' 3*,4 315/16
Antici"ated 3ro%le(s 7 .u))ested .olutions:
.tudents (ay %e con#used a%out the di##erences %et$een these t$o tenses.
.olutions: )ive the( (ore sentences.
Contin)ency 3lans ($hat you $ill do i# you #inish early4 etc.):
8inish "ractice , in $or' %oo'.
3ost/Lesson 0e#lections:
! thin' ! #ocused too (uch on #or(s at the "art o# irre)ular ver% "ast tense. -ven thou)h
the "ur"ose o# this activity $as to (a'e sure that everyone 'ne$ the irre)ular #or(s since
they (ade a lot o# (ista'es in their "revious $ritin). ! 9ust thre$ too (any $ords to the(
and didn1t as' the( to )enerate sentences on their o$n. .o the $ords $ere #loatin)
every$here and they hardly )ot everythin).