Simple Past: Talking about the past
⏱ 45 Min. gesamt📋 4 Phasen🎯 3 LernzieleKlasse 6, 7
Lernziele
- Students can form the Simple Past of regular verbs
- Students understand when to use Simple Past
- Students can talk about past events using Simple Past
Materialien
- •Flashcards mit Verben
- •Timeline für die Tafel
- •Arbeitsblatt 'My last weekend'
- •Audio: Short story in Simple Past
Unterrichtsverlauf
Warm-up
8 Min.Aktivitäten
- •Teacher asks: 'What did you do yesterday?'
- •Students share in pairs, teacher collects answers on board
- •Notice: All verbs are in past form
Methoden: SpeakingBrainstorming
Sozialformen: Pair workPlenum
Presentation
15 Min.Aktivitäten
- •Introduce Simple Past: When? (completed actions in the past)
- •Show timeline: past → NOW → future
- •Regular verbs: Add -ed (walk → walked, play → played)
- •Spelling rules: -e → -d, -y → -ied, doubling consonants
- •Practice pronunciation of -ed endings
Methoden: Direct instructionModeling
Sozialformen: Teacher-ledChoral repetition
Practice
15 Min.Aktivitäten
- •Students complete gap-fill exercise with regular verbs
- •Game: Verb transformation relay (infinitive → Simple Past)
- •Write 5 sentences about 'My last weekend'
Methoden: Guided practiceGame-based learning
Sozialformen: IndividualGroupsPairs
Production & Closing
7 Min.Aktivitäten
- •Students share their sentences in small groups
- •Volunteers read to class
- •Quick review: How do we form Simple Past?
- •Preview: Irregular verbs (next lesson)
Methoden: SpeakingPeer feedback
Sozialformen: Group workPlenum
Hausaufgaben
- •Workbook p. 42-43: Simple Past exercises
- •Write 8 sentences about what you did last summer
- •Learn irregular verbs list 1-20
Differenzierung
- •Weaker students: Word bank provided, focus on 5 basic verbs
- •Stronger students: Include time expressions, write a short story
- •Visual support: Verb cards with pictures
Leistungsbewertung
- •Monitor pair work and correct errors
- •Collect 'My last weekend' sentences
- •Quick quiz next lesson
Verwandte Themen
Irregular verbsTime expressionsPast continuous