Lesson Plan

Trainee teachers: Sabbatini, Florencia – Soria, SaraClass: 1st Year

Communicative goal: describing what was happeningGrammar focus: past continuous (affirmative and negative)Vocabulary focus: generalRecycled language: present continuous

ACTIVATION (3 min.)

T: Let's open the book at page 36... Look at the picture: what are they doing? Look at BEN/ GREG/ LAURA/ SALLY etc.Ss: Laura is taking a picture… etc.T: Good, let’s read the first part…

COMPREHENSION AND CLARIFICATION (15 min.)T: Let’s see what happened later. Who can read?Two Ss read the dialogue.

T: Where were they?Ss: In the London Eye!T: Where they IN the London Eye?Ss: No, they were passing the London Eye.T: Good! T writes on BB 1st example.T: What happened to Ben?Ss: He fell into the water!T: Good! And did Jack see it?Ss: No!T: How do you know?Ss: Porque dice “I wasn’t looking at Ben”T: That’s right! T writes the 2nd example on another column, different from the 1st example.T: So, why didn’t he look at Ben?Ss: Porque acá dice “I was listening to Greg” / “He was telling us about the wheel”T: Good! T writes the two examples on the 1st column.T: And in the end… did they cry about it?Ss: No!T: That’s right! They weren’t crying… T writes example on 2nd column.T: And did Jack look good? Or funny?Ss: Funny!T: Yes! So, he wasn’t looking good after that! T writes example on the 2nd column.

BB: They were passing the London Eye.I was listening to Greg.He was telling us about the wheel.

I wasn’t looking at Ben.They weren’t crying.He wasn’t looking good.

T: Let’s have a look at these sentences (T points at the 1st column) What do they have in common?Ss: El verb to be/ was y wereT: Good! Is it in the PAST or in the PRESENT?Ss: In the past!T: That’s right! What else can you tell me? What’s similar here?Ss: El ING!T: Good! So, first we need… what? (T points at the subject)Ss: La personaT: Yes! The subject! Then?Ss: El verb to be!T: Yes, we need WAS o WERE. Then?Ss: El ING!T: Yes, the verb plus ING! Perfect! Now let’s have a look at this column! What do these sentences have in common?Ss: Están en negative!T: Yes! How do you know?Ss: Porque tiene WANSN’T y WEREN’T

T: Excellent! So, can you help me with the formula? First we need…Ss: The subject!T: Good.. and then?Ss: WASN’T ó WEREN’TT: Right! And then?Ss: El ing!T: Excellent!

BB:They were passing the London Eye.I was listening to Greg.He was telling us about the wheel.SUBJ + WAS/WERE + VERB + -ING

I wasn’t looking at Ben.They weren’t crying.He wasn’t looking good.SSUBJ + WASN’T/ WEREN’T + VERB + -ING

T: So, are these sentences in the present?Ss: No, in the past.T: Good! And tell me… is the action IN PROGRESS? (miming) or does it finish quickly?Ss: In progressT: Great! And is it an order? A description…? A promise?Ss: A description?T: Yes! And which word expresses PROGRESS?Ss: El ing!T: Perfect!

APPLICATION

Activity nº1 : Answer the questions.

Brief explanation: Sts will answer some questions, using HOT POTATOES (Jquiz). They will write short answers for the corresponding questions. In some cases, they will have to choose which the correct answer is.Time allotted: 15 minutes.

Activity nº 2: THERE WAS AN AC CIDENT IN MNROE STREET. WHAT WERE THE PEOPLE DOING WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED? MATCH THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRESPONDING PICTURESBrief explanation: T will tell Ss there was an accident in Monroe street. Ss will have to look at the pictures and match them with the corresponding sentences describing what these people were doing when the accident happened. Ss will have to use HOT POTSTOES (Jmatch).

Time allotted: 10minutes

Activity nº 3: ORDER THE WORDS TO MAKE SENTENCES OR QUESTIONS

Brief explanation: Sts will order the words to ask sentences or questions, using HOT POTATOES (Jmix). Time alotted: 10 minutes

Activity nº 4: CROSSWORD

Brief explanation: Sts will do the crossword, using HOT POTATOES (Jcross). They will look at the pictures and write the corresponding words.Time alotted: 5 minutes

.Activity nº 5: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE PAST CONTINUOUS, USE THE V ERBS BELOW

Brief explanation: Ss will have to complete the sentences with the verbs provided in a box, using the correct form of past continuous and looking at the picture on page 36. Ss will have to use HOT POTATOES (jcloze)

Time allotted: 15 minutes

REFLECTION (2 minutes)

Circle the sentences that describe what was happening

a) She was reading a letter.

b) I’m travelling to London by plane.

c) Tom and Mary were watching tv and drinking tea.

d) Yesterday, I played computer games.

e) I’m learning to drive.