Topic: Simple Past

Level: Basic English

Objective:

Students will be able to describe about activities in the past through a written form.

1-    Go to the following link http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_intermediate.php?id=12446  watch the video and then take the quiz.

2-   Go to the following link http://www.english4today.com/usr/video/ytv/?p=79 and watch the video about the simple past.

3-   Click in the following link http://infocus.cc/?url=http://www.vitaeducation.org/wpcontent/uploads/2010/05/SimplePasttenseHandout.pdf&p=1200&b=ff&l=337&t=117&w=617&h=432  and read the information about the simple past that is in focus. When reading the information, pay attention to the simple past structure.

4-   Go to the following links and try to rearrange the words to form logical sentences.  The structure of the sentences is in simple past. When you get all the sentences, send them to the teachers mail: mayeni_@hotmail.com

             http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/6579546/Simple_past_structure

              http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/6579562/Simple_past_structure

http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/6579571/Simple_past_structure

http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/6579582/Simple_past_structure

http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/6579596/simple_past_struture

http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/6579608/Simple_past_structure

5-   Go to the following link: https://voicethread.com/share/4420047/ and leave a comment about what you have been asked for.

6-   After go to following link http://mayritasg.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-wilsons-party.html in the link you are going to find a reading about “The Wilsons’ Party”. Read it carefully! Then choose three sentences in simple past, and then make your own two sentences using the simple past structure. The 5 sentences are going to be adding as a comment in the blog.

7-   At the bottom of the reading you are going to find some questions, answer them and send them later to the teacher’s mail: mayeni_@hotmail.com

8-   Watch the following video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYfn7C9gKto then make a list of some of the things she did during her last  weekend and then send it to the teacher’s mail: mayeni_@hotmail.com

9-   Make groups of five students. Then create a conversation where a group of friends talk about their last party. Include all the members of the group in the conversation.  After that record the conversation in the following link http://www.voxopop.com/  at the end send the link to the teacher´s mail: mayeni_@hotmail.com

10-As final tasks create a blog where you talk about the things you did during your last weekend and then past the link on the group page.

THE WILSONS’ PARTY

Mr. and Mrs. Wilson invited all their friends and neighbors to a party last night. They stayed home all day yesterday and prepared for the party.  

In the morning the Wilsons worked outside. Their daughter, Margaret, cleaned the yard. Their son, Bob, painted the fence. Mrs. Wilson planted flowers in the garden, and Mr. Wilson fixed their broken front steps.

In the afternoon the Wilsons worked inside the house. Margaret washed the floors and vacuumed the living room carpet.  Bob dusted the furniture and cleaned the basement. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson stayed in the kitchen all afternoon. He cooked spaghetti for dinner, and she baked apple pies for dessert.

The Wilsons finished all their work at six o’clock. Their house looked beautiful inside and out!

The Wilsons’ guests arrived at about 7.30. After they arrived, they all sat in the living room. They ate cheese and crackers, drank lemonade, and talked. Some people talked about their children and other people talked about the weather. And everybody talked about how beautiful the Wilsons’ house looked inside out!

The Wilsons served dinner in the dining room at 9.00. Everybody enjoyed the meal very much. They liked Mr. Wilson’s spaghetti and they “loved” Mrs. Wilson’s apple pie.

After dinner everybody sat in the living room again. First, Bob Wilson played the piano and his sister, Margaret, sang. Then, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson showed a video of their trip to Hawaii. After that, they turned on the music and everybody danced.

As you can see, the Wilsons’ guests enjoyed the party very much. In fact, nobody wanted to go home!


1. What  did they eat at the party?
2. What did everybody tlak about?

3. Where were the family yesterday?

4. What time the guests arrived?
5. Where did the Wilsons work in the morning?