10 HOW WAS YOUR WEEKEND?
LESSON 2 TALK ABOUT PAST ACTIVITIES
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TINA ADAMS
@TinaA
Our usual Monday morning—talking about our weekends—wishing it was Friday.
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LESSON 2 TALK ABOUT PAST ACTIVITIES
• Read the Lesson title. Draw a timeline on the board:
x x x
past present future
Point to the timeline and ask, When we talk about activities we do regularly or are doing now, which time are we referring to? (the present) Point to present on the timeline. Next ask, When we talk about activities we did yesterday, last weekend, or last week, which time are we referring to? (the past) Point to past and say,
In this unit, the focus is on the past. Then point to future and say, We refer to the future when we talk about tomorrow, next weekend, or next week. You will study the future in Level 2.
• Read the social media message. Ask, Where is Tina? (at work) What is everyone at work doing? (talking about the weekend) What does wishing it was Friday mean?
(that she wants it to be Friday) Why does she want it to be Friday? (so that it’s almost the weekend again;
because her weekends are relaxing and fun)
1 VOCABULARY
• Have Ss look at the pictures. Then point to the Vocabulary topic, Weekend activities. Say, These phrases describe what people do on weekends.
• Have Ss listen. Then have them listen and repeat.
• Have Ss look at the photos and read the captions, then circle the activities they like to do.
• Read the example conversation with a higher-level S.
Write on the board: I like to... Tell Ss to use this construction to talk about what they do on weekends.
• Review expressions for agreeing and disagreeing.
Point to I don't and ask, Does B agree or disagree?
(disagree) What can you say if you agree? (Me, too. / I do, too.)
OPTION Bring the class together and have pairs share activities they both like. Write on the board:
[Name] and I like to...
2 GRAMMAR
• Write on the board: I walk to work every day. I don’t take the subway. Ask, Are these statements about the present or the past? (the present) Then underneath write: I walked to work yesterday. I didn’t take the subway. Ask, Are these statements about the present or the past? (the past) Say, These statements refer to something that happened yesterday.
• Focus on the Affirmative statements section of the grammar chart. Read the statement with each subject and have Ss repeat. Then read the first bullet point in the Note at the bottom of the chart. Write on the board: clean + ed = cleaned. Read the second bullet point and write verbs that end in -e on the board: like, live, smile, type. Call on Ss to come to the board and write the past forms. (liked, lived, smiled, typed) Point out that that there is only one simple past form for all subjects.
• Next have Ss look at the Negative statements section of the grammar chart. Say, They are similar to simple present negative statements, but there is only one form: did not. Write I do not clean... on the board.
Underneath write: I did not clean... Then write He does not clean... and, underneath, He did not clean... Read the last bullet point at the bottom of the chart. Say,
We never use the -ed form of the verb in negative past statements, only the base form.
• Then call on a S to read the Note to the right of the Negative statements section of the grammar chart. Ask volunteers to read the negative statements in the chart using contractions. (I didn’t clean the living room. You didn’t clean the living room, etc.)
• Finally, focus on the yes/no questions and Short answers sections of the grammar chart. Read the question with each subject and call on Ss to read the affirmative and negative short answers. Say, Again, they are similar to simple present yes/no questions, but there is only one form: Did. Write Do you help? on the board. Underneath write: Did you help? Then write Does he help? and, underneath, Did he help? Read the last bullet point at the bottom of the chart again.
Say, We never use the -ed form of the verb in simple past yes/no questions, only the base form. Then, to demonstrate how a short answer drops the base form of the verb, write, A: Did you help? B: Yes, I did [help].
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3 PRONUNCIATION
10-08 Listen. Notice the pronunciation of -ed.
Then listen and repeat the past tense verbs.
no extra syllable extra syllable /ɪd/
wash ➙ washed text ➙ texted talk ➙ talked need ➙ needed
10-09 Listen. Circle the past tense verbs that have an extra syllable. Then listen and repeat.
1. played 2. watched 3. visited 4. worked 5. started 6. danced 7. stayed PAIRS Student A, say an activity from 1A. Student B, say the activity in the simple past.
A: Clean the house. B: Cleaned the house.
4 CONVERSATION
10-10 Listen or watch. Circle the correct answer.
1. Cole’s weekend was stressful / fine / boring.
2. On Saturday night, Cole stayed home / cleaned the house / went to a club.
3. Cole and his friends waited / went to a movie / danced for hours.
4. Tina thinks Cole’s weekend was boring / stressful /exciting.
10-11 Read the Conversation Skill. Listen or watch.
Complete the conversation.
Tina: anything fun this
weekend?
Cole: Not really. I just . I did some work around the house.
Tina: That’s too bad.
Cole: No, it was good, actually. I washed the car,
and I the garage.
Tina: Well, sometimes that kind of work is relaxing.
Cole: I think so, too.
10-12 Listen and repeat. Then practice with a partner.
COACH The simple past -ed ending
We pronounce the simple past -ed as an extra syllable /ɪd/ only after the sound /t/ or /d/. After other sounds, the e in -ed is silent.
CONVERSATION SKILL Agree with someone To show that you have the same opinion and agree with someone, say:
• I think so, too.
• I agree.
Listen or watch the conversation in 4A. Raise your hand when you hear someone agree.
5 TRY IT YOURSELF
MAKE IT PERSONAL Student A, ask a yes/no question about last weekend.
Student B, give a short answer and add another sentence.
A: Did you clean the house last weekend?
B: No, I didn’t. I worked in the yard. Did you go dancing?
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3 PRONUNCIATION
• Write on the board: Last weekend I visited my sister, and we watched lots of movies. Then read The simple past -ed ending aloud. Say, Look at the sentences on the board. Elicit the pronunciation of visited (extra syllable /ɪd/) and watched (silent e).
• Ask Ss to read the words in each column to themselves. Have Ss listen to the audio. Then have them listen and repeat.
OPTION Invite Ss to make up sentences with the past tense verbs. (For example, I washed the dishes last night. I talked to my mother on the phone yesterday.
I texted my husband the good news. I needed to get money from the bank.)
• Have Ss preview the items and predict which verbs have the extra syllable. Have them underline t or d at the end of the base form of the verb / before -ed.
• Then have Ss listen and complete the exercise.
• Let Ss listen again to check their answers.
• Play the audio one more time and ask Ss to listen and repeat.
• Model the example exchange with a volunteer. Write cleaned on the board and point out the silent e. Read the rule again to reinforce that -ed is pronounced as an extra syllable only after the sound /t/ or /d/.
• Have Ss review the vocabulary items in 1A on page 98 to see which verbs have the extra syllable /ɪd/ in the simple past. (visited, texted) Then, in pairs, have Ss complete the exercise.
• Circulate and listen for correct pronunciation.
OPTION Invite Ss to make up sentences with the simple past activities. (For example, My brother cleaned the house. I texted Julia the homework assignment.)
4 CONVERSATION
• Have Ss look at the video still. Ask, Who are they? (Tina and Cole) Where are they? (in the kitchen in the New York office) What do you think they are talking about?
(their weekends) How do you know? (Tina says so in her social media message.)
• Books closed, have Ss listen or watch.
• Books open, have Ss listen again and complete the exercise individually.
• Go over the answers as a class.
OPTION Have Ss listen again. Say, Check the items in 1A on page 98 that Cole did on the weekend. (stay home, wash the car, go dancing) Then ask, Which vocabulary words from 1A on page 96 would you use to describe Cole’s weekend? (For example, boring, fun, relaxing)
• Read the explanation in the Conversation Skill aloud.
Say the examples and have Ss repeat. Then read the rest of the Conversation Skill.
• Have Ss listen to or watch the conversation in 4A again and raise their hands when they hear I think so, too
or I agree. If appropriate, hint to Ss that there is one instance.
• Ask Ss to preview the conversation and predict ways the gaps might be filled.
• Then have them listen and fill in the gaps with the words they hear.
• Call on two Ss to read the completed conversation. Go over any questions.
• Play the audio and have Ss repeat chorally, line by line.
• Say, Circle stayed, washed, and cleaned in the conversation. Ask, Is the -ed ending in these words an extra syllable? (no) Call on Ss to read the sentences containing these words.
• Then focus on lines 5 and 6. Model a falling
sympathetic tone for That’s too bad, and a contrasting rising optimistic tone for No, it was good, actually.
• Have Ss listen to the conversation again and repeat.
• Then, in pairs, have Ss practice. Time permitting, have Ss swap roles and practice again.
5 TRY IT YOURSELF
• Ask two Ss to read the example conversation. Point out that B asks another yes/no question to extend the conversation. Say, After each short answer and explanation, ask another yes/no question. Keep the conversation going as long as you can.
• Circulate and assist as needed.
EXTENSION Have Ss return to Tina’s social media message at the beginning of the lesson. Ask, Do you wish for Friday often? Then ask, What are some possible responses to Tina’s post? Invite Ss to write responses on the board. (For example, Friday Monday )
LOOK FOR While Ss are completing the Try It Yourself activity, walk around the class and listen to Ss’
conversations. Listen to determine if Ss are correctly
✓ using vocabulary for weekend activities
✓ making affirmative and negative statements in the simple past
✓ asking and answering yes/no questions in the simple past
✓ pronouncing the simple past -ed ending
EXIT TICKET Write on the board: What did you do last night? Have Ss write 3–5 sentences.
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3 PRONUNCIATION
10-08 Listen. Notice the pronunciation of -ed.
Then listen and repeat the past tense verbs.
no extra syllable extra syllable /ɪd/
wash ➙ washed text ➙ texted talk ➙ talked need ➙ needed
10-09 Listen. Circle the past tense verbs that have an extra syllable. Then listen and repeat.
1. played 2. watched 3. visited 4. worked 5. started 6. danced 7. stayed PAIRS Student A, say an activity from 1A. Student B, say the activity in the simple past.
A: Clean the house. B: Cleaned the house.
4 CONVERSATION
10-10 Listen or watch. Circle the correct answer.
1. Cole’s weekend was stressful / fine / boring.
2. On Saturday night, Cole stayed home / cleaned the house / went to a club.
3. Cole and his friends waited / went to a movie / danced for hours.
4. Tina thinks Cole’s weekend was boring / stressful /exciting.
10-11 Read the Conversation Skill. Listen or watch.
Complete the conversation.
Tina: anything fun this
weekend?
Cole: Not really. I just . I did some work around the house.
Tina: That’s too bad.
Cole: No, it was good, actually. I washed the car,
and I the garage.
Tina: Well, sometimes that kind of work is relaxing.
Cole: I think so, too.
10-12 Listen and repeat. Then practice with a partner.
COACH The simple past -ed ending
We pronounce the simple past -ed as an extra syllable /ɪd/ only after the sound /t/ or /d/. After other sounds, the e in -ed is silent.
CONVERSATION SKILL Agree with someone To show that you have the same opinion and agree with someone, say:
• I think so, too.
• I agree.
Listen or watch the conversation in 4A. Raise your hand when you hear someone agree.
5 TRY IT YOURSELF
MAKE IT PERSONAL Student A, ask a yes/no question about last weekend.
Student B, give a short answer and add another sentence.
A: Did you clean the house last weekend?
B: No, I didn’t. I worked in the yard. Did you go dancing?
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Did you do
stayed home
cleaned
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1 VOCABULARY Vacation activities
10-13 Listen. Then listen and repeat.
10-14 Listen and number the activities.
take a tour go shopping take a boat ride 1 fl y take a train trip go swimming meet new people eat out GROUPS Act out one of the activities in 1A. The fi rst person to guess correctly acts out a
different activity.
2 GRAMMAR Simple past: Wh- questions and irregular verbs
Wh- questions Answers Irregular verbs
Wh- word
Did Base form
of verb
Past Base form of verb
Past Who
did
she see? She saw Melissa. become bring buy come eat fall fl y get give
became brought bought came ate fell fl ew got gave
go have know make meet ride see swim take
went had knew made met rode saw swam took What you buy? I bought a gift.
Where they go? They went to China.
When we meet? We met in 2015.
Why you fl y? I fl ew to get home today.
How you get
here?
I got here by bus.
>> FOR PRACTICE, GO TO PAGE 129
COACH
take a tour take a boat ride
take a ride take a train trip
fl y go swimming
go shopping go sightseeing
meet new people eat out
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TINA ADAMS
@TinaA
Just heard an interesting podcast about a vacation that changed someone’s life.
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1 VOCABULARY Vacation activities
10-13 Listen. Then listen and repeat.
10-14 Listen and number the activities.
take a tour go shopping take a boat ride 1 fl y take a train trip go swimming meet new people eat out GROUPS Act out one of the activities in 1A. The fi rst person to guess correctly acts out a
different activity.
2 GRAMMAR Simple past: Wh- questions and irregular verbs
Wh- questions Answers Irregular verbs
Wh- word
Did Base form
of verb
Past Base form of verb
Past Who
did
she see? She saw Melissa. become bring buy come eat fall fl y get give
became brought bought came ate fell fl ew got gave
go have know make meet ride see swim take
went had knew made met rode saw swam took What you buy? I bought a gift.
Where they go? They went to China.
When we meet? We met in 2015.
Why you fl y? I fl ew to get home today.
How you get
here?
I got here by bus.
>> FOR PRACTICE, GO TO PAGE 129
COACH
take a tour take a boat ride
take a ride take a train trip
fl y go swimming
go shopping go sightseeing
meet new people eat out