Grammar – Past Tense

Subject : English

Form : 5

Duration : 80 minutes

Topic : Grammar – Past Tense

Aims : Students can use the Simple Past Tense and the Past
Continuous Tense correctly and confidently in their writing.

Learning : At the end of the lesson, in the time frame given students will be
Outcomes able to:
i. construct sentences using the Simple Past Tense.
ii. construct sentences using the Past Continuous Tense.
iii. complete worksheets 1- 4.
iv write a short composition entitled “The most embarrassing
moment in my life”.

Instructional : i. Cooperative
Strategy ii. Mastery

Integration of : -
Knowledge

Generic Skills

Language Skills : i. Oral

ii. Writing

Moral Values : i. Being cautious

ii. Patienc e
iii. Kindness
CCTS : i. Generating ideas
ii. Giving opinions
iii. Discussing
iv. Analyzing
v. Evaluating
vi. Concluding

Multiple : i. Verbal-linguistics
Intelligences ii. Space/Imagination
iii. Interpersonal
iv. Intrapersonal
Instructional : i. Dictionary
Media ii. Thesaurus
iii. Worksheets

Background : i. The Past Tenses

Knowledge ii. Subject Verb Agreement
iii. Compound and Complex Sentences
Steps/Duration
(Instructional Content Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity Instructional Generic Skills
Events) Media

Set Induction Introduction to 1.Teacher elicits from 1. Students give some CCTS
the structure students some examples examples of Discussing
10 minutes and usage of of sentences using the sentences using Generating ideas
the Past Tenses Simple Past Tense and the Simple Past
(Gaining such as the the Past Continuous Tense and the Past Multiple
Attention) Simple Past and Tense. Continuous Tense. intelligences
the Past Verbal-linguistic
(Informing the Continuous 2. Teacher explains the 2. Students listen to and Interpersonal
Learner of the differences between the understand the Intrapersonal
Objective) Simple Past Tense and differences between the
the Past Continuous Simple Past Tense and
Tense in terms of their the Past Continuous
structure and usage. Tense in terms of their
structure and usage.
 Step 2
Explaining the 1. Teacher distributes 1. Students listen to and Worksheet 1 CCTS
20 minutes structure and Worksheet 1 to understand the Generating ideas
usage of the students. explanation on the Worksheet 2 Discussing
(Providing Simple Past structure and usage of Analyzing
Guidance ) Tense 2. Teacher explains the the Simple Past Tense. Explaining
structure and usage of Concluding
(Eliciting the the Simple Past Tense. 2. Students construct a
Performance) few sentences in the Multiple
3. Teacher asks students Simple Past Tense intelligences
to construct a few illustrating its different Verbal-linguistic
sentences in the Simple usages. Interpersonal
Past Tense to illustrate Intrapersonal
its different usages. 3. Students complete the
exercise in Worksheet
4. Teacher distributes 2.
Worksheet 2.
4. Students give their
5. Teacher instructs answers for Worksheet
students to complete 2.
the exercise.

6. Teacher discusses the

answers for Worksheet
2 with the class.
 Step 3 Explaining the 1. Teacher distributes 1. Students listen to and Worksheet 3 CCTS
structure and Worksheet 3 to understand the Generating ideas
20 minutes usage of the students. explanation on the Worksheet 4 Discussing
Past structure and usage of Analyzing
(Providing Continuous 2. Teacher explains the the Past Continuous Explaining
Guidance ) Tense structure and usage of Tense. Concluding
the Past Continuous
(Eliciting the Tense. 2. Students construct a Multiple
performance) few sentences in the intelligences
3. Teacher asks students Past Continuous Verbal-linguistic
to construct a few Tense illustrating its Interpersonal
sentences in the Past different usage. Intrapersonal
Continuous Tense to
illustrate its different 3. Students complete the
usages. exercise in Worksheet
4.
4. Teacher distributes
Worksheet 4. 4. Students give their
answers for Worksheet
5. Teacher instructs 4.
students to complete
the exercise.

6. Teacher discusses the

answers for Worksheet
4 with the class.
 Step 4 Writing a short 1. Teacher instructs 1. Students get in pairs. CCTS
composition students to get in pairs. Generating ideas
30 minutes titled “ The most 2. Students share Discussing
embarrassing 2. Teacher asks students experiences of their Analyzing
(Eliciting the moment in my to share experiences of most embarrassing Explaining
Performance) life” their most embarrassing moments. Concluding
moments.
3. A few students share Multiple
3. Teacher asks a few experiences of their intelligences
students to share most embarrassing Verbal-linguistic
experiences of their moments with the Interpersonal
most embarrassing class. Intrapersonal
moments to the class.
4. Students write a short
4. Teacher instructs composition entitled
students to write a short “The most
composition entitled “ embarrassing moment
The most embarrassing in my life”.
moment in my life”.