Unit 2: Talking about past events #1

Unit 2: Talking about past events #1.

Welcome to session 3 of our speaking encounters!

Multiple Select

WARM-UP

How many verb tenses are there in English language?

• Three

• Twelve

• Twenty four

• Twenty

Poll

WARM-UP

Which one is the verb tenses we use most frequently in a conversation?

• Present

• Future

• Past

Open Ended

WARM-UP

What is a verb in English grammar?

What is an adjective in English grammar?



What is a participle in English grammar?

Share your answers by turns with the team!

Open Ended

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE

Accordingly to the number assigned by your tutor, name the grammar form that will complete adequately the clause, and complete it verbally:

1.The cake was ____ sweet.

2.The place was big _____.

3.They didn´t have ____ time.

4.The trainer was ____ strict.

5.The weather in our last location was_____ _____ in a desert.

6.I thought the movie was ____ ______ _____ the book.

7.A cub is _____ _____an adult lion.

8.Davinci´s plane prototype was __ ____ airplane ever designed.

9.The Laurentian abbiss is __ ______ point on earth.

SIMPLE PAST TENSE is used to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past.

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It is time for interaction practice!

Now Choose One Of your partners, name it and ask a question using the past simple tense structure , the person chosed should answer the question and continue asking till every one in the session is interview.

Now it is time to talk about past progressive.

Watch the video

The Past Continuous Tense: The Grammar Gameshow Episode 9 available in Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGLedoA3SSE&ab_channel=BBCLearningEnglish

and don´t forget the rules that apply for past progressive tenses, because after the video we will share them with the session participants.

Now is your time to share your knowledge and some examples about past progressive or past continuos with the group.

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Past perfect

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It´s Production and Assessment time!

Write a paragraph about your last trip, remember to use the past forms we review today (you will have 7 minutes to write) After, by turns, share your (2 minutes) story with the group, reading your paragraph.