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Past simple + regular/irregular verbs


SECTION 0 - Comparative and superlative adjectives refresher

Find and correct the mistakes below.

1. This is more easier than going for a new beverage.
2. I'm boring of these shows, already.
3. A more safer option is to pay your bill over the Internet.
4. Downloading the documents was fast than waiting for them to be mailed.
5. That presentation was very interested.


SECTION 1 - Explanation



REGULAR VERBS SPELLING RULES

IRREGULAR VERBS CLASIFICATION


SECTION 2 - Practice


Self-study
Each student is going to practice with the following exercises. Click on the links below to access the content.

Regular and irregular verbs:  Exercise 1       Exercise 2       Exercise 3 
Past simple:   Exercise 1
                                          SECTION 3 - Pronunciation practice


Practice 1 - Excersice: Pronunciation of final -ed. Please, CLICK HERE to go to the exercise.



Practice 2: Each student is going to read a paragraph and will receive feedback about her/his pronunciation, stress placement, fluency and intonation. 

 1. In the morning they studied a little, they asked the teacher to speak slowly when necessary and answered her questions. In the afternoon they visited two different places or played a different sport at the college. It was so much fun. They often walked down to the beach with their new friends and played or chatted. They were tired so they sometimes watched videos or played board games.

2. I woke up yesterday morning and I got out of bed. It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining and the wind was blowing. I decided that I would go for a walk. I started by walking down my road. I pushed open my gate and closed it behind me. I walked for miles and miles along a country road.  I even visited my aunt. 

3. I walked for a very long time, soon the sun began to go down. It was beautiful, I love sunsets. I got home at about 12:30. I was very tired, normally I go to bed at 10:00. I put on my pyjamas, rubbed my hands together and went straight to bed. As soon as my head hit the pillow I fell asleep. That was the best walk of my life, I loved it. The next day I called my mother and told her all about it.

4. Along the way I passed a young man selling fruit. ‘How much are the apples?’ I asked. ‘£1 for a bag,’ he said. I paid the man and I continued to walk. I ate all of the apples except for one, which I dropped on the ground, they were delicious. After a while I met another man, this man had a camel. The camel was a special camel, it had no humps. ‘What is his name?’ I asked the man. ‘His name is Humphree,’ said the man.


                                               SECTION 4 - SPEAKING PRACTICE

Students will be divided into small groups and practice speaking by asking some of these questions.

Simple past:
1. Tell me about your last vacation. Where did you go? What did you do?
2. What did you do for you last birthday?
3. Who was your first crush?
4. What was the last really difficult thing you had to do?
5. What did you eat for you last meal?
6. What was the best meal you ate recently?
7. Tell me about what you did for the last 24 hours.
8. When was the last time you were really excited about something?
9. Tell me about where you lived as a child.
10. When was the last time you went to a movie theater? What did you see?

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