Công ty Cổ phần Mạng giáo dục Bạch Kim - 27 Huỳnh Thúc Kháng, Đống Đa, Hà Nội
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Unit 06. FOLK TALES Lesson 3: A closer look 2 I. WRAM-UP
Review: The past simple:
Review: The past simple What Is the Simple Past Tense? The simple past tense is used to describe a completed activity that happened in the past. In other words, it started in the past and ended in the past. Forming the Simple Past Tense (Cont):
Review: The past simple Examples: ( ) Positive: The Martians landed near the aqueduct. The burglar considered using the fire escape. (-) Negative: The Martians did not land near the aqueduct. (We could have used didn`t instead of did not.) The burglar did not consider using the fire escape. (?) Questions: Did the Martians land near the aqueduct? Why didn`t the burglar consider using the fire escape? Objectives:
Objectives - By the end of the lesson, Ss can: Use lexical ttems related to the topic of `FOLK TALES` Use the past continuous tense correctly Distinguish between the past continuous tense and the simple past tense. Do the activites II. GRAMMAR
Introduction:
Past continuous Grammar 1:
1.a. Read part of the conversation from GETTING STARTED. Pay attention to the underlined part. Duong: I phoned you around 9 p.m. last night, but no reply. Nick:

Oh, I was doing some Internet research on Vietnamses

legends for my project.

Form of the past continuous ( ) Positive I/he/she/it was V-ing We/you/they were V-ing (-) Negative I/he/she/it was not/ wasn`t V-ing We/you/they were not/weren`t V-ing (?) Questions Was I/he/she/it V-ing? Were You/we/they V-ing? * Short answers to Yes/No questions: ( ) Yes, I/he/she/ it was. Yes, we/you/they were. (-) No, I/he/she/ it wasn`t. No, we/you/they weren`t. Grammar 2:
1.b. When do we use the past continuous? Can you think of the rule? We use the past continuous to describe an action that was in progress at a startd time in the past. Example: At 3.30 the tortoise was running ahead of the hare We use the past continuous to describe an action that was in progress when another shorter action happened (this shorter action is expressed by the simple past). Example: - She was crying when a fairy appeared. - A fairy appeared while she was crying. III. PRACTICE
Practice 1:
2. Complete the following sentences by putting the verbs in brackets in the correct form. 1. When the prince was Cinderella at the party, shw (wear) ______ a beautiful gown. 2. What (you/do) _______ this time yesterday? 3. When Jack (go) _____ to the market he met a magician. 4. While the hare was sleeping, the tortoise (run) _____ to the finish as fast as he could. 5. When the princess returned, the prince (not wait) _____ for her. - Suggested answer:
Complete the following sentences by putting the verbs in brackets in the correct form. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Practice 2:
3.a Use the past continuous and the suggested words to write sentences to describe what was happening in each picture. 1. servant / spin/ in the wood 2. girl/pick flowers/ by the side of the road 3. knights/ride horses/ to the castle 4. Cinderella/dance/with the prince 5. Saint Giong/ fly/ to heaven 6. Orge/roar/ with anger - Suggested answer:
1. servant / spin/ in the wood 2. girl/pick flowers/ by the side of the road 3. knight/ride horses/ to the castle 4. Cinderella/dance/with the prince 5. Saint Giong/ fly/ to heaven 6. Orge/roar/ with anger Use the past continuous and the suggested words to write sentences to describe what was happening in each picture. Practice 3:
3.b Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the pictures in a. Pticture 1 A: What was the servant doing? B: She was spinning. Picture 2: A: What was the girl doing? B: She was picking flowers by the side of the road. A: What were the knights doing? B: They were riding horses to the castle. Picture 3: A: What was Cinderella doing? B: She was dancing with the prince. Picture 4: A: What was Saint Giong doing? B: He was flying to heaven. Picture 5: A: What was the orge doing? B: It was roaring with anger. Picture 6: Look out:
Look out! We use the past simple for a succession of actions Example: When Tom heard the news, he ran to his car, jumped in it and drove home. Practice 4 (Number 1):
4. Write the correct form of each verbs. Use the past continuous or the past simple.
- Number 2:
Write the correct form of each verbs. Use the past continuous or the past simple.
- Number 3:
Write the correct form of each verbs. Use the past continuous or the past simple.
- Number 4:
Write the correct form of each verbs. Use the past continuous or the past simple.
- Number 5:
Write the correct form of each verbs. Use the past continuous or the past simple.
- Number 6:
Write the correct form of each verbs. Use the past continuous or the past simple.
Practice 5.a:
5.a. The the fable and put the verbs in the brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. It was a nice day. The sun (1.shine) _____ and a tortoise (2.sleep) ___ in the sun. He opened his eyes and saw that an eagle was flying in the sky. `I want to fly like that` the tortoise said. The eagle heard him and agreed to help. The eagle picked up the tortoise, and off they (3.go) _____. When they (4. fly) ____ very high in the sky, the eagle (5. open) _____ his claws for the tortoise to fly. But the poor tortoise (6. fall) ____ all the way down to earth. - Suggested answer:
Put the verbs in the brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.
Practice 5.b:
5.b. What is the moral of this fable? The moral of the fable itself is "think about the consequences before you wish for something." Practice 6.a:
6.a. Guess what your partner was doing last Sunday at these times. Example: 1. I think Minh was having breakfast at 7 a.m. last Sunday. Suggested answer: 2. I think Minh was playing football at 10 a.m. last Sunday. 3. I think Minh was having lunch at 12 a.m last Sunday. 4. I think Minh was doing homework at 3 p.m. last Sunday. 5. I think Minh was cooking the meal at 5 p.m. last Sunday. 6. I think Minh was having a bath at 9 p.m. last Sunday. Practice 6.b:
6.b. Ask your partner to check your guesses. 1. A: Were you having breakfast at 7 a.m. last Sunday? Example: B: Yes, I was/ No, I wasn`t. Suggested answer: 2. A: Were you playing football at 10 a.m. last Sunday? B: Yes, I was/ No, I wasn`t. 3. A: Were you having lunch at 12 a.m last Sunday? B: Yes, I was/ No, I wasn`t. 4. A: Were you doing homework at 3 p.m. last Sunday? B: Yes, I was/ No, I wasn`t. 5. A: Were you cooking the meal at 5 p.m. last Sunday? B: Yes, I was/ No, I wasn`t. 6. A: Were you having a bath at 9 p.m. last Sunday? B: Yes, I was/ No, I wasn`t. IV. THE END
Homework:
Homework Learn the grammar: the past continuous and the past simple. Do exercise in the woorkbook Prepare for next lesson find the meaning of the new words in the next - lesson 4. Communication Goodbye: