1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
talked
sobbed
graded
asked
helped
watched
7. filled
8. defended
9. poured
10. waited
11. enjoyed
12. loaded
I.
13. roamed
14. kissed
15. halted
16. laughed
17. dried
18. believed
19. judged
20. counted
21. added
22. boxed
23. rested
24. pushed
PRESENTATION
School and Football (20 minutes)
T. writes down the following questions on the board:
1. Why doesnt Forrest like bananas?
2. Where did Forrests father work?
3. Why didnt Forrests mom want him to play with other kids?
Read the first two paragraphs once or twice. Handout 1
Discuss the answers with the whole class.
Hand out copies of appendix A. Students read it silently and individually.
Have students repeat after you as your read the whole article.
Have students comment on the whole article and state what they think about it
II.
GRAMMAR NOTES- Handout 2( 20 minutes)SIMPLE PAST- REGULAR
VERBS
III.
PRACTICE
A. Listening and pronunciation practice. 10 minutes
T writes the following list of verbs on the board.
Students listen and repeat the verbs after you. Students may write down /t/ /d/ or /Id/
as they listen and repeat to help them remember the pronunciation.
Now T writes down the following headings on the board /t/ /d/
/Id/. Students
write down the verbs under the corresponding verb ending.
Students compare their lists with other classmates. If they disagree with a classmate,
encourage them to explain the reason why they placed certain verb under a certain
heading. They may refer back to the grammar notes to check whos right.
Note: the purpose of this activity is to help students pick up the pronunciation of past
tense regular verb endings. Therefore, the verbs are given in past tense.
B. Reading-Comprehension Practice (10 minutes)
T gives each st a copy of the reading material (Handout 3). Students will be allowed
to read the material for ten minutes. Then they will answer the questions presented
without checking the written material.
C. How did they die? Reading- Speaking (10 minutes)
T writes Elvis Presley on the board. Then t. asks students to write down
everything they know about Elvis. Students work individually first. Then they
share their ideas with the whole class, or with a classmate.
T writes down students ideas on the board.
T asks the whole students if they know how Elvis Presley died.
T gives students a copy of handout 4 . Have students read the paragraph.