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Grammar Analysis Sheet Past Simple VS Past Continuous

This document provides an analysis of grammar lessons focusing on the past simple and past continuous tenses. It identifies several potential problems students may have in understanding and using these tenses. For each example provided, it lists challenges such as distinguishing between actions that occurred at a definite time in the past versus over a period of time. It also recommends solutions like using timelines and concept check questions to help students visualize and compare the different tenses. Form, meaning, pronunciation and context are all addressed to ensure students fully comprehend and can accurately apply the past simple and past continuous.

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Grammar Analysis Sheet Past Simple VS Past Continuous

This document provides an analysis of grammar lessons focusing on the past simple and past continuous tenses. It identifies several potential problems students may have in understanding and using these tenses. For each example provided, it lists challenges such as distinguishing between actions that occurred at a definite time in the past versus over a period of time. It also recommends solutions like using timelines and concept check questions to help students visualize and compare the different tenses. Form, meaning, pronunciation and context are all addressed to ensure students fully comprehend and can accurately apply the past simple and past continuous.

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Language Analysis for Lesson Planning – grammar

Complete this sheet for every time you plan to include vocabulary in your lesson.
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Context Problem and Solution
The target language will be presented in the text Might be difficult to understand and compare two
Culture Shock pag. 22 “English Result” past actions.
Intermediates Student’s book. So I will have as a focus question, “Which action
is in progress over a period of time in the past and
which happens at a definite time?”

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Meaning & Use Problem and Solution
Example of Past Simple and Past continuous: Students might not clearly understand that the
I was feeling quite pleased. Then the problems speaker is giving a context with the Past
started. Continuous and that the events are expressed
!! with the Past Simple. Concept check questions:
a. Do the problems start before he
!! was feeling quite pleased? No
b. Which action identifies the event?
!! The problems started
!
!! 1. Use a timeline to visualize concept

!! !!
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Example of Past Simple and Past Continuous:
Students might not understand the meaning of
longer and shorter actions. Concept check
I noticed some of my friends were covering their questions:
mouths… a. Do the two actions happen in two
! different moments in the past?No
b. Which action happens in the
middle of another one in
progress? He noticed…
! 1. Use a timeline to visualize concept
!
!
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Form Problem and Solution
subject Auxiliary Verb+ing • Omission of ‘ing’ …was feel
I was feeling • Failure to hear and therefore failure to
produce auxiliary verb ‘He feeling
He/She/It
We/You/They were
!
covering Write on the white board the form highlighting
! each part of the verb tense

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!
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Pronunciation Problem and Solution
I noticed some of my friends were covering their • Sts confuse the pronunciation of where
mouth. with were.
I was feeling quite pleased. Then the problems Drill the two words.
started.
• Was and were are weak forms and Sts
might over pronounce them with strong
forms.
Drill and write the two weak forms with the
phonetic alphabet if necessary.
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