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    Cards Past Simple Game

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    Alejandra Arango
    simple game for beginners students

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    The passage describes an activity where students practice using the past simple tense by playing a card game with pictures.

    The aim of the game is to be the first student to lay down all their picture cards by correctly using the past simple to talk about the action on each card.

    The materials needed are two sets of picture cards depicting various actions for each group of four students.

    TEACHER'S NOTES

    ESL / EFL RESOURCES Restart

    Activity Type Introduction


    Speaking activity, group This fun card game helps students to talk about various routine
    work actions and activities in the past using past simple affirmative
    sentences.

    Language Focus Procedure


    Past simple affirmative
    Begin the activity by asking the class what they did yesterday.
    sentences
    Write the students' answers on the board and highlight the use of
    the past simple.
    Aim Explain that the students are going to play a past simple card game
    where they talk about what they did yesterday using picture cards.
    To make past simple
    affirmative sentences Tell the students that the aim of the game is to be the first student
    from pictures using the to lay down all their picture cards by correctly using the past
    verbs: play, go, do, have, simple to talk about the action on each card.
    get, read, take. Divide the class into groups of four. If you have some students left
    over, groups of five are also possible.
    Preparation Give each group both sets of picture cards. Tell the students to
    shuffle the cards and then deal them out evenly.
    Make one copy of the two
    sets of cards for each One student goes first and lays down a picture card. The student
    group of four and cut as then makes a past simple affirmative sentence about the action
    indicated. shown on the card, e.g. 'Yesterday, I went cycling'.
    The next student must now lay down either another 'I went...'
    card (e.g. 'Yesterday, I went shopping'.) or a 'Restart' card which
    Level enables the student to change the verb into something else, e.g.
    Elementary 'Yesterday, I did my homework'.
    When a student plays a restart card, the student puts down the
    restart card followed by their chosen picture card.
    Time
    If a student is unable to make a sentence or use a restart card,
    25 minutes they miss a turn.
    This process continues until one of the students has laid down
    all their cards. That student wins the game. Have the students
    play several rounds to practice talking about all the activities and
    actions in the past simple. Possible answers are as follows:
    played tennis, football, badminton, basketball, the guitar, video
    games
    went camping, swimming, shopping, jogging, to school, cycling,
    climbing
    did my homework, the washing up, aerobics, the gardening, yoga,
    some exercise
    had a shower, a drink, lunch
    got dressed/ready, up, angry
    read a book, a newspaper
    took a photograph, a nap, a selfie

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    PAST SIMPLE AFFIRMATIVE

    ESL / EFL RESOURCES Restart

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    PAST SIMPLE AFFIRMATIVE

    ESL / EFL RESOURCES Restart

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