1 of 23

CYCLE 2

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

5 General

Cycle 2 English Language

2 of 23

TEACHER OVERVIEW

Lesson 3-4

Skill: Language

Topic: Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

Lesson Goal

Students identify and use past simple and past continuous to describe events in a story.

Student Learning Outcomes

  • ENG.01.WR.P.1.1 Produce short, simple written or multimodal texts.�
  • ENG.01.RV.S.2.1 Recognise key features of a range of text types, including, format, appearance, structure and organisation, when reading.

Key Vocabulary

trail, wadi, whistle, flash flood, canyon, stranded, signal, rescue helicopter

This lesson is adapted from 5 General. Activities 1, 2, 4 - 5 been directly adapted from the book (pages 8 – 15). Activity 3 has been specially created for this lesson.

Cycle 2 English Language

3 of 23

Key Vocabulary

trail, wadi, whistle, flash flood, canyon, stranded, signal, rescue helicopter

Cycle 2 English Language

Activity 2

Lesson 3-4

Warm-up

Activity 1

Activity 3

Activity 4

Get ready

Activity 5

Cool down

Plenary & Reflection

Lesson 3-4

Skill: Language

Topic: Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

Lesson Goal

You will identify and use past simple and past continuous to describe events in a story.

In this lesson, you will learn how to…

  • write using short and some longer sentences.�
  • see how some different kinds of text look, how they are organised and how the parts fit together when you read them.

4 of 23

Cycle 2 English Language

Warm-up

Page 6: Activity 3

In groups, complete one of the columns on the chart with answers from the story ‘Lost in the Hajar Mountain’.

Warm-up

Where or when did the story happen?

What was the problem?

What did they do?

How did they solve the problem?

5 of 23

Cycle 2 English Language

Language

Read ‘Language Focus 1 – Past Continuous’ and then answer the questions.

Activity 1 (1)

Langauge Focus 1 – Past Continuous

Maya and her brother Saeed were walking …

The sun was shining …

Birds were singing …

Past Now

----------^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^------------------------|

…birds were singing…

We use the past continuous (was/were + - ing) to talk about something that was happening in the past.

We use it at the start of a story.

It helps the reader imagine the scene.

6 of 23

Cycle 2 English Language

Language

Page 8: Activity 2

Read ‘Language Focus 1 – Past Continuous’ and then answer the questions.

Activity 1 (2)

Activity 1: Choose True or False.

  1. ‘were walking’ means the action is finished.

  • Past continuous shows something happening in the past.

  • We use past continuous to describe the beginning of a story.

  • ‘was shining’ is a short, quick action.

True / False

True / False

True / False

True / False

7 of 23

Cycle 2 English Language

Language

Page 8: Activity 2

Read ‘Language Focus 1 – Past Continuous’ and then answer the questions.

Activity 1 (2)

Activity 1: Choose True or False.

  1. ‘were walking’ means the action is finished.

  • Past continuous shows something happening in the past.

  • We use past continuous to describe the beginning of a story.

  • ‘was shining’ is a short, quick action.

True / False

True / False

True / False

True / False

8 of 23

Cycle 2 English Language

Language

Page 8: Activity 3

Read ‘Language Focus 1 – Past Continuous’ and then answer the questions.

Activity 1 (3)

Activity 2: Choose the best answer.

  1. Did the story happen in the past or now?

  • Was the hiking a long or a short action?

  • Can we imagine the scene happening?

  • Is the action finished now?

Past / Now

Long / Short

Yes / No

Yes / No

9 of 23

Cycle 2 English Language

Language

Page 8: Activity 3

Read ‘Language Focus 1 – Past Continuous’ and then answer the questions.

Activity 1 (3)

Activity 2: Choose the best answer.

  1. Did the story happen in the past or now?

  • Was the hiking a long or a short action?

  • Can we imagine the scene happening?

  • Is the action finished now?

Past / Now

Long / Short

Yes / No

Yes / No

10 of 23

Cycle 2 English Language

Language

Page 9: Activity 5

Read ‘Language Focus 1 – Past Continuous’ and then answer the questions.

Activity 1 (4)

Activity 3: Complete the sentences with ‘was/were + verb + ing’.

  1. Maya ________________________________ (walk) beside the wadi.

  • The birds ________________________________ (sing) in the trees.

  • Saeed ________________________________ (look) at the sky.

  • The sun ________________________________ (shine).

11 of 23

Cycle 2 English Language

Language

Page 9: Activity 5

Read ‘Language Focus 1 – Past Continuous’ and then answer the questions.

Activity 1 (4)

Activity 3: Complete the sentences with ‘was/were + verb + ing’.

  1. Maya ________________________________ (walk) beside the wadi.

  • The birds ________________________________ (sing) in the trees.

  • Saeed ________________________________ (look) at the sky.

  • The sun ________________________________ (shine).

was walking

were singing

was looking

was shining

12 of 23

Cycle 2 English Language

Language

Read ‘Language Focus 2’ and answer the questions.

Activity 2 (1)

Langauge Focus 2

While + Past Continuous + Past Simple

While they were hiking, it started to rain.

While Maya was looking for the path, she heard a loud sound.

We use ‘While + past continuous + past simple’ to show something was happening when another thing suddenly happened.

Past Now

----^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^X^^^^^^^--------|

While they were hiking…...........started to rain

13 of 23

Cycle 2 English Language

Language

Page 10: Activity 2

Read ‘Language Focus 2’ and answer the questions.

Activity 2 (2)

Choose True or False.

  1. ‘While they were hiking’ is the long action.

  • ‘It started to rain’ is the long action.

  • The rain happened during the hiking.

  • Both actions are in the present.

True / False

True / False

True / False

True / False

14 of 23

Cycle 2 English Language

Language

Page 10: Activity 2

Read ‘Language Focus 2’and answer the questions.

Activity 2 (2)

Choose True or False.

  1. ‘While they were hiking’ is the long action.

  • ‘It started to rain’ is the long action.

  • The rain happened during the hiking.

  • Both actions are in the present.

True / False

True / False

True / False

True / False

15 of 23

Cycle 2 English Language

Language

Page 11: Activity 11

Read ‘Language Focus 2’ and answer the questions.

Activity 2 (3)

Unscramble the sentences

  1. hiking / were / they / While / it / started / rain / to

________________________________________________

  1. Maya / was / While / looking / she / hard / sound / a

___________________________________________________

16 of 23

Cycle 2 English Language

Language

Page 11: Activity 11

Read ‘Language Focus 2’ and answer the questions.

Activity 2 (3)

Unscramble the sentences

  1. hiking / were / they / While / it / started / rain / to

________________________________________________

  1. Maya / was / While / looking / she / heard / sound / a

___________________________________________________

While they were hiking, it started to rain.

While Maya was looking, she heard a sound.

17 of 23

Cycle 2 English Language

Reading

Read the text, then match the sentences to the numbers in the picture.

Activity 3

A Sunny Afternoon in the Park

This was yesterday afternoon in the park. The sun was shining and everyone was happy. Let's see what was happening.

Near the trees, birds were flying in the sky. They were singing a happy song.

Under a big tree, a girl was reading a book. Her book was about a princess.

Next to her, a family was having a picnic. They had sandwiches, fruit, and juice.

On the grass, a boy was playing football. He was very good at it!

Along the path, a brother and sister were walking. They were talking and laughing together.

It was a busy and happy afternoon in the park!

18 of 23

Cycle 2 English Language

Reading

Read the text, then match the sentences to the numbers in the picture.

Activity 3

  1. …birds were flying in the sky.

  • ….a girl was reading a book.

  • …a family was having a picnic.

  • …a boy was playing football.

  • …a brother and sister were walking.

3

1

4

5

2

19 of 23

Cycle 2 English Language

Reading

Page 13: Activity 2

Look at the picture, then match the sentence halves.

Activity 4

  1. While the girl was reading her book…

  • While the brother and sister were walking…

  • While the family was having a picnic...

  • While the boy was playing football…

  1. ___ ...he slipped and fell over.

  • ___ ….a rabbit jumped in front of them.

  • ___ …their coffee fell over.

  • ___ …her friend arrived.

4

2

3

1

20 of 23

Cycle 2 English Language

Today you will write short sentences about the story. You will use simple sentences and link your ideas using words like ‘while’.

What do you need to do when writing and representing?

Write short, simple sentences about what happened in the story.

Use was / were + verb-ing and past simple to describe events.

Link your ideas using while.

Don’t worry about small mistakes.

Get ready to write and represent!

Get Ready

21 of 23

Cycle 2 English Language

Writing

Page 15: Activity 4

Write 2-4 sentences about the story.

Try to use:

  • was / were + verb-ing
  • While…
  • past simple

Activity 5

____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

Writing Tip

Use past continuous to talk about what was happening.

Use past simple to talk about what suddenly happened.

22 of 23

Cool Down

National Education Charter

Resilience and Adaptability

In the park, something unexpected happened while everyone was enjoying their day.

Think of something unexpected that happened during a typical day in your life. Tell your partner.

  • What happened?

  • How did you adapt to the situation?

Cycle 2 English Language

Vocabulary

Adapt: change what you do when something changes

Resilience: keep trying when something is difficult

I left my project at home.

I told my teacher and brought it the next day.

23 of 23

Cycle 2 English Language

  • I can write using short and some longer sentences.
  • I can see how some different kinds of text look, how they are organised and how the parts fit together when I read them.

Lesson Outcome Check

Plenary & Reflection