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1Unit: MyselfTopic: Personal experiences: Past events

Did you have a good weekend?

What did the woman do on her weekend ?

What did the man do on his weekend ?

Did she enjoy her weekend?

vocabulary

weekend (n.)Ex. How was your weekend ?the time from Friday evening until Sunday evening, especially a time for relax

messy (adj.)untidy or dirty

Ex. Cats are messy.

boring (adj.)not interesting

Ex. Its kind of boring.

ferret (n.)a small animal with a long thin body Ex. I saw aferret.

Structure

Past simple tense

The simple past is used to talk about acompleted actionin a timebefore now

You always use the simple past when you saywhensomething happened, so it is about certain past time expressions:frequency:often, sometimes, always EX. I usually cleaned the house.a definite point in time:last week, yesterday, six weeks agoEX. I walked up the mountain on Sunday afternoon.an indefinite point in time:the other day, ages ago, a long time agoEX. Peoplelivedin caves along time ago.

AFFIRMATIVE- I went for a walk up the mountain. - It was a beautiful sunny day. With most verbs the past tense is formed by adding -ed:call >> called, like >> likedIrregular verbs change their form in some other way: see >> saw, drink >> drankI walked up the mountain.

- Whendid you meetyour wife?- Wheredid you gofor your holidays?- Did she playtennis when she was younger?- Did you liveabroad? INTERROGATIVEWe use did to make questions with the past tense:For the negative and interrogative form ofallverbs in the simple past, always use the auxiliary'did''.

NEGATIVEWe use didnt (did not) to makenegativeswith the past tense:

- Theydidnt goto Spain this year.- Wedidnt gethome until very late last night.- Ididnt seeyou yesterday.

conversationMy name is Josh.My name is Shirley.

What did Shirley talk about?

What animals did she see?

Did she enjoy cleaning house?

Activity time

While-listening 1 Putting information in order Directions : Listen the audio two times and number the situations in correct order, from 1-5.

__________ Shirley saw a ferret and an ibis. __________ Shirley cleaned the lounge room. __________ Shirley cleaned the kitchen. __________ Shirley saw a ferret and an ibis. __________ Shirley cleaned the bathroom.

While-listening 2 True or false Directions :

- Get in pair.- Listen to the audio and choose true or false.

Shirley did cleaning on Sunday morning.

2. Shirley had to clean because her dogs left their hair.

3. Shirley went hiking before she cleaned.

TrueFalse

4. Shirley saw a parrot and an ibis.

5. A ferret is smaller than a rabbit.

6. Shirley saw many animals on the ground.

TrueFalse

Shirley did cleaning on Sunday morning.

2. Shirley had to clean because her dogs left their hair.

3. Shirley went hiking before she cleaned. TrueFalse

This strategy is to repeatedly listen to native speakers of the new language on a tape or record, with or without silent rehearsal.

Repeating

Post-listening Task listening Directions: 1. Make a group of 4.2. Listen to the audio repeatedly 3. Summarize the conversation by creating Branching diagram. 4. Present your work in front of the class.

Example

She cleaned bathroom and then the kitchen, and then the lounge room She went for a walk up the mountain. She saw a ferret andIbis.

Josh: Hey, Shirley.

Shirley: Hey, Josh.

Josh: So how was your weekend?

Shirley: Hmm, quite busy this weekend.

Josh: Really? Those are hard. So what did you do on Saturday?

Shirley: Well, Saturday morning, I usually clean the house. Yeah. Its kind of boring, but I have to clean the bathroom and then the kitchen, and then the lounge room because I have lots of cats. And the cats leave hair everywhere. So I always have to clean on Saturday mornings.

Josh: Yes, cats are messy. So what did you do on Sunday?

Shirley: Well, Sunday afternoon, I went for a walk up the mountain. It was a beautiful sunny day. There were no clouds in the sky.