Warmup: The Past
Simple discussion questions.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity OR pair work if your students have the ability.
Duration: 5-15 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.
Level: Beginner – Advanced
Word Library: The Past
Vocabulary list and useful phrases.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Vocabulary that students should remember.
Useful everyday phrases that students can remember to understand native English speakers.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
Your Teacher Says: The Past
Fun Activity/fun debate. Teacher reads a sentence to the students. Teacher says whether the sentence is True or False. Students argue Yes or No!
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity.
Duration: 15-30 minutes, depending on the size and ability of your class.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
Double Speaking Activity: The Past
Double speaking activity, all on one worksheet!
Teacher needs to guide students with examples and emphasizes the topic.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Pair work and fluency practice.
Students complete sentences about themselves and start a Mini Conversation with a partner.
Duration: 10-30 minutes, depending on your students’ ability.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Fix The Spelling: The Past
Students put the letters in the correct order.
The teacher’s key is included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Quick-fire Questions: The Past
Individual participation.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Students have a certain time to answer a quick question.
If they don’t answer within this timeframe teacher move on to the next student.
OR it can be pair work.
Duration: 10-20 minutes
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
What’s The Answer?: The Past
Class contest.
Students read a sentence and choose the answer from a word bank.
Teacher’s key included.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Student activity. Encourage quick thinking.
Duration: 5-10 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
Can You Name 5: The Past
Fun thinking.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Teacher-student activity OR pair work.
Duration: 10-15 minutes.
Level: Elementary – Advanced
Impromptu Vocabulary Challenge: The Past
Speaking activity.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Vocabulary check, pair work, and fluency practice.
A student challenge to make small talk about any given word.
Duration: 10-20 minutes, depending on your students’ ability.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
1-Minute Challenge: The Past
Speaking Activity.
Talkmor Suggestions:
Pair work and fluency practice.
A student challenge to talk about any topic for one minute or more.
Duration: 10-30 minutes, depending on your students’ ability.
Level: Elementary – Intermediate
