2. Be able to use “was” and “were”.
3. Learn to talk about the past events.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1. Warm-up
1. Check up the homework.
2. Get some pairs to work their conversations about last vacation.
Then talk about your last vacation.
Step 2. Learn the new vocabulary words
1. Teacher asks one student to read the new words. And see if he or she can read the new words correctly.
2. Practice reading the new words: repeat after the teacher; read together/in parts/one by one. Then read and remember the words.
3. Explain some words: be rainy; “Fantastic” is the opposite to “awful”. be unfriendly to;
“Was” is the past form of “is, am”.
“Were” is the past form of “are”.
Step 3. 3a Reading and writing practice
1. The teacher reads the instructions to the students. And explain: “Was, were” are the past forms of “am, is, are”.
2. Get the students to read the conversation and try to fill in the blanks with “was” and “were”.
3. Check up the answers.
4. Practice reading the conversation in pairs.
Step 4. 3b Pair work
1. The teacher gets students to look at the bus trip picture. And practice a
dialogue with a student. For example: T: How was the bus trip? S: It was relaxing.
2. Get the students to make a conversation in pairs.
Give some help if they need.
3. Get some pairs to work in class.
Step 5. Part 4 Vacation album
1. Teacher explains the instructions to the students. They are going to make a vacation photo album and talk about it with their classmates. Teacher may provide students with magazines which they can cut up for their photo albums, or ask them to draw the photos or make it at home for homework.
2. Have students interview their classmates about their vacation photo albums. Use the simple past tense.