Lesson Plan F.

2E (29/4, Tuesday)
Topic: Past continuous tense
Teaching aids: Worksheets
Duration of the lesson: 80 minutes
Class level: Secondary Two
Profile of students:

lower intermediate, moderately motivated, use English as

medium in learning except Chinese subjects

Size of class: 44
Students previous knowledge:
1. Students have learnt about the present continuous tense.
2. Students have learnt about the past tense.
Language functions:
1. Use the past continuous tense to talk about an action that was happening at a
past time.
Time
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2. Use the past continuous tense to talk about what was happening when
Activity anotherInteraction
Steps
Purpose/ Ra
action took place.
Orientation
Introduce
to that
Ss happens
(name, background,
3. Use the past tense to express
a shortself
action
in the middle of
the
Provide a good basis
TC
Listening
where
to
find
me)
classroom managem
progressive action.
Clearly state the rules of the lessons
Language forms:
Breaking the Ice
TC
Invite students to tell their names, hobbies Establish a good rela
Speaking
S e.g. What were you doing at 8:00 am this morning? Who was
1. Wh-questions,
and interests
talking when the teacher
came in?
Motivation
Draw Ss interests to
1. Ask Ss what they did yesterday, what they
Do a quick revision a
TC
Listening
2. Yes/ No questions, e.g. Was
having
lunchtime
when
you arrived?
werehe
doing
at ahis
certain
yesterday,
and No, he
Speaking
S
have a grasp of prev
what
theywhen
wereI doing
now
wasnt. He was listening to
music
arrived.
Motivate Ss to speak
3. Use the past continuous
tenseDevelopment
to talk about what was happening when
Language

2. Distribute
the Worksheet
(Appendix
1) to action
Ss
another action took place
and the past
tense to express
a short
that
3. Explain clearly to Ss the rules in using past
happens in the middle of the progressive action, e.g. I was watching
continuous and how the past continuous
Develop Ss knowled
Listening television TC
tense
when you phoned
me.is formed.
the past continuous
4. Ask Ss to finish the exercise on the
Objectives:
worksheet. Walk around to give help if
1. Students should be able necessary.
to distinguish the use of the past tense and past
5. Check answers with Ss.
continuous tense.
Consolidation
6. Distribute the worksheets (Appendix 2)
to Ss.
7. Do a quick revision with the use of past
continuous
tense.
Speaking
TC
8. With the help of the worksheet, explain
the use of the past tense and past
continuous tense to Ss.
9. Ask Ss to do the exercise in the
worksheet.
10. Check answers with Ss.

2. Students should be able to use the past continuous tense and the past tense
correctly.
20

Exercises

Reinforce the target

1. sure
Divide
Make
Ss them
know i
past tense and past
correctly.

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Listening
Pair work

Listening

TC

S S

2. Distribute the
sheet to Ss.
3. Explain to Ss
play the gam
4. Ask a pair of
demonstrate
sample dialo

Instruction for homework

5. Distribute the worksheet to Ss. Explain to
Ss what they are required to do.
6. Round up the lesson.

TC: Teacher to the whole class

S: Students working on their own
S S: Students working in pairs

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