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I Went To The Zoo
I Went To The Zoo
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Free Sample Story
This Download Includes
□ How-to guide
□ One 15-verb past tense
story
□ Three writing and matching
worksheets
□ Story answer key
Learning the unwritten rules that shape each sentence and every verb is one of the biggest
challenges facing children; even more difficult for ESL/EFL students who speak a language with a
The difference between the verbs “see,” “look” and “watch” is easy for a native speaker to
know, but difficult to teach and even harder to explain. There are many cases where learning the
Preparing for school, a day at the park or a visit to a grandparent; these stories are about
situations and activities that every student can relate to. But key verbs from each sentence are
removed. By fitting the verbs back into the stories, students will improve their comprehension of verb
With these stories, students will learn the rules of grammar that dictate how people “saw”
what was around them, “looked” at objects and “watched” an activity. Best of all, these stories are a
Index
3 How-to: General tips and “Writing” worksheet
General Tips
□ The order of the PDF files is: “Writing,” “Matching,” “Write and Match,” “Blank Story,” and last the
“Finished Story.” This is the order I give to students but your preferences may differ.
□ Hopefully you have a two-sided printer. You can print all 5 pages on three sheets of paper at
once, so that the “Writing” and “Matching” will print on one sheet of paper, “Write and Match”
and “Blank Story” on a second sheet and the “Finished Story” on a third.
□ I start my students with the “Writing” page, and the “Watching” page printed on the reverse
side. Click print and select pages 8-9. Print as many copies as needed.
□ With more advanced students, you may skip these pages and go straight to the “Write and
Match” and “Blank Story” pages. Click print and select pages 10-11.
□ Printing the fifth, “Finished Story” on page 12 of this document is optional; this is included as a
teacher’s answer key or for students to self-check their work after completion.
□ Check every student’s work after each section on each page. Check early, check often.
Writing
verbs.
short sentences.
as a class
lines.
Matching
past tense.
we/they.
pages
reverse side.
Blank Story
worksheets or a dictionary.
together as a class.
comfortable, move to
individually.
2-3 verbs.
□ If the student writes the correct verb, check off the box next to the sentence.
□ Only the teacher can check off the boxes next to the sentences.
□ Students should keep track of the verbs they complete and check the box next to the verb.
□ Sticker charts are a great motivational tool for students as they progress through the levels.
Writing
1 am/are/is was/were
2 ask asked
3 can could
4 climb climbed
5 crawl crawled
6 fly flew
7 go went
8 have/has had
9 jump jumped
10 say said
11 see saw
12 swim swam
13 swing swung
14 walk walked
15 will would
Matching
am/are/is □ □ asked
ask □ □ crawled
can □ □ climbed
climb □ □ was/were
crawl □ □ could
fly □ □ had
go □ □ jumped
have/has □ □ flew
jump □ □ said
say □ □ went
see □ □ swung
swim □ □ saw
swing □ □ would
walk □ □ swam
will □ □ walked
6 fly □ □ went
7 go □ □ jumped
8 have/has □ □ flew
9 jump □ □ said
10 say □ □ had
11 see □ □ walked
12 swim □ □ saw
13 swing □ □ swam
14 walk □ □ would
15 will □ □ swung
□ We lots of animals.