M3 - P2 - Unit 2.4 Grammar

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome! Put your bag at the front of the classroom. 

You need your: pen, laptop, notebook + student book.

Program

- Learning goals

- Unit 2.4 Grammar

- Work on exercises

- Reflection/Evaluation

- Homework

Learning goals

At the end of this lesson...

- I can talk about an event in the past and what was happening around it.

What do you remember about the Past Simple?

Unit 2.4 Grammar

- I can talk about an event in the past and what was happening around it.

Open your student book on page 26. 

Read along. 

Grammar notes

Please, grab your notebook/open your laptop to take notes!

Past Continuous: when do we use it?

Use: when something was happening at a certain moment in the past.

Examples: 

- I was watching TV yesterday. 

- She was studying for my math's test. 

- They were gossiping about their classmates. 

Q: What verb(s) is/are used in the example sentences above? 

Past Continuous: when do we use it?

Use: when something was happening at a certain moment in the past.

Examples: 

- I was watching TV yesterday. 

- She was studying for my math's test. 

- They were gossiping about their classmates. 

Q: What verb(s) is/are used in the example sentences above? 

Past Continuous: what is the form/rule?

Form:

Positive statements (+): was/were + (verb+ing)

Negative statements (-): wasn't/weren't + (verb+ing)

Questions (?): Was/Were ... + (verb+ing) ?

Keywords: while, when. We use these keywords often in combination with the past simple >>>

Past Continuous in combination with the Past Simple

You can use both in 1 sentence to show that one longer event was interrupted by another event. 

Past Simple and Past Continuous

1. Past Continuous / when / Past Simple 

> I was talking on the phone when my mother called for dinner.

2. Past Simple / while / Past Continuous 

> I fell while I was climbing the tree. 

Practice: Past Continuous

Instruction:

- Write two sentences about something you 

were doing yesterday/last week(end). 

- Use keyword 'while' in one sentence and keyword 'when' in the other. 

- Sentences are at least 6 words long. 

- Use your notes for help! :) 

Copy your sentences in the next slide >>>

Copy your sentences here so you can get feedback

Unit 2.4 Grammar

- I can talk about an event in the past and what was happening around it.

Student book page 26:

> Do ex. 3, 4, 5. 

> MyEnglishLab Unit 2.4 Grammar under "Assignments"

Done? 

> First do the exercises on the worksheets. 

> Then, study Unit 2 Vocab B in StudyGo.

Reflection/Evaluation 

At the end of this lesson...

- I can talk about an event in the past and what was happening around it.

Homework