Lesson Plan

Level: Secondary two

Time: 70 minutes

Topic: Past Continuous Tense

Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students should be able to

1. know the use of past continuous tense

2. know the form of past continuous tense, that is was/ were/ + -ing

3. ask and answer questions in past continuous tense orally

Skills: Listening: listen to teacher’s instruction and classmates’ response

Speaking: ask and answer teacher’s and students’ questions

Teaching Materials: handouts

pictures

` ppt

workbook

Instructional sequence:

Stages/Time Aim Activities Teaching Aids

1. Introduce past

continuous tense

(4mins)

Prepare Ss what they are

going to learn

To arouse Ss’ interest

T uses ppt and tells Ss a story using past continuous tense ppt

2. Introduce the use

of past continuous

tense. (7 mins)

Let Ss find the use of

past continuous tense

themselves instead of

being told by T.

T picks some sentences from the story and asks Ss look at the sentences and

ask them when they use past continuous tense.

ppt

3. Introduce the

form of past

continuous tense. (2

mins)

To help Ss learn the form

of past continuous tense.

T asks Ss to observe the sentences. T asks Ss to deduce the form of past

continuous tense , that is was/were +ing

ppt

4. Practice using

past continuous

tense (5 mins)

To arouse their interest

and check their

understanding.

T show Ss ppt and ask Ss what the people in the ppt were doing. ppt

5. Introduce the rule

of forming –ing verb

(3 min)

Let Ss observe the rule

of forming -ing verb

T picks some verbs and asks what Ss observe. Ss are allowed to discuss with

their partners.

e.g. Many people were standing (stand) under the shelter.

All the vehicles on the road were moving (move) slowly.

People on the street were running (run) for shelter.

ppt

6. Introduce the rule

of forming question

Let Ss know how to ask

question in past

T uses pictures to ask questions in past continuous tense.

e.g. What was she doing? Was he reading newspaper?

pictures

by using past

continuous tense (3

mins)

continuous tense

7. Guessing Game

(23 mins)

Ss practice speaking

using Past Continuous

Tense.

Consolidate what Ss

have learnt in a more

interesting way.

The class is divided into 2 groups. Each group takes turn to act in front of the

class without speaking. One group should ask “What were you doing

yesterday?” before the other group act the action. Then the other group

guesses what they were doing and answer in past continuous tense. Each

group is given 4 mins to think about what actions they will do before the

game starts.

8. Pair Work (13

mins)

Ss practice speaking

using Past Continuous

Tense.

Consolidate what Ss

have learnt in a more

interesting way.

Pair up Ss. Each pair has 2 similar pictures. They have to find out the

difference between the 2 pictures by asking each other questions using past

continuous tense.

handouts 2

9. Ss do the

workbook (10 mins)

To consolidate what they

have learnt.

Ss do the workbook and can discuss with others. T checks the answers with

them next lesson.

workbook