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Past simple, past continuous....without explaining the rules
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chiara72
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Past simple, past continuous....without explaining the rules
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Hi everyone
I �ve just found this website, it looks great. I �m training as a TESOL teacher and part of my training involves actually teaching a class of mixed ability hotel workers for an hour a week. My tutor is pretty adamant that we stay away from explaining the rules and formulas which is making my latest lesson plan difficult to put together. I have to explain the differences between past simple and past continuous but am having difficulty coming up with a way to present those differences in the absence of a rule. Since i have nothing to contribute yet (or at least, of any significance,) I cant use the downloadables on this site. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks
chiara
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17 May 2009
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txellalalluna
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hi, chiara!
i tried to do that by explaining my students a story they would all be familiar with. i used little red riding hood. then, once they kind of understood that one was for situation and another one to explain something that happened within that situation - yes, i know that �s not all of it - I used examples happening in the classroom to make it easier for those who seemed lost with little red riding hood. lots of miming :)
i was quite happy with how it all went and i hope it works for you. good luck.
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17 May 2009
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mena22
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Hi Chiara! I �ve sent to your mail a text I �ve used with my intermediate classes which is perfect to make students understand and use both tenses without any need to specify rules. Hope it helps.
Have a nice day and WELCOME to this wonderful site!
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17 May 2009
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chiara72
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Thankyou both for your useful replies. Mena, thankyou for the attachments, I shall take a look at them now. I �m in the very early stages of teaching and I find the most difficult thing is kick starting the lessons. Your help is appreciated.
chiara
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17 May 2009
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