Giáo án Tiếng Anh 9 Global Success Unit 4 A Closer Look 2

Past continuous

Form

Example

S + was/were + Ving

We were cooking all morning because we had our friends coming for lunch.

Wish + past simple

Form

Example

S + wish + S + past simple

I wish I hadenough money to travel around the world.

I wish (that) my mother didn’t have to work so hard.

Anticipated difficulties

Solutions

Students may find it confusing when to use the grammar points.

Give short and clear explanations with legible examples for each case.

Students may have underdeveloped co-operating skills.

- Give clear instructions, give examples before letting students work in groups.

- Provide feedback and help if necessary.

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENTS

Option 1: Think!

– Ask Ss if they remember the past continuous they have learned in Tiếng Anh 8 (Unit 9). Have some of them revise this tense and give some examples.

– Introduce the objective of the lesson: the past continuous tense.

– Write the objective on the left-top corner of the board.

- Look and answer.

Answer keys:

Students’ own answers

Option 2: Picture Description

- Show students a picture.

- Ask students to describe what was happening in the picture, using the past continuous tense

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- Listen and follow instructions.

Example:

The boy in blue t-shirt was drawing a picture.

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENTS

Task 1: Put the verbs in brackets in the past continuous (3 mins)

- Have Ss read the sentences first.

- Give Ss some time to work by themselves and write down the answers. T observes and helps when and where necessary.

- Ask some Ss to read their sentences. T may call on some Ss to write their answers on the board. T corrects Ss’ mistakes.

- T asks Ss to study the Remember! Box, and tells them another use of the past continuous: to show that something continued for some time in the past. Give one or two examples before moving onto activity 2.

- Read the sentences.

- Do exercise individually.

- Listen and check

- Read the Remember box carefully and listen to the teacher.

- Listen.

Answer key:

1.was visiting

2. was sleeping

3. was going

4. was looking

5. Were you watching

Example:

1. She was studying all day yesterday because she wanted to pass the exam.

2. I was waiting for you for hours. Where were you?

Task 2: Complete the sentences, using the past continuous forms of the given verbs. (5 mins)

- Have Ss work individually for a few minutes. Tell them to pay attention to the context of each sentence, and then choose the correct verb to use.

- Check their answers as a class.

- Have some Ss read out the sentences. T corrects their pronunciation and intonation only when necessary.

- Do task 2 individually.

- Listen and check.

Answer key:

1. were preserving

2. was / were living

3. were building

4. Were you still working

5. was making

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES

CONTENTS

Grammar Explanation (6 mins)

Focus Ss’ attention on the grammar box. Explain to them the meaning and use of the structure wish + clause (past simple).Tell them to study the two examples.

- Listen

Task 3: Put the verbs in brackets in the correct forms.(7 mins)

- Draw Ss’ attention to the sentence structure: wish + clause (past simple)

- Have Ss look at the sentences and write down their answers.

- Ask Ss to exchange their answers in pairs. Check their answers and explain if necessary.

- Listen

- Do the task

- Exchange answers and check in paires.

Answer key:

1.got

2. had

3. had

4. could spend

5. could go

Task 4: Read the passage and write down five things that Jenny might wish for.(7 mins)

- Have Ss do the exercise individually. Tell them to read the passage carefully and study the example, then write down their answers.

- Have Ss exchange their answers with a partner.

- Call on some Ss to read the sentences aloud. Other Ss comment. Confirm the correct answers as a class.

- Do exercise individually.

- Exchange answers and checks

- Listen and check.

Possible answers:

1. Jenny wishes (that) she didn’t have to share the room with her sister.

2. Jenny wishes (that) she didn’t have to clean the room every day.

3. She wishes (that) her sister Jane didn’t lie in bed reading or playing computer games.

4. She wishes (that) her sister Jane didn’t put dirty clothes on her bed.

5. She wishes (that) she had her own room.