Unit 6-lesson 4- What did I do?

The lesson you are about to watch is designed to teach past tense questions. These are  very simple to do. The main verb will stay in its present tense. And you add an auxiliary verb for all of the pronouns.
Please, read the following the get a better idea about past tense questions.

Where Did He Go? How to Teach Question-Making in Past Tense

Learning past tense structures is important for students, and creating questions in the past tense is important, too.

Since past tense is often taught very early on, question-making can be particularly confusing. There are several ways to give the students a lot of space for making mistakes. 

Yes/No Questions First

The first thing to approach is the use of helping verbs (HV). You need to explain when to use ‘did’ and when to use ‘was/were’. Was/were is the past tense of the verb to be. It is used to talk about states of being, emotions, and senses. Did is used in with an action verb. The helping verb ‘did’ isn’t used in the statement, only in the question and the short answer. The question word or helping verb always goes at the beginning of the question. And the main verb is used in present tense.

 

Statement	Question	Explanation
I loved him.	Did you love him?	There is no helping verb and there is action: Use did
Mario was happy.	Was Mario happy?	Reverse the statement to put the HV in the front
James went out.	Did James go out?	There is no helping verb and there is action: Use did
They were in trouble.	Were they in trouble?	Reverse the statement to put the HV in the front

 

Information Questions

Using question words like who, what, when, where, how and why will get a long answer. These are used to obtain information, not only a yes or a no. They also combine with ‘did’ or the verb ‘to be’ for questions. If you have the helping verb was/were in a sentence, it will appear in the information question. When there is action and no helping verb in the statement, you need did in the question.

 

Statement	Question
I loved him for ten years.	How long did you love him?
Mario was happy in Mexico	Where was Mario happy?
James went out early this morning.	When did James go out?
They were in trouble because they were naughty.	Why were they in trouble?

As you can see, it is not difficult to make these types of questions. Like any topic in any class, practice is the key. Take another look at the examples and see if you can write some questions on your own. When you finish, answer the questions and begin with the class.

This information was taken and adapted from

http://busyteacher.org/10969-how-to-teach-question-making-past-tense.html

Unit 6- lesson 3- I visited my family.

This lesson talks about the negative past tense. Something important to keep in mind with this tense is the use of an auxiliary verb, which is did not or didn’t. It doesn’t matter if it is a regular verb or an irregular verb, because to form the negative past tense, you just need to add ‘did not’ to your sentence.

Look at  these examples:

I went to the store.

– I did not go to the store.
You cooked dinner.
– You did not cook dinner.

He read a book.
– He did not read a book.

So, notice that the verb stays in its present tense. You just add ‘did not’ or ‘didn’t’ before the verb.

Look at this video to hear how they use the negative past tense.

It’s simple, right? Now that you have an idea about the negative past tense, you can continue with the questions. Then you can start this lesson’s video. I hope you enjoy it.

Unit 6- lesson 2- How do you say…

One of the basic concepts to understand in English is the use of irregular past tense verbs. There is no rule to learn how to use all of them. You need to memorize them. You have to practice, practice and practice. It’s the only way. But, there may be something we can do. Why don’t you read the following examples to get a better idea about irregular verbs?

 Understand the problem.

All verbs, whether regular or irregular, have five forms [often called principal parts]. These forms are the infinitive, simple present, simple past, past participle, and present participle.

The difference between a regular and an irregular verb is the formation of the simple past and past participle. Regular verbs are easy—the simple past ends in ed like  the past participle. Check out this chart:

Infinitive	Simple Present	Simple Past
to laugh	laugh(s)	laughed
to start	start(s)	started
to wash	wash(es)	washed
to wink	wink(s)	winked

In contrast, the simple past and past participle of irregular verbs can end in a variety of ways, with absolutely no consistent pattern. Here are some examples:

Infinitive	Simple Present	Simple Past
to drive	drive(s)	drove
to feel	feel(s)	felt
to put	put(s)	put
to swim	swim(s)	swam

Writers make two frequent mistakes with irregular verbs. They either add an incorrect ed to the end of an irregular verb or accidentally change the simple past and past participle. Read this sentence:

Olivia feeled like exercising yesterday, so she putted on her bathing suit and drived to the YMCA, where she swum so far that only an extra large pepperoni pizza would satisfy her hunger.

What are the problems with this sentence?

First, feeled should be felt.

Next, putted needs to beput.

The correct past tense of drive is drove. And we must change swum to swam.

These are just a few examples of the use of irregular verbs. You will soon realize that irregular verbs are very common and they are really not hard to use. At first it could look like that, but with practice you will be able to use them easily in all of your sentences. An important part of learning is to write phrases or sentences, even short ones. So keep practicing and go to the next class video.

Part of this publication was taken and adapted from http://www.chompchomp.com/rules/irregularrules01.htm

Unit 6-Lesson 1- Last Christmas.

We all have our special occasions. There are birthdays, mother’s day, father’s day, Christmas and so on. Everyone knows these holidays. But there are other holidays that you might not have heard of before.

Let me show you a few of them.

 

September 19- Talk like a pirate Day.

Yarr! One of our favorite days, Talk Like A Pirate Day encourages you to inject pirate-themed words and noises into everything you say. Talk like a pirate at home, at work, with friends, on the phone and to everybody you meet; top it off by dressing like a pirate, too!

November 7- Men make dinner Day.

Men Make Dinner Day is aimed at the men who never cook. The day has its own website which shows  reasons for participation, rules for today and even some simple recipes to get you started.

Rules include a no interference policy for the women of the house, no feeding the resulting meal to the dog, and no barbecuing.

December 5^th– Ninja Day.

Ninja Day (or the Day of The Ninja) is all about dressing in dark, ninja-themed clothing, sneaking up on your friends, and living like a ninja. Why not buy a ninja outfit and a ninja mask, and see how you can behave at home, work or school?

April 5^th– Walk to work Day.
A chance to reduce carbon emissions, get fit, and avoid the traffic – what more could you ask from Walk to Work Day?

May 9^th– Lost sock Memorial Day.

For every load of laundry you sort through, there are lost socks. Over time, you may even find that you end up with entire drawers and storage boxes filled with single socks. But worry not! Lost Sock Memorial Day is all about commemorating the other (lost) halves of the pairs of socks which are still with us. Here’s to their memory.

As you can see, there are many special occasions that we didn’t know existed. Some are official and some are just a reason to celebrate a specific situation. There is also a ‘no pants day’, a ‘tie month’ and even a ‘vegan month’. Go figure. It truly is a strange world.

This information was taken from http://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/lost-sock-memorial-day/