Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
Jacoba Smit 26/03/2022 A2- Pre- Intermediate 60 Minutes
Lesson Type:
Grammar Lesson
Lesson Topic:
Past Continuous Tense
Lesson Aims: Lesson Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, students will be better able to… By the end of the lesson, students will have…
Recognise and use the correct form of past continuous tense Learned and familiarized themselves with the form and uses of
past continuous as well as discussed in groups and answered
questions in the past continuous
Example sentence: Was/ Were – At 6pm I was playing video
games. Wasn’t/Weren’t- At 6pm last night I wasn’t busy playing
video games
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Students may struggle in recognizing the target structures 1. T should provide examples of what the students should be
during the 1st activities looking for and help students needing individual help
2. Some students may struggle with the grammatical rule that 2. T should write down key points on the board while
explains how to form past continuous tense explaining and leave them for the rest of the lesson if
necessary
3. Since a gramma lesson is being taught, because of the
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, children’s age they may become distracted due to 3. There will be a lot of activities to do with the children and
motivational issues they will be working in groups most of the time.
T will also interact with the class a lot and use the activities
to create a fun environment
Target language analysis:
1. What is the use or function of this The past continuous type is used to say what you were doing at a specific time.
language? (Include a timeline if
appropriate)
2. In which context are you introducing In the context of events that happened in terry’s life during the previous year.
the language? E.g., was snowing, were making
3. Which concept checking questions will “At 6pm last night, I was playing video games.”
you ask to ensure students understand 1. Did you play video games? (Yes)
the meaning? 2. What time did you play video games? (6pm)
3. Did you play video games before 6pm? (Yes)
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Jacoba Smit 26/03/2022 A2- Pre- Intermediate 60 Minutes
Lesson Type:
Grammar Lesson
Lesson Topic:
Past Continuous Tense
Lesson Aims: Lesson Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, students will be better able to… By the end of the lesson, students will have…
Recognise and use the correct form of past continuous tense Learned and familiarized themselves with the form and uses of
past continuous as well as discussed in groups and answered
questions in the past continuous
Example sentence: Was/ Were – At 6pm I was playing video
games. Wasn’t/Weren’t- At 6pm last night I wasn’t busy playing
video games
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Students may struggle in recognizing the target structures 1. T should provide examples of what the students should be
during the 1st activities looking for and help students needing individual help
2. Some students may struggle with the grammatical rule that 2. T should write down key points on the board while
explains how to form past continuous tense explaining and leave them for the rest of the lesson if
necessary
3. Since a gramma lesson is being taught, because of the
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, children’s age they may become distracted due to 3. There will be a lot of activities to do with the children and
motivational issues they will be working in groups most of the time.
T will also interact with the class a lot and use the activities
to create a fun environment
Target language analysis:
1. What is the use or function of this The past continuous type is used to say what you were doing at a specific time.
language? (Include a timeline if
appropriate)
2. In which context are you introducing In the context of events that happened in terry’s life during the previous year.
the language? E.g., was snowing, were making
3. Which concept checking questions will “At 6pm last night, I was playing video games.”
you ask to ensure students understand 1. Did you play video games? (Yes)
the meaning? 2. What time did you play video games? (6pm)
3. Did you play video games before 6pm? (Yes)
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