method for teaching simple past
Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 7:55 am
As I'm sure everyone here is aware there are quite a lot of steps and rules relating to Simple Past.
1. Regular simple past creation (rules: ed, d, consonant+y, vowel+y)
2. Exceptions: double the last letter (e.g. control + led) and additional 'k' (e.g. picnic -> picnicked) and associated rules.
3. Pronunciation of 'ed' and associated rules.
4. irregular verbs and associated rules.
So my question is what do you teach in each lesson and in what order? What things do you combine or do you go one simple step at a time?
Just looking for guidelines here. For example:
Do you merge 1 and 3 at the start as it seems a bit difficult to teach anything in silence?
Do you teach the process by demo and leave the rules till later?
Do you try and elicit the rules?
Do you introduce irregular mixed in with the regular?
For me my groups are private students of 2 to 6. I guess the approach might change in a class of 30 not so focussed individuals.
cheers for any thoughts or experiences.
1. Regular simple past creation (rules: ed, d, consonant+y, vowel+y)
2. Exceptions: double the last letter (e.g. control + led) and additional 'k' (e.g. picnic -> picnicked) and associated rules.
3. Pronunciation of 'ed' and associated rules.
4. irregular verbs and associated rules.
So my question is what do you teach in each lesson and in what order? What things do you combine or do you go one simple step at a time?
Just looking for guidelines here. For example:
Do you merge 1 and 3 at the start as it seems a bit difficult to teach anything in silence?
Do you teach the process by demo and leave the rules till later?
Do you try and elicit the rules?
Do you introduce irregular mixed in with the regular?
For me my groups are private students of 2 to 6. I guess the approach might change in a class of 30 not so focussed individuals.
cheers for any thoughts or experiences.