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When did you last.....?

A simple speaking activity for low level learners to practise using the past simple.

To catch a thief: past simple and past continuous practice.

Students write a short article about a robbery to practise the past simple and past continuous.

Role play

A role play activity that allows students to decide the outcome.

Storylines

A speaking and listening activity to help learners practise narrative tenses for storytelling. Aimed at lower level learners and above.

A birthday party

This lesson is based on a video about a child attending a birthday party in the UK.

Yesterday

In this lesson students practise forming, asking and answering ‘wh’ questions in the past tense. They play two games and do a mingling activity.

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