The verb “To be” “To have” in Past Simple

The theme of the lesson: The verb “To be” “To have” in Past Simple
The aims of the lesson: Pupils use the verb “To be” “To have” in Past Simple orally and in written form, doing different, interesting tasks.
Develop pupils’ listening, writing, reading and speaking skills.

I. Organization moment. Greeting.
- Good afternoon, children.
- Good afternoon to you
Good afternoon, dear teacher
I’m glad to see you
- I’m glad to see you too, thank you. Sit down.
- How are you today? – I am OK.
- Who is on duty today? – I am on duty today.
- What date is it today? – Today is the 17th of March.
- What day is it today? – Today is Wednesday.
- Who is absent at the lesson today? – Nobody is absent.

II. Warm up.
Children, let’s do phonetic exercise.
1) Let’s sing the song “I had a cat”
I had a cat, a little cat.
And Murka was his name
M - u - r - k - a, oh
And, Murka was his name, oh. Thank you.
2) Now, I want you to review the verb “To be” and “To have” in Past Simple.
Let’s play with the ball.
I throw you the ball, you catch it and say the forms of these verbs in Past Simple
Eg. P1 - I was; P2 - You were; P3 - He was; P4 - She was. etc.
P1 - I had; P2 - You had; P3 - He had; P4 - She had. etc.
Thanks a lot.
Good of you.

III. The main part.
Children, today we’ll travel to Great Britain on this train. When we’ll get to Great
Britain we can see many interesting places. On each station the guard prepared for
you interesting tasks which are connected with the theme of our lesson. Children, how do you think? What is the theme of our lesson? The children look at the blackboard and say it. So, children. Let’s begin our travelling.

1) The first station is called “Who knows Sam?”
I’ll tell you the description of Sam in Present Simple and you’ll describe him in Past Simple, using ”To be” and “ To have”, when he was four. Listen to me. This is Sam. He is ten. He is tall. He is sad. His hair is black and short. He has a green shirt, a red tie, a blue suit, grey trousers, and black shoes. Please, children, describe Sam one by one. Ok, thank you.

2) Next station is called “Answer the questions”
Look at the places, listen to the questions and answer them.
1) Where was Sam? 2) Where were they? 3) Was Ned at the park? 4) Were you at the circus 5) Were was Becky’s father? 6) Was the girl at school? Good.

3) On the next station the quard prepared for us the task which is connected with description.
The picture is named “Martin’s grandma’s and grandpa’s farm”.
Children, look at the picture for some time and then describe the picture in Past Simple.
e. g. Grandpa’s farm was not large. The house was small. It had five windows. They had six chickens, six sheep, six goats, one pony and one horse. Children can say the colours of items. Etc.

4) Who is the best listener.
Children listen to the text and then do comprehension tasks
a) Choose the right photo. This task is from your pupil` s book.
Yes/No. ll read the sentence from the text and you must tell me.
Yes/No. Thank you for your work. Fine.
Children, lets make a physical training pause.
Hands up! Clap (3 times)
Hands down! Shake (3 times)
Hands on hips! Jump (3 times)
Run. Go. Swim. Sit down.

5) Beckys house. Ask and answer the questions. Work in pairs.
1) Did Becky have a sofa?- Yes, she had a sofa.
2) Did Becky have a computer - No, she didn` t have a computer.
6) Scrambled sentences.
Children make up the sentences in the right order
a) They didnt have a computer
b) They were at the playground
c) The house had a tall chimney
d) Where was Billy yesterday?
c) Did she have a radio?
7) Translate the sentences.
a) He had a bike.
b) Grandpa’s house was big.
c) My friend had a sister and two brothers.
d) They were at the circus yesterday.
8) Match the pictures and the sentences.
a) I was at school.
b) The weather was sunny.
c) She had a flower.
d) She had a ball and a teddy bear.

IV. Reflection.
Children, we arrived to Great Britain. The English are very happy to see you
Look at these pictures. This is Great Britain. The English people give you next marks for your work at the lesson. So, lets make a conclusion of our lesson. Now, write down your homework. At home youll write down a story about yourself when you were four or five and draw a picture.

V. The end of the lesson. Thank you very much for your work at the lesson.
The lesson is over. Good - bye!