Giáo án NLS Tiếng Anh 7 Global Success Unit 3 A closer look 2 Grammar: The past simple

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UNIT 3: COMMUNITY SERVICE

A CLOSER LOOK 2

I. OBJECTIVES

1. Knowledge and skills

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

• Review and deepen their knowledge of the past simple tense.
• Correctly use the past simple form of various regular and irregular verbs.
• Distinguish between the present simple, present continuous, and past simple tenses in context.
• Ask and answer questions related to past community activities.

2. Competences

General competences:

• Self-control and independent learning: actively read grammar rules and complete gap-filling/sentence-building tasks.
• Communication and collaboration: work in pairs to practice asking and answering questions based on a fact sheet.

Specific competences:

• Apply grammatical rules to accurately describe actions that happened and finished in the past.
• Formulate past simple questions and positive/negative statements.

Digital competences:

• [1.1.TC2b]: Organize searches using digital tools to explore and verify knowledge by completing online multiple-choice exercises.
• [2.1.TC2a]: Select multiple digital technologies to interact by inputting verb tense answers into interactive web-based platforms.
• [2.2.TC2a]: Apply suitable digital technologies to share data and information by uploading digital role-play recordings to collaborative platforms and casting them to the smart TV.
• [2.4.TC2a]: Select digital tools and technologies for collaborative processes by using a shared digital workspace to co-author and refine a role-play script.
• [3.1.TC2a]: Apply methods to create and edit digital content in various formats by using interactive text tools to type missing verbs and full sentences into digital worksheets.
• [3.1.TC2b]: Express themselves through the creation of digital media by using their devices to record an audio/video file of their role-play conversation.
• [5.2.TC2b]: Select digital tools and technological solutions to solve needs by utilizing auto-grading analytics on interactive platforms to assess grammar mastery.
• [6.1.TC2a]: Analyze how AI works in specific applications by interacting with an AI grammar checker to review sentence constructions and correct mistakes.
• [6.3.TC2b]: Review the results and comment on the effectiveness of the AI-generated video in visually explaining past tense concepts.

3. Attributes

• Hard work: Be focused on recognizing grammar signals and verb transformations.
• Empathy & Action: Be inspired by real-world community projects (E.g. the Red Cross) to participate in similar activities.

II. RESOURCES AND MATERIALS

1. Teacher's aids

• Textbook Global Success 7, Teacher's Book, Lesson Plan.
• Computer, projector/smart TV.
• Digital tools (Liveworksheets, Google Forms, Padlet, etc.) and AI tools (AI Video Generator, ChatGPT/Grammarly, etc.).

2. Students' aids

• Textbook, notebooks, pens.

III. PROCEDURES

1. WARM-UP

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2. PRESENTATION

Activity 1: Circle the correct answer A, B, or C to complete each sentence

a. Objective: To review students' knowledge of identifying the past simple tense based on time expressions.

b. Content: Students choose the correct verb tense (A, B, or C) to complete 5 sentences.

c. Product: Students' correctly circled answers.

d. Organization:

Activity 2: Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the given verbs

a. Objective: To raise students' awareness of the past simple tense and practice forming regular and irregular verbs.

b. Content: Students transform base verbs into their past simple forms to fill in 5 blanks.

c. Product: Students' correctly conjugated past simple verbs.

d. Organization:

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Activity 3: Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs from the box

a. Objective: To help students distinguish between the present simple, present continuous, and past simple in specific contexts.

b. Content: Students choose verbs from a box (plant, recycle, read, pick up, cook) and conjugate them into the correct tense.

c. Product: Students' accurately conjugated verbs in mixed tenses.

d. Organization:

Activity 4: Write complete sentences from the prompts

a. Objective: To help students write full sentences using the correct form of the verbs in the past simple.

b. Content: Students build 5 complete past simple sentences from given word prompts.

c. Product: Students' correctly constructed sentences.

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3. PRACTICE

a. Objective: To consolidate the past simple tense, focusing on irregular verb forms and sentence structure.

b. Content: Students complete two practice exercises.

c. Products: Students' correct answers for the two exercises.

d. Organization:

Mission 1: Find ONE mistake in each sentence and correct it.

Step 1: Teacher assigns learning tasks

- Teacher assigns a live interactive quiz (E.g. Quizizz or Kahoot).

- Teacher assigns the task: Find ONE mistake regarding the Past Simple tense in each sentence and type/select the correct word.

- Teacher sets a time limit of 4 minutes.

Step 2: Students perform learning tasks

- Students work individually on their devices to identify errors and input the corrections.

- The teacher observes, monitors, and supports the students (if necessary).

Step 3: Reporting and Discussion

- Teacher projects the game leaderboard and the questions with the highest error rates.

- Teacher invites some students to explain why a specific word was wrong.

1. teach → taught

2. helped → help

3. planted → plant

4. buyed → bought

- Other students can comment or offer alternative opinions.

Step 4: Evaluation

- Teacher reviews the corrections, emphasizing that after “did/didn't”, the main verb must return to its base form, and praises the class.

- Teacher moves to the next mission.

[2.1.TC2a]: Students select multiple digital technologies to interact by inputting their grammar corrections into an interactive web-based game platform.

Mission 2 (OPTIONAL): Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.

Step 1: Teacher assigns learning tasks

- Teacher asks students to use their own devices to access the link https://kenhhoctap.edu.vn/ and complete the multiple-choice exercise.

- Teacher sets a time limit of 4 minutes.

Step 2: Students perform learning tasks

- Students work individually to solve the exercise online.

- The teacher observes, guides, and supports the students (if necessary).

Step 3: Reporting and Discussion

- Teacher invites students to share their answers.

- Other students can comment or offer alternative opinions (if any).

Step 4: Evaluation

- Teacher gives feedback, corrects pronunciation mistakes, and praises good work.

- Teacher moves on to the application stage.

[1.1.TC2b]: Students organize searches using digital tools to explore and verify knowledge by completing an online multiple-choice exercise.

4. APPLICATION

a. Objective: To enable students to ask and answer questions related to past activities and help them be aware of real community activities (like the Red Cross).

b. Content: Students conduct an interview role-play based on a fact sheet (Activity 5).

c. Product: Spoken dialogue using the past simple to ask and answer about past projects.

d. Organization:

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