Grammar II - Week 9 - Simple Past

Introduction: Hello and welcome to Week 9 of the course English Grammar II. In this course we will cover an intensive survey of a variety of grammar topics. The purpose of this blog is to facilitate our synchronous class activities and to serve as a record that you can refer back to for study purposes.

Today's Goals:

• Collaborate with your partners to complete a grammar study guide document explaining the main features of the simple past.
• Complete some grammar practice exercises to clarify your understanding of these structures.
• Use the simple past to retell the main points of a book or movie you like. 

Community Builder: Don't Break the Chain

We will work to gether to tell a chain story. Each person will add a new idea to it. The next person whill repeat what the people before said and then add their own comment. Each comment should contain a new verb.

• Last weekend I went to _____ and I ...
• Then I ...

Grammar Expansion: Simple Past

Click on your group link below and comple the exercises to review the grammar points for this week.

• Group 1: CLICK HERE
• Group 2: CLICK HERE

Collaborative Practice: 

Let's practice some of these concepts a bit more. Click your group link and follow the instructions in the document.

• Group 1: CLICK HERE
• Group 2: CLICK HERE

Communicative Activities: 

Click on your group link below and comple the exercises to review the grammar points for this week.

• Group 1: CLICK HERE
• Group 2: CLICK HERE

Group Discussion: Life Changing Books and Flims

Let's discuss the topic of books and movies to wrap up our class. 

• Do you like to read for fun? If so, what genres do you enjoy? Why?
• What was the last book you read? What was it about?
• What kinds of tv shows or movies do you enjoy? Why?
• What is your favorite movie? What was it about?
• Do you think that fictional stories have something to teach us? 
• Some people say that high schools and universities need to prepare students in the hard sciences and technical fields and that a focus on literature and the arts is a waste of time. Do you agree or disagree with this thought? Why?