English file
Elementary
Unit 8A – Past simple mixed
• Lead in – photos showing murder mysteries (5 mins)
• Discussion questions – TV shows / crime dramas (10 mins)
• Reading – Murder mystery – checking vocabulary (10 mins)
• Reading - Murder mystery – comprehension questions (10 mins)
• Pronunciation focus – past simple verbs (10 mins)
• Listening - Murder mystery – the suspects (10 mins)
• Listening - Murder mystery – discussion (5 mins)
• Listening - Murder mystery – discovering the murderer (10 mins)
• Funny British crimes quiz – (10 mins)
• Grammar – past simple – revision (10 mins)
• Grammar – past simple – presentation (5 mins)
• Grammar – past simple – exercises (15 mins)
• Speaking practice alibi – who’s the murdered (10 mins)
• Vocabulary from the class quiz (5 mins)
• Do you ever watch films or series about crime? Which ones
do you watch? (Which films and series about crime .....?)
• Yes, I do. I watch ................... No, I don’t because .....
• Are these programmes popular in your country?
• Yes, they are especially....... No, they aren’t.
• Why do you think they are so popular?
• I think they are popular because ..................................
• Have you ever played a crime game? Like Cluedo
• Yes, I have. I’ve played .....................................................
• No, I haven’t because ........................................................
1. F (Somebody killed Jeremy between midnight. and 7.00 a.m.)
2. F (The inspector questioned Amanda in the library.)
3. T
4. F (Amanda and Jeremy slept in different rooms.)
5. F (Somebody opened and closed Jeremy’s door.)
6. F (Amanda got up at about 7.15.)
7. T
4. say said
5. speak spoke
6. sit sat
7. go went
8. sleep slept
9. see saw
10. hear heard
11. think thought
12. read read /red/
13. get up got up
14. have had
15. take took
16. find found
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1. Arrived: Inspector Granger arrived.
2. Died: Mr Travers died.
3. Killed: Somebody killed him.
4. Looked: He looked at them.
5. Followed: She followed him.
6. Finished: We finished dinner.
7. Opened: The door opened.
8. Closed: The door closed.
9. Hated: I hated him.
(A) /t/
(B) /d/
(C) /Id/
/d/
/d/
/d/
/t/
/d/
/t/
/d/
/d/
/Id/
/d/ arrived, died, killed, followed, opened, closed
/t/ looked, finished
/ɪd/ hated
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A) A hair B) DNA C) a tooth mark
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A) £200 B) £2,000 C) £20,000
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A) pillow case B) carrier bag C) cushion cover
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A) man B) dog C) chicken
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She
played
cards with
Gordon.
11.30.
No.
No motive –
she loved
him.
He played cards
with Barbara.
Then he stayed
in the living
room and had a
glass of whisky.
He doesn’t
remember.
No.
He wanted
the
business
for himself.
She went
to her room
and had a
bath.
About
11.00.
She heard
somebody go into
Jeremy’s room
at about 12.00.
She thinks it was
Amanda, but she
didn’t see her.
She was in love
with Jeremy,
but Jeremy
didn’t leave his
wife, Amanda.
• The murderer was Gordon.
• He killed Jeremy because he wanted to marry Barbara.
• He says he was in love with her, but he probably wanted
to marry her because her father was rich.
• Jeremy said that he couldn’t. He said, ‘If you marry
Barbara, all my money goes to Claudia.’
• regular arrive, close, hate,
kill
• irregular come, sit, sleep,
speak
be be
can
be be
can
be be
can
like want
? ?
watch finish
go sleep
? ?
? ?
was
were
did do
watched had
weren’t
went
did go
Did hear
didn’t hear
slept
heard
couldn’t
read
arrived
saw
sat
didn’t want
Choose 3 new verbs
•Write a positive sentence in the past.
•Write a negative sentence in the past.
•Write a question in the past
•For each new verb
What are the people doing?
What do you watch on TV?
What are the people doing?
Where do you watch TV?
Extras
EF4E Unit 8A - Past simple mixed and crime.pptx
EF4E Unit 8A - Past simple mixed and crime.pptx
EF4E Unit 8A - Past simple mixed and crime.pptx
EF4E Unit 8A - Past simple mixed and crime.pptx

EF4E Unit 8A - Past simple mixed and crime.pptx

  • 1.
    English file Elementary Unit 8A– Past simple mixed
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    • Lead in– photos showing murder mysteries (5 mins) • Discussion questions – TV shows / crime dramas (10 mins) • Reading – Murder mystery – checking vocabulary (10 mins) • Reading - Murder mystery – comprehension questions (10 mins) • Pronunciation focus – past simple verbs (10 mins) • Listening - Murder mystery – the suspects (10 mins) • Listening - Murder mystery – discussion (5 mins) • Listening - Murder mystery – discovering the murderer (10 mins) • Funny British crimes quiz – (10 mins) • Grammar – past simple – revision (10 mins) • Grammar – past simple – presentation (5 mins) • Grammar – past simple – exercises (15 mins) • Speaking practice alibi – who’s the murdered (10 mins) • Vocabulary from the class quiz (5 mins)
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    • Do youever watch films or series about crime? Which ones do you watch? (Which films and series about crime .....?) • Yes, I do. I watch ................... No, I don’t because ..... • Are these programmes popular in your country? • Yes, they are especially....... No, they aren’t. • Why do you think they are so popular? • I think they are popular because .................................. • Have you ever played a crime game? Like Cluedo • Yes, I have. I’ve played ..................................................... • No, I haven’t because ........................................................
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    1. F (Somebodykilled Jeremy between midnight. and 7.00 a.m.) 2. F (The inspector questioned Amanda in the library.) 3. T 4. F (Amanda and Jeremy slept in different rooms.) 5. F (Somebody opened and closed Jeremy’s door.) 6. F (Amanda got up at about 7.15.) 7. T
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    4. say said 5.speak spoke 6. sit sat 7. go went 8. sleep slept 9. see saw 10. hear heard 11. think thought 12. read read /red/ 13. get up got up 14. have had 15. take took 16. find found ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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    1. Arrived: InspectorGranger arrived. 2. Died: Mr Travers died. 3. Killed: Somebody killed him. 4. Looked: He looked at them. 5. Followed: She followed him. 6. Finished: We finished dinner. 7. Opened: The door opened. 8. Closed: The door closed. 9. Hated: I hated him. (A) /t/ (B) /d/ (C) /Id/ /d/ /d/ /d/ /t/ /d/ /t/ /d/ /d/ /Id/
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    /d/ arrived, died,killed, followed, opened, closed /t/ looked, finished /ɪd/ hated ? ? ?
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    ? A) A hairB) DNA C) a tooth mark
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    ? A) £200 B)£2,000 C) £20,000
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    ? A) pillow caseB) carrier bag C) cushion cover
  • 27.
    ? A) man B)dog C) chicken
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    She played cards with Gordon. 11.30. No. No motive– she loved him. He played cards with Barbara. Then he stayed in the living room and had a glass of whisky. He doesn’t remember. No. He wanted the business for himself. She went to her room and had a bath. About 11.00. She heard somebody go into Jeremy’s room at about 12.00. She thinks it was Amanda, but she didn’t see her. She was in love with Jeremy, but Jeremy didn’t leave his wife, Amanda.
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    • The murdererwas Gordon. • He killed Jeremy because he wanted to marry Barbara. • He says he was in love with her, but he probably wanted to marry her because her father was rich. • Jeremy said that he couldn’t. He said, ‘If you marry Barbara, all my money goes to Claudia.’
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    • regular arrive,close, hate, kill • irregular come, sit, sleep, speak
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    Choose 3 newverbs •Write a positive sentence in the past. •Write a negative sentence in the past. •Write a question in the past •For each new verb
  • 46.
    What are thepeople doing? What do you watch on TV?
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    What are thepeople doing? Where do you watch TV?
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Editor's Notes

  • #35 regular arrive, close, hate, kill irregular come, sit, sleep, speak