Virtual lessons- Then and Now. Communication and Past Habits

1. Practica
Docente III
Didactic Unit 1
Prof. Aurelia Velazquez
Silvia Bruno

2. Course: 2nd High School
Level of English: Elementary
Number of Students: 24

3. Learning Focus:
★ Form and use of the Simple past tense
★ Form and use of Used to to talk about past habits
★ Knowledge of lexicon related to Communication Now and then
★ Describe changes in Communication over time
★ To ask and give information about Past habits Before the Quarantine and in
Quarantine

4. Suitable Materials
★ Authentic materials where possible will be used. Students do not have to
follow a course book. The materials will be created by the teacher and taken
from Internet.
Attention to Diversity
★ The lessons combine written words with pictures and audio aids in order to
stimulate the different cognitive learning styles.

5. In the current days, we are living in a
particular context.
Many things have changed over time that
help us be in touch with our family and
friends. Can you mention some of these
things?
Brainstorming learners responses.
Encourage them to mention COMMUNICATION - EDUCATION- ETC.
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6. Let’s see some technological advances
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7. In the video we can see how technological
advances have improved Communication.
Let’s see some means of Communication throughout history
Smoke signals
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8. Carrier Pigeon - Morse Code- Telegraph
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9. Fax - Telephone -Wireless Radio-
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10. Mobile phones- Internet - Handheld device
This is the evolution of Communication
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11. Discuss
1. Which of the inventions above do you consider the most important one?
Why?
2. What do you think is coming after the Internet?
3. How do you see communication in 50 years from now?
(Learners can response in L1)
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12. Communication over time
...
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13. Complete the sentences
PIGEONS-PONY EXPRESS-MORSE CODE-SMOKE SIGNALS-RADIO-TELEGRAPH
1. The ______________________ was the first long distance communication.
2. American Army used ___________________ for long distance
communication in World War 1
3. __________________ were the first carrier service.
4. _____________ was the most popular form of long distance
communication.
5. Telegraphs used __________-code.
6. __________________ transmites voice and music.
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14. Communication Then and Now
A few centuries ago, people could speak to each other, they could
send their messages from one place to another by smoke signals
Later, they had some newspaper.
The radio and television were The first expansions of media.
The second was communication satellite in 1960s.
Now Internet is the global system. It interconnects computer
networks.
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15. Communication then and now
In the Past
Primitive People could send their messages
from one place to another by Smoke signals.
Later, they had newspaper, telephone, radio
and T.V.
In the Present
We can send our messages from one place to
another by Communication satellite.
We have Internet connection on our mobile
phones, computers and Smart TVs.
Let’s see how Communication has changed over time.
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16. The most popular means of communication
throughout the history until today
-Letters, messages (messenger on a horse delivered secrets
or very important messages)
-Sounds or visual signals (drums in Africa, smoke signal of
American Indians)
-Phone calls, fax, emails (emails allow you to send a lot of
data)
-Video-conferencing (By Facebook, Whatsapp, Zoom, etc.)
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17. Grammar focus
We use Simple Past tense to talk about events that happened before now.
The simple past tense emphasizes that the action is finished.
Example: American army used Pigeons for long distance communication in
World War 1.
Past Simple Pattern
AFFIRMATIVE
SUBJECT
American Army
+ verb + ed
used Pigeons for distance communication.

18. For regular verbs, add -ed to the base form of the verb (or just -d if the base form already ends in an -e)
Some verbs are irregular in the simple past. Can you guess which ones?
Complete the chart with examples from the text “Communication Then and Now”
Affirmative
Subject + Verb + -ed
+ Irregular verb

19. Interrogative & Negative in Simple Past
TenseThere is a formula for making simple past verbs negative, and it’s the same for both regular and irregular
verbs (except for the verb to be). The formula is did not + [base form of verb]. You can also use the
contraction didn’t instead of did not. For example:
Some people didn’t have mobile phones in 1994.
For the negative and interrogative form of all verbs in the simple past, always use the auxiliary 'did''.
Did people have mobile phones in 1999?
For the verb to be, you don’t need the auxiliary did. When the subject of the sentence is singular, use was not
or wasn’t. When the subject is plural, use were not or weren’t.
The first mean of communication wasn’t the telephone.
Were people happy without Internet?

20. Work in pairs. Draw a
timeline that shows means of
communication. Begin with
the smoke signals.
Smoke signals
I------------------------------I-------------------------I---------------------I------------------I-----------------I
1300
2020
Homework 1

21. Listening
Listen to the
conversation between
friends.
Were they happy
without Internet?
Mario: -Hi, Gustavo. How are you?
Gustavo: -Hey! I’m fantastic! Did you remember the girl
we met at Romina’s Party?
Mario: -Yes, she was so beautiful! What happened?
Gustavo: I saw at the shopping this morning. She saw me
too, and gave me her address. We agreed on going to
the cinema next Saturday.
Mario: Oh my friend, good for you! But...Then, Aren’t you
coming to my birthday on Saturday?
Gustavo: Oops! I completely forgot your birthday. What
can I do now??
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22. Some Irregular verbs
Form & Example (Click on the link for further practice: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kI7zZtmqv6j0NA8oTlbaOe4dMiQ7-
TrI/view?usp=sharing)
Base
Form
Example Past form Example
Be
Go
Send
Write
Ride
have
I am a student.
My mother often goes shopping.
All people send messages by Whatsapp now.
I write on a diary every night.
Juliet usually rides her bike.
We have lunch at home every day.
Was- were
Went
Sent
Wrote
Rode
Had
I was a student in 2017.
My mother went shopping yesterday.
I sent you a message three days ago.
I wrote on my diary last night.
Juliet rode her bike last Monday
We had lunch at home yesterday.
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23. With a partner write 2 or 3 things that
Gustavo did after he talked to Mario.
Remember, he didn’t have a mobile phone
or Internet connection in 1991.
Can you change the dialogue to the present days?
In pairs rewrite it with your own words,
Listen to the original version as many times as you need. Then record it
on voicethread. https://voicethread.com/myvoice/thread/15206304
Homework 2

24. Aims:
● To develop learners critical thinking by talking about the current events
● To help learners be aware about the importance of caring themselves from
viruses focusing particularly on Covid19
● To review present simple and present continuous by describing some pictures
and watching a video
● To develop learners’ awareness of the structure ...USED TO to express past
habits
● To enhance listening and reading skills by listening to and completing a text
● To encourage learners to work collaboratively by creating a comparative
chart with a partner on Google Docs

25. Reflection
Look at these pictures for a
few minutes.
Think!
What do they do every day?
What did they do yesterday?
Lesson 2
First
Week

26. They have lunch at home every day.
...What did they do for lunch yesterday?
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27. Romina hangs out with friends after school.
...What did she do yesterday after school.?

28. Roman celebrates his birthday every year.
...What did he do for his birthday this year?

29. They go to school from Monday to
Thursday.
...Where did they go last Thursday?

30. Pedro visits his grandma every week.
...What did he do last week?

31. Luisa goes to the cinema on Saturdays.
...What did she do last Saturday?

32. But now… we are in
QUARANTINE
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33. Coronavirus = Quarantine
What does Quarantine mean?
look it up in a dictionary:
QUARANTINE: (n) a state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals
that have arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or contagious
disease are placed.
Quarantine means “SOCIAL DISTANCING”
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34. Do you know what it is?
...
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35. What is Coronavirus?
Coronaviruses are a type of virus. There are many
different kinds, and some cause disease. A newly
identified coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has caused a
worldwide pandemic of respiratory illness, called COVID-
19.
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36. How do you feel?
...
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37. Health-care in QUARANTINE
How to protect yourself against Coronavirus?
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38. 1 2 3
4

39. Let’s watch this video.
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40. Complete the sentences with a word
To protect yourself against COVID 19
1. ____________at home.2. ___________ your
hands.
3.
______________distanc
e.
4. ____________a
mask.
Activity 1 On Zoom

41. Now in Quarantine...
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42. Can you tell me how your lives have changed ?
Now
We stay at home.
We attend classes online.
We don’t go to school.
We don’t go out for dinner.
We don’t go to the cinema.
We don’t hang out with friends.
We wear a mask.
Then
We used to go to school.
We used to go out for dinner.
We used to go to the cinema.
We used to hang out with
friends.
We did not use to wear a
mask.
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43. Watch Daphne's Routine. What did she use
to do after Coronavirus?
...
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44. Her routine isn’t the same now. Match the
statements on the left with the statements
on the right.
a. She used to go to work early in the
morning..
b. She used to go out for lunch.
c. She used to attend classes at the
University.
d. She used to go out with her friends
after classes.
1. But now she doesn’t attend classes at
the university.
2. But now she joins with friends in
Zoom.
3. But now she eats lunch at home.
4. But now she works at home on her
computer.
Activity 2 On Zoom

45. Grammar: Used to...
We use USED TO to talk about PAST
HABITS. Let’s see some examples:
When I was a child, I used to
ride the carousel.

46. When I was 6 years
old...
...
I used to make
sandcastles.

47. Before the
Quarantine...
I used to attend classes at
school but now I attend
classes online.
...

48. If we want to make questions about past
habits we need an auxiliary.
Check it out!
What did Daphne use to do early in the morning?
She used to go to work.
What did she use to do after classes?
She used to go out with friends.

49. Before the Quarantine what did you use to do at the
weekdays?
Complete the text with Used to and the verbs below.
Attend - go - work - works - celebrate - get up - joins - get up -
Before the quarantine my life was quite different. I (1)_________
(2)___________early in the morning, but now My mom gets angry
because I (3) __________ too late. She works at home every day. She
is a teacher, she (4)________ (5)________ to the gym after work but
now she (6)_______ her yoga trainer in zoom. My dad (7)________ at
home too. I like my family but I miss my friends. Today is my birthday,
we (8)______ (9)_________ it with family and friends but now I am
playing video games with my brother, he (10) ________ (11) ________
classes at College all day until now.
Activity 3 Homework 2

50. The slide above is adapted to Students with
Special Needs
Dyslexic students may be benefit because as they are working on a computer
they can type their answers. Moreover, they will have the opportunity to improve
their listening skills.
We can add pictures of the verbs. Like this:

51. Before the Quarantine what did you use to do at the
weekdays?
Listen to the boy and circle the
correct option
Before the quarantine my life was
quite different. I used to get up / get
up early in the morning, but now My
mom gets angry because I used to
get up / get up too late. She works at
home every day. She is a teacher,
she used to go / goes to the gym after
work but now she used to join / joins
her yoga trainer in zoom. My dad
used to work /works at home now.
I like my family but I miss my
friends. Today is my birthday, we
used to celebrate / celebrate it
with family and friends but now I
am playing video games with my
brother, he used to attend /
attends classes at College all day
until now.

52. Work with a partner. Share a doc in Google
Drive and make a comparative chart with
this heading: “Our lives Then and Now”
Your partner’s name
Before the
Quarantine...
I used to...
But now I...
Your name
Activity 4 Homework 3

53. Tell the class what you learnt
about your classmate in our
next zoom meeting.
Speaking Activity

54. Let’s have fun!
Kahoot!
https://create.kahoot.it/kahoots/my-kahoots
...
I created a kahoot with the information seen in
the lesson but I’m not sure if the students can
play-connect with me being at their homes.

61. Lesson 3- 2nd
Week
Challenges of
Home learning
during a
Pandemic.

62. Can you tell me what you need to attend
classes nowadays?
Look at the word cloud below.
I will record the words so as to offer a better understanding for all
students.
Are there any words you don’t know?

64. Free online word cloud
generator and tag cloud
creator
What do you need to
attend classes now?
(Brainstorming)
Please, write your
responses on the chat in
zoom.

65. Look at this Venn Diagram https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_knIADyU=/
Can you
complete the
diagram with
words or
phrases from
the word
cloud?

66. Look at the video. What have they got to
study now?

67. Tick the objects you use to study NOW.
A computer A pencil and copies
of the homework Internet Connection
A mobile phone
A radio
A T.V.
Activity 5

68. In a group of 4, discuss
the changes you see in
education.
How to Make a Venn Diagram
1. The first step to creating a Venn
diagram is deciding what to compare.
(Education Then vs Education Now)
Place a descriptive title at the top of the
page.
2. Create the diagram. Make a circle for
each of the subjects. ...
3. Label each circle. ...(One circle =
Education Then, and the other
=Education Now)
4. Enter the differences. ...
5. Enter the similarities.
Take words and phrases from the
word cloud and make a Venn
diagram on Miro App.
https://miro.com/app/board/o9J_knIADyU=/
Activity 6 Homework 4

69. Lesson 4
3rd Week

70. Aims:
● To develop learners critical thinking by analyzing Education now in
quarantine.
● To help learners be aware of education in Argentina and around the world in
quarantine
● To revise the structure used to ….. but now…. by creating a presentation with a
brief description of their findings.

71. In Quarantine, you have to stay at and
attend classes from home.
What do you need?
Internet connection - a computer - a mobile phone -
What do teachers need?
Internet connection - a computer -

73. In Quarantine:
● How do children and teenagers without
Internet connectivity or without computers or
mobile phones continue their studies?
Let’s look at the case of Children from Chaco in
Argentina.

74. Read the text
In the Chaco, Argentina, teachers have to be extremely creative to
continue education in times of pandemic. Distance education is a
challenge in the Chaco, educators make an effort so that children and
adolescents from the Paraguayan Chaco can continue in school
during the coronavirus pandemic.
May 11, 2020. 702.
https://www.ip.gov.py/ip/la-educacion-en-el-chaco-en-tiempos-de-pandemia/

75. Reflect on the following questions
1.Is Education important?
2.Can everybody study a Distance
course?
Speaking Activity

76. Click on the link and read the
article
https://www.ip.gov.py/ip/la-educacion-en-el-chaco-en-tiempos-de-pandemia/
I will read the article. The article is in Spanish because students’ level is
elementary

77. Read the article again and take notes of the
technological devices learners have for their
distance learning.

78. Learning in
Quarantine
Before the Quarantine, children and
adolescents used to go to schools
but now they attend classes at
home. They need an Internet
connection, a computer and a
mobile phone. In Chaco, Argentina,
learners haven’t got any
technological devices but the
teachers make learning possible.
Can you complete these
statements?
1. In Chaco, learners___________to their
teachers on the _________.
1. Some learners ___________ their
classes on ________ .
Activity 7

79. Assignment 8 Homework 5
Browse the Internet and find out
how children from other
provinces or countries (That you
choose) attend classes before
and after the QUARANTINE.
Make a group of 4 on Whatsapp
and on Genially App or on
Google Slide create a
Presentation with pictures and
a brief description of them.
The brief description example:
In _______(Country/Province) children used to
go to school but now they_______________
Students attend their classes (online- on T.V- on
the radio-)
Learners need a computer, an/a……….
And……………
They have got Internet connection, computers
and………..
They haven’t got any computers.

80. ...4th Week
Students’ groups take turns to present their
productions
At the end of the Unit you have to complete
a Quiz on Google Forms. I will send you the
quiz next Monday. Please check your
emails.
Here is the link for you to see the Quiz I prepared.
https://forms.gle/WcAJ5ZwaUL4TQMVV9