Thanksgiving Writing and Listening Activities

The lesson focuses on using past tense verbs to describe activities that have already happened, particularly in the context of Thanksgiving. Students practice by asking and answering questions about family activities and then write sentences using past tense verbs. The lesson emphasizes the importance of using past tense in both spoken and written language.

What is the main focus of today's lesson?

• Using future tense to plan events

• Using past tense to discuss past events

• Learning new vocabulary

• Practicing pronunciation

Which verb was NOT used to describe future Thanksgiving activities?

• Invite

• Help

• Eat

• Dance

What change is made to the verb 'eat' when using past tense?

• Eating

• Eats

• Ate

• Eated

Which pronouns are introduced for the past tense discussion?

• We and They

• They and It

• She and He

• I and You

What is the purpose of the question frame 'What did your blank do on Thanksgiving?'?

• To plan future events

• To discuss past activities

• To describe current actions

• To list favorite foods

What did Jasmine's dad do on Thanksgiving?

• He cooked and danced

• He helped clean up and watched a movie

• He played games

• He went to the park

What activity did JY's son do on Thanksgiving?

• He ate turkey and ham and went to Tijuana

• He played football

• He watched a movie

• He visited friends

What is the main activity in the class exercise?

• Writing poems

• Asking and answering questions

• Drawing pictures

• Singing songs

What is the first step in the writing exercise?

• Write three sentences using past tense

• Draw a picture

• List favorite foods

• Write a poem

What should students do after writing their sentences?

• Post them on the wall

• Submit them to the teacher

• Read them to a partner

• Throw them away