Giáo án A Closer Look 2

Ss recall sports and games they played in the past and get familiar with the topic 'Sports and games' and the past tense.

T shows pictures of sports and games (badminton, football, swimming, marathon, chess, ô ăn quan) and asks: 'What did you play last weekend?' Ss look at the pictures and answer in pairs with one sentence each.

Ss give short answers such as: 'I played badminton yesterday.' / 'We went swimming last Sunday.' / 'My brother won a chess competition.' T writes the verbs played, went, won on the board to lead into the lesson.

Ss understand the form and use of the past simple: regular verbs, irregular verbs, negative with did not, questions with Did, and was/were.

Ss work in expert groups (jigsaw) to study one part of the grammar table: Group 1 regular verbs (play-played, visit-visited); Group 2 irregular verbs (go-went, win-won, have-had); Group 3 negative: did not + base verb (did not play); Group 4 questions: Did + subject + base verb? and be: was/were. Then Ss return to their home groups and teach the other members. T uses the example: 'Make a question: Mai played chess yesterday.' → 'Did Mai play chess yesterday?'

Ss complete the grammar summary on their mini whiteboards and notebooks:

• Regular verbs: play → played; visit → visited (add -ed)
• Irregular verbs: go → went; win → won; have → had
• Negative: did not + base verb (They did not play football yesterday.)
• Question: Did + subject + base verb? (Did Hoa watch the match?)
• Be: I/he/she/it was; we/you/they were (I was tired after the game yesterday.)

Ss recognise the form and use of affirmative and negative imperatives to give instructions, rules and safety warnings in sports and games.

T shows safety sign cards for a swimming pool and a sports ground. Ss sort the sentences into two groups: Safe (Wear goggles. / Follow the referee's instructions. / Ask an adult for help.) and Not safe (Run near the pool. / Push other players. / Don't wear your goggles.). T explains: 'Imperatives use the base verb. The negative form is Don't + base verb.' Then T asks Ss to read the example rules: 'Agree on the rules before starting.' 'Do not change the board while the other player is thinking.'

Ss write the rule on the board in their own words:

• Positive imperative: base verb + object (Wear goggles. / Agree on the rules before starting.)
• Negative imperative: Don't + base verb (Don't run near the pool. / Don't push other players.)
• Safe instructions: Wear your goggles and follow the lifeguard. / Ask an adult or teacher to explain the rules.
• Unsafe instructions: Run quickly on the wet floor. / Push a friend into the water.

Ss practise choosing the correct past simple form in sentences about sports and games.

Pairs complete Worksheet 1 in a race game. Each pair has one worksheet and a timer. Worksheet 1 contains the exercises: 1. We ___ badminton yesterday. (A. playing B. played C. play) 2. Lan ___ to the stadium last Sunday. (A. went B. go C. goes) 3. Did you ___ the match? (A. won B. wins C. win) 4. They did not ___ football yesterday. (A. playing B. play C. played) 5. I ___ tired after the game yesterday. (A. were B. am C. was). Ss read the time expression and the subject before they choose.

Answers in Worksheet 1:

1. B (played) – Yesterday shows a finished action.
2. A (went) – go has the irregular past form went.
3. C (win) – after did we use the base form.
4. B (play) – did not + base verb.
5. C (was) – I goes with was in the past.
   Ss also write one correct sentence about their last sports activity.

Ss choose the correct question form and the correct imperative, and explain why the wrong options do not fit the situation.

Ss complete Worksheet 2 with three items: 1. Choose the negative imperative: A. Don't push other players. B. You didn't push yesterday. C. Do you push others? 2. Choose the correct question: A. Does Hoa watched the match? B. Did Hoa watch the match? C. Did Hoa watched the match? 3. Choose a safe instruction at a pool: A. Wear your goggles and follow the lifeguard. B. Run quickly on the wet floor. C. Push a friend into the water. After choosing, Ss explain why the other options are not suitable.

Answers in Worksheet 2:

1. A – Don't + base verb gives a negative instruction.
2. B – Did + subject + base verb is the correct question form. A is wrong because Does is used for present tense; C is wrong because watched should be watch after did.
3. A – It gives safety equipment and follows the lifeguard. B is wrong because running on a wet floor is dangerous; C is wrong because pushing a friend is not safe.
   Ss also say: 'B is wrong because didn't push is a past statement, not an instruction.'

Ss apply the past simple and imperatives to describe a traditional game in a real context, and check their own writing by changing the subject and the time.

T shows the example text about ô ăn quan on the projector: 'Our game is ô ăn quan. Two players sit beside a board with small stones. Agree on the rules before starting. Take turns moving the stones through the spaces. Count carefully and do not change the board while the other player is thinking. Ask an adult or teacher to explain local rule variations.' Ss rewrite the text in the past simple, changing the subject to 'Our group' and the time to 'last Sunday'. Then Ss check whether the verbs and structures change, and explain why the wrong forms do not fit. Ss then write 3 sentences about a game they played last weekend.

Sample answer: 'Our game was ô ăn quan last Sunday. Two players sat beside a board with small stones. They agreed on the rules before they started. They took turns moving the stones through the spaces. They counted carefully and did not change the board while the other player was thinking. They asked an adult to explain local rule variations.'
Ss check: sit → sat, agree → agreed (regular), take → took, count → counted, did not change (did not + base verb), was (was for singular subject). Ss explain that the imperatives in the original text become past simple sentences, and that 'Did they count carefully?' is the correct question form.