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What to create	Lesson plan
Which subject	English
What topic	Past simple
What length (min)	30
What age group	Adult courses
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Learning Objectives

• Understand the definition and usage of past simple tense in English
• Formulate simple past tense sentences correctly
• Practice using past simple tense in story-telling

Materials Needed

• Whiteboard and markers
• Handout with exercises
• Story prompt for writing activity

Introduction (5 minutes)

• Greet the class and introduce yourself
• Ask students about their experiences with past simple tense in English
• Explain the importance of using past simple tense when talking about completed actions in the past

Lecture (10 minutes)

• Define past simple tense and its usage in English
• Discuss the formation of past simple tense with regular and irregular verbs
• Provide examples of past simple tense sentences
• Explain the difference between past simple tense and present perfect tense

Practice Exercises (10 minutes)

• Distribute handout with exercises for practicing past simple tense
• Review answers as a class

Story-telling Activity (5 minutes)

• Provide students with a prompt for a short story
• In pairs, have students take turns telling a story in the past simple tense using the given prompt

Conclusion and Homework (5 minutes)

• Summarize the key points of the lesson
• Assign homework: Have students write a short story using past simple tense about a past experience they remember well. They should aim to write at least five complete sentences. Homework should be submitted at the beginning of the next class.