Unit one: Signs of the Time.

Level : Second year secondary school Source : Getting Through

Objectives : By the end of the lesson the learners will be able to express habit in the past with “used to”,”present habits with the
present simple” and future intentions with “to be going to”.
Step / Objective Competence Procedure
time
Interact Grammar Desk:
Warm WBATo anticipate the topic &interpret I) Expressing Habits
up Orally .
Task 1: Study the examples below and draw out a reminder.
/15mn
A– Uncle Hassan used to be a farmer.
B– Today, he works in a tomato paste factory.
D– He didn’t use to go shopping in town very often.
 To express habits, we use:
WBATo express habit in the
Past: used to + stem / stem(ed)
past and present
Present: stem (s)
Present
ation
Habits Positive Negative Interrogative
/ 15 mn
Past Used to +stem Did not use to +stem (Wh pron) Did + S + use to + stem..?

Presen stem (s) Does /do not + stem (wh pron) Do/ Does + S +stem?
t
Practice :
Task 1 p 18: to complete sentences using the positive, negative or interrogative form of “used to”
to have pupils consolidate the Key:
use of the semi-modal used to a- Samira doesn’t like reading now, but she used to read a lot.
(in contrast with the present
simple tense).
b- I know that Nassima is living in a small village now, but where did she use to
practice live?
/15mn c- Now, there are four libraries in our town, but there used to be only one.
d- When I was a child I didn’t use to wear a burnous, but now I wear one.
e- I know that she doesn’t work in a bank now, but did she use to work in one
To make the pupils aware before?
of the pronunciation of the Task 2 p 18: Pronunciation of the final –ed in “used to”.
letter “d” in the semi-modal
used to as /t/ .
 Task 3 p 18: to give the correct tense of verbs in brackets to express a habit in the past or present.
Key:
a-In ancient times, most people used to worship stones.
b-We used to go for long walks in the country when my father was alive.
To make the students edit the c-We usually/sometimes eat out for dinner. (Dine out)
Producti wrong uses of tenses
d-I used to go to school by bicycle, but I don’t do it any longer.
-on
/15mn e-In England, most people often go to the theatre at weekends.
Interact Task 4 p 18: to use “used to “ in different forms to make a meaningful passage.
orally. Key:
All the members of my family have changed their lifestyles of late. My
grandfather used to drink coffee. Now he drinks milk. My father didn’t use to jog.
to get pupils express a habit Now he runs more than three kilometres every afternoon. My mother used to cook
either in past or in present.
food for every meal because she could not eat leftovers and processed food. Now,
she often sends me to buy pizzas whenever she feels she can’t prepare dinner.
My brothers used to go to bed early. These days, they stay up late with the
other members of the family watching films on TV. They didn’t use to play video
games. Now they are addicted to them. Even I haven’t escaped the change. I used
to read books...
30mn Grammar Desk:
FUTURE INTENTION: to be going to
Swa to express the near future a/ Study Uncle Hassan’s quote and draw out a reminder.
with :to be going to. Uncle Hassan: I’m going to retire if my boss refuses my transfer.
To express a future decision / intention, we use : to be going to + stem .

Task:Complete the sentences below in a logical way using ‘going to’. An example is given:
Key:
a. You’ve put too much pressure in the balloon. Mind, it is going to explode/ blow
To make pupils up.
consolidate the use of “going
b. The referee has put the whistle in his mouth. He is going to end the match.
to” to express future
intentions. c. Mouloud has lost his balance. He is going to fall down.
d. Zohra has switched the TV off. She is going to bed/sleep/revise his lessons.
e. Karim has just entered the post office. He is going to send a letter/buy a stamp.
Step / Objective Competence Procedure
time
Interact Grammar Desk:
Warm WBATo anticipate the topic &interpret FUTURE INTENTION to be going to
up Orally .
a/ Study Uncle Hassan’s quote and draw out a reminder.
/15mn
Uncle Hassan:
I’m going to retire if my boss refuses my transfer.
To express a future decision / intention, we use :
WBATo express future
intention to be going to + stem .
Present
ation.m Positive Negative Interrogative

(Wh pron) am / is / are +S

Task:Complete the sentences below in a logical way using ‘going to’. An example is given:
Key:
a. You’ve put too much pressure in the balloon. Mind, it is going to explode/ blow up.
b. The referee has put the whistle in his mouth. He is going to end the match.
Interpret
c. Mouloud has lost his balance. He is going to fall down.
orally d. Zohra has switched the TV off. She is going to bed/sleep/revise his lessons.
e. Karim has just entered the post office. He is going to send a letter/buy a stamp.

practice
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es/ To make the students edit
the wrong uses of tenses

interact

To get pupils express a habit