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TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Convince Me

Activity Type Introduction


Speaking Game: asking In this past continuous game, students ask and answer questions
and answering questions about what they were doing at certain times yesterday. This
from prompts, freer activity also helps students to practice asking for and giving
practice (group work) explanations with because, in order to and so that.

Procedure
Focus
Divide the class into groups of three or four.
Past continuous

Asking for explanations Give each group a set of picture cards and a set of time cards.
with Why were you...? Go through the picture cards and elicit the various activities.

Giving explanations with Ask the students to shuffle the picture cards and then deal them
because, in order to and out equally. The time cards should be shuffled and placed face
so that. down in a pile on the desk.

The first student picks up the top time card from the pile and
Aim asks the player on their right what they were doing at that time
yesterday, e.g. 'What were you doing at 6:00 a.m. yesterday?'
To ask and answer past
continuous questions
The player must then choose one of their picture cards, show
about what you were
the card to the other students and give a convincing answer that
doing at certain times
matches with the time on the card, e.g. 'I was drinking coffee'.
yesterday using cards as
If the answer is appropriate for that time of day, the player can
prompts.
discard their picture card.

If the answer is doubtful, e.g. 'I was studying English', the


Preparation
other students challenge the player and ask them to provide a
Make one copy of the convincing explanation as to why they were doing that activity at
picture cards and time that time of day.
cards for each group of
three or four and cut as If the player can provide a reasonable explanation, the picture
indicated. Keep the two card can be discarded, e.g. 'I was studying English, because...'
sets separate. If not, the player must keep the picture card.

The next student then picks up a time card and asks the player on
Level their right what they were doing at that time yesterday and so on.
Intermediate (B1)
The first player to get rid of all their picture cards wins the game.

Time
25 minutes

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PAST CONTINUOUS

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Convince Me

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PAST CONTINUOUS

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Convince Me

6:00 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 9:15 a.m. 10:45 a.m.

11:30 a.m. 12:45 a.m. 1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m.

3:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:15 p.m. 6:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m. 8:15 p.m. 9:00 pm. 9:45 p.m.

10:30 p.m. 11:45 p.m. 12:15 a.m. 1:45 a.m.

2:30 a.m. 3:45 a.m. 4:30 a.m. 5:15 a.m.

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