Grade 8 ESL PowerPoint: Telling Stories in the Past Simple (16 Slides)

Lesson Sequence

• Open in PowerPoint and start the slide show. Click to reveal each answer after students respond.
• Read the speaker notes (View > Notes) for questions to ask and common mistakes.
• Use with the lesson plan: it lists which slides belong to each lesson.

Teacher Tips

Start each lesson with 2 minutes of "What did you do yesterday?" — real communication makes the grammar stick. Put the irregular verb list on the wall for the whole unit.

Learning Objectives

• Form the past simple of regular verbs with correct spelling (walked, arrived, stopped, carried).
• Pronounce -ed endings as /t/, /d/ or /ɪd/.
• Use 16 common irregular past forms correctly.
• Make past simple negatives and questions with did / didn't.
• Use sequencing words and time expressions to organize a story.
• Plan, write and tell a 120–150-word story with a beginning, a problem and an ending.

Differentiation

Support: Provide the verb list and the sequencing word bank on the desk. Challenge: Add the past continuous for background: "While we were eating, we heard a sound." English language learners: Pair each sequencing word with a hand signal (1 finger = first, 2 = then …).

What's Included

• 16-slide PowerPoint (PPTX, editable)
• Speaker notes on every slide
• Click-to-reveal answers for questions
• Key vocabulary slide with pictures
• Summary slide to finish the lesson

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