🟦 TD Lesson Plan – 1st Year Middle School
Grammar Focus: Verb to be, subject pronouns, simple present
Duration: 50 minutes
🔹 Objectives
Revise subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they).
Use the verb to be correctly in affirmative, negative, and interrogative.
Revise simple present (habitual actions).
Produce simple sentences about self or others.
🔹 Lesson Procedure
1. Warm-up (5 min)
On the board, write 3 wrong sentences:
o He are happy.
o I am go to school.
o They is my friends.
Ask: Are these correct? → Students correct them.
2. Presentation (10 min)
Quick review:
o Verb to be: I am, You are, He/She/It is, We are, They are
o Subject pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, they
o Simple present: I play, she plays, they watch…
Give 3 examples:
o I am a student.
o She is my friend.
o I play football every day.
3. Practice (controlled – 15 min)
Exercise 1: Fill in with the correct form of to be.
1. I ___ a pupil.
2. She ___ my friend.
3. They ___ in the classroom.
4. You ___ happy.
5. He ___ my teacher.
Exercise 2: Correct the mistakes.
1. We is students.
2. She am my mother.
3. They is happy.
Exercise 3: Change into negative and interrogative.
1. He is a doctor.
2. They are brothers.
3. I am a teacher.
4. Practice (less controlled – 10 min)
Dialogue completion:
A: ___ you a student?
B: Yes, I ___.
A: What ___ he doing?
B: He ___ in the classroom.
(Pairs fill in blanks and read aloud.)
5. Use (Production – 8 min)
Students write 4–5 sentences about a classmate or family member using to be and
simple present. Example:
This is my sister. She is 10 years old. She is a student. She plays football. She is nice.
Volunteers read aloud.
6. Wrap-up (2 min)
Quick oral quiz: teacher asks “Are you…?” / “Is she…?” etc. Students answer.
🟦 TD Lesson Plan – 3rd Year Middle School
Grammar Focus: Past Simple vs Present Perfect
Duration: 50 minutes
🔹 Objectives
Differentiate between past simple and present perfect.
Revise regular/irregular verbs.
Use key adverbs (yesterday, ago, ever, never, since, for, already, yet).
Practice through speaking and writing activities.
🔹 Lesson Procedure
1. Warm-up (5 min)
On the board:
o I visited Oran last year.
o I have visited Oran many times.
Ask: What’s the difference? (Students guess.)
2. Presentation (10 min)
Teacher explains:
o Past Simple → completed actions in the past (yesterday, last week, ago).
o Present Perfect → experiences, actions with present relevance (ever, never,
already, yet, since, for).
Show examples:
o She visited Algiers last summer.
o She has visited Algiers many times.
3. Practice (controlled – 15 min)
Exercise 1: Fill in with past simple or present perfect.
1. I (visit) Paris in 2022.
2. She (never / be) to Spain.
3. They (see) that movie yesterday.
4. We (already / finish) our homework.
5. He (go) to school last Monday.
Exercise 2: Choose the correct option.
1. I (have seen / saw) that film last night.
2. They (have eaten / ate) breakfast already.
3. She (was / has been) my teacher since 2020.
4. Practice (less controlled – 10 min)
Pair work interview:
Students ask each other:
1. Have you ever eaten sushi?
2. Have you ever traveled to another city?
3. When did you last visit your grandparents?
4. What did you do last weekend?
Report partner’s answers.
5. Use (Production – 8 min)
Students write a short paragraph:
Write about something you have done in your life, and one specific thing you did last
week.
Example: I have visited many cities in Algeria. I have never traveled abroad. Last
week, I visited my uncle in Oran.
6. Wrap-up (2 min)
Quick board race: teacher calls verbs (go, eat, see, live), students write both past
simple and past participle forms.
