Ben dreamed he was a sailor, sailing on his ship around the world with his good friend, Moby. But when he woke up he realized that it was really just a dream. Or was it? As the ESL students follow Ben and Moby in Ben's dream, they learn some Irregular Verbs in the past and some nationalities.

Objectives Students will:
  • make affirmative sentences with Irregular Verbs in the Past Simple.
  • categorize Regular and Irregular Verbs in the Past Simple.
  • transform affirmative sentences from the Present Tense to Past Simple.
Grammar
  • Past Simple: Affirmative (Irregular Verbs)
New Words and Expressions China / Chinese
country
dream
feel / felt
France / French
Italy / Italian
lose / lost
sailor
speak / spoke
take / took
wake up / woke up
win / won
Reading
and
Writing
Students will:
  • read a short non-fiction passage about Marco Polo.
  • answer comprehension questions based on the passage.
  • identify details in the passage.
  • write complete answers to questions based on the reading.
Lesson Plans L1U6L2 Lesson Plans (3 Sessions)
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Time Three 45-minute sessions