Level : 3rd year

Lesson plan Unit 01 : Exploring the past

Rubric : Grammar lesson 1 Sequence 01: Listen and consider

Intermediate objective: By the end of this lesson, learners will be able to express: obligation and
ability and talk about habits in the past using : had to , was/were able to and used to.

Time allowance: 1 hour Competency: interacting orally+ producing a written expression

Function: Expressing obligation, ability and habits in the past Materials: worksheets
Language form: Had to, used to , were/ was able to

Tasks/ Procedures/correction Objectives Time

Phases

 T interacts with learners using the passage and different questions.

 Lrs must draw the rule at the end
Presentation Passage: To set Lrs in
Ancient civilizations were able to build remarkable cities and cultures context/ build
the necessary
that still fascinate us today. They used to be farmers by engaging in
knowledge to 10 mn
farming activities along the fertile riverbanks. However, they had to understand the
confront various challenges, including harsh weather conditions and the lesson and draw
need for efficient resource management. Despite these obstacles, they the rule
were able to develop ingenious irrigation systems, which not only
improved their agricultural productivity but also laid the foundation for
the growth of great civilizations.

1- What is the passage about?

2- What did ancient people use to be?
3- Did they have to face any hard conditions? Justify
4- What were ancient civilizations able to do?

Learners expected answers :

1- The passage is about ancient civilizations.
2- They used to be farmers
3- Yes, they did. They had to confront various challenges.
4- They were able to build remarkable cities and cultures. they were able
to develop ingenious irrigation systems
Teacher interacts with learners asking more questions to deduce the
rule. Students will complete the table
- What does the sentence in answer 2 express? in which tense?
- What about “they had to comfort various challenges”? In which
tense?
- What do the sentences in the 4rth answer express? What do we use
to express ability in the past?

Expressing habit in the past obligation/ ability in

necessity in the
the past
Affirmative used to Had to Was/were
form able to
Negative form Didn’t use to Didn’t have Was / were
to not able to
 Note: All the verbs used after theses expressions must be in the infinitive
(stem)

Task01 Rewrite sentence “b” so that it means the same as sentence “A” 20 mn
A - In the past many Algerians cities had Roman names.
Practice B - Many Algerian cities …………………………………………………
To practice the
A - Ancient civilizations managed to build awe-inspiring monuments. use of : had to
B - Ancient civilizations ………………………………………… , used to and
was/were able
A - Ancient people were obliged to build dams because some of their to
regions were too dry.
B - Ancient people ………………………………………………………

A - The Egyptians had the ability to build sophisticated pyramids.

B - The Egyptians ………………………………………………………

A - Ancient Egyptians had the habit of developing complex systems of

governance to organize their societies effectively.
B - The Greeks ………………………………………………………
Key:
B - Many Algerian cities used to have roman names.
B - Ancient civilizations were able to build awe-inspiring monuments.
B - Ancient people had to build dams because some of their regions were
too dry.
B - The Egyptians were able to build sophisticated pyramids.
B - Ancient Egyptians used to develop complex systems of governance to
organize their societies effectively.

Lrs ask questions on the underlined words

Task02
a- Ancient people used to build impressive temples to honor their
To formulate
deities. questions that
demonstrate
b- Ancient civilizations had to adapt to the challenges of their
an
10 mn
environments in order to thrive and survive. understanding
of past
c- Cleopatra was able to maintain her power and influence in the
obligations,
volatile political landscape of ancient Egypt. abilities, and
habits in
Key:
historical
a- What did Ancient people use to build to honor their deities? contexts
b- Why did ancient civilizations have to adapt to the challenges of
their environments?
c- What was Cleopatra able to maintain in the volatile political
landscape of ancient Egypt?

Produce Writing task

 Read the following passage and answer the questions Read the following passage and answer the questions
Ancient civilizations were able to build remarkable cities and cultures that still Ancient civilizations were able to build remarkable cities and cultures that still
fascinate us today. They used to be farmers by engaging in farming activities fascinate us today. They used to be farmers by engaging in farming activities
along the fertile riverbanks. However, they had to confront various challenges, along the fertile riverbanks. However, they had to confront various challenges,
including harsh weather conditions and the need for efficient resource including harsh weather conditions and the need for efficient resource
management. Despite these obstacles, they were able to develop ingenious management. Despite these obstacles, they were able to develop ingenious
irrigation systems, which not only improved their agricultural productivity but irrigation systems, which not only improved their agricultural productivity but
also laid the foundation for the growth of great civilizations. also laid the foundation for the growth of great civilizations.

5- What is the passage about? 9- What is the passage about?

…………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………
6- What did ancient people use to be? 10- What did ancient people use to be?
…………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………….
7- Did they have to face any hard conditions? Justify . 11- Did they have to face any hard conditions? Justify .
…………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………….
8- What were ancient civilizations able to do? 12- What were ancient civilizations able to do?
…………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………….
Complete the table : Complete the table :
Expressing Expressing

Affirmative Affirmative
form form
Negative Negative
form form

Note: ………………………………………………………………………….. Note: …………………………………………………………………………..

Task 01: Rewrite sentence “b” so that it means the same as sentence “A” Task 01: Rewrite sentence “b” so that it means the same as sentence “A”
A - In the past many Algerians cities had Roman names. A - In the past many Algerians cities had Roman names.
B - Many Algerian cities ………………………………………………… B - Many Algerian cities …………………………………………………
 A - Ancient civilizations managed to build awe-inspiring monuments. A - Ancient civilizations managed to build awe-inspiring monuments.
B - Ancient civilizations ……………………………………………………… B - Ancient civilizations ………………………………………………………

A - Ancient people were obliged to build dams because some of their regions A - Ancient people were obliged to build dams because some of their regions
were too dry. were too dry.
B - Ancient people ……………………………………………………… B - Ancient people ………………………………………………………

A - The Egyptians had the ability to build sophisticated pyramids. A - The Egyptians had the ability to build sophisticated pyramids.
B - The Egyptians ……………………………………………………… B - The Egyptians ………………………………………………………

A - Ancient Egyptians had the habit of developing complex systems of A - Ancient Egyptians had the habit of developing complex systems of
governance to organize their societies effectively. governance to organize their societies effectively.
B - The Greeks ……………………………………………………… B - The Greeks ………………………………………………………

Task 01: Ask questions on the underlined words Task 01: Ask questions on the underlined words

a- Ancient people used to build impressive temples to honor their deities. a- Ancient people used to build impressive temples to honor their deities.
………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………..

b- Ancient civilizations had to adapt to the challenges of their environments b- Ancient civilizations had to adapt to the challenges of their environments
in order to thrive and survive. in order to thrive and survive.
………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………..

c- Cleopatra was able to maintain her power and influence in the volatile c- Cleopatra was able to maintain her power and influence in the volatile
political landscape of ancient Egypt. political landscape of ancient Egypt.
………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………..
Level : 3rd year
Lesson plan Unit 01 : Exploring the past
Rubric : Grammar lesson 1 Sequence 01: Listen and consider

Intermediate objective: By the end of this lesson, learners will be able to express: obligation and
ability and talk about habits in the past using : had to , was/were able to and used to.

Time allowance: 1 hour Competency: interacting orally+ producing a written expression

Function: Expressing obligation, ability and habits in the past Materials: worksheets
Language form: Had to, used to , were/ was able to

Tasks/ Procedures/correction Objectives Time

Phases

 T interacts with learners using the passage and different questions.

 Lrs must draw the rule at the end
Presentation Passage: To set Lrs in
Ancient civilizations were able to build remarkable cities and cultures context/ build
the necessary
that still fascinate us today. They used to be farmers by engaging in
knowledge to 10 mn
farming activities along the fertile riverbanks. However, they had to understand the
confront various challenges, including harsh weather conditions and the lesson and draw
need for efficient resource management. Despite these obstacles, they the rule
were able to develop ingenious irrigation systems, which not only
improved their agricultural productivity but also laid the foundation for
the growth of great civilizations.

13- What is the passage about?

14- What did ancient people use to be?
15- Did they have to face any hard conditions? Justify
16- What were ancient civilizations able to do?

Learners expected answers :

5- The passage is about ancient civilizations.
6- They used to be farmers
7- Yes, they did. They had to confront various challenges.
8- They were able to build remarkable cities and cultures. they were able
to develop ingenious irrigation systems
Teacher interacts with learners asking more questions to deduce the
rule. Students will complete the table
- What does the sentence in answer 2 express? in which tense?
- What about “they had to comfort various challenges”? In which
tense?
- What do the sentences in the 4rth answer express? What do we use
to express ability in the past?

Expressing habit in the past obligation/ ability in

necessity in the
the past
Affirmative used to Had to Was/were
form able to
Negative form Didn’t use to Didn’t have Was / were
to not able to
 Note: All the verbs used after theses expressions must be in the infinitive
(stem)

Task01 Rewrite sentence “b” so that it means the same as sentence “A” 20 mn
A - In the past many Algerians cities had Roman names.
Practice B - Many Algerian cities …………………………………………………
To practice the
A - Ancient civilizations managed to build awe-inspiring monuments. use of : had to
B - Ancient civilizations ………………………………………… , used to and
was/were able
A - Ancient people were obliged to build dams because some of their to
regions were too dry.
B - Ancient people ………………………………………………………

A - The Egyptians had the ability to build sophisticated pyramids.

B - The Egyptians ………………………………………………………

A - Ancient Egyptians had the habit of developing complex systems of

governance to organize their societies effectively.
B - The Greeks ………………………………………………………
Key:
B - Many Algerian cities used to have roman names.
B - Ancient civilizations were able to build awe-inspiring monuments.
B - Ancient people had to build dams because some of their regions were
too dry.
B - The Egyptians were able to build sophisticated pyramids.
B - Ancient Egyptians used to develop complex systems of governance to
organize their societies effectively.

Lrs ask questions on the underlined words

Task02
d- Ancient people used to build impressive temples to honor their
To formulate
deities. questions that
demonstrate
e- Ancient civilizations had to adapt to the challenges of their
an
10 mn
environments in order to thrive and survive. understanding
of past
f- Cleopatra was able to maintain her power and influence in the
obligations,
volatile political landscape of ancient Egypt. abilities, and
habits in
Key:
historical
d- What did Ancient people use to build to honor their deities? contexts
e- Why did ancient civilizations have to adapt to the challenges of
their environments?
f- What was Cleopatra able to maintain in the volatile political
landscape of ancient Egypt?

Produce Writing lesson

 Read the following passage and answer the questions Read the following passage and answer the questions
Ancient civilizations were able to build remarkable cities and cultures that still Ancient civilizations were able to build remarkable cities and cultures that still
fascinate us today. They used to be farmers by engaging in farming activities fascinate us today. They used to be farmers by engaging in farming activities
along the fertile riverbanks. However, they had to confront various challenges, along the fertile riverbanks. However, they had to confront various challenges,
including harsh weather conditions and the need for efficient resource including harsh weather conditions and the need for efficient resource
management. Despite these obstacles, they were able to develop ingenious management. Despite these obstacles, they were able to develop ingenious
irrigation systems, which not only improved their agricultural productivity but irrigation systems, which not only improved their agricultural productivity but
also laid the foundation for the growth of great civilizations. also laid the foundation for the growth of great civilizations.

17- What is the passage about? 21- What is the passage about?
…………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………
18- What did ancient people use to be? 22- What did ancient people use to be?
…………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………….
19- Did they have to face any hard conditions? Justify . 23- Did they have to face any hard conditions? Justify .
…………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………….
20- What were ancient civilizations able to do? 24- What were ancient civilizations able to do?
…………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………….
Complete the table : Complete the table :
Expressing Expressing

Affirmative Affirmative
form form
Negative Negative
form form

Note: ………………………………………………………………………….. Note: …………………………………………………………………………..

Task 01: Rewrite sentence “b” so that it means the same as sentence “A” Task 01: Rewrite sentence “b” so that it means the same as sentence “A”
A - In the past many Algerians cities had Roman names. A - In the past many Algerians cities had Roman names.
B - Many Algerian cities ………………………………………………… B - Many Algerian cities …………………………………………………
 A - Ancient civilizations managed to build awe-inspiring monuments. A - Ancient civilizations managed to build awe-inspiring monuments.
B - Ancient civilizations ……………………………………………………… B - Ancient civilizations ………………………………………………………

A - Ancient people were obliged to build dams because some of their regions A - Ancient people were obliged to build dams because some of their regions
were too dry. were too dry.
B - Ancient people ……………………………………………………… B - Ancient people ………………………………………………………

A - The Egyptians had the ability to build sophisticated pyramids. A - The Egyptians had the ability to build sophisticated pyramids.
B - The Egyptians ……………………………………………………… B - The Egyptians ………………………………………………………

A - Ancient Egyptians had the habit of developing complex systems of A - Ancient Egyptians had the habit of developing complex systems of
governance to organize their societies effectively. governance to organize their societies effectively.
B - The Greeks ……………………………………………………… B - The Greeks ………………………………………………………

Task 02: Ask questions on the underlined words Task 02: Ask questions on the underlined words

d- Ancient people used to build impressive temples to honor their deities. d- Ancient people used to build impressive temples to honor their deities.
………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………..

e- Ancient civilizations had to adapt to the challenges of their environments e- Ancient civilizations had to adapt to the challenges of their environments
in order to thrive and survive. in order to thrive and survive.
………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………..

f- Cleopatra was able to maintain her power and influence in the volatile f- Cleopatra was able to maintain her power and influence in the volatile
political landscape of ancient Egypt. political landscape of ancient Egypt.
………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………..