Lesson 29: Unit 87 - The Past and The Present (Revision)
A revision lesson on the Present Simple and Past Simple, built around a text about the British tea tradition and everyday actions. You practise verb forms, talking about past events and describing pre
About this lesson
In this revision lesson you will consolidate your knowledge of the Present Simple and Past Simple through an authentic text about the British tea tradition. You will learn to distinguish actions that happen regularly now from actions that happened yesterday. You will practise verb forms – the base form, the third person singular form, the -ing form and the past simple. The exercises include reading comprehension, gap-filling and answering questions about personal habits.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Distinguish between the uses of the Present Simple and Past Simple
- Read and understand an A2-level text about the British tea tradition
- Form the verb forms correctly: third person, -ing form and past simple
- Talk about everyday habits in the present and the past
- Answer questions about personal preferences regarding drinks
- Recognise irregular verbs in the past simple
Lesson vocabulary
- advertisement The first advertisement for tea appeared in a London newspaper in 1658.
- skilled worker The price of a pound of tea was about one third of the money a skilled worker got per week.
- teaspoon The lady of the house carefully measured the tea with a teaspoon.
- fashionable Tea-drinking became a fashionable social ritual.
- social ritual Tea gardens were part of a fashionable social ritual in London.
- blossomed Tea gardens blossomed in places like Vauxhall and Marylebone in London.
- custom The custom of tea-time continues throughout Britain today.
- characteristic feature Tea-time remains a characteristic feature of any cricket match.
- substantial High tea is a more substantial evening meal popular in Northern England.
- china teapot The British make tea traditionally in a china teapot.
- brew They pour boiled water onto the leaves and let the tea brew for a few minutes.
- spoonful They put one spoonful of tea per person and one for the pot.
- freshly boiled They pour some freshly boiled water onto the leaves.
- go shopping After work I go shopping to the local supermarket.
- switch on Every morning I switch on the coffee machine.
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