Writing with the past tense - PROF. JONES



Who do you admire? (Interview) – TaskThere are many people who have done much in the world to make it a better place.In groups, choose a person who is still alive but has done a lot in society to make the world a better place. Imagine you are a journalist getting ready to interview this person to learn about their life.Create 11 questions that you could ask that person about. Think about what they have done and how to ask a good question (think about the grammar). USE SIMPLE PAST VERB TENSE!After you have written down the questions, choose three, research, and answer the questions with what you think they would say.Person’s Name: __________________________________ What did they do? __________________________________Questions about their childhood Questions about their work Interesting questions you could ask Using the Past Tense – Group WorkWriting with the past tenseWriting in the past tense can be simple. Just make sure that you are using the right form of the word if it is irregular.Ex.: (road trip, verb: ride, verb: have a good time)My friends and I took a road trip around the US last year. We rode in a rental car the whole way. We had a good time visiting the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone National Park.Use the information in groups to complete sentences:(restaurant, verb: eat, verb: order)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(university, verb: go, verb: study)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(movie theater, verb: buy, verb: cuddle)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(job interview, verb: prepare, verb: be nervous)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(final exam, verb: have a nightmare, verb: be stress)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Talking about someone with the past tenseLook at the two people up on the board. Consider the information about them and write a profile for them. What other information can you include? Make sure to use simple past tense.Elon Musk:Mark Zuckerberg: ................
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