Ready-made supplementary material found on islcollective.com by Dimitris Zeppos https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals Post the materials you found and would like to suggest for your EFL class. Also comment on the postings of other group members. en-us 2017-10-26 20:04:27 UTC 2025-10-08 06:04:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lovecoffee.png Past simple practice through listening and speaking. Includes both controlled, language-awareness activities and more free-practice, communicative ones. The last activity can be completed in pairs, where one student asks a question about each day and the other answers. Then they can ask each other about their weeks. patrikiouhelen https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1906588755 Eleni Patrikiou]]> 2021-11-22 16:57:49 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1906588755 Discussion cards. In pairs or even groups. Free-practice, fluency focused. I would only use some of the questions depending on students' level and create more myself also depending on their interests. (E.g. When did you last listen to music? To which song?) patrikiouhelen https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1906594138 Eleni Patrikiou]]> 2021-11-22 17:00:38 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1906594138 Finally, a detective story. Past tense through reading comprehension. Curiosity triggering, problem-solving. Perfect for exposure to past tense. patrikiouhelen https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1906598507 Eleni Patrikiou]]> 2021-11-22 17:02:54 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1906598507 Past Simple activity through a song.Gap-filling,matching and brainstorming free-practice exercises focusing on developing communicative skills through authentic English material which bring the real-life christmas spirit into the classroom and in the same time introducing and repeating the grammar feature of Past Tense with a more fun and entertaining way. evkontot https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1906704597 2021-11-22 17:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1906704597 Visual- learning Past Tense activity. Students should observe carefully what Snoopy does and use Past tense in order to describe his movements about what he did last Christmas.Promoting communicative skills through an attractive learning material which focuses on reading and speaking. It could be a good way for incorporating facial and body language by pretending Snoopy and contributing to a more Bodily- Kinesthetic learning intelligence. evkontot https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1906728991 2021-11-22 18:09:28 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1906728991 Learners, with the use of this story, will have the opportunity to practise past simple and boost their creativity at the same time. Besides, story-telling can be always a very fun and efficient way to teach. sen1800091 https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1906871288 2021-11-22 19:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1906871288 Using a board game as a group activity after having first split class into two or three groups. The students will learn and internalise knowledge of past forms, while at the same will have fun and bond with each other. It would be better if the game supplemented a specific unit of the coursebook, so that kids are familiar with the vocabulary, characters, etc. sen1800091 https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1906879493 2021-11-22 19:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1906879493 antbosmi https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1908354360 A very fun and effective exercise in which our young students are asked to fill in the gabs using the appropriate verb of the box in the past simple. Then they have to match the sentences to the pictures. This kind of activity help students recall background knowledge and theory of the specific grammatical phenomenon(past tense), and at the same time revise some of the most common verbs that we use in daily life.]]> 2021-11-23 13:13:14 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1908354360 antbosmi https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1908383204 The game is called "Where were you...? Each student ask his/her partner "Where were you yesterday/ last night /this morning at 4am...? and according to the question the other kid has to produce a sentence describing the appropriate card. Students learn how to use the past tense in real-life conversations, and also develop their speaking skills. Students become more confident about themselves. ]]> 2021-11-23 13:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1908383204 Learners have to fill the gaps with the correct Past Tense form of the verbs in the brackets. The text is about Harry Potter's story that many, if not all, of the students already know and will certainly find interesting to read. After the gap-filling exercise, the students will have to complete a language comprehension activity which is based on the text. This activity should prove more entertaining than most common exercises that the students usually do, solely from the fact that ii references a fictional hero that most students are accustomed with. The last activity can also be completed in the form of Questions & Answers between the students, in which they will ask and answer questions to one another. jsamantzis7 https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1909071322 Level: Elementary (A1) - Pre-intermediate(A2)
Aims: Learning/revising Past Tense, train reading comprehension, develop speaking skills]]> 2021-11-23 18:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1909071322 Καστανά Μαρία-Μαγδαλινή. This worksheet broaches the isuue of countable and uncountable nouns, in a quite clear and simple way. It could arouse the interest of the students (especially the young ones), as they force them to think and absorb the newly presented grammatical phenomenon. Furthermore, the activities encourage the cooperation among the pupils. It complies with the level of the class and practices both grammar and vocabulary at the same time. mariloukastana https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1910773352 https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/grammar/countable-and-uncountable-nouns/countable-and-uncountable-nouns/36192]]> 2021-11-24 14:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1910773352 Alexandra Konstantinidi- practice past tense of irregular words. Students get to choose words from the box, convert them into the correct past form, and place them in the gaps. The fact that the activity is an anecdote about a heroine's day will perhaps make the activity more interesting and engaging. https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1910957447 2021-11-24 16:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1910957447 Alexandra Konstantinidi- crossroad that for past simple practice. Students will have to write the correct past form in the appropriate numbered column in order to discover the hidden word. Each verb is accompanied by a sketch which will help students learn the meaning of each verb. https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1911001575 2021-11-24 16:51:51 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1911001575 Students are encouraged to interact, communicate and experiment with the language in order to answer these questions in pairs or individually using the affirmative, negative and interrogative forms of the simple past tense. This particular activity provides an opportunity to students to apply what they have learned to real life since these simple questions are directly related to everyday life. spyros1512 https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1911417870 2021-11-24 23:08:44 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1911417870 Students should find in the puzzle the past forms of the verbs given. Then they should write the past forms in the boxes next to their infinitive forms. Learners can also collaborate in pairs to complete this worksheet. Using a puzzle as an activity allows students to actively participate in the learning process and become more acquainted with the past forms of the verbs.- Eirini Kalafati https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1913112929 2021-11-25 18:54:25 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1913112929 Based on their own holiday trips students can describe their experience traveling using the past tense. This worksheet can be completed as a role-play between pairs or group members. Students practice grammatical structures while they discuss topics of everyday life. e_kalafati https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1913135618 2021-11-25 19:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1913135618 Mavra Aktypi - Practice on past simple through gap-filling activities. Students are exposed to familiar stories and they are asked to use their grammar and reading comprehension skills to complete the activity using the verbs from the box. This type of exercise will keep the students interested and engaged with the lesson. After the fill-in-the gap activity they are asked to complete two short tables with the corresponding past tense forms which have been practised throughout the worksheet and the lesson in general. https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1913143965 Mavra Aktypi]]> 2021-11-25 19:26:51 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1913143965 Mavra Aktypi - A very simple and fun activity to practise irregular verbs in past simple. The pictures that are included in the worksheet assisted to the better understanding and completion of the activity. The students find the irregular forms in the grid and the match the past simple form with the present simple form and its relevant picture. https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1913158046 Mavra Aktypi]]> 2021-11-25 19:41:51 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1913158046 Vasiliki Ntzani https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1914250910 This activity engages the students in the Past Simple tense, while giving them the chance to become familiar with a Beatles song! The students can work in pairs and then an audio of the song will be provided.]]> 2021-11-26 12:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1914250910 sofiakon_8 https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1914374819 A simple and effective activity in which students are asked to fill in the gaps using the correct verb form from the box in the past simple. Through this activity students are given the opportunity to use the past simple and at the same time recall their knowledge of vocabulary.]]> 2021-11-26 13:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1914374819 sofiakon_8 https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1914378573 An activity that combines both reading comprehension and grammar. In this exercise students are required to read the text and then answer to the questions that follow using the past simple. It is a very creative activity that tests both students' comprehension of the text and their ability in using the past tense.]]> 2021-11-26 13:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1914378573 A worksheet designed for kids to practise colours and school supplies. It can be used as a revision worksheet and it is also great for homework. Hope you like it! nikolletaz https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1915323467 NIKOLETA ZISI]]> 2021-11-27 10:45:39 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1915323467 PARASKEVI ANNA BAKALAKOU https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1915332392 This is an activity that covers a wide variety of past tenses and it allows students to develop critical thinking as to which past tense is used in each gap and for what reason. It is also an activity that engages students with the ability of storytelling through the reading about historical events, in this case the fire that destroyed the Crystal Palace in London. So, after completing that task, the teacher can also ask them to write their own story using the past tenses and also referring to a past event, historical or not.]]> 2021-11-27 10:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1915332392 A worksheet designed for young learners to practise the prepositions (in, on, under, in front of, etc) and the verb to be. It can be used as a revision worksheet during the Christmas break. At the same time, students learn vocabulary used about Christmas. It is perfect for visual learners as it uses an image from which students have to detect where each item is and write the correct preposition. Hope you like my ideas! nikolletaz https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1915332488 NIKOLETA ZISI]]> 2021-11-27 10:59:23 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1915332488 PARASKEVI ANNA BAKALAKOU https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1915335870 This is an activity that covers the past simple and past continuous tenses and creates a dichotomy as to when to we use the past simple and when do we use the past continuous. After completing the first two tasks, the children will also practice their speaking skills using the past tenses that they have just learned.]]> 2021-11-27 11:04:57 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1915335870 https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1915400484 Students can practice their speaking and communicational skills while using the past tenses in order to explain real-life situations.
(Georgia - Maria Epsimou)]]> 2021-11-27 12:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1915400484 aggelikivas https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1915661047 students will have the opportunity to practice the past simple tense by searching for the right form and matching it to the correct present form. the worksheet is colourful to motivate young learners to engage more with the exercise. ]]> 2021-11-27 19:15:24 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1915661047 aggelikivas https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1915664873 a fun way to practice both the form of the verb "to be" and spoken language. the class can split in groups and play.]]> 2021-11-27 19:23:42 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1915664873 It is a speaking activity in the form of a board game, in which learners practice asking and answering questions by using the past tense. Moreover, it is an activity with information questions through which students interact with their classmates and socialize, resulting in promoting the classroom dynamic. Therefore, the activity suits the mixed learning styles and the multiple intelligences of the all students. https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1915670208 2021-11-27 19:33:39 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1915670208 It is a listening activity, which concentrates on the practice of the past tenses, past simple and past continuous, but also facilitates students on forming questions and providing answers. Furthermore, it strengthens learners’ listening skills and focuses on the depiction of storytelling and narration of events, which is the major goal for this particular lesson. https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1915670653 2021-11-27 19:34:26 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1915670653 In this activity students should be able to practice the Past Simple tense through an exercise where they will have to put the past verbs in the correct blank.This way,they will create a text about their daily routines which refers to the past and then they will have to match the pictures to the routines above.At the end of the activity,each student in the class will talk about their personal favourite daily routine in the Past Simple and present it in the class.The activity combines speaking,grammar and vocabulary practice. elchr97 https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1916111542 2021-11-28 10:54:00 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1916111542 Past Simple worksheet with a picture (Despoina Kyriakidou) https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1916206351 This worksheet can be used in multiple ways inside or outside the classroom (as homework). After filling the gaps in the first activity, the students can complete the second activity by:
1. Answering to the questions by writing them down, either at home or in the classroom (as a test). The teacher can then collect the students' answers and correct them at home or correct them together in class.
2. Answering to the questions orally. This could work in a private lesson with a small number of students (2-4 students, so each student gets to answer at least 2 questions)
3. In a bigger class, the students can divide in pairs and ask the questions to each other.

After the students have completed the second activity, the teacher can have the them answer the questions again, but this time only by looking at the picture.]]> 2021-11-28 12:56:51 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1916206351 Past Simple worksheet with drills and writing/speaking activity (Despoina Kyriakidou) https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1916227626 This worksheet provides the students with rules regarding the use of the past simple, a drill exercise to help them practice the correct form of the verbs, and an activity that will prompt them to produce full sentences using the past simple test. The second activity can be completed either in pairs or individually and promotes not only grammar acquisition but the development of writing/speaking skills.]]> 2021-11-28 13:20:01 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1916227626 Combining grammar with vocabulary and drama (extra fun specifically for those Ss of bodily- kinesthetic intelligence) - Anastasia Basli https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1916304449 This is an activity that could be done in order to help the Ss enrich their vocabulary since they encounter everyday phrases which they need to know in order to communicate simple activities of their everyday life. It also assists in practicing the Ss' knowledge of the Past Simple tense as they are required to rewrite the sentences by changing the present to the past tense. The vocabulary encountered seems also to be relevant to the Ss' age, interests and level of proficiency. However, I would also have them carry out a dramatization of the pictures and their matching sentences in order to make the lesson more interesting. For instance, after doing the exercise I would divide them into 5 groups of 5 and have them choose a representative who would act out a picture and its meaning without his/her mates knowing it. The team with the most correct answers wins.
*The theme of the worksheet might not have to do with the Vikings or pirates in general but is instead related to our holidays which conjure up the image of the sea just like the Vikings subject does. The T could therefore initiate a discussion with his/her Ss (after their having completed the school book exercises) relevant to travels and the sense of getting to know other cultures. In this way the theme of holidays could be considered relevant and henceforth appropriate as an extra material. ]]> 2021-11-28 14:38:13 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1916304449 Past tense activity combined with matching activity https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1916373388 Kristina Hamzollari
This is a fun activity for the learners. They learn grammar, specifically past simple and vocabulary at the same time. Through visuals, the activity awakens the students and persuades them to practice what they have learnt so far. ]]> 2021-11-28 15:51:48 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1916373388 Marianna Chlinou mariannachlinou https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1916487060 This is a really useful worksheet as it has grammatical rules and some signal words that students can use if they don't feel confident with their knowledge yet. It also incorporates irregular verbs and negative and interrogative forms. Since this is not an interactive worksheet I would ask the students to pick a partner and correct each other's work to promote both their communication skills and their grammar awareness. ]]> 2021-11-28 18:01:31 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1916487060 Tsilinkeridou Maria. I would use this game to foster collaborative work and communication in a fun way while promoting consolidation of grammar forms. Although, I would probably alter names of characters and use relevant topic words such as: raid, settle, capture, attack, invade etc to help students internalize meaning through use. https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1916629545 2021-11-28 21:18:25 UTC https://padlet.com/zepposd/isocollective_proposals/wish/1916629545