·         Course Book: English File Pre-Intermediate (Oxford University Press)

·         Form: 7th Grade

·         Topic: Holidays and Travel

·         Grammar Rule: Past Simple Tense (regular and irregular verbs)

·         Technologies used

1.     British National Corpus (https://www.english-corpora.org/bnc/)

2.     WordWall

3.     Quizlet

4.     Liveworksheets

5.     WheelDecide (https://wheeldecide.com/)

6.     Mentimeter

7.     Google Forms

8.     Padlet

9.     Vocaroo (https://vocaroo.com/)

10.                      YouTube

2) 10 Grammar Teaching Exercises with 10 Technologies

A) Presenting the Grammar Rule

Technology: British National Corpus (BNC)
Task 1 – Example Discovery Activity
Students use prepared examples from the BNC to identify Past Simple in real-life contexts.

🔹 Instruction: “Read the sentences. Which verbs show completed actions in the past?”
Examples from BNC:

·         She went to London last summer.

·         We played football yesterday.

·         They did their homework last night.

Follow-up: Students underline the past verbs and classify them as regular or irregular.

B) Controlled Practice (Form Focus)

Technology: WheelDecide
Task 2 – Verb Spinner Game

🔹 Instruction: Spin the Wheel with base form verbs. Students say or write the Past Simple form.
Example: The wheel lands on “go” ➝ student says “went.”

Technology: WordWall
Task 3 – Match Game

🔹 Instruction: Match present tense verbs with their past forms (drag-and-drop).

·         go → went

·         play → played

·         eat → ate

Technology: Quizlet
Task 4 – Flashcards & Learn Mode

🔹 Instruction: Study a Quizlet set of irregular verbs, then complete the Learn and Test modes to check recall.

Technology: Liveworksheets
Task 5 – Gap Fill Worksheet

🔹 Instruction: Complete a digital worksheet:

·         “Yesterday, I ___ (visit) my grandmother.”

·         “We ___ (not/go) to the cinema last weekend.”

C) Assessment

Technology: Google Forms
Task 6 – Grammar Quiz

🔹 Instruction: Complete the multiple-choice quiz.
Example:

1.     She ___ a book last night.
A) reads B) read C) reading
✔ Correct: B) read

Settings: Immediate feedback enabled. Include score.

D) Using the Grammar in Speaking/Writing/Listening/Reading

Technology: Padlet
Task 7 – Collaborative Writing Wall

🔹 Instruction: Write 3–5 sentences about your last holiday using Past Simple.
Students post their texts, comment on each other’s work.

Technology: Vocaroo
Task 8 – Voice Recording Task

🔹 Instruction: Record a short story (1 minute) about something fun you did last weekend.
Upload the link to the class Padlet for peer feedback.

Technology: YouTube (Video + Transcript)**
Task 9 – Listening Activity

🔹 Instruction: Watch a short travel vlog (e.g., “My Trip to Paris”) and write down 5 verbs in the Past Simple.
➤ Use auto-generated subtitles to help.

Technology: Mentimeter
Task 10 – Live Poll: What Did You Do Yesterday?

🔹 Instruction: Students choose from a list of activities (all in Past Simple)
➤ Results form a word cloud or bar chart.
➤ Follow-up: Discuss using full sentences: “I cleaned my room,” “I watched a movie.”

 Printed Copy Summary Table

Task #

Skill Type

Technology

Task Description

1

Presentation

BNC

Identify past tense examples from corpus

2

Controlled Practice

WheelDecide

Verb spinner → say/write past form

3

Controlled Practice

WordWall

Match present and past verbs

4

Controlled Practice

Quizlet

Flashcard learning of irregular verbs

5

Controlled Practice

Liveworksheets

Fill in the blanks using Past Simple

6

Assessment

Google Forms

Multiple-choice grammar quiz

7

Production (Writing)

Padlet

Write about past events on wall

8

Production (Speaking)

Vocaroo

Record and share past tense story

9

Listening

YouTube

Find Past Simple verbs in vlog

10

Speaking/Interaction

Mentimeter

Live poll and discussion of daily actions