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THEME 3 LEGENDARY FIGURE

FUNCTIONS
F1 Describing past activities and events
10 GRADE F2 Talking about sequential actions
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F3 Describing characters and settings in an event in the past
5 Parts of the Day

The activity aims to have students talk about sequential past actions by using different sequencers. It
also makes it possible for students to improve their listening and speaking skills through a collaborative
work.

Materials and Preparation
Strips of paper provided on page 75
As a preparation, the teacher photocopies the strips of paper, cuts out them along the dotted lines and
puts each one facing down on the table.

Procedure
1 Put students into groups of five.
2 Let each group choose a representative.
3 Then, ask each representative to come to the table in turns and pick a strip of paper with a part of
the day on.
4 Assign each group member (including the representative) a sequencer to use at the beginning of
their sentences. Student A (the representative) starts the chain with the sequencer “First”, Student
B goes on with “Then”, Student C with “Next”, Student D with “After that” and Student E ends it with
“Finally”.
5 Tell students that they are going to make sentences related to the part of the day on the strip
they have picked using the sequencers (first, then, next, after that, finally) and create a series of
sequential actions.
E.g.

mid afternoon (3:00 p.m.) – late afternoon (5:00 p.m.)

Student A First, I went to the gym in our neighborhood.
Student B Then, I took some exercise.
Student C Next, I had a shower.
Student D After that, I had a chat with my friends.
Student E Finally, I got back home.
6 When the time is up, have the groups share their chains with the class.

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