Dear Diary

GRAMMAR: Verb: Past Tense     EXAMPLE: I went to school at 8 o'clock.     DATE ADDED: 07-02-09 

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Materials Needed:

• DearDiary worksheet

Detailed Explanation:

1. Students listen to the ALT describes Rie's day, and circle the picture that best describes what she is doing at that time. For example, "At 7 o'clock, Rie got up. At lunch break, she read a book. After school, she played tennis. In the evening, she watched T.V."
2. In part 2 of the worksheet, students change the English phrases to the Japanese equivalent:
   • At 8 o'clock AM, 午前８時に
   • At 10 o'clock PM, 午後１０時
   • In the morning, 午前中/朝に
   • In the afternoon, 昼に

   • After school, 放課後

   • After dinner, 晩ご飯の後

   • Before school, 学校に来る前・登校前

   • Before class, クラスの前

3. After changing the words, the ALT reads each phrase. The students repeat.

4. In part 3 of the worksheet, students look at how to write a diary in three simple steps:

   • Write the date.

   • Write what you did.

   • Write how you felt about what you did.

5. Finally, part 4 of the worksheet, students try their own hand at writing a diary entry.  At the bottom of the page there is a word bank to help students who can't think of anything to write.

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