- Yesterday, I ______.
Instructions: Complete with your own past activities using Past Indefinite.
- Yesterday, I ______.
Instructions: Describe a past event using sequencing words (First, Then, After that, Finally). Use only Past Indefinite.
Topic: Describe a time you achieved a goal.
Model Start: "First, I decided to improve my fitness. Then, I joined a local gym..."
[Describe it completely in the box below and then read it aloud for speaking fluency practice. Then practice speaking it without reading]
Activity 5: Task 1 Data Description
Instructions: Write a paragraph describing the data below using at least 8 different past tense verbs from Table 2.
Data: Car Sales in Country X: 2010 - 1m, 2011 - 1.2m, 2012 - 1.5m, 2013 - 1.1m, 2014 - 1.8m
Model Start: "Car sales in Country X witnessed considerable fluctuations between 2010 and 2014. Initially, sales stood at 1 million in 2010, then they climbed steadily to 1.5 million by 2012..."
Activity 6: Complex Past Narratives (Speaking Part 2)
Instructions: Answer this cue card using a mix of Past Indefinite for main events and Past Continuous/Perfect for background/sequence.
Cue Card: Describe an interesting historical period you would like to learn more about.
Focus: Force yourself to use Past Indefinite for every main historical event you mention.
[Record your audio while speaking on the topic and submit below]
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Instructions: Describe a past process (e.g., how leather was manufactured in the 19th century). Use passive voice in past indefinite.
Key Structure: was/were + V3
Example: "First, the animal hide was cleaned thoroughly. Then, it was soaked in tannin..."
