Bài Giảng Tiếng Anh 12 - i-Learn Smart World - Unit 1 - Lesson 1.2 - Grammar - Pages 5 & 6

This document outlines Lesson 1.2, focusing on grammar within Unit 1: "Life Stories" of the "Tiếng Anh 12 i-Learn Smart World" curriculum. In English language acquisition, a robust understanding of verb tenses is fundamental for accurate and nuanced communication, particularly when recounting past events. The Past Continuous tense, central to this lesson, is crucial for describing ongoing actions in the past, setting narrative scenes, and indicating simultaneous or interrupted events. This lesson aims to equip learners with the practical skills to identify, form, and correctly apply the Past Continuous tense, thereby enhancing their ability to construct vivid and coherent narratives about life experiences and historical accounts. Mastering this grammatical structure is essential for progressing to more complex sentence constructions and achieving fluency.

High school students (Grade 12) learning English, particularly those using the "i-Learn Smart World" curriculum, and English language teachers.

This academic material presents a comprehensive lesson plan for teaching and practicing the Past Continuous tense within the "Tiếng Anh 12 i-Learn Smart World" program, specifically Lesson 1.2 of Unit 1: "Life Stories." The primary objective is to enable students to confidently practice and use the Past Continuous tense, particularly in conjunction with "while" clauses, to accurately describe various past situations. The pedagogical approach follows a structured outline including warm-up activities, a clear presentation of grammatical rules, guided practice, productive exercises, and a wrap-up session. The core of the lesson delves into the functions of the Past Continuous, explaining its use for actions in progress at a specific time in the past, actions interrupted by another past event (often using the Past Simple for the interrupting action), two or more actions happening simultaneously in the past (emphasizing the role of "while"), and actions in progress over a period of time. Each grammatical point is illustrated with clear, concise examples to facilitate understanding. Furthermore, the lesson explicitly covers the affirmative, negative, and interrogative structures of the Past Continuous tense (S + was/were + V-ing; S + wasn't/weren't + V-ing; (Wh-word +) Was/Were + S + V-ing?), providing detailed structural guidance. By focusing on practical application through various exercises and a vocabulary game as a warm-up, this lesson aims to solidify students' comprehension and usage of one of the most vital verb tenses in English, crucial for developing sophisticated narrative skills and improving overall English grammar proficiency. This structured approach ensures a thorough understanding essential for advanced English language learning.