Teaching tenses: The simple past tense
Module 4: Updating grammar teaching strategies
Sonie Thakkar is an English Language coach, communication trainer, teacher trainer, podcaster and former Examiner, Trinity College, London. In the past two decades, she has trained several working professionals, teachers, and candidates for international examinations. She has conducted numerous teacher training workshops across the country—online and face-to-face. She has taught in Greenwich, UK, and her experience there has deepened her understanding of English language pedagogy for international communication. She has been associated with Orient BlackSwan as a resource person for many years.
Expert video
Journal entry: Listing typical errors
Expert video: Teaching subject-verb agreement: Common mistakes
Expert video: Lesson process
Journal entry: Reflection task: Steps in the lesson process
Task: Reordering the steps in the lesson process
Expert video: Tips to design an activity for the lesson plan
Self-study: Some Suggested Processes
Task: Changing the subjects and verbs
Suggested answers
Expert video: Planning the lesson
Lesson Plan template
Expert video: Assessing learning
Self-study: Suggested assessment techniques