Lesson Plan: “Trip to Wild Park – Past Tense Adventure!”

Level: A2

Age: 11–14

Duration: 45 minutes

Skills: Listening, Speaking, Vocabulary (Animals, Emotions), Grammar (Past Simple)

Materials: Printed lyrics, speakers, video/image of Wild Park, optional comic visual

1. Warm-Up (5 min) – “If You Were in the Wild…”

Objective: Activate prior knowledge + engage interest

• Ask students:

“What animals would you like to see in a Wild Park?”

“What would scare you the most?”

• Use flashcards or show images (lion, pig, snake, etc.)

• Write a few keywords on the board: lion, pig, scream, roar, adventure, scary, exciting

2. Listening + Rhythm Activity (10 min)

Objective: Improve listening for gist + rhythm

• Hand out the “Trip to Wild Park” lyrics.

• Teacher reads it once with dramatic rhythm OR play a pre-recorded version.

• Students follow along. Then ask:

• “What surprised the speaker?”

• “Which animals did they see?”

• “Was it scary or funny?”

3. Pronunciation & Drama Practice (10 min)

Objective: Improve fluency, expression, and pronunciation

• Divide class into pairs: Student A and B

• Give each student alternating lines of the dialogue

• Practice reading it as if in a real conversation (use facial expressions!)

• Optional: Add movements or animal sounds (e.g. snake hiss, pig oink)

4. Speaking Task – “Your Wild Story!” (10 min)

Objective: Use past tense creatively

• In pairs, students invent their own short “Wild Park” experience (real or imagined).

Prompt:

“Last weekend, I went to the Wild Park. I saw…”

Encourage use of past simple: saw, heard, screamed, laughed, ran…

5. Sharing Time (5 min)

Objective: Build confidence in speaking

• 2–3 pairs perform their dialogues or stories to the class

• Class gives short feedback: “Was it scary? Funny? Crazy?”

6. Wrap-Up + Vocabulary Game (5 min)

Game: “Wild Word Match”

• Mix words from the story on the board (e.g. lion, pig, scream, roar, scary, amazing)

• Students match each word to a reaction: funny, scary, crazy, exciting

Optional Extensions:

• Use the comic-style visual from earlier as a prompt for writing a comic strip

• Turn the poem into a mini rap performance in groups