Decoding the Past: Regular and Irregular Verbs

Section role: supports the 'Decoding the Past' formalization section while the teacher leads the class in sharing their diary findings and explaining grammatical rules. Slide outline: (1) Title — 'Decoding the Past: Regular vs Irregular'; (2) Connecting to Our Diary — bullets: recalling Alex's day from the challenge, why verbs change form in the past; (3) Regular Verbs Rule — bullets: the basic +ed rule, examples like 'worked' and 'played'; (4) Spelling Variations for Regular Verbs — bullets: dropping 'e' for 'lived', changing 'y' to 'i' for 'studied'; (5) The Three Sounds of -ed — bullets: pronunciation guide for /t/, /d/, and /id/ using challenge examples; (6) Irregular Verbs: The Changers — bullets: why some verbs don't use -ed, comparison of 'go' to 'went' and 'buy' to 'bought'; (7) Spot the Mistake — bullets: examining learner errors like 'goed' or 'playd' and correcting them using student work; (8) Time Expressions — bullets: introducing 'yesterday', 'last night', and 'two days ago' as signals for past time; Closing slide: 'Can you tell me three things you did yesterday using both regular and irregular verbs?' — hands control back to the teacher to transition into the listening check and personal routine writing. This material is part of a English foreign-language class for students in Chile learning English. Regardless of the material's language, the key terms and examples being taught must be written in English, not in the students' native language.