Past Simple: visual prompts for past events

Section role: supports the 'Snapshots of Yesterday' section while the teacher displays visual prompts to activate prior knowledge of completed actions and elicit descriptive language. Slides: (1) Title — 'Snapshots of Yesterday'; (2) The Broken Window — image of a shattered window and a stray soccer ball, prompt: 'What happened to the window?'; (3) The Empty Plate — image of crumbs on a plate and an empty glass, prompt: 'What happened to the cake and milk?'; (4) The Messy Room — image of clothes and books scattered across a bedroom, prompt: 'Why is the room so messy?'; (5) The Finished Marathon — image of a runner crossing the finish line with a time clock, prompt: 'What did she achieve?'; (6) Time Markers — introduction of key vocabulary terms: 'yesterday', 'last night', 'two days ago', and 'in 2020'; (7) Example Sentences — pairing visuals with short sentences like 'He ate it', 'They played', and 'She ran'; Closing slide: 'Look at your own yesterday: what is one completed action you can describe using these time markers?' — sets up the diary fragment challenge in the next section. This material is part of a English foreign-language class for students in Colombia 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.