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Past Habits — Lesson Plan, English, Grade 8

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Lesson plan
Section
Grammar: Past Habits
Lesson title
Past Habits
Class
8
Lesson objectives according to program
8.1.1.1 Использовать навыки говорения и аудирования для творческого совместного решения проблем в группах
8.1.10.1 Использовать устную или письменную речь для проведения анализа и изучения широкого спектра мнений и взглядов на мир
Lesson objectives
Students will know how to use used to to describe past habits and states that are no longer true.
Students will know how to form affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences with used to.
Students will know the difference between used to and the Past Simple when talking about past habits and specific past events.
Values
Students develop respectful listening by comparing childhood habits and experiences without judging differing perspectives. Collaborative tasks encourage responsibility for contributing ideas and helping the group reach a shared solution.
Lesson progress
Lesson stage/time Teacher's action Student's action Evaluation Resources
Warm-Up and Goal Setting
5 min
Organisational moment:
Welcome students, check readiness, and arrange them in small groups.
Ask students to think of one activity they enjoyed when they were younger and invite a few volunteers to share.
Introduce the lesson topic, Past habits, and explain that students will learn to describe former habits and states.
 Students prepare their materials and join their groups. Students think of a childhood activity and share an example, such as “I played with toy cars.” Students listen to the lesson goal. Shares a relevant childhood example — 1 point. Stage maximum — 1 point. board, notebooks
Presentation and Discovery
8 min
New material explanation:
Present the forms and uses of used to for past habits and states that are no longer true.
Model affirmative form: “I used to walk to school.” Model negative form: “I didn’t use to like vegetables.” Model a question and short answer: “Did you use to play outside?” “Yes, I did.”.
Contrast a repeated past habit, “We used to visit our grandparents every summer,” with a specific past event, “We visited them last Sunday.”.
Ask: “Which sentence describes a past habit?” and “How do we make a question with used to?”.
Questions to the class:
Which sentence describes a past habit: “I…
Slide 1 — Past Habits with Used To
Slide 2 — You rode your bike to school every day last year. Yesterday, you rode to school once afte…
Slide 3 — Learning Goals
Slide 4 — Past Habits and States
Slide 5 — Sentence Forms
Slide 6 — Choose and Explain
Slide 7 — Habit or Specific Event?
Slide 8 — Asking About the Past
Slide 9 — Key Takeaways
Slide 10 — Recall and Apply
Students study the examples and note the affirmative, negative, and question forms. Students answer: “I used to ride my bike” describes a past habit; “Did” begins the question. Identifies the past-habit example — 1 point. Names the question auxiliary correctly — 1 point. Stage maximum — 2 points.
Crossword Practice
8 min
Instructions:
Give each group a medium-difficulty crossword with clues reviewing used to, past habits, and related vocabulary.
Explain that group members should discuss each clue, agree on an answer, and complete the crossword together.
Check the completed answers and clarify any errors.
 Students discuss the clues in groups, listen to different suggestions, and complete the crossword. Students correct their answers after checking. Correctly solves four crossword clues — 1 point each. Stage maximum — 4 points.
Group Comparison Discussion
7 min
Questions to the class:
Ask groups to compare childhood habits with present-day routines using prompts: “What did you use to do?” and “Do you still do it now?”.
Invite groups to identify one similarity and one difference in their members’ experiences.
Guide students to explain how a past habit differs from a single past event.
Answers:
Students may say, “I used to read comics, but now I read novels,” or “We used to play outside after school.” A past habit happened repeatedly; a single past event happened once or at a particular time.
 Students take turns describing a former habit and saying whether it continues now. Students listen respectfully, compare group members’ examples, and report one similarity and one difference. Students explain that used to describes a repeated past habit, while the Past Simple can describe a specific event. Gives a relevant used to example — 1 point. States whether the habit continues now — 1 point. Reports a supported similarity or difference — 1 point. Stage maximum — 3 points. discussion prompt cards, notebooks
Individual Written Assignment
8 min
Instructions:
Assign students to write five sentences about their own or an imagined past habits: three affirmative sentences, one negative sentence, and one question with a short answer.
Ask students to underline used to or didn’t use to and check subject–verb forms before submitting.
 Students independently write five sentences following the required forms, underline the target structures, and review their work before submission. Three correct affirmative sentences — 1 point. One correct negative sentence — 1 point. One correctly formed question and short answer — 1 point. Stage maximum — 3 points.
Knowledge Check Quiz
6 min
Instructions:
Give students a short quiz with four items: choose the sentence describing a past habit, complete a sentence with used to, change an affirmative sentence into a negative one, and form a question from a prompt.
Ask students to complete the quiz individually and collect their responses.
 Students answer the four quiz items independently and submit their responses. One point for each correct quiz item. Stage maximum — 4 points.
Reflection
3 min
Runs the "Reflection" reflection. End the lesson with quick student feedback — emoji vote and share the results.
 Students complete the "Reflection" reflection and assess their understanding of the topic. Completes a relevant past-habit reflection — 1 point. Stage maximum — 1 point.
Health and safety compliance
Health and safety compliance Keep bags and chairs clear of walkways during group activities, and handle classroom materials carefully. Maintain respectful communication when discussing classmates’ personal experiences.

Material details

Material type
Lesson Plan
Subject
English
Grade
Grade 8
Language
English

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