Dhofar University, Salalah Learning Areas Levels Objectives English Grammar Intermediate To understand simple past tense To know how to form simple past tense This Virtual Classroom Tour template has been provided so you can develop your own Virtual Classroom Tours. Use the template to record a special learning project that you have found particularly successful in your classroom. Then share the project with other teachers in your school, district or beyond. Here’s how: Follow the prompts on each slide and in the embedded Word documents, in this PowerPoint document, to insert your project information. When you have finished inputting all of the project information that is requested, delete the prompts. Select each one and press the Delete key. Note: To enter the title of your Virtual Classroom Tour you must select View, Master, Slide Master, and enter it on the slide master. Then click Close Slide Master. This will cause the title to appear on each of the slides. From the File menu choose Save As… and save the document as a PowerPoint Show. (Use the File type: drop-down list to choose PowerPoint Show). You can then distribute the Virtual Classroom Tour. Author Zainab Aidroos, Dhofar University, Salalah Documents

Things that have already happened Open the Word documents at the bottom of each slide by double clicking the icons. Follow the prompts [in the yellow boxes] for inserting information about your learning project.

I walk to school I walked to school The verbs in our sentences change when we talk about what has already happened. I walk to school I walked to school Open the Word documents at the bottom of each slide by double clicking the icons. Follow the prompts [in the yellow boxes] for inserting information about your learning project. Also, include student work samples with this slide. Here’s how: Be sure the work sample is a Microsoft Office document. From the Insert menu choose Object…. Select Create from File… and click Browse…. Find the file you want to include and click OK. Select Display as icon and click Change Icon… and add a suitable caption. Click OK to add the caption and click OK to embed the file. With the work sample icon selected, from the Slide Show menu choose Action Settings…. Select Object action: and from the drop-down list choose Open. Click OK. Position the Student Work Sample icon at the bottom of the slide. You can go to View, Grid and Guides, and click Display Grid on Screen for a grid on which to line up your icons.

Can you see how we have changed these verbs? I jump on my bed I jumped on my bed Can you see how we have changed these verbs? On this slide, embed the student handouts and the resources created for this project. Some examples are a student project overview, Internet and other resources, directions for art projects, or instructions to students for peer editing of projects. To embed the resources, follow these steps: Have the resource document available. From the Insert menu choose Object. Select Create from File… and click Browse…. Find the file you want to include and click OK. Select Display as icon and click Change Icon… and add a suitable caption. Click OK to add the caption and click OK to embed the file. Position the document icon at the bottom of the slide. You can go to View, Grid and Guides, and click Display Grid on Screen for a grid on which to line up your icons.

Add “ed”! Add any assessment materials you developed for the project to this slide. Have the resource document available. From the Insert menu choose Object. Select Create from File… and click Browse…. Find the file you want to include and click OK. Select Display as icon and click Change Icon… and add a suitable caption. Click OK to add the caption and click OK to embed the file. Position the document icon at the bottom of the slide. You can go to View, Grid and Guides, and click Display Grid on Screen for a grid on which to line up your icons. To include the Standards targeted through your learning project, open the Mapping the Standards document and then add your own standards at the bottom of the document. Links are included to help you search for local curriculum and technology standards.

Yesterday Last Night Last Week Last Year A month ago. . . SOME SIGNAL WORDS Yesterday Last Night Last Week Last Year A month ago. . . Two years ago. . . For more information about creating a Virtual Classroom Tour, open and read each of the Word documents embedded on this slide by double clicking the icon.

Using this rule, can you find the missing words? Question 1. I ____________ my cat yesterday! Kick kicked kicket For more information about creating a Virtual Classroom Tour, open and read each of the Word documents embedded on this slide by double clicking the icon.

Don’t forget to use the rule! Nearly!!! Don’t forget to use the rule! For more information about helping your staff to create Virtual Classroom Tours, open and read each of the Word documents embedded on this slide by double clicking the icon.

Next question Brilliant!!! You chose the correct answer! kick + ed = kicked! Remember add ‘ed’ Next question Use these resources for assistance in working with and learning more about Microsoft Office applications.

Question 2 They _________ cartoons on the t.v. last night. Watch watcht watched

You chose the correct answer! watch + ed = watched! Remember add ‘ed’ Brilliant!!! You chose the correct answer! watch + ed = watched! Remember add ‘ed’ Move on.

Now look at these verbs: Wave Save hange Bake They all end with an e! Click here to find out how they change

Only add “d” ! Waved Baked hanged Move on.

Let’s say that together! Verb ending in e only add “d”! Remember this super rule for the next questions! Move on.

Now try this one! Save Talk to your partner. Which of the answers is the right one? Saved Saveed

Saved Well done !!!! You have remembered the rule! Only Add d! Next page.

Have another go!! Don’t forget to use our super rule!

Don’t forget: These rules help us to write about things in the past. I helped my mom do the shopping We looked at the animals in the zoo They baked a birthday cake for their friend She saved a lollipop for me!

Well done you have worked really hard! Try to use these rules in your writing