Lesson 3: Past and Future Tenses, Active Reading, and Analyzing Texts

In this beginner-friendly class, we focus on:

• Past tense (regular and irregular verbs)

• Forming past tense sentences

• Future tense (using "will" and "going to")

• Making predictions and plans in the future

• Describing past events and upcoming activities

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Lesson Guide

This week we went over Slides 54-58 and talked about how English speakers can analyze text for things such as news articles and academic print.

Sometimes, analyzing and actively reading are used for stories that we enjoy to add another layer of interest. For example, in your native language, you are actively reading a story when you pick up on things like knowing that a character’s plan is going to fail or that they might not be strong enough to beat the bad guy.

Here are two websites that have questions that you can practice with for active reading and analyzing.

Remember: the best way to learn these skills is through repetition and re-reading. It may be difficult at first, but it is very rewarding.

• Active Reading Questions: A Guide to Active Reading

• Analyzing Text Questions: How to Analyze a Written or Visual Work

These are subjects that may be difficult at first, if you are new to this start with “Active Reading Questions” If you have been B1/B2 for a while or are a brave A2 learner “Analyzing Text Questions” is the way to go and will be more in-depth.​

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Check Out the Presentation Here