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Lesson 2: Clubs
I was on the baseball team and basketball team in high school.

I can talk about clubs and teams.

INTRODUCE

Many people join clubs and teams. They also like to talk about their old clubs and teams with other people.

PRESENT

STEP A VOCABULARY

I. Listen and repeat.

play [sport]

join the [thing] team/club

be in the [thing] club

be on the [thing] team

enjoy [thing]

hate [thing]

II. Which of the phrases above describe the girl below?

III. Practice reading the words.

/ɔɪ/

/oʊ/

join

joke

coin

cone

noise

nose

STEP B GRAMMAR TIP

Use the simple past tense to talk about actions that happened in the past.

Add –ed to regular verbs that end with consonants.

PRESENT TENSE

PAST TENSE

join

joined

start

started
  • I joined the drama club in high school.

Add –d to regular verbs that end with e.

PRESENT TENSE

PAST TENSE

hate

hated

live

lived
  • Jessica hated homework.

Change be-verbs to was or were.

PRESENT TENSE

PAST TENSE

is / am

was

are

were
  • I was on the football team.
  • Yukiko and Hannah were on the swim team in junior high school.

UNDERSTAND

SPEAKING

Yohei and his classmate Felix are reading the club announcements at their university.

Felix:

Do you want to join a club?

Yohei:

I’m not sure. Maybe I’ll join a sports team.

Felix:

Oh, you like sports?

Yohei:

Yeah. I was on the baseball team and basketball team in high school. How about you?

Felix:

No, I hated sports! I enjoyed drawing and painting, so I joined the art club. It was fun.

Yohei:

I like art too. I wanted to join the art club, but I was really busy with sports. I practiced with my teammates after school every day.

Felix:

Well, now you’re not so busy, right? Let’s join the art club together!

TRIVIA

Do you know the difference between team and club?  Teams have competitions, but clubs usually don’t. For most sports, you should say team, not club.

 

X I was in the baseball club in high school.

O I was on the baseball team in high school.

club
team

PRACTICE

STEP A EXERCISE

Change the verbs in parentheses into simple past tense.

  1. He (start) the English club two years ago.
  2. She (is) in the drama club in junior high school.
  3. The boys (hate) homework.
  4. They (are) at the competition.
  5. I (join) the basketball team yesterday.

STEP B EXERCISE

Complete the conversation. Change the verb phrases in parentheses into simple past tense.

Tutor:

Were you on any teams in high school?

Student:

I (be on the volleyball team) _____.

Tutor:

Oh, cool! Was it fun?

Student:

Yeah! We (play volleyball) _____ every day. We also (join competitions) _____ sometimes.

Tutor:

Nice!

Student:

Yeah, I really (enjoy the competitions) _____.

CHALLENGE

Challenge 1

You’re at a stadium waiting for the game to start. You don’t know the person next to you, but he/she started to talk to you.


Talk about the clubs and teams that you joined in university and high school.

Today's grammar tip

  • regular simple past tense

Challenge 2

Discuss your ideas.

If Time
Allows
1

CLUBS
2

TEAMS
1

CLUBS

  1. What clubs were popular at your high school?
  2. What clubs were popular at your university?
  3. What kind of clubs are popular with adults in Japan?
  4. What kind of club do you want to join now?

2TEAMS

  1. What teams were popular at your high school?
  2. What teams were popular at your university?
  3. What kind of teams are popular with adults in Japan?
  4. What kind of team do you want to join now?

FEEDBACK

I can talk about clubs and teams.

LESSON GOAL ACHIEVEMENT

  • 4
    Very Good

    Could complete the task with ease

  • 3
    Good

    Could complete the task with some clarifications

  • 2
    Fair

    Could complete the task with additional instructions

  • 1
    Poor

    Could somehow complete the task with difficulty

PERSONALIZED FEEDBACK