ESL WORKSHEET - What did you do yesterday?

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

TALKING ABOUT WHAT YOU DID YESTERDAY

LinguaHouse

Aug. 20, 2026

Level: Elementary (A1-A2)
Type of language: General English
Tags: Vocabulary and Grammar; Pronunciation; Speaking; Past Tenses; 10-12 Years Old; 13-15 Years Old; 16-18 Years Old; 18+ Years Old
Publication date: 08/20/2026

In this lesson, students develop their conversational skills by discussing what they did yesterday. The students start by talking about a list of common activities. They then listen to two people talking about how they spent their day and complete a set of comprehension tasks. They then focus on the use, form, and pronunciation of the past simple tense using regular verbs. They then practice the language in a variety of student-centered speaking activities. The students then learn a set of past time phrases before using the language in a class survey. The lesson finishes with a speaking game to review the lesson content. (by Victoria Aitken)

• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in American English.
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• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio 1 in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio 2 in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio 1 in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio 2 in British English.

AUDIO TRANSCRIPTS

AUDIO 1 - TASK 2
ONE
Pete: Well, I had a day off, so I didn’t work. I stayed in bed until 10 o’clock and then I cooked breakfast. I called my girlfriend, and then I played computer games all afternoon.
TWO
Sophie: I worked in the office all day. I cycled home. Then, I cooked some dinner and walked my dog. I relaxed in front of the TV until bedtime.

AUDIO 2 - TASK 4
Speaker: /id/ - chatted, studied
Speaker: /d/ - traveled, played, listened, cycled
Speaker: /t/ - cooked, looked, danced, checked, walked, relaxed

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