Students work with the past simple form of basic action verbs to narrate the events of this short thriller. In this ESL video lesson there are both regular and irregular verbs in the questions. I used a variety of task types to keep up students' attention. 

I recommend this quiz for intermediate (B1) level ESL learners who started learning the past simple tense of irregular verbs. Some of the action verbs come back again and again with different usage, e.g. knock off, knock down, knock over, knock on the door. 

I think you can use this lesson with pre-intermediate (A2) students, too, because the meaning of the vocab items that are above A2 level can be easily inferred from the video, so they will likely not cause a problem for A2 level learners. If you wish, though, you can replace some of the more difficult verbs with simpler ones by editing this lesson using the Copy & edit button.

There are a few discussion questions attached to follow up the quiz. Plus, there is a vocab list of all the ESL action verbs and their past tenses.

What explains that the man suddenly found himself in the room again at the end of the movie?

What role did the doorbell serve in the plot (=story)?

Can you think of any explanation why the man had a nightmare (=a bad dream)?

When is the last time you had a nightmare?

Do you ever have to run away from something in your dream?

Have students write an alternative ending to the short film from the moment the pizza delivery guy rings the doorbell. You can also give students some prompts that they must use in their ending, e.g. umbrella, zookeeper, T-Rex, lightning, fire extinguisher, box of ice cream, bike, alarm clock, helicopter, cellar, etc.

Tell your students that you are going to watch a movie about a man who gets home from work. Have your students brainstorm actions that he may do in the house after arriving. 

Watch the video until the man sits down in front of the TV and revisit student answers briefly.

Then watch the short film without the quiz (choose this play mode from the blue select box over the video screen.)

A thriller made with stop motion animation technique featuring a scary beast. 

DISCLAIMER: It is a very short thriller so it may be a tiny bit scary for some faint-hearted students, so it's up to you to decide if this ESL video quiz is okay for your class.

Indomation - Basic Actions in Past Simple - Irregular & Regular Verbs

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Let's do English ESL general grammar practice. Students work with the past simple form of basic action verbs to narrate the events of this short thriller. In th…