Week 16
"Alibi": interrogatorio en Past Continuous.

What will we achieve today?

Session Objective: Asks and answers questions in the past continuous to negotiate, explain, or defend actions in a roleplay context.

Community Connection: We will connect this language structure to describe our own life experiences, family stories, and community realities in Popayán and the Cauca region.

Key Concepts

• Interrogation structure: Yes/No questions (Were you sleeping?) and Wh- questions (What were you doing?).
• Connecting Past Simple and Past Continuous: Using 'when' (interruption) and 'while' (parallel actions) (e.g., 'I was walking when it rained').
• Coherence in alibis: Ensuring story details match during cross-examination.

Practical Challenge: The Classroom Alibi

In groups of 3, create an alibi for an imaginary mystery (e.g., who ate the cake?). Two students are suspects (must align was/were actions) and one is the detective.

Reflection & Wrap-up

Self-assessment Question: Perform a 2-minute cross-examination roleplay in front of another group, detecting inconsistencies.

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