Real Lives
Intermediate (B1-B1+) level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide review and clarification of the simple past tense & present perfect tense in the context of personal achievements
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide scan reading practice using a text about celebrities in the context of personal achievements
Procedure (39-46 minutes)
- T shows the photos of celebrities (Shakira, Kate Middleton, Winston Churchill, Brad Pitt). - T gives slips of paper with fun facts about celebrities. - Ss try to guess which statement is related to which celebrity.
- T tells ss to look at the activity 1. - Ss first think about then share their personal achievements with their pairs (i.e. appeared on TV, won a competition, passed an important exam...)
- T tells Ss to look at the activity 2. Ss first look at the question in 2a. Possible answers: Kate Middleton - Duchess of Cambridge Barack Obama - Politician / 44th president of the US Shakira - Singer / Song writer Churchill - Politician Brad Pitt - Actor - Then Ss try match the celebrities with the achievements listed on the activity 2b. - T plays the audio and Ss check their answers.
- T tells students to look at the activity 3. - T plays the audio again and Ss listen to the recording and circle the correct options as they listen.
- T tells Ss to look at the Grammar section. - T asks, "How do we form the Present perfect simple?" - T elicits the form of the Present Perfect tense. {S + have + V3} - T tells Ss to look at the first sentence of the activity 3. "Obama has published several books. In 2008, he wore a book for his two daughters." [Did he write some books at some time in his life?] [Yes] [Do we know when he wrote them?] [No] [Is he still alive?] [Yes] [So, is this experience still with him in the present?] [Yes] [What do we say when he is no longer alive?] [He wrote...] - T tells Ss to look at the fourth sentence in the activity 3. "Brad Pitt has been interested in architecture since he was young and he has designed a restaurant and an apartment building" [Did he design some buildings in his life?] [Yes] [Do we know when he designed these buildings?] [Is he still alive?] [Yes] [Is he still interested in architecture?] [Yes] [Is there a chance for him to add another design in his portfolio?] [Yes] - Then, T tells Ss to look at the grammar part section B. Ss chooses the appropriate tense structure for the given statements. - After completing section B, T asks Ss which statements go with which tense structure. Which of the time phrases refer to a specific point of time and which of the time phrases refer to a period of time starting from the past into the present.
- T tells Ss to look at the activity 4a - T plays the recording and Ss match the conversations with their descriptions. - Then, Ss check their answers with their pairs. - Then, the Ss complete the gaps in the activity 4b with the present perfect tense structure.
- T tells Ss to pair up. - T distributes a cup for each S, and pours ice tea. - T distributes a set of "Never have I ever..." cards for each pair. - One by one Ss pick a card and read the statement aloud. Then, if they have done such a thing, they drink. - If one of the Ss drink, they briefly talk about what happened and why.