Andrea Garcia Andrea Garcia

TP 4 Grammar
Pre-intermediate level

Description

In this lesson, students learn about the present perfect simple tense through guided discovery based on reading a text and listening to a recording about life experiences acquired through travelling and visiting places in a city.

Materials

Main Aims

  • To provide clarification of the present perfect simple tense in the context of life experiences acquired through travelling

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide specific information listening practice using a text about holiday and extreme activities in the context of travel
  • To provide accuracy speaking practice in a conversation in the context of things students usually do, using present perfect simple tense.

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

Students will look at pictures that represent activities that they might have done in their life. The teacher will set the context of life experiences by asking students questions 'Have you ever...?'. This will elicit students to answer the questions using the target language. (i.e., Have you ever gone on a cruise? Have you ever been on TV? Have you ever ridden a Ferris wheel? Have you ever climbed a pyramid? Have you ever eaten snails?)

Exposure (3-5 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

The Teacher will assess students' previous knowledge on present perfect simple. - Students will read a short text and will highlight the sentences written in present perfect simple. - Students will try to discover the purpose of using the tense. - Teacher will conduct open class feedback.

Clarification (12-15 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

Students will find infer the meaning, form, and pronunciation of the target language through guided discovery -The Teacher will elicit students to determine the meaning of present perfect simple. - Individually, Students will figure out the form of the tense by analyzing sentences and completing a table. Teacher will conduct open class feedback to clarify the form. - In pairs, Students will complete a second table containing four tense patterns, in which they will have to figure out the meaning, timeline, and pronunciation (stress circles). They will have to give their own examples. - Open class feedback will be conducted. The Teacher teacher will conduct choral and individual drilling, emphasizing the weak forms of the contracted auxiliary verb 'have'.

Controlled Practice (8-10 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

Students will listen to a recording about Dave and what he has done so far during his trip. They will do two tasks: 1) While they listen, they will check a list of the activities that Dave has already done. 2) Afterwards, the students will write sentences from the items in the list, using present perfect. Students will check in pairs. Then I will conduct open class feedback.

Free Practice (8-10 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

- Students will do a create their own 'To-do List' of things they usually do at work, at school, at home, or at a trip. This allows students to use the language to describe daily-life activities. - Then as a communication activity, each student will share their list in with the class, formulating the sentences in their head while they speak. This will allow students to use the target language in daily life conversations.

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