TP4 Grammar - Celta training
B2 level
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide review and practice of perfect tenses in the context of personal achievements
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide gist listening practice using a text about personal goals in the context of achievements
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To provide product writing practice of a list in the context of personal achievements
Procedure (34-45 minutes)
Show Ss teacher's pictures and labels in floating notes in Jamboard, they have to place them on the right picture, then they discuss in pairs: what do these pictures represent? Nominate one Ss to answer the question.
Ss will listen an audio in order to complete the information. Ss go to google forms, they read it quickly before they listen, T play the audio once, Ss complete the information in the google form. Check answers in pairs via private messages on the chat box) then OCFB.
T provide the link, Ss go to google doc and choose the best option to complete the sentences. Check answers in pairs via private messages on the chat box and OCFB
Show Ss a timeline to explain when to use perfect tenses, what do they refer to. Uncover the structures taking the same examples in the previous activity. CCQs: Meaning: 1st sentence: Is she alive? Yes. Is there a specific moment mentioned in the past? No. 2nd sentence: Did it start in the past? Yes. Did it finish in the past? Yes. So, is it an incomplete action? No. 3rd sentence: Does it emphasize the completion of the action? Yes. Is it a projection? Yes. Is there a specific time (at the latest) to complete the action? Yes. Is he planning to see the movies after he is forty? No. Form: In the three sentences, Does the auxiliary change? Yes. Does the lexical verb change? No. Why did she feel happy? Because she had passed the driving test. Show them three different timelines and other examples in present, past and future perfect. Use the pencil in Zoom to highlight the sentence stress, model and drill. Mention what words are generally stressed in these sentences.
T provide the link, Ss go to word wall and choose the best option to complete the text. Check answers in pairs via private messages on the chat box and OCFB.
Students create a list of achievements, T ask them to write at least five: two from their past, two from their present and one from their future. Ss post them in Jamboard, discuss in pairs in BOR and then share in the Feedback. In DEC T focus on the meaning and form.