Present Perfect - Present Perfect Progressive
Intermidiate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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• To provide clarification and review of Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous tenses in the context of Success
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency speaking practice in a conversation /interview in the context of a successful person
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To provide scan and gist reading practice using a text about a successful person
Procedure (34-45 minutes)
T displays some photos of successful people and draws Ss attention by asking who are they. Are they famous? Why? Are they successful? Today we’ll be talking about successful people. T asks Ss to take a moment and write on the chat a famous successful person.
T moves to the reading Slides, showing the picture of Ellon Musk. Who is this? – Ellon Musk Task: We’d be reading about Ellon’s success history, I want you to find out 1. what are the companies that are mentioned and 2. what is his role in them. We’d read for 2min and then I want your answers on the chat Answers: Companies: SpaceX, Tesla Motors, and SolarCity He is the founders and the chairman.
T asks students if they can identify some of the tenses used in the text. The teacher highlights the forms: “ T highlights the next form “He started Space X” & "The company has been changing space exploration for 11 years now.“ asking Ss hem: Do you know which form this is? Are there other examples of this in the text?
Teacher shows the task on the slide to students and gives the instructions for the task: -Please read the sentences and check the questions underneath the sentences. Work with your partner and try to find the correct answer. You’d find this on the link on the chat. You’d find a little box where you can write your answers too. We’d be going to breakout rooms to complete this activity for 6min. T asks ICQs to make sure students understand the process. -What are we going to do?-How are we answer the questions? Are we doing it individually or in groups? How long do we have? The Activity contains sentences from the highlighting stage. Students will read the sentences and will answer the questions according to the sentences for guided learning. Possible answers: a. The company has been changing space exploration. This sentence refers to the present. The action is still in progress (continuing) This sentence refers to a period of time (11 years). Subject + auxiliary verb (have/has) + been + verb in ing + complement b. They have landed Falcon 9 rockets over 70 times. This sentence refers to the past. The action is over and completed, This sentence refers to a number of times. Subject + auxiliary verb (have/has) +been+ verb in past participle + complement T will monitor the pairs/groups and after time has passed, appoint some pairs/small groups to provide the correct answers in OC. Then show the answers.
Based on the last activity and the monitoring/answers T will provide further information (based on CCQs) and confirm understanding of meaning as well as correct affirmative form. T will show the following slide to work on the negative and question form for the present perfect as well as the present perfect progressive T will use the affirmative sentence and ask questions to construct the negative. Example: He has become the chairman of the company Has he become the chairman? – yes Has he become the teacher? – no Full-sentence: He hasn’t become the teacher of the company What do we add to the structure? – “no” – where does it go? – after the auxiliary (have/has) Teacher will repeat this for the negative as well as the present perfect progressive sentences. Then T will focus on the pronunciation sound for the auxiliary have/has.
T shows students a gap-fill activity G-forms and gives the instructions for the task: - Please read the sentences carefully and pick either the "have/has+verg" or "have been+ing" form. It can be a negative or a question form as well. T demonstrates the first sentence and allows Ss 4min to complete it. After students finish Ind their task, teacher asks them to check their answers in pairs and sends them to a BOR for 2min. After pair check teacher shows the correct answers on the screen and go through quickly by mentioning/reminding important points.
T asks Ss to think about a successful person and their story. What have they done? Where have they worked? Have they founded something? Have they won something? What have they been doing recently? Have they been changing something? You will talk to your classmate about this person and they will talk about theirs. Feel free to ask them questions about their chosen person and write some things down for when we come back for feedback.