To engage ss in the topic of favorite music bands I will show them a picture of a live concert. I will tell them two of my friends went to a live concert of Juanes in Mexico City last weekend and I will ask them: When was the last time you saw a live band ?

To prepare ss for the target language I will ask them if they remember the article about family music band in TP1. - I will first ask ss. what they remember about the text; - I will conduct and open class feedback; - I will send the text to ss. again via chat; - I will also put the text on the screen and ask ss. if they see the bold text.

-To draw ss attention to the target language I will ask them if they see the bold language in the article. - It might be difficult to see the bold parts so I will show a slide with a list of all the bold phrases in it and ask ss if they can tell me what these phrases have in common. - when ss have answered correctly that these are past and present time phrases, I will ask ss. if they can give me some more examples of time phrases and write "Time phrases" on the slide.

To prepare ss for the exercises I will clarify the following target language: 1) Nowadays: meaning: First I will ask students if they know the word and show two context phrases: " Over the last few years we have grown up and we rarely argue nowadays." " Nowadays most children go online instead of reading books." - ask ss if they can think of a synonym: today or in these days - CCQ: Does this word refer to the past or the present? Present -CCQ: Does it refer to just today or can it be a longer period of time in the present? Longer period -CCQ: Can we day "Nowadays it is raining"? No, the reference to the past is missing and it only refers to today. - Say that nowadays is more broad than today. It can refer to many days or even years. - draw a timeline to show this word refers to something which continues in the present. Form: say it is an adverb - can be used at the beginning, in the middle or at the end of a sentence. -usually followed by the present simple Pronunciation: -pronounce the word with stress on the first syllable -mark the first syllable on the screen, have ss repeat it. 2) At one time; Meaning: show context sentences : " At one time their album Saturday Night fever was number one for 24 consecutive weeks in the US, and it is still the best soundtrack album of all times. " 'At one time I wanted to be a doctor but the thought of being in a hospital all day put me off". -ask ss if they know the meaning - ask them for a synonym: once or at some point - CCQ: Does this word refer to the past or the present? Past -CCQ: Could we say ;" At one time I am going to drink beer"? No. Why not? It does not refer to the past. - CCQ: Does the sentence ' I ate my grapes one at a time" have the same meaning? No Form: adverb - tell ss you can not change the word order without changing the meaning. It is a fixed time phrase. - CCQ; can we put this time phrase at the end of a sentence? Can we say he was a doctor at one time? No, only in the beginning or middle of a sentence. Pronunciation: use marker to put stress on the last two words, say the phrase and make ss repeat it. 3) Former: Show context sentences: " Ozzy Osborne-former singer with heavy metal band Black Sabbath." " Her former husband now lives in Houston." - ask ss if they know the meaning -ask if they know a synonym; (previous) -CCQ: What time does this word refer to? Past -CCQ: Does it refer to someone who forms something or is it a time phrase? Time phrase Form: adjective - only used before nouns -CCQ: Can we say " I was former sad, now I am happy' ? No, former can only be used with nouns. Pronunciation: mark that stress is on first syllable, say the word and have ss repeat it.

- tell ss they are going to do a gap fill exercise with time phrases. - I have listed the time phrases and the sentences with gaps in a Google Forms document. - - - Send it by chat and ask ss to take photo of screen -ss will do this exercise individually. I will give them 4 minutes to do this. - They will check their answers in pairs in BOR's - I will put the answer key on my shared screen and conduct open class feedback

For this speaking activity I will: - ask ss to think of their favorite music band, past or present, and to make some notes about them. (name of the group, Type of music, early career, any changes in the group, current activities/albums, you favorite album, why you like them) - divide ss in pairs in BOR's and ask them to talk about them using time phrases in exercise 2. - monitor ss for mistakes they make - Conduct open class feedback and do Delayed error correction.