Richard Rimington lesson plan (f)

TEFL Training – Richard Rimington
Lesson Plan – Present Perfect Tense
Learning Objective: Students will be able to use the Present Perfect tense to describe events
Level: Intermediate
Ages: Adults
Stage
Teacher´s Objective
Procedure – Teacher
(How you would teach)
Procedure - Students
(What would students be doing)
T/S Ratio
Warm up/Review
15 minutes
Get students relaxed and used to talking
Use previous knowledge on present tense
Game Activity – Pictionary
One person slowly draws a picture of an activity on the board, students in the class must guess what the activity is, and speak a sentence using the activity.
The student who correctly guesses comes up the board and draws for the next round.
Later, change the game so that they speak three sentences; first person, second person and third person
Students participate in the Pictionary game, and run the game themselves after the first few rounds.
Appoint another student to be a referee for the game
10/90
Introduction
5 minutes
Introduce the lesson’s objectives
Write lesson objectives on the board for students to read: “Learn to understand and use the Present Perfect tense”
Students listen to the teacher and read the objective
80/20
Presentation
25 minutes
Present examples of Present Perfect tense
Explain why the Present Perfect tense is needed and what it does
Step 1
Use flashcards of a person visiting different countries to demonstrate when to use the Simple present, and when to use the Present perfect.
e.g I lived in Germany for 3 years
I have lived in Germany since 2008
Ask for responses to describe the use of Simple Present. Teacher provides example for Present Prefect. After several examples, students are then asked to use Present Perfect to describe situation on flashcard.
Step 2
Describe uses of Present Perfect tense:
“Simple Present talks about an activity that is still happening, ask for example”
“Present Perfect describes an activity that happened in the past, and is still happening now. Or, it describes a situation which was true in the past, and is still true now,”
Elicit examples from students using as many different verbs as he students can come up with
Students are asked to express what is happening in the examples, after examples by the teacher
Students write notes on the uses of the Present Perfect tense.
Students volunteer examples, to begin to use the tense.
40/60
Practice
45 minutes
Students practice understanding the meaning behind the Present Perfect, and the different forms such as negative and question form
Practice writing using Present Perfect, creating engaging and entertaining material using language.
Practice conversation in language using Present Perfect, and demonstrating presentation skills and speaking ability
Step 1
Provide texts that describe a person’s life.
Ask the students questions on the information in the text, which should be answered using either the Simple Present or Present Perfect as required.
This will demonstrate positive form, negative form and question form of Present Perfect
Students switch to asking questions of each other after a few examples
Step 2
Students write and perform an account of their life (which can be fictional!) using as many forms of the Present Perfect as they can.
After this, split the class into three. Each group collectively creates a story of a fictional person’s background, making them fun and unusual. The whole class then votes for which story they feel is the best.
Step 3
Interview your partner about where their friends live, what jobs they do, and how long they have known them for, using what they have learned about the Present Perfect tense. Students then report back to the rest of the class what they have learned about their partner.
Students answers questions, choosing whether to use Simple Present or Present Perfect as required.
Students learn how to use different forms of Present Perfect to ask and answer questions.
Students write and produce descriptions of their lives using the Perfect Present.
Students practice using Present Perfect tense in creative writing
Students have conversations on a topic that is interesting to them, and communicate this back using presentation skills.
80/20
Evaluation
15 minutes
.To check for understanding of when to use Present Perfect
Present a quiz with a number of situations described. Students must determine whether they should use the Simple Present or the Present Perfect to describe the event
Students complete quiz, and marks are reviewed.
20/80
Homework
10 minutes
To consolidate understanding of Present Perfect
Students are given worksheet to complete that asks them to determine and write the formula for producing sentences using the Present Perfect.
Students research the formula for the Present Perfect tense, and produce a written note they can use as reference later on,
10/90
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