LESSON PLAN

Teacher: ...
Date: …
Grade: …
School: …
Time of lesson: 50 minutes
Title: Present Perfect - Revision

Lesson aims
At the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to:

 explain back to the teacher when they can use Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect
Continuous

 formulate sentences of their own with these tenses using visual aids

 create a dialogue after a given model using Present Perfect

Teaching aids:
pictures, blackboard, handouts, laptop, speakers

Skills involved: writing, speaking, listening, reading

Class management: individual work, pair work, group work

Anticipated problems and possible solutions:

If Ss do not understand the oral commands or the tasks, they will be translated into Romanian.

Activity 1 Warm-up
Interaction Timing
Aim: to create a pleasant atmosphere and to relax the Ss
To get Ss involved in the topic T-Ss 1 min
Procedure: Ss-T
1. Informal conversation, greetings
2. Check if there are students missing

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Activity 2 Lead in
T-Ss 7 min
Aim: to introduce the theme of the lesson – touristic attractions in Ss-T
London
Procedure: To set up a framework of the lesson, T begins by asking the
students the following question: “Have you heard of the London Eye, The
Tower of London, Tower Bridge or Madame Tussauds?” She encourages
them to respond with “Yes, I have heard of...” or “No, I have not heard
of them.”
If the answer is positive, then the teacher will ask further details from Ss.
Afterwards, she sticks on the blackboard some information regarding these
touristic attractions and some pictures of the actual places. (Appendix 1)
Ss have to do a matching game.
T addresses Ss with the following: “Now that you know what the capital of
the United Kingdom has to offer, imagine a scenario in which you have
stayed in London for a week as tourists. What have you been doing?”
T explains that they have to express their ideas using ‘I have been…’
structure and the visual support she provides (Appendix 2). She listens to
some of the students’ sentences and asks them to come and write some of
their examples on the blackboard.

Activity 3 Explanations + Oral Practice

Aim: to recall and use the Present Perfect

Procedure: T tells Ss to look at a handout with information about T-Ss 10 min
Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous and read the part Ss-T
referring to the instances these tenses are used. (Appendix 3) She offers
explanations and asks them to take notes.
T invites Ss to formulate a sentence with one of the two tenses
mentioned above.

Activity 4 Written Practice

Aim: to make proper use of Present Perfect Simple and Continuous
Procedure:
T tells Ss to look at their handouts and solve
exercises 1), 2) and 3) with their deskmate. T-Ss 8 min
(Appendix 4) Pair work
When the work time is up, she listens to their Ss-T
answers.

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Activity 5 Listening activity T-Ss 6 min
Aim: to develop the skill of listening for specific information Ss-T
Procedure: The teacher invites the students to look at a clip and listen
to the conversation on it. She gives the students a bit of time to figure
out and write down the information required by the follow-up questions.
She will play the clip twice and she will ask Ss to pay attention to the
dialogue.

Webpage: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-
vocabulary/grammar-videos/present-perfect-simple-and-continuous

What has Daisy and Oliver’s mom been writing for years?
The children’s mother has been writing her…
What has she won earlier this year?
Earlier this year, she has won an…
What has Oliver been learning to do?
Oliver has been learning to…
Where has their mother eaten while in Dubai?
She has eaten at the…

Activity 7 – The Phone Call

T-Ss 16 min
Aim: to use Present Perfect Simple in a dialogue of their own
Group work
Procedure: T divides the Ss into groups of 4 tells them they have to
Ss-T
make use of the touristic attractions from the beginning of the lesson to
create a dialogue. They will have a model of a phone call on their
handouts (Appendix 5) to help them.
Each group member must contribute with at least one sentence. The
answers will be communicated to the teacher.

Activity 8 Homework Assignment

T-Ss 2 min
Ss are assigned the homework. (Appendix 6)
T congratulates the class and tries to get their feedback on their overall
performance.

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Appendix 1

The London Eye is three times higher than Tower Bridge. From its 32 glass observation pods
you can see the whole of London.

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Madame Tussauds is the perfect place to find all those famous people who you want to see and
you can ask a friend to take a photo of you standing next to them. Of course, they’re not
real.They’re all made of wax.

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Tower Bridge is one of the oldest bridges in London. Every day a lot of traffic crosses the
bridge. The traffic has to stop when a big ship arrives and then the two parts of the bridge are
raised so that the ship can come through. High up between the towers of the bridge there is a
walkway.

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The Tower of London was built in 1078. First it was a castle and later a prison. Now lots of
people visit it because they want to see the Crown Jewels. The guards of the Tower wear a red
and black uniform.

Appendix 2

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Appendix 3

Present Perfect Simple

FORM

[has/have + past participle]

Examples:

 You have seen that movie many times.

 Have you seen that movie many times?
 You have not seen that movie many times.
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USE

Actions that occurred in the past and have results in the present

We use the Present Perfect to say that an action happened at an unspecified time
before now. The exact time is not important.. We use the Present Perfect with unspecific
expressions such as: ever, never, once, many times, several times, before, so far,
already, yet etc.

Present Perfect Continuous

FORM

[has/have + been + vb-ing]

Examples:

 You have been waiting here for two hours.

 Have you been waiting here for two hours?
 You have not been waiting here for two hours.

USE 1 Duration from the Past Until Now

We use the Present Perfect Continuous to show that something started in the past and
has continued up until now. "For five minutes," "for two weeks," and "since Tuesday" are
all durations which can be used with the Present Perfect Continuous.

 They have been talking for the last hour.

USE 2 Recently, Lately

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You can also use the Present Perfect Continuous WITHOUT a duration such as "for two
weeks." Without the duration, the tense has a more general meaning of "lately." We
often use the words "lately" or "recently" to emphasize this meaning.

 Recently, I have been feeling really tired.

Appendix 4

1) Match the effects (in the present) with their causes (in the past):
a. I’ve broken my leg. - - - 3) I have been running after my dog.
b. I cut myself.
c. I’ve burnt my hand.
d. His hair is wet.
e. Our house looks great.
f. Why is my pen knife blunt?

1) He has been washing his hair.

2) I have been using it to open the bottle.
4) I have been preparing a barbecue in the garden.
5) I have been trying to cut onions.
6) We have just painted it.

2) Choose the correct variant:

 Emily is a teacher. She…………………..French for two years.
a) has taught b) has been teaching
 I am from Bristol, but I……………….in Exeter and Plymouth.
a) have also lived b) have also been living
 Tina is such a good singer! She……………...many musical awards.
a) has won b) has been winning
 My room is clean now. I…………………it.
a) have cleaned b) have been cleaning
 Mr. Smith was my mother’s favourite teacher. He is also my teacher.
He………….our dearest teacher.
a) has remained b) has been remaining

3) Put the words in the right order.

o yet/ listened/ my Hawaiian/ have/ to/ you/ song/ ?
Have you listened to my Hawaiian song yet?
o made/ a lot of/ have/ friends/ we/ here/ .
o gone/ meeting/ the manager/ to/ an/ has/ important/ .
o party/ a lot of/ invited/ people/ Richard/ has/ for/ the/ .

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Appendix 5

A: Have you been on the London Eye yet?

B: Yes, I have. I went this morning with Dad, but Mum didn’t want to go.
A: Why? Has she ever been on a big wheel?
B: Yes, she has and she didn’t like it at all!
A: Have you ever been to London Zoo?
B: Yes, we have. We were there yesterday. It was great.
A: Have you been to Oxford Street?
B: Yes, I have. I went with Mum. Dad doesn’t like shopping.
A: Did you buy me a present?
B: You’ll have to wait and see.

Appendix 6

Homework
I.Put the verbs in brackets into Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous.

1. I ...................................(make) a mistake.
2. I ....................................(not hear) from Mary.
3. The rain ....................................(stop).
4. What ...............Barbara.....................(tell) the police?
5. John .....................................(not learn) anything.
6. I...............(wait) for you since two o’clock.
7. We..............(live) without electricity for two weeks.
8. How long (work/ she).....................in the garden?

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