Szabó Eszter

15th April 2013

 TYPES OF TENSES
 3 TYPES:
 Present
 Past
 Future
 4 ASPECTS:
 Simple
 Continuous
 Perfect
 Perfect Continuous
 2 VOICES:
 Active
 Passive
MAIN POINTS WHILE TEACHING
 FORM  +, -, ?  Petra is combing her
hair.
 WORD ORDER  Peter isn’t working in the
garden now.
 For actions that are
 WHEN TO USE
happening at the
moment.
 SPECIAL CASES  I’m travelling to London
on Friday.
 EXPRESSIONS OF  Now, at the moment, at
TIME present
 TEACHING ORDER
New English File
 Present Simple  Past Simple 
Present Continuous  going to 
Present Perfect  Past Continuous 
will  Past Perfect  Present Perfect
Continuous

Cyclic way of teaching!

 TEACHING ORDER
New Opportunities
 Present Simple  Past Simple 
Present Continuous  going to + will 
Present Perfect  Past Continuous 
Past Perfect, Present Perfect
Continuous

Cyclic way of teaching!

 TEACHING ORDER
New Headway
 Present Simple  Past Simple 
Present Continuous  going to 
Present Perfect Past Continuous 
Will  Present Perfect Continuous 
Past Perfect

Cyclic way of teaching!

 CONCLUSION
 The same tenses are taught
 All the present tenses
 3 versions of past
 Only Future Simple
○ in upper-intermediate and advanced books
○ when preparing for a language exam
 In the same order
 With the same method
 presentation (reading/listening)
 rule (chart/definition)
 practice (drill exercises, speaking, writing)
 REPORTED SPEECH
 Ss know several
tenses
 Introduced in Pre-
intermediate books
(Present and Past
Simple)
 Taught in detail in
Intermediate books
(all tenses + command
and question form)
METHODS OF TEACHING
CHARTS
METHODS OF TEACHING
CHARTS
METHODS OF TEACHING
CHARTS
METHODS OF TEACHING
CHARTS
METHODS OF TEACHING
MIND MAP
METHODS OF TEACHING
MIND MAP
OTHER SOURCES FOR PRACTICE
 Hadfield: Elementary Grammar Games
 Hadfield: Elementary Communication
Games
 Hadfield: Intermediate Communication
Games
 Murphy: Grammar in Use
 Katalin Németh: English Grammar
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND
ATTENTION!