Present Perfect tense
Grade 6 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification of present perfect tense in the context of reading passage about a zoo animal
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide gist and detailed reading
Procedure (14-23 minutes)
"I will greet my students, ask them whether they like animals or not, and then ask if they have ever been to a zoo."
"I will show my students a picture and ask them, 'What do you think happened to the animal?' Then, I will ask them to read and tell me what really happened."
I will ask them to read again and underline some examples of the target language( present perfect)
Discovery Questions (Grammar Stage – Present Perfect) 1. Use examples from the reading text and ask students to identify the verb structure. Examples from the text: A monkey has escaped. → Verb structure: has + past participle They haven’t seen the monkey. → Verb structure: haven’t + past participle Prompt: “What is the verb structure in this sentence?” Guide students to notice: have/has + past participle 2. Ask CCQs (Concept Checking Questions) to check understanding and clarify meaning. Did something happen in the past? → Yes. Do we know exactly when it happened? → No. Is there a result in the present? → Yes. 💬 Follow-up discussion: “So, is the action connected to the present?” → Yes, it’s either a recent event or an experience relevant now. 3. Drill the sentence chorally and individually. Focus on contractions and intonation: “A monkey’s escaped.” “They haven’t seen the monkey.” Aim: Help students notice natural pronunciation (e.g., has often contracts to ’s, haven’t blends with the subject).
Controlled Practice: Ask the students to answer the questions individually. Then, check their understanding using ICQs (Instruction Checking Questions): ICQs: Are you going to answer individually or in pairs? → Individually. How much time do you have? → 3 minutes.
1. I will use the Think–Pair–Share technique: a. Ask the students to think of true things about themselves and write the sentences using the present perfect tense. b. Then, they will share their sentences with a partner (pair work). c. Finally, some students will share their ideas with the whole class.
