Aisha Aisha

Present Perfect tense
Grade 6 level

Description

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: Recognize the Present Perfect tense in a written context. Understand the structure and uses of the Present Perfect. Use the Present Perfect to describe life experiences and recent actions. Produce grammatically accurate sentences using the tense.

Materials

Abc handouts
Abc Oxford Discover Grammar 4
Abc Power Point slides / reading passage /ESLwork sheets

Main Aims

  • To provide clarification of present perfect tense in the context of reading passage about a zoo animal

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide gist and detailed reading

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (1-2 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

"I will greet my students, ask them whether they like animals or not, and then ask if they have ever been to a zoo."

Exposure (reading for gist) (1-2 minutes) • To provide a model of the task and highlight useful words and phrases

"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."

Reading for details (2-3 minutes) • To provide an opportunity to practice target productive skills

I will ask them to read again and underline some examples of the target language( present perfect)

Language Analysis (2-4 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the task language

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).

Language Practice (2-4 minutes) • To provide students with practice of the task language

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.

Freer Practice (6-8 minutes) • To allow students to use the target language correctly: written and spoken

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.

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