ADOLFO ALEJANDRO GAVIDIA ADOLFO ALEJANDRO GAVIDIA

Grammar: Perfect Aspect
Upper intermediate: B2 level

Description

In this class, ss learn about the perfect aspect in unusual achievements.

Materials

Abc Canva Presentation
Abc Google forms

Main Aims

  • To provide clarification using the present aspect

Subsidiary Aims

  • To provide exposure to remarkable achievements.

Procedure

Warmer/Lead-in (3-5 minutes) • To set lesson context and engage students

Ask students to match a list of achivements to remarkable achivements, which one is the most impressive and write a remarkable achivement of their own. Ss share to the class their own achivement. Ss do not give the reason why they chose it.

Exposure (8-10 minutes) • To provide context for the target language through a text or situation.

Listen and read. Then, choose the best way to complete the sentences. Ss discuss with peers their answers.

Clarification (8-10 minutes) • To clarify the meaning, form and pronunciation of the target language

Clarification: Write 3 sentences (from your context): Present Perfect: I have worked on the report this week. Past Perfect: I had finished the report before the meeting. Future Perfect: I will have finished the report by tomorrow. Present clarification with the following CCQs: Present Perfect Do we say exactly when? → ❌ No Is it connected to now? → ✅ Yes Past Perfect Did this happen before another past action? → ✅ Yes Which happened first? → finished report Is everything in the past? → ✅ Yes Future Perfect Is this about the past or future? → ✅ Future Will the action be complete before a future time? → ✅ Yes 👉 Ask: Which one is earlier? Which one is later? 👉 Let students compare instead of explaining Form: Unscamble the structures and ask students to put the structures in order: Present Perfect: 👉 Subject + have/has + past participle Past Perfect: 👉 Subject + had + past participle Future Perfect: 👉 Subject + will have + past participle Pronunciation: 1. AFFIRMATIVE – ELICIT WEAK FORM (have contraction) 👉 Sentence: I’ve finished the report. 👉 Task: Ask: 👉 How do we pronounce “I’ve”? 👉 Options (on board): /aɪ hæv/ ❌ /aɪv/ ✅ 👉 Follow-up CCQs: Do we say “have” clearly? → ❌ Is it strong or weak? → ✅ Weak STRESS IDENTIFICATION (choose correct pattern) 👉 Sentence: I’ve finished the report. 👉 Show 3 options: A) I’ve FINished the REport ❌ B) I’ve FINISHED the rePORT ✅ C) I’VE finished THE report ❌ 👉 Task: 👉 Which one sounds more natural? ✔ Students choose → B MARKING STRESS (visual production) 👉 Sentence: She won’t have finished the project by Friday. 👉 Task: 👉 Students choose the stressed words: Example answer: She WON’T have FINISHED the PROject by FRIday

Controlled Practice (8-10 minutes) • To concept check and prepare students for more meaningful practice

Activity 1: Controlled Gap-Fill (Form + Meaning) Time: 3–4 min 👉 Instructions: 👉 Complete the sentences using the correct perfect form. 👉 Task:WL I __________ (finish) my homework, so I can relax now. She __________ (leave) before I arrived. By 8 pm, we __________ (complete) the project. They __________ (not / see) that movie yet. When I got home, my parents __________ (already / eat). By next year, I __________ (live) here for 10 years. Activity 2: Choose the Correct Option (Meaning Focus) Time 3–4 min I 👉 Instructions: 👉 Choose the correct answer. 👉 Task: When I arrived, she has left / had left. I have finished / had finished my work, so I’m free now. By tomorrow, we finish / will have finished the report. They haven’t completed / hadn’t completed the task yet. (now) By the time the movie starts, we have arrived / will have arrived.

Free Practice (8-10 minutes) • To provide students with free practice of the target language

Activity: “Remarkable Achievements” Discussion Time:8–10 min 👉 Instructions (natural, not grammar-focused): 👉 You are going to talk about remarkable achievements — your own and others’. 👉 Discuss the questions with your partner. 👉 At the end, decide: Which achievement is the most impressive? 👉 Task: 🟢 PRESENT PERFECT (experience / now) What is something remarkable you have done in your life? What is something important you have achieved recently? 🔵 PAST PERFECT (before a past moment) Think of a successful moment in your life. 👉 What had you done before that moment? Example (you model briefly): 👉 Before I passed my exam, I had studied every day. 🟣 FUTURE PERFECT (future goals) What will you have achieved by next year? What will you have completed by the end of this course?

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