T shows pictures of different experiences, e.g. travelling abroad, riding a horse, eating unusual food, meeting a famous person. T asks Ss: “Have you ever done any of these things?” T establishes the topic of life experiences.

T directs Ss to the reading/listening activity. Ss listen/read about Steve, Lucy and Guy, tick the true senteces. T elicit the correction of the false ones. T draws attention to the sentences below and asks Ss to compare. T asks: What information do you get from each? How are they similar? How are they different? A- Have you ever been to Mexico. B- I went to Mexico two weeks ago.

Meaning T refers to the examples before. Ss discuss guided-discovery questions in pairs to identify the difference in meaning and use. Ss match the use of Present Perfect ( refers to a life experience when the specific time is not given) and the Past Simple (refers to a specific, finished past event). T uses simple timelines to visually clarify the difference and checks understanding with CCQs, e.g. “Do we know when he went to Mexico?” (No/Yes), “Is two weeks ago a finished time?” (Yes). Form Ss complete a table on the form of the tenses. T briefly highlights irregular past participles using examples from the text (been, gone, seen, eaten). Ss complete a final rule: Present Perfect = experience + no specific time; Past Simple = specific, finished past event. Pronunciation T displays examples containing have and models them. Ss identify which occurrence of have is stressed. T elicits that have is generally weak in questions but can be stressed in short affirmative answers for emphasis. T models the weak and strong forms, and Ss repeat chorally and individually

Ss complete sentences by choosing the correct tense/form. T draws attention to the words in bold. Ss compare answers in pairs. T conducts whole-class feedback and briefly focuses on common errors.

Ss complete a “Have you ever...?” bingo card. Ss ask each other questions and find who have had different experiences. When a classmate answers Yes, I have, Ss ask a follow-up Past Simple question, e.g. “When did you do it?” “Where did you go?” “Who did you go with?” Ss report one interesting finding to the class. T coducts open-class feedback.