Lesson Plan Past Simple Vs Present Perfect Simple 4d6e1o

BOIŞOARA SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHER: ANGHELUŞ MELANIA

LESSON PLAN Date Class Number of Ss

VII 11

Level Time of lesson

INTERMEDIATE 50 MIN.

Textbook Unit Title/Topic of the lesson Type of lesson

SNAPSHOT, LONGMAN 7 YOU'RE NICOLA, AREN'T YOU? PAST SIMPLE AND PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE MIXED LESSON

AIMS: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

To reactivate students' schemata; To practise and learn the usage of simple past and present perfect simple; To differenciate between the simple past and the present perfect simple; To encourage students to learn English language through dialogues, games, conversation; To develop reading, writing, speaking and listening skills

AIDS/MATERIALS: the board, pictures, worksheets, coursebook, workbook

TEACHING METHODS: the audio-lingual approach, the audio-visual approach, the communicative approach, the natural approach TEACHING TECHNIQUES: observation, conversation, repetition, discussion, exercise

STAGES OF THE LESSON Activity

Timing

Aims

Procedures

Skills

Interaction/class management

Activity 1 Organizing the class

2 min

-to create a relaxed /a proper atmosphere for teaching the new lesson

- The teacher greets the students and checks attendance - the students greet and prepare for the lesson

Speaking

T-Ss

Activity 2 Checking homework and previous knowledge

5 min.

-to check previous knowledge -to give Ss on their knowledge and homework

- The teacher asks Ss about their homework - The teacher assesses the homework - The teacher checks Ss’ previous knowledge regarding past simple and present perfect simple - Ss listen, check or interevaluate the homework of deskmates

Speaking Active listening

T-Ss S-S

Activity 3 Transition to the new lesson

1 min.

-to create interest in the new lesson - to familiarize Ss to the new lesson

-The teacher announces the new lesson, writes on the blackboard the topic, title, key structures - The teacher explains the new focus of the new lesson and announces the objectives - The teacher elicits from Ss vocabulary related to the new lesson - Ss talk to the teacher ,give answers to question, write down on their notebooks the notes on the blackboard

Speaking, active listening, writing

T-Ss

10 min.

-to learn when to use past simple and when to use present perfect simple - to reactivate students' schemata

-The teacher uses examples in order to explain the difference between the past simple and the present perfect simple, then she asks the students to complete the rules written on the board - Ss listen, write in their notebooks, and complete the rules

Speaking Active listening Writing Reading

T-Ss Individual work

Activity 4 Presentation (past simple vs present perfect simple)

Activity 5 Practice

5 min

-To practise the use of the tenses

-T gives each student a worksheet and asks them to fill in the blanks with the appropriate tense. See exercise A from Annex 1 -Ss listen and complete the exercise individually at first, then they check their answers in pairs. -T checks their work

Activity 6 Practice

5 min.

-to practise understanding of the rules

-T draws two faces on the board, one on the left and one on the right, and asks the students to copy these into their notebooks. She tells the class that the person on the left is called Charles, that he was a famous explorer, and that he lived in the 15th century. The person on the right is called Brian, he is also an explorer, and he is 70 this year. T gives each student a sentence about each explorer. See Annex 1, exercise B -Ss have to stick their sentences under the appropriate picture -T checks and correct if necessary

Activity 7 Practice

10 min

-to develop speaking and writing skills

-T divides the class into groups of 5 and 6, and then asks the students to imagine that they are going to interview Brian and William (Charles'great great....... grandson). -Ss prepare their questions and answers and then they report back to the class.

Speaking Listening Writing Reading

T-Ss IW PW

Listening Reading

T-Ss IW

Listening Speaking Reading Writing

T-Ss GW

Activity 8 Use

5 min.

-to use correctly the two tenses

-T organises the class in pairs and asks the students to ask and answer true questions with Have you ever....?, Did you....?, and How long.......? -Ss listen, think of some questions, and act out short dialogues in front of the class

Final activity

3 min.

-to assign homework

Speaking Listening Writing

T-Ss PW

ANNEX 1 A. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Put the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect or the Past Tense: I (not play) football since I (break) my leg. We (not see) them for ages! Where they (be)?

Tom (play) football when he ( be) at school. You ever (eat) snails? No, I never (eat) snails. When George (come) into the room, Lucy (sit) in an armchair in a corner of the room. George (not see) Lucy and he (go) to the bookcase and (choose) a book. Then, Lucy (cough) and George (turn) round quickly and (say): "Excuse me, I (not see) you. 6. Mother (be) in the kitchen for half an hour.

B. Put each sentence under the appropriate picture: 1. Charles was an explorer. 2. Brian is an explorer. 3. He went to many countries. 4. He has been to many countries. 5. He has been to the North Pole. 6. He went to Japan. 7. He has never been to the South Pole. 8. He has crossed the Gobi Desert. 9. He crossed the Sahara Desert. 10. He never explored in America. 11. He went to China three times. 12. He has been to India twice. 13. He has explored in six continents.