Teacher Guide
Give a brief overview of the verb tenses: present, simple past, present perfect and past perfect. Explain that in spoken and written English we might come across a mixture of tenses, depending on the narrative. Connect each tense to its main purpose and review the structures if needed.
Have the students try to read over the text to get a sense of what it is about, then to revisit each gap and choose a form of the verb provided that they think fits. Do a few together to start with. Show them they can test multiple options and eliminate the ones that don't sound right. Have them take turns reading the completed text out loud and help them to correct any errors they might have made.
10mins - Speaking Part 3 - Review the guidelines.
Draw a diagram on the whiteboard with the following information:
Question: Which sports facilities would be best for our town?
1. A swimming pool
2. A basketball court
3. A golf course
4. An athletics track
5. An all-weather football pitch
10mins - Worksheet: 11 mixed tenses
20mins - Review - Verb tense practice. Ask students to write about the most embarrassing thing that's ever happened to them. The story can be true or false. Students should practice using appropriate verb tenses in their stories. Students will present their stories, and vote for the best one.
15mins - Test: 42 listening practice - part 4
05mins - Warm down: Goodbye, see you next time.
00mins - Homework: Complete the next section of the online homework.
- are
- seems
- are
- sees
- has tried
- has done
- developed
- has been
- has put
- has had
- came
- had never flown
- had
- has taken
- had never worried
- announced
- had
- tried
- overcame