Teacher Guide
Revise the present perfect structure: has/have + past participle.
Explain that we don't use the present perfect tense with specific time expressions. For example we DON'T say "I have eaten a pizza yesterday" or "I have been to Spain last year". The present perfect tense is used when it's important IF the action happened or not, but not (or we don't know) WHEN exactly.
So, the students can identify any specific time expressions and know to use the simple past in those examples.
Have the students read their completed sentences out loud and discuss any that they found confusing.
10mins - Introduction: What is one exciting thing you have done in your life? How was this different than anything else? Do you hope to do it again someday?
05mins - Review the online homework. What topics were discussed? Was the homework easy, medium or difficult? Answer any questions the students may have.
05mins - Review: Present Perfect - We use the present perfect to discuss an action that has been completed in the past but is still relevant now. Ex: I have been to Paris. When we use the present perfect, we do not mention the specific time something occurred, however, we do use time indicators for emphasis such as: since, for, already, yet, still, never, ever, before. The present perfect can also be used to discuss an event that happened in the past, continues to the present, and may continue into the future. Ex: I have lived in Athens for two years.
10mins - Activity: I haven't done: Each student starts with five points. The first student must say something that they haven't done. If the other students have done what the student has just said then they lose a point. Continue around in a circle until you have a winner.
10mins - Worksheet: 14 present perfect
15mins - Practice Test: 14 reading practice - part 4
05mins - Warm down: what will you do this weekend?
00mins - Homework: Complete the next section of the online homework.
- has just left
- said / went
- rode
- Did / have / they did
- still hasn't studied / got
- woke / did not get / has been
- Has / done / hasn't / broke
- finished / ate
- just / told