7 grade Present Perfect

Long-term plan unit: 3 HOLIDAYS AND TRAVEL

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Lesson 1

Date: 08.11.2021

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CLASS: 7

Number present:

absent:

Theme of the lesson: Language focus 1Present Perfect with still, yet, already, just

Learning objective (s) that this lesson is contributing to

7.6.9.1- use appropriately a variety of active and passive simple present and past forms and past perfect simple forms on a range of familiar general and curricular topics;

7.3.2.1- ask complex questions to get information about a limited range of general topics and some curricular topics;

7.3.3.1-give an opinion at discourse level on a growing range of general and curricular topics;

Lesson objectives

All learners will be able to:

Most learners will be able to:

• learn the present perfect with still, yet, already and just.

• practice asking and answering questions using the present perfect and the four adverbs.

Some learners will be able to:

Success criteria

• Use simple present and past forms including past perfect tenses in active and passive voice

• Make up complex interrogative sentences to get information about the topic

• Provide a point of view in conversations and discussions

Plan

Stages of the lesson

Planned activities (replace the notes below with your planned activities)

Teacher’s notes

Greeting

The teacher greets students; students respond to greeting and take their places.

Hello, boys and girls! How are you?

Warm up

• Books closed. T writes the following on the board: still, yet, already and just.

• Asks students if they can add the words to sentences in the present perfect.

• Guides students to correct sentences and shows how the adverbs change the meaning of the sentence.

Practice

1 • T asks students to open their books at page 33.

• Tells students that the example sentences are from the texton page 32.

• Asks students to copy and complete the sentences.

• Checks answers.

• Asks students to translate still, yet, already and just into their own languages.

• For further information and additional exercises, students can turn to page 116 of the Grammar reference section.

Answers

+ They have already been at sea for three days.

I have just climbed up and down the mast.

– I still haven’t adjusted to life at sea.

We haven’t seen any whales yet.

? Have you seen any dolphins yet?

How long have you been at sea?

2 • T reads out the example sentence in the exercise.

• Puts students into pairs to complete the remaining sentences.

• Supports weaker students by encouraging them to identifythe type of sentence they must complete – is it a question or a negative? Students should also use the position of the gap in the sentence to help them decide on the right word.

• Checks answers with the class.

Answers

2 still 3 yet 4 just 5 still 6 yet 7 just 8 already

3 • T asks two students to read out the example question and answer.

• Asks students to work alone to complete the dialogues.

• Checks answers.

• Students can practise reading the dialogues in pairs

Answers

2 Has your friend Sam picked up the tickets yet? No, but he’s already bought them.

3 Have you decided to take the phone or the tablet yet? Yes, I’ve just packed it.

4 Has your friend Sam booked a taxi yet? No, but we haven’t got the number yet.

5 Have you written down the emergency number yet? Yes, I’ve just written it on the notepaper.

41.18 T reads out the example.

• Asks students to work in pairs to complete the remaining gaps.

• Pairs stronger students with weaker students for this task.

• Plays the recording for students to check their answers.

Answers

2 still haven’t found 3 Have … spoken … yet

4 ’s just phoned 5 has already lost6 Have … given … yet 7 ’ve already made8 ‘s just finished

Your turn

5 • T tells students they are going to write five questions of their own to ask their partner. As the aim of the guessing game in Exercise 6 will be to get the most number of yes answers, students should write questions to which they think their partner will respond affirmatively.

• Asks students to work alone to write questions using the activities in the box and yet.

Optional activity

• T puts students into small groups to write questions in the present perfect with yet to ask.Groups take it in turns to ask questions for you to answer.T gives each group a point for a correct question and two points if the question is both correct and interesting.

VIDEO

T can show this video as either a lead-in or a follow-up to theLanguage Focus 1 lesson.

3.2 The age of discovery

• T asks: How many explorers can you name? Elicits students’answers and then read out the information about the video.Plays the video.

• Students watch it and answer the three questions.T checks answers and then asks students: What is left to discoverin the world?Page 139 for further activities T can do with this video.

Answers

• Because his parents died when he was only 10.

• Because there were fantastic riches there: gold, silver,silk and spices.

• He wanted to find a faster way to the Spice Islands.

No, because he was killed in a battle.

Homework

Exercises 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 on page 24 of the Workbook for homework.