The theme: The Present Perfect Tense
The aims: a) educational: to explain the use of the Present Perfect tense and give some information about the places of interest in London; b) developing: to develop pupils’ grammatical skills; c) cultural: to teach pupils to respect each other and the culture of another nations, to form the communicative competence
The type of the lesson: mixed lesson The type of the lesson: mastering new material
Teaching methods: speaking, writing, completing, comparing, reading.
The procedure of the lesson:
I. Organization moment
a) greeting: Teacher: Good morning, pupils!
b) warm-up activity
Teacher: Who is on duty today and who is absent?
Pupil: I am on duty today, all are present.
II. Checking up the homework
to learn the active words
III. New lesson.
The Present Perfect Tense
I have already eaten my breakfast. Have they eaten their breakfast yet?
She has seen that movie before. Has she seen that movie before?
I haven’t eaten my breakfast yet.
She hasn’t seen that movie before
Helping words
Adverbs: already, just, never, ever, recently, lately, yet, this year (month, week, morning)
Prepositions: for, since
Task 1. SCRAMBLED SENTENCES. Make up sentences with the correct word order.
- (to be / to Paris?) Have you ever been to Paris?
- (play / golf?) Have you ever played golf?
- (to be / to Australia?) _______________?
- (lose / your passport?) _______________?
- (sleep / in the park?) _______________?
- (eat / Chinese food?) _______________?
- (to be / to New York?) _______________?
- (win / a lot of money?) _______________?
- (break / your leg?) _______________?
- (run / a marathon?) _______________?
- (speak / to famous people?) _______________?
- (live / in another town) _______________?
Task 2. Fill in the gaps with ‘have’ or ‘has’.
1. I _________ answered the question.
2. She________ opened the window.
3. They _______ called us.
4. You __________ carried a box.
5. The girls _______visited the museum.
6. He _________closed the window.
7. John and Sophie ________helped in the garden
Task 3 Complete the sentences
1. Jill is in London. She has been in London since Monday.
2. I know George. I have known him for a long time.
3. They are married. They _______________ married since 1983.
4. Brian is ill. He _______________ ill for a week.
5. We live in this house. We _______________ here for ten years.
6. I know Tom very well. I _______________ him for a long time already.
7. We are waiting for you. We _______________ waiting since 11 o’clock.
8. Alice works in a bank. She _______________ in a bank for 5 years.
9. I’m learning English. I _______________ learning English for six months.
10. She has a headache. She _______________ a headache since she got up.
Test. Present Perfect or Past Simple? (ActiVote)
1. We (not/have) a holiday this year.
a. didn’t have b. haven’t had c. hadn’t
2. My parents (be) to the USA many times.
a. have been b. were c. have being
3. … it (stop) raining yet?
a. Did it stop b. Is it stopped c. Has it stopped
4. Don’t worry about your letter. I (send) it.
a. sended b. have sent c. sent
5. When Jill (finish) school?
a. when had Jill finished b. when has Jill finished c. when did Jill finish
6. When I was a child, I (always/be) late
for school
a. have always been b. was always late c. had always been
7. I can’t find my umbrella. I think somebody
(take) by mistake
a. took b. takes c. has taken
8. — Are you tired?
-Yes, a little. I (paint) the ceiling today.
a. have painted b. painted c. paint
9. — Have you got any money ?
-Yes I (borrow) it from my brother
a. borrowed b. have borrowed c. did borrow
10. Where is Jane?
— She (go) the shop. She’ll be back soon.
a. went b. has gone to c. has been to
VII. Giving homework
VIII. Giving marks
To evaluate pupils by their evaluating papers
IX. The end of the lesson
