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Sample Formal Lesson Plan: Grammar: Present Perfect vs. Past Bruce Lawrence

Objectives: Students will learn some intricacies between using present perfect and past tense They will learn some listening skills focusing on these tenses, and they will learn the function of asking and answering life experience questions. Prerequisites: Students should have a basic knowledge of both present perfect and past tenses. Level: Intermediate Duration: 2 hours Materials: CCR history CCR lyrics sheet Human Bingo (Tic Tac Toe) Set up: individual cloze exercise, small groups, then individual Anticipated problems: Some groups will be faster. Have them make help others.

Warm up: T: Did you have a good weekend? What did you do on the weekend? S: I went to the beach. I went to a club/restaurant/etc. Ss: Various answers <Specific Qs: Have you ever> T: Have you ever been to Dr. Sun Yat Sen garden/UBC Museum of Anthropology/The Buddhist temple in Richmond/other? Ss: Y/N Various answers T: Have you ever heard of this band before? (write Creedence Clearwater Revival on whiteboard) T: I’m going to play you a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival. First, let me explain a little bit about the band. Hand out CCR History sheet and read or have Ss read OK, now since this is a grammar class let’s look at some grammar. Everyone underline the verbs in this article. Teaching: T: Finished? Let’s look at the first one: has ever been. What tense is that? (When Ss guess correctly write it on the board. Continue eliciting tenses until the three are on the board with examples.) OK, so the three tenses we are focusing on today are PRES PERF CONT, PRES PERF and PAST tenses. Does anyone know the difference between these tenses? Ss: Y/N/various answers. (If they get them right, write them on the board) <Whiteboard form/pron: tenses> Present Perfect and Past Tense PRES PERF CONT Their music is still being played. UNFINISHED? PRES PERF The best there has ever been. UNFINISHED! PAST They formed a band. FINISHED! OK, so let’s change the examples and see if you can feel the difference. Let’s say you see me standing in front of the Granville Seven cinema. And you say, “Hi Bruce. What are you doing?” And I say, “Hi, I’m supposed to meet my wife and see a movie, but she’s not here. I have been waiting for two hours. Am I going to wait more? Yes! Unfinished! I’ve waited for two hours. Am I going to wait more? Maybe! Unfinished? I waited two hours. Am I going to wait more? No! Finished!

PRES PERF CONT PRES PERF PAST

Present Perfect and Past Tense I have been waiting for two hours. UNFINISHED? I’ve waited for two hours. UNFINISHED! I waited two hours. FINISHED!

< Concept checking: eliciting correct/incorrect> T: OK, you got them all. Now let’s try some new examples not on the board. Tell me if this is correct: We studied pronunciation. Yes. Finished. We studied grammar. No. Unfinished. What should I say? We are studying… We have studied for 15 minutes. Yes. Or We have been studying … Main activities I Semi-controlled practice: Cloze Exercise <Part I: Individual dictation> T: OK, here is a sheet with the words to the song on them. But you will notice that some of the words are missing. You are going to listen to the song and try to write the correct words in the blanks. I have put spaces to indicate how many words there are in the missing sentence to make it easier. (pass out CCR Lyrics sheet) For example in the first line of the chorus, how many words are there? Ss: 3 T: Right. If you see an apostrophe there is a contraction. OK, everyone ready? Let’s go. (play the tape) <Part II: Pair work> T: OK, that was difficult wasn’t it? So, get together with your partner and work together to try to get all the words. (Let Ss work for 5 minutes or so) <Part III: S to T dictation> T: OK, now let’s work together to get the right answers. What was the first blank? (T writes down whatever Ss say, even if it is wrong. If there is more than one answer write them both down.) <Part IV: Second listening> T: OK, now to listen again to the song to get the right answers. I’m going to play the tape and pause after each blank and we’ll see if we got it right. (T plays tape and pauses after each blank and sees if Ss got it right or can self-correct. If they can’t, play again. If they still can’t give them a hint. If they still can’t, give it to them.)

<Part IV: Meaning> T: What does the song mean? Ss: Various answers II Free practice: Have you ever? T: OK, we are going to practice these tenses with a short activity. Think of something you have done in your life that you think no one else in this room has ever done. So, think of something unique. When you’re ready, you have to ask everyone in the room if they’ve ever done that. If they say “No” you’re a winner. If anyone says, “Yes” you lose! <Example> For example, I think to myself “Hmm, I’ve been scuba diving in Vancouver. I bet no one else has done that.” So I ask everyone… what? Ss: Have you ever … <whiteboard> Q (PRES PERF): A (PRES PERF): STORY (PAST):

Have you ever…ED…? Yes, I have/No, I haven’t (ever)/No, I have never I scuba dived in North Vancouver in 2001…

T: OK? Understand? Really? What are we supposed to do? S: explains T: Right! Go! T: OK, Who was a winner? Ss raise their hands. T: OK, Tinny what was your question. S: says Q in present perfect tense T: And when did you do that? S: tells story in past tense III Free Practice: Human Bingo T: OK, so now we are going to have a longer practice. This is a game called “Human Bingo” I’m going to give you a bingo sheet and you have to put students names in their and if you get a line (vertical/horizontal/diagonal) you can yell “Bingo” <Example> T: For example, the first square says “Likes dark beer” so I go to Eva and ask “Have you ever drunk dark beer?” And she says “What is dark beer?” So I ask the teacher “What is dark beer?” And the teacher says “It’s beer that looks black or brown, like Guiness” And

Eva says “No. I only drink Vodka!” So I can’t write her name. So, I go to the next student and ask again “Have you ever drunk dark beer?” And she says “Yes!” So I write her name in that square. (pass out Human Bingo sheet) OK? So, how do I ask the next one “… (kiss) in public?” Ss: Have you ever kissed in public? T: OK. You got it! Go try to get a bingo! T: OK, we have a Bingo! Everyone sit down. So, Chun Lok which questions did you get? CL: Shows T: What’s the first question you got? CL: Says “Drink dark beer” T: And who said “Yes” CL: Nick T: Nick, have you ever drunk dark beer? (If Nick says “Yes” ask him where/how was it. If he says “No” say “Hey! No Bingo! Keep going!” Wrap up: T: OK, Sayaka, how long have you studied English? Is she finished? Maybe. Takami, how long have you been playing guitar? Is he finished? No. Arisa, have you stopped dreaming about Takami? (maybe explain the trick Q: If she says “Yes” it mean she did dream about him. If she says “No” she is still dreaming about him. Either way, we got her! T: If you call some body and they are not home, what should the person say? A: They’ve gone to the store. B: They’ve been to the store. A, because in A they are still there, in B they’ve come back. Contingency Plan: If Ss finish early, do the Tic Tac Toe game. Homework: Easy: Write down five interesting things you have done. Difficult: Write down the names and actions from your Bingo card.

CCR History

One of the greatest American rock bands that there has ever been is a “garage band” called “Creedence Clearwater Revival.” Back in 1960, four junior high school students (Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and brothers Tom and John Fogerty) formed a band called "Tommy Fogerty & the Blue Velvets". Four years later, they auditioned for the Fantasy Records in California. Unknown to them, an executive changed their name to the "Golliwogs". Later, the band renamed themselves "Creedence Clearwater Revival". Creedence was from the name of a friend; Clearwater was from a beer commercial; Revival was to show that the band felt they now had new life. Creedence had an astonishing track record: eight consecutive gold singles; Proud Mary- Jan.1969 Bad Moon Rising-"April 1969 Green River-July 1969 Down on the Corner/Fortunate Son-September 1969 Who'll Stop the Rain/Travlin' Band-Jan.1970 Up Around the Bend,-April 1970 Lookin' Out My Back Door,-June 197070 Have You Ever Seen the Rain?-Jan. 1971 and eight consecutive gold albums Creedence Clearwater Revival Bayou Country Green River Willy and the Poor Boys Cosmo's Factory Mardi Gras, Pendulum. Their music is still being played today on rock stations such at Vancouver’s Rock 101. There have been more than 100 cover versions of "Proud Mary."

PRES PERF CONT PRES PERF PAST

Present Perfect and Past Tense Their music is still being played. UNFINISHED! The best there has ever been. UNFINISHED? They formed a band. FINISHED!

Creedence Clearwater Revival: Before You Accuse Me

CHORUS Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself. Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself. You say I've been buying another woman clothes, But you've been talking to someone else. I called your mama 'bout three or four nights ago. I called your mama 'bout three or four nights ago. Your mama said, "Son, Don't call my daughter no more." CHORUS Come on back home, baby; try my love one more time. Come on back home, baby; try y love one more time. You've been gone away so long, I'm just about to lose my mind.

Creedence Clearwater Revival:

CHORUS: ________ ____ ________ ___, _____ __ _______ ___ ______________. ________ ____ ________ ___, _____ __ _______ ___ ______________. You say __’__ ______ ____________ another woman clothes, But _____’__ ______ ____________ to someone else. __ _______ ______ _______ 'bout three or four nights ago. __ _______ ______ _______ 'bout three or four nights ago. _____ ______ _______, "Son, Don't call my daughter no more." CHORUS Come on back home, baby; try my love one more time. Come on back home, baby; try y love one more time. _____’___ _____ ______ _______ __ _______, I'm just about to lose my mind.

Human Bingo Have you ever… (change the verb to PP) … (drink) dark beer?

… (kiss) in public

… (go) to south east Asia?

… (never fail) any exam ever?

… (fail) an important exam?

… (go) to Dr. Sun Yat Sen gardens?

… (be) to Mt. Fuji?

… (be) to Namsan Tower?

… (be) to Kowloon Park?

… (be) to Ku Gong Palace Museum?

… (drive) a motorcycle?

… (ski or snowboard) at Whistler?

… (study) English at SSILC?

… (see) a ghost?

… (have) a long distance relationship?

… (have) a one-sided love?

… (go) on a blind date?

… (live) alone in an apartment?

… (meet) someone famous?

… (be) in a car accident?

… (go) Salmon fishing?

… (win) over $100 gambling?

… (meditate) for over 30 minutes?

… (make) a piece of art?

… (touch) Mt. Sainai?

Find a student who can answer “Yes” to these questions and write their name in the box. When you have a line either horizontally, vertically or diagonally, yell, “BINGO” and we’ll double check to see if you cheated!