Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
Mandy Claudelle Jeggels 10 October 2023 Intermediate (B1) 60 Minutes
Lesson Type: Grammar
Lesson Topic: Grammar Lesson Point 1 “Present perfect continuous tense, using the words “for” and “since”.
Lesson Theme: Sport
Lesson Aims: Lesson Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, students will be better able to… By the end of the lesson, students will have…
Speak accurately and clearly about what they are doing in the Had conversations amongst each other and completing worksheets where they will use the
present by comprehending how to use the present perfect knowledge obtained in the different stages on this lesson. There are 12 students in the class.
continuous sense within using the appropriate sentences and The students will have been completing different activities in groups and pairs to educate them
contexts. about the Present perfect continuous tense with the words “for” and “since”. The Presentation,
The target vocabulary in this lesson will consist of: Practice and Production methodology is used in this lesson (PPP)
‘’I/they/he/she/you/we/-ing/for/since/has been/have been’’.
Examples of these activities include:
Presentation-meaning: Presenting flashcards of individuals participating in sports. Flashcards
Example sentence: will have clues to guide students to the correct answer. Concept checking questions will be
“I have been swimming for seven years.” asked to ensure that students have a good understanding of the present perfect continuous
“I have been swimming since I was 19 years old.” tense.
“They have been surfing for three hours.”
“They have been surfing since this morning.” Presentation-form: Presenting a sport video to students, so that they may form sentences in
the present perfect continuous tense as an open class feedback.
Practice-controlled practice: Students complete a gap fill activity to complete sentences in the
present perfect continuous tense as group work.
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, Production-Freer practice: Students will conduct interviews by asking questions about their
favourite sport. Students are required to answer in the present perfect continuous tense.
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. I will draw a column on the board demonstrating how the present perfect continuous
1. Students might become confused with the L2 English tense in the three languages French, Italian and English differs. I will also include an
vocabulary as there might be relations, collocations and example where the adverbs are used in a sentence for the students to take note of
idiomatic language which contradicts with their L1 French throughout the entire lesson to avoid the lack of uncertainty.
and Italian language. This may cause confusion.
Examples: The French language does not have a present perfect continuous verb like
2. The understanding of how the adverb sounds and how it we do have in the English language. To use the example “I swim” and “I am swimming”
should be pronounced in real life speech may be difficult for are both represented by the same verb “je nage”.
students to comprehend. The pronunciation of the adverbs
might be hard to say, and some of the adverbs might not In the Italian language, the present perfect continuous is used instead of the present
even exist in their L1 language, specifically students from simple to speak about what is happening now. For example, “They are going” will
France and Italy. become “They’re going”.
3. Students that are struggling to grasp the context might have 2. I will make use of audio so that students can listen to the sound of the prefect present
little to no interest throughout the lesson. continuous phrases, especially the words ending with “-ing.” I will also demonstrate
how to produce the sound with my mouth in front of the class, and students must
practice the correct pronunciation in groups. I will also distinguish between the
structure of sentences that include “for” and “since”.
3. I will make use of games and group activities to keep students focused and involved in
all stages of the lesson.
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