Lesson "Present Perfect. For or Since", 6th grade

Theme: Present Perfect. For or Since.

Objectives:

1. Students will be able to demonstrate the usage of “For / Since” in Present Perfect.
2. To develop pupil’s writing, reading and speaking skills.
3. To form interest to work in pairs and in groups.

Teaching materials: handouts, Power Point presentation.

Outline

I.  Org. moment.

II.  Warm-up: Describe the picture.

III.  Presentation:

1. Revision of the rules.
2. Put the following time expressions into the correct column.
3. Decide for or since.
4. Puzzle.
5. Fill in the blanks with for or since.
6. Song
7. Open the brackets using the verb in Present Perfect with for or since.
8. Pair work. Ask and answer the questions.
9. Test.

IV.  Consolidation.

Procedure

I.  Org. moment:

-         Good afternoon children and dear guests.

II.  Warm-up:

-         Today we have to demonstrate the usage of for /since in present perfect.

-         So, we’ll begin our lesson with describing the pictures.

-         You have to work in pairs answering the question “What have you done?”

-         You may choose one of the pictures.

III.  Presentation:

1. Revision of the rules.

-         As today we work with Present Perfect, let’s review the rules.

-         Present Perfect, what tense is it? And, what does it describe?

-         I give you an example of the sentence. Make it negative and as a question.

I have read an interesting book.

I haven’t read an interesting book.

Have I read an interesting book?

-         Usually, Present Perfect is used with such prepositions as For or Since.

-         What is the difference between them? When do we use For/Since?

2. Put the following time expressions into the correct column.

Students have their own worksheets. The task is checked on the active board.

3. Decide if you need for or since.

Written task for the students, where they just write the preposition they need.

4.Puzzle.

-         Look at exercise 1, your task is to use for or since with the following time expressions.

-         Those who do it correctly you’ll see a picture.

5.Fill in the blanks with for or since.

-         Now, it will be very easy to you to do exercise 2. You have to fill in the blanks the prepositions for or since.

-         Write these prepositions in your sheets of paper. Just For or Since.

6.Open the brackets using the verb in Present Perfect with for or since

-         These exercises we used only preposition. The next exercise is a little different than the previous. Your task is to open the brackets using the verb in Present Perfect and with correct prepositions.

7.Song.

-         Can you imagine what happened to me yesterday? I found such a song for you. Please, listen to it and have a little rest.

song

Yesterday while I was in school

Could you tell me why

Someone took my caterpillar

Little Joe

And, replaced it with butterfly.

So, O let the butterfly go

She was happy to be free

But where oh, where’s my

Little Joe

Someone plays trick on me!

8.Pair work. Ask and answer the questions.

-         We continue the lesson with pair work. If you switch the next slide you’ll see the example. One of you is a Student A, the other student B. Ask and answer the questions looking at these cards.

9.Test

-         To check your knowledge you have to write the following test.

IV.  Consolidation.

-         Let’s conclude the lesson

-         When do we use Present Perfect?

-         When do we use For and Since/