Group 12 to 15 years old Time 30 minutes
students.
Topic: Present Perfect Continuous
Aims: To teach the grammatical structures of present perfect continuous through
engaging and fun activities with the students.
Objectives By the end of the class the students will be able to:
(expected
● Identify and recognize every component of the structure of the present
learning
perfect continuous tense..
outcomes):
● Create sentences using the present perfect continuous with correct
grammar and structure.
● Make questions using the present perfect continuous.
● Have short fluent conversations with their classmates using Present
perfect continuous.
Assessment: Interact with others using self-evaluation and co-evaluation strategies as well as
appropriate nonverbal and oral communication features.
Materials: Flashcards, markers, a poster, and a small ball
Anticipated If students do not understand an activity well, ICQ's will be performed to explain
problems and it in a better way.
solutions:
If one teacher does not bring flashcards, the other teacher should bring
flashcards to avoid that.
Timing Teacher activity Student activity Success indicators Focus (teacher-
students
interaction)
5 min. Warm up: The students are going The students T - S
to pay attention and correctly identify a
answer the questions part of the
What has this person been as fast as they can. structure we are
doing? Also, they have to going to need
identify which picture during the class.
The teachers are going to set we are asking for by In this case: main
some pictures about an the person's name verb + ing.
activity and a proper name on below the picture.
the board. For example
Sarah, Marco, or Sofia. Then, It is not necessary to
they will make the question: use the present perfect
to answer, since we
are introducing the
● What has [name] topic.
been doing?
In order for the students to
identify the use of “ing” in all
the answers, the teachers are
going to write the name of the
activity below the picture. For
example “doing homework”,
“reading a book”, “working
very hard”.
Presentation:
Introducing the topic of
Present Perfect Continuous. Students have to
answer the following
questions:
Present sentences in which Students can
7 students will have to identify identify the form
what form the verb is in? ● What changes of positive,
min.
What does “been” mean in in these negative
the sentence? Why is the sentences other sentences and T-S
verb with “ing”? by asking than the questions.
questions about the
examples: subject? S-S
● What letters are
added to the
● Sarah has been doing
verb?
house work all day.
● What word is
● You have been
added in the
sleeping well all
sentence in
weekend.
relation to the
● My sister hasn't been verb to be?
eating breakfast for
the last week.
● In these
● They haven't been
sentences what
looking for a new car.
is the negative
● Has Marco been form of the
doing homework? auxiliary?
● How long have we ● What comes
been planning this first in the
date? question?
● What comes
before the verb
been?
Practice
A creative story!
The teacher is going to start The students have to
with a sentence in present formulate new
perfect continuous, and sentences in the same
explain the rest of the activity tense to continue the
to the students. story. For example:
The teacher is going to do
ICQs to ensure that the
activity is clear. T: I have been walking
through the park all
The teacher gives feedback morning.
and corrects the structure of
the sentences the students S: I have been looking
formulate. for my dog, but I can’t
find him.
Students are
Then, another student encouraged to
make sentences
8 min. has to continue the even if they still
story with another have mistakes.
sentence.
T-S
Production S-S
The student who has
Hot potato! the potato has to
answer the question.
The teacher is going to ask a Then, he/she has to
question in the present ask a new question
perfect continuous and give and pass the hot
the hot potato (a ball) to potato to another
someone in the class. classmate.
At the end of the activity, the
teacher is going to correct
mistakes and give the last
feedback.
The students are
able to answer
with clear
sentences and
formulate
questions using
the present
10
perfect continuous
min. tense.
S-S
Write in your notebook two examples of a positive sentence, two
Homework/future work: examples of negative, and two examples of questions using the
present perfect continuous tense.
