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Dear teachers...about present perfect tense
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bluefadilmen
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Dear teachers...about present perfect tense
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pls can you give me some advise about presenting present perfect tense. it should be interactive and visual. the age is 15-17 and should finish in an hour.
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3 Mar 2010
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GIOVANNI
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If you are looking for something interactive and visual for the Present Perfect you should check our powerpoint and on line exercise contributions. There are a few that are useful. |
3 Mar 2010
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deeedee
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Hmmm. Advice on present perfect. In one hour? I spend MANY classes teaching the present perfect. To introduce it for the first time, I generally contrast it with the past. You can draw a line on the board connecting two dots and write �past � and �present � under each dot. Explain that the actions happening anywhere on the line before the �present � dot are past actions, but if you refer to actions that have just happened or actions that have happened in a period of time which started in the past and continues to the present (like: this week, today, this month, since 2008, my life...), then those actions would require present perfect. Then you explain the structure of the tense (Subj+have/has+past participle) with examples on the board. You might then ask oral questions using �just � and �ever � for them to get the feel of actions that have just happened and actions that have happened in a period of time continuing in the present.
Examples:
Have you just raised your hand? Have you just spoken to your friend? Have you just had lunch?// Have you ever been on a plane? Have you ever eaten paella? Have you ever had an accident?
Note that the follow-up questions for these (if you want to initiate a conversation) will be in the past as you ask for details. (Have you just had lunch? What did you have?)
I would continue with a written text (using PP) to be read out loud, with comprehension questions at the end. They could also write a summary. I think the hour would be up by now...
Hope this helps. |
3 Mar 2010
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aftab57
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You should find some ideas here.
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4 Mar 2010
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