The Present Perfect Tense

Demonstrative lesson plan

Grade: 6^th  The theme: The Present Perfect Tense
The aims: a) educational: to explain the use of the Present Perfect tense and give some information about the places of interest in London; b) developing: to develop pupils’ grammatical skills; c) cultural:  to teach pupils to respect each other  and the culture of another  nations, to form the communicative competence (linguistic, sociocultural and sociolinguistic)
The type of the lesson: mixed lesson  The type of the lesson: mastering new material
Teaching methods: speaking, writing, completing, comparing, reading.
Visual aids: an interactive board, PowerPoint presentation, ActiVote

 

The procedure of the lesson:

I. Organization moment

a) greeting: Teacher: Good morning, pupils!

b) warm-up activity: tongue-twister

Denise sees the fleece

Denise sees the fleas

At least Denise could sneeze

And feed and freeze the fleas

c) checking up the attendance

Teacher: Who is on duty today and who is absent?

Pupil: I am on duty today, all are present.

T: Now, you are given evaluating papers, write your scores on it

II. Checking up the homework

to learn the active words

III. New lesson.

The Present Perfect Tense (Законченное настоящее время)

I have already eaten my breakfast.           Have they eaten their breakfast yet?

She has seen that movie before.                Has she seen that movie before?

I haven’t  eaten my breakfast yet.

She hasn’t  seen that movie before

 

Helping words

Adverbs: already, just, never, ever, recently, lately, yet, this year (month, week, morning)

Prepositions: for, since

IV. Work with the text

Roman London

The beginnings of London can be dated with some exactitude to the invasion of the Romans in 43AD. Prior to the Roman invasion there was no permanent settlement of significance on the site of London. Instead, the Thames River flowed through marshy ground sprinkled with small islands of gravel and sand. There were probably more mosquitoes than people inhabiting the area.

The commander of the Roman troops was one Aulus Plautius. He pushed his men up from their landing place in Kent towards Colchester, then the most important town in Britain. The Roman advance was halted by the Thames, and Plautius was forced to build a bridge to get his men across.

This first “London Bridge” has been excavated recently, and found to be only yards from the modern London Bridge!

The Roman bridge proved a convenient central point for the new network of roads which soon spread out like a fan from the crossing place and allowed the speedy movement of troops. The Roman settlement on the north side of the bridge, called Londinium, quickly became important as a trading centre for goods brought up the Thames River by boat and unloaded at wooden docks by the bridge.

The city was quickly rebuilt, with a cluster of timber-framed wooden buildings surrounding the imposing Roman civic buildings. The city continued to grow in size and splendor over the next century, reflecting the increasing importance of trade in Britain.

By the middle of the second century AD, Londinium possessed the largest basilica (town hall) west of the Alps, a governor’s palace, a temple, bathhouses, and a large fort for the city garrison. Grace church Street, in the City, runs through the middle of the old Roman basilica and forum (market place).

One of the best Roman remains in London is the 2nd century Temple of Mithras (Mithraism was a form of religion popular among Roman soldiers). It was found near Walbrook during construction work in this century, and moved to Temple Court, Queen Victoria Street. Artifacts recovered from the excavation of the temple are now in the Museum of London.

About the year 200 AD a defensive wall was built around the city. For well over a millennium the shape and size of London was defined by this Roman wall. The area within the wall is now “the City”, London’s famous financial district. Traces of the wall can still be seen in a few places in London.

 

Places of interest in London

The Tower of London            London Bridge              St. Paul’s Cathedral

The British Museum               London Zoo                           The Odeon Cinema

London Eye                                     Houses of Parliament    Big Ben

Buckingham Palace                Westminster Abbey      Hyde Park

Regent’s Park                         Tate Gallery                  National Gallery etc.

 V. Speech-drill exercises

Task 1. SCRAMBLED SENTENCES. Make up sentences with the correct word order.

1. has, for, years, England, he, lived, in, fifteen.

2. read, they, all, books, have, since, these, year, last.

3. well, exercise, you, have, this, done, very.

4. John, a telegram, brother, has, his, sent, to, already.

5. student, English, the, already, translated, into, Russian, text, has, this, from.

6. for, Mary, seen, I, have, ages, not.

7. a foreigner, spoken, you, have, to, ever?

8. they, about, have, not, the accident, informed, me.

9. you, have, a holiday, this, had, year?

10. to, she, been, never, has, New York.

Task 2. Match the sentences with the results of the action 1.                  I have just had lunch. A) He is not here. 2.                  She     has already left the house. B) I am not hungry. 3.           Somebody has broken the window in our classroom. C) It’s too cold in here. 4.                  I have known her since our childhood. D) He knows this country very well. 5.                  We have left all the money at home. E) She can not write now. 6.                  Your mistakes have taught you nothing. F) She must be on her way to college. 7.                  She has cut her finger. G) She is my best friend. 8.                  He hasn’t come yet. H) We can’t buy anything. 9.                  David has been to the USA more than once. I) It is open now. 10.              Some fool has left the door unlocked. J) You are doing the same silly thing again. 11.              Grandmother has written a letter. K) She is going to the post-office now. 12.              The boy has fallen ill. L) His mother is very upset.

Task 3. Fill in the gaps with ‘have’ or ‘has’. 1. I _________ answered the question. 2. She________ opened the window. 3. They _______ called us. 4. You __________ carried a box. 5. The girls _______visited the museum. 6. He _________closed the window. 7. John and Sophie ________helped in the garden -Reading of the text “The places to visit”   Task 4. True, false or don’t know? 1. London is the capital of Scotland. 2. London is the capital of England. 3. Many people live in the City. 4. William the Conqueror built the Tower of London in the 10th century. 5. The famous architect Sir Christopher Wren built the St’ Paul’s Cathedral in the 17th century. 6. Trafalgar Square is not in the center of London. 7. The National Gallery of London is well-known all over the world. VI. Consolidation   was a fortress, a prison, a palace, King’s Zoo                       was built in the 17th century   there are always black ravens     Test. Present Perfect or Past Simple? (ActiVote) 1.           We (not/have) a holiday this year. a. didn’t have          b. haven’t had         c. hadn’t 2.            My parents (be) to the USA many times. a. have been            b. were                       c. have being 3.                … it (stop) raining yet? a. Did it stop      b. Is it stopped    c. Has it stopped 4.                Don’t  worry about your letter. I (send) it. a. sended                   b. have sent            c. sent 5.           When Jill (finish) school? a. when had Jill finished          b. when has Jill finished      c. when did Jill finish 6.           When I was a child,   I (always/be) late for school a. have always been            b. was always late                  c. had always been 7.            I can’t find my umbrella. I think somebody (take)  by mistake a. took               b. takes          c. has taken 8.           – Are you tired? -Yes, a little. I (paint) the ceiling today. a. have painted       b. painted          c. paint 9.           – Have you got any money ? -Yes I (borrow) it from my brother a. borrowed         b. have borrowed     c. did borrow 10.      Where is Jane? – She (go) the shop. She’ll be back soon. a. went                 b. has gone to         c. has been to VII. Giving homework Ex 19, 20 on page 194 VIII. Giving marks To evaluate pupils by their evaluating papers IX. The end of the lesson