Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
Saahrah Bohler 21 October 2023 Intermediate- B1 60 Minutes
Lesson Type:
Grammar lesson
Lesson Topic:
Present perfect continuous with ‘for’ and ‘since’.
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…
Understand the difference of when to the word for and since -Understand the difference of when to the word for and since when
having conversions.
Example sentence: -Had a discussion on previous knowledge based on the target
1. I have been running since 6 am. vocabulary.
2. I have been running for 2 hours. -Brief group discussion on the target vocabulary
1 Lesson Plan 150823
, Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
Include one relating to L1/age/level of the students and one for
the target grammar (meaning, form, or pronunciation). 1. Before the lesson starts, I will use a few sentences as
examples and briefly explain when you need to make use of
1. The present perfect continuous might be difficult to grasp the word for and since and hight light what the differences
because there is no equivalent in French and Italian, they use are when applying present perfect continuous tense in their
present perfect simple in the same context as L1.
present perfect continuous.
2. I will present a well-constructed timeline with accurate and
2. Students might have the idea that because they are aware of simple labels to give the students a visual demonstration of
how to use present perfect continuous tense, they would the present perfect continuous tense which will give them a
know which word to use when. better understanding of the target language words.
3. Working with the age group of 15 to 16 students might think 3. Before we start discussing the present perfect continuous
they don’t need much help because at their age students tense in depth, I will first ask questions to get a
think they already have a full understanding about grammar understanding on what level their understanding is about
especially if they are aware of how to use present perfect grammar tenses.
continuous tense.
4. Incorporate guided discovery tasks so students have the time to
4. The time periods and time references can cause problems examine the language and to refer back to previous examples. These
and confuse student as to when they should you use the two can be particularly helpful when students get confused between two
prepositions that we are covering in the lesson (target grammatical forms.
language ‘for and since’)
2 Lesson Plan 150823
Saahrah Bohler 21 October 2023 Intermediate- B1 60 Minutes
Lesson Type:
Grammar lesson
Lesson Topic:
Present perfect continuous with ‘for’ and ‘since’.
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…
Understand the difference of when to the word for and since -Understand the difference of when to the word for and since when
having conversions.
Example sentence: -Had a discussion on previous knowledge based on the target
1. I have been running since 6 am. vocabulary.
2. I have been running for 2 hours. -Brief group discussion on the target vocabulary
1 Lesson Plan 150823
, Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
Include one relating to L1/age/level of the students and one for
the target grammar (meaning, form, or pronunciation). 1. Before the lesson starts, I will use a few sentences as
examples and briefly explain when you need to make use of
1. The present perfect continuous might be difficult to grasp the word for and since and hight light what the differences
because there is no equivalent in French and Italian, they use are when applying present perfect continuous tense in their
present perfect simple in the same context as L1.
present perfect continuous.
2. I will present a well-constructed timeline with accurate and
2. Students might have the idea that because they are aware of simple labels to give the students a visual demonstration of
how to use present perfect continuous tense, they would the present perfect continuous tense which will give them a
know which word to use when. better understanding of the target language words.
3. Working with the age group of 15 to 16 students might think 3. Before we start discussing the present perfect continuous
they don’t need much help because at their age students tense in depth, I will first ask questions to get a
think they already have a full understanding about grammar understanding on what level their understanding is about
especially if they are aware of how to use present perfect grammar tenses.
continuous tense.
4. Incorporate guided discovery tasks so students have the time to
4. The time periods and time references can cause problems examine the language and to refer back to previous examples. These
and confuse student as to when they should you use the two can be particularly helpful when students get confused between two
prepositions that we are covering in the lesson (target grammatical forms.
language ‘for and since’)
2 Lesson Plan 150823
