Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
Intermediate B1 60 minutes
Lesson Type: Grammar lesson
Lesson Topic: Morning activities (morning routines).
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…
Identify, use and understand the present perfect continuous tense Participated in a question activity where they would have asked
and to also recognise and understand the difference between the each other questions to find the matching person for the morning
words “for” and “since”. activity that would be written on the paper, meaning that they
would have communicated with each other in order to find the
correct person.
Example sentence: 1) Sam has been jogging since he was
seventeen.
2) Sam has been jogging for 2 hours today.
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,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. I will provide interactive activities that involve the
differences between the words “since” and “for”, because
1. Students might find it difficult to remember the difference
interactive activities make it easier to remember
between “since” and “for”
information.
2. Verb tenses might be a challenge for the students.
2. I will provide an activity where the students will answer
questions, which allows them to use their own skills and
3. Students might find it difficult to pay attention and stay creativity to answer the questions. This not only allows
motivated at their age. them to practise the correct verb tenses but also gives them
a better understanding of verb tenses.
3. Activities that are provided will be interactive and energetic
which will keep the students motivated and excited.
Activities will also involve real situations , so that students
can relate to the lesson and will keep the students
interested in the lesson.
Target language analysis:
Review Unit 7: Analysing Grammar if you need guidance with this section.
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, 1. What is the use or function of the The present perfect continuous tense is a verb tense that is used to describe an action that started in the
grammar? (Include a timeline if past and continues up to the present moment for example, I have been running.
appropriate) ● We use “since” to highlight a specific point in time or a particular event in the past that led to a
situation which is still continuing in the present, for e.g. I have been running since 6am.
● We use “for” to indicate the duration of time that has passed or is taken so far for e.g. I have
been running for two hours.
since
for
Past Present Future
2. In which context (theme) are you The context is morning activities (routines) that my students partake in every morning, how long their
introducing the grammar? routine or activity is and when did they start the certain activity or routine.
For example: In the context of sports. For e.g I have been riding my bike for two hours every morning.
I have been riding my bike since I was six years old.
3. Which concept checking questions will 1)I have been running since 6am.
you ask to ensure students understand ● Are you still running?(yes)
the meaning? Review Unit 7: Concept ● When did you start running?(6am)
Checking Grammar for examples. ● Do you know how long you have been running for?(no)
2)I have been running for two hours.
● Are you still running?(yes)
● Do you know when you started running?(yes, two hours ago).
● Do you know how long you have been running for?(yes, two hours)
4. What is the grammatical structure of ● Positive form.
the target language? (Include positive,
Subject+have/has+been+present participle(ing)+object+since/for +(specific time,date, event or length of
negative and question forms if
time).
appropriate) ● Negative form.
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Intermediate B1 60 minutes
Lesson Type: Grammar lesson
Lesson Topic: Morning activities (morning routines).
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…
Identify, use and understand the present perfect continuous tense Participated in a question activity where they would have asked
and to also recognise and understand the difference between the each other questions to find the matching person for the morning
words “for” and “since”. activity that would be written on the paper, meaning that they
would have communicated with each other in order to find the
correct person.
Example sentence: 1) Sam has been jogging since he was
seventeen.
2) Sam has been jogging for 2 hours today.
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. I will provide interactive activities that involve the
differences between the words “since” and “for”, because
1. Students might find it difficult to remember the difference
interactive activities make it easier to remember
between “since” and “for”
information.
2. Verb tenses might be a challenge for the students.
2. I will provide an activity where the students will answer
questions, which allows them to use their own skills and
3. Students might find it difficult to pay attention and stay creativity to answer the questions. This not only allows
motivated at their age. them to practise the correct verb tenses but also gives them
a better understanding of verb tenses.
3. Activities that are provided will be interactive and energetic
which will keep the students motivated and excited.
Activities will also involve real situations , so that students
can relate to the lesson and will keep the students
interested in the lesson.
Target language analysis:
Review Unit 7: Analysing Grammar if you need guidance with this section.
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, 1. What is the use or function of the The present perfect continuous tense is a verb tense that is used to describe an action that started in the
grammar? (Include a timeline if past and continues up to the present moment for example, I have been running.
appropriate) ● We use “since” to highlight a specific point in time or a particular event in the past that led to a
situation which is still continuing in the present, for e.g. I have been running since 6am.
● We use “for” to indicate the duration of time that has passed or is taken so far for e.g. I have
been running for two hours.
since
for
Past Present Future
2. In which context (theme) are you The context is morning activities (routines) that my students partake in every morning, how long their
introducing the grammar? routine or activity is and when did they start the certain activity or routine.
For example: In the context of sports. For e.g I have been riding my bike for two hours every morning.
I have been riding my bike since I was six years old.
3. Which concept checking questions will 1)I have been running since 6am.
you ask to ensure students understand ● Are you still running?(yes)
the meaning? Review Unit 7: Concept ● When did you start running?(6am)
Checking Grammar for examples. ● Do you know how long you have been running for?(no)
2)I have been running for two hours.
● Are you still running?(yes)
● Do you know when you started running?(yes, two hours ago).
● Do you know how long you have been running for?(yes, two hours)
4. What is the grammatical structure of ● Positive form.
the target language? (Include positive,
Subject+have/has+been+present participle(ing)+object+since/for +(specific time,date, event or length of
negative and question forms if
time).
appropriate) ● Negative form.
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