GRADES 3-5; 6-8; 9-12
OBJECTIVES
Students will:
- Discuss relationships among the new words and create their own word analogies.
- Identify attributes of the Present Perfect in a Concept Attainment activity.
- Use the Present Perfect to discuss, describe, and write captions for images.
VOCABULARY
| email (n, v)
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memory (n); memorize (v)
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young (adj)
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| hope (n, v)
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remind (v); reminder (n)
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lately (adv)
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| ingredient (n)
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receive (v)
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yet (adv)
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| oven (n)
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ruin (v)
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except (prep)
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| mix (v)
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another (adj)
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since (prep)
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MATERIALS
- BrainPOP ESL
- Visuals to reinforce the new vocabulary
- Sentence strips for Concept Attainment activity
- Image: What Has Just Happened?
- Different articles of clothing and accessories
- Device to play music
- Interactive white board (optional)
PREPARATION
- Gather visuals to help reinforce the vocabulary words.
- Print copies of the Word Analogy sentences or write them on the board.
- Prepare sentence strips for the Concept Attainment activity.
- Make copies of the image What Has Just Happened? for each pair of students.
- Gather different articles of clothing and accessories for “What Have I Changed?”
- Prepare a listening/cloze activity with the lyrics of a song.
LESSON PROCEDURE
Vocabulary
- Watch the Vocabulary movie to introduce the new words, stopping to ask questions, give examples, and ask students to make connections to the words.
- Do a Word Analogy activity with the new words. Partners complete the sentences, discussing the relationships among the words. After you have gone over the five sentences and the different relationships, the partners collaborate on three additional sentences, using any words they wish. They may click on the Word Lists button in any BrainPOP ESL lesson for a list of all the words they have learned.
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1. Clean is to dirty as ____________ is to old.
2. Get is to give as _____________ is to send.
3. Memory is to memorize as ___________ is to remind.
4. Letters are to words as ________________ are to cake.
5. Hope is to wish as ___________________ is to destroy.
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- Project the picture side of Flash Words onto the board or interactive white board. Students label the words they know and then flip the pictures to check if they are correct.
Grammar
- Watch the Grammar movie.
- Write the following sentences on the board, in two columns. They are examples of reasons why we use the Present Perfect, as explained in Facts to Know. Ask students which reason the sentences correspond to. Use the discussion prompts, if needed.
A. I lived in Paris for three years. I’ve lived in Paris for three years.
(Discussion prompt: In which sentence does he still live in Paris?)
B. I saw that movie yesterday. I’ve seen that movie.
(Discussion prompt: Which sentence tells us a definite time?)
- Introduce the concept of indefinite past time with a Concept Attainment activity so that the students make their own conclusions about using the Present Perfect. The suggested example can be made into sentence strips for the board, pocket chart, or interactive white board.
| I ate dinner at 7:00.
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I have eaten dinner already.
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| We saw Maria yesterday.
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We have just seen Maria.
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| I read that book last year.
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I have read that book before.
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| She arrived an hour ago.
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She has already arrived.
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| They lived in New York in 2005.
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They have lived in New York.
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- We also use Present Perfect to talk about recent past time. To practice this, distribute copies of the image What Has Just Happened? Partners discuss what has just happened in the six images, and decide on final captions to write for each one. When they have finished, partners can ask and answer questions related to the pictures using the model, “Have you ever __________?”
Movie
- Before watching the movie Have They Forgotten? (L3U3L1), ask who has had a birthday lately. Ask if a friend has ever forgotten their birthday.
- As students watch the movie, pause for them to tell the class/partners what has just happened, or what has happened up to that point.
- Divide the class into small groups to discuss and answer the following questions:
a. Why has Ben walked Fighter every day this week?
b. What came in the mail?
c. Why has Ben received so many cards this week?
d. Who sent Ben the funny card?
e. Who is the only one who hasn’t sent Ben a card?
f. What else hasn’t he done?
g. Why hasn’t this been Ben’s favorite birthday? What has happened?
h. What happened to the birthday cake?
Features
- Watch Hear It, Say It. Students may listen and repeat sentences from the movie.
- Students do the remaining interactive features of the lesson: Play It, Warm Up, and You Can Do It.
ACTIVITIES
- Create a Word Wall for Present Perfect Signal Words. Students can add to it throughout the unit as they encounter more words.
- Bring different articles of clothing and accessories to school to alter your appearance. Step out of the class for a moment and change something about how you look, i.e., put on a hat, scarf, or glasses, take off a sweater, etc. When you go back into the room, ask students, “What have I changed?”
- Have each student write four statements about interesting things they’ve done in their lives. Three of the statements should be true, and one a lie. For example: I’ve been to China, I’ve eaten ants, I’ve climbed a mountain. The class can ask questions to get more information and determine which statement is the lie. This activity can also be done in small groups.
- Reminders. For homework, have students make up a list of things they have to do. It can be things like study for a test or buy a birthday present, or events they have to prepare for, such as get ready for a trip or plan a birthday party. The next day, students exchange their lists with a partner, and ask and answer questions.
For example: Have you made the invitations yet? Have you already bought the food?
- Make a listening activity, such as a cloze or gap-fill, with a song that uses present perfect. Have students fill in the missing words first. Then again while they listen to the song. Some examples of songs are:
Queen: We Are the Champions
Credence Clearwater Revival or Rod Stewart: Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
Rod Stewart: Have I Told You Lately that I Love You?
U2: Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
Carpenters: A Song For You
James Taylor: Fire and Rain
Peter, Paul, & Mary or Pete Seeger: Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
ABBA: The Winner Takes It All
Eva Cassidy: You’ve Changed
Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes: I’ve Had the Time of My Life
Brandy: Have You Ever?
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