LESSON PLAN

TIẾNG ANH 11 FRIENDS GLOBAL

UNIT 2: LEISURE TIME
LESSON 2B: GRAMMAR – PRESENT PERFECT
AND PAST SIMPLE CONTRAST

I. OBJECTIVES
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to:
1. Knowledge
- Remember the rules and the usages of the present perfect and the past simple tenses
- Understand the contrast between the present perfect and the past simple
2. Competences
- Develop communication skills and creativity.
- Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork.
- Actively join in class activities.
3. Personal qualities
- Talk about the past using a variety of past tenses
- Develop self-study skills.

II. MATERIALS
- Grade 11 textbook, Unit 2, Grammar
- Computer connected to the Internet
- Projector / TV/ pictures and cards
- Phần mềm tương tác sachso.vn

Language analysis

LEARN THIS! Present perfect and past simple. (p. 26)

a. We use Past Simple to talk about a specific occasion in the past.
b. We use Present Perfect to talk about an event during a period of time that is still
continuing.
c. We use Present Perfect to say how long a situation has existed, often with for, since, or
how long.
d. We use Present Perfect to talk about an event that has a strong connection with the
present, often with just, already, or yet.
e. We use Present Perfect to talk about an experience at an unspecified time in the past,
often with ever or never.

Assumption
 Anticipated difficulties Solutions

- Encourage students to work in pairs and in groups so

Students are reluctant to work in
that they can help each other.
groups.
- Provide feedback and help if necessary.

- Explain expectations for each task in detail.

- Continue to explain task expectations in small
chunks (before every activity).
Students may lack vocabulary to deliver
- Provide vocabulary and useful language before
a speech
assigning tasks
- Encourage students to work in groups so that they
can help each other.

III. PROCEDURES
1. WARM-UP (5 mins)
a. Objectives:
- Introduce the new lesson and set the scene for Ss to acquire new language.
- Get students' attention at the beginning of the class by means of enjoyable and short
activities as well as to engage them in the steps that followed.
b. Content:
- Guessing game.
- Exercise 1. (p.14)
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students can gain more confidence and interest in the lesson.
d. Organisation

TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS

GUESSING GAME (3 mins)
- Teacher shows the pictures. Ss look at the photos and Answers:
guess the hobbies. 1. playing basketball
- Ss work in 4 groups. Each group raises their hands to 2. sewing
take turns and answer. The team gains a bonus with 3. ballet
every correct answer. 4. painting
- The team with the highest points is the winner. 5. shopping
- T uses the last photo to lead to Ex1. 6. camping
7. making pottery
8. photography
9. collecting Barbie dolls
Exercise 1. Look at the photo and the title of the article below. What is the man’s hobby, do you
think? (2 mins)
- Students look at the man in the photo and answer the Possible answer:
th
questions. The photo is also the 9 photo in the guessing He is a Barbie doll collector.
game.
- Elicit a few answers and write them on the board. Do
not correct them at this point.

e. Assessment
- Teacher observes the groups and gives feedback.

2. ACTIVITY 1: PRESENTATION (10 mins)

a. Objectives:
- To review simple past and past perfect tense.
b. Content:
- Exercise 2 (p.26)
- Exercise 3 (p.26)
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students can apply useful language in everyday reading and writing.
d. Organisation

TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS

Exercise 2: Read the article and check your ideas. Do you collect anything? If so, what? (4 mins)
- Students read the article and check their answers. Answers:
- Ask: Would you like to live in Mike’s house? Why / he collects McDonald’s memorabilia
Why not?
- In pairs, discuss the questions.
- Ask a few students to share their ideas with the class
Exercise 3: Find all the examples of the past simple and the present perfect in the article.
Complete the rules in the Learn this! box below with present perfect or past simple. Then
underline an example of each rule in the article. (6 mins)
- Students read the article again and find all the Answers:
examples of the present perfect and past simple. Past Simple: his first job was cooking Big
- They then complete the rules in the Learn this! box Macs; … he began collecting badges …; …
and match each example of the present perfect and past mike opened his own McDonald’s restaurant
simple with one of the rules. …
- Check answers as a class. Present Perfect: … has spent almost fifty
years …; he has already filled …; mike has
been at McDonald’s …; … and he hasn’t
stopped since; he has decorated it …;
…they’ve ever seen …
1 past simple
2 present perfect
 3 present perfect
4 present perfect
5 present perfect
a. a year later, he began collecting badges
…; a few years ago, mike opened his own
McDonald’s restaurant.
b. the sixty-year-old McDonald’s employee
has spent almost fifty years …; … he has
decorated it …
c. mike has been at McDonald’s since 1968;
… he hasn’t stopped since!
d. he has already filled nine rooms …
e. … it’s the most beautiful McDonald’s
restaurant they’ve ever seen …
e. Assessment
- Teacher checks students’ performance and gives feedback.

3. ACTIVITY 2: PRACTICE (17 mins)

a. Objectives:
- Ss can answer the questions related to simple past and past perfect tense.
- They can also finish the tasks in the textbook.
b. Content:
- Exercise 4. (p.26)
- Exercise 5. (p.26)
- Exercise 6. (p.26)
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students can thoroughly understand and complete the exercises successfully.
d. Organisation

TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS

Exercise 4. Complete the lists with the orange time phrases from the article. Which tense is used
with ‘finished’ time phrases and which with ‘unfinished’ time phrases? (5 mins)
- Students read the article again and study the Answers:
sentences with the orange time expressions. They 1 a year later, a few years ago
then complete the lists with the time expressions 2 almost fifty years, already, since 1968, ever
and answer the question. the past simple is used with ‘finished time’
- Check answers as a class phrases. the present perfect is used with
‘unfinished time’ phrases
Exercise 5. Complete the article above with the present perfect or past simple form of the verbs in
brackets. (5 mins)
- Ask students to read the text and underline any Answer key:
words that indicate which tense they should use. 1 has spent 2 started 3 was 4 bought
- Students complete the text. 5 purchased 6 walked out 7 felt 8 found
- Check answers as a class
Exercise 6. Read the Look out! box. Complete the example with the correct tense of the verb go.
(Remember that go has two past participles.). (7 mins)
- Students read the Look out! box and complete it. Answer key:
- Check answers as a class. 1 have (you ever) been
2 went

e. Assessment
- Teacher observation on Ss’ performance.
- Teacher’s feedback and peers’ feedback.

4. ACTIVITY 3: PRODUCTION (10 mins)

a. Objectives:
- To help Ss practice speaking skills.
- To help Ss memorize the simple past and past perfect tense.
b. Content:
- Presentation
- Exercise 7 (p.26)
c. Expected outcomes:
- Students can tell past experiences using simple past and past perfect tense.
d. Organisation

TEACHER’S AND STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES CONTENTS

Exercise 7. Work in pairs. Ask and answer about the experiences below. Give more details using
the past simple. (10 mins)
Role play- Story time
- T tells students they are going to discuss experiences. - Students’ own creativity.
- T gives a model dialogue to show how the
conversation moves from the present perfect to the past
simple. Write the model on the board.
‘Have you ever been to the beach?’ ‘Yes, I have.’
‘Where did you go?’ ‘I went to Vung Tau.’
‘When was that?’ ‘I went last summer.’
‘How did you feel?’ ‘I felt excited’……
- In pairs, students take turns to ask and answer
questions.
- T circulates and monitors, helping with grammar
where necessary
- Ss have 5 minutes to prepare for the role play.
- Teacher invites 2 or more students to come to the stage
and perform their conversations.
- Teacher asks other groups to listen and give
comments.
- Teacher gives feedback and give marks to the best Ss.
e. Assessment
- Teacher observation on Ss’ performance.
- Teacher’s feedback and peers’ feedback.

5. CONSOLIDATION (3 mins)
a. Wrap-up
- T asks Ss to talk about what they have learnt in the lesson.

b. Homework
- Prepare for the next lesson

Board Plan

Date of teaching
TIẾNG ANH 11 FRIENDS GLOBAL
UNIT 2: LEISURE TIME
LESSON 2B: GRAMMAR – PRESENT PERFECT
AND PAST SIMPLE CONTRAST
*Warm-up
- Exercise 1
* Presentation
- Exercise 2
- Exercise 3
*Practice
- Exercise 4
- Exercise 5
- Exercise 6
*Production
- Exercise 7
*Homework