Summary
This ESL lesson plan is designed for A2 English students, focusing on the use of the present perfect to discuss life experiences and achievements. The lesson provides a structured approach with a variety of activities, including listening, reading, and speaking, to help students master this essential grammar point.
This lesson helps elementary students build confidence in talking about their past. Activities include a warm-up discussion, a listening task, vocabulary matching, and a reading comprehension exercise about a person's life adventures. Students will practice forming present perfect sentences with adverbs like ever, never, already, yet, and just, and apply their learning in a final speaking activity to share their own experiences.
Activities
- A warm-up discussion to activate students' prior knowledge by asking them about places they want to visit, skills they have learned, and interesting life experiences.
- A listening comprehension exercise where students fill in the gaps in a short text about a person's travel experiences to practice recognizing the present perfect in context.
- A vocabulary matching task to learn and practice key words related to experiences and achievements, such as "explore," "accomplish," and "challenge."
- A reading comprehension activity based on a blog post about personal adventures, followed by true or false questions to check understanding.
- Guided grammar and speaking practice where students complete sentences and then ask and answer questions about their own achievements and experiences using the present perfect tense.
Vocabulary focus
The vocabulary section introduces essential words for talking about personal journeys and goals. Key terms include "explore," "achievement," "challenge," "opportunity," "accomplish," and "discover." Students practice these words in a drag-and-drop matching exercise.
Grammar focus
This lesson concentrates on the present perfect simple, using the structure "Subject + have/has + past participle." It explains how to use this tense to talk about life experiences without mentioning a specific time. The lesson also covers the use of common adverbs like "ever, never, already, yet," and "just."
