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Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
Wendy Jennings 3-25-26 B-1 Intermediate 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Grammer Lessons
Lesson Topic:
Present Perfect continuous with For & Since
“Hobbies”, E.g. Taking Photos (photography)
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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…
Discussed different hobbies they have.
Identify and know what the difference is between For & Since when • Make notes and answered to CCQ’s to demonstrate their
using it, and also when to use For and when to use Since in the understanding of the differences between Since and For.
Present Perfect Continuous tense. • Prepared 6 sentences in the present perfect continuous
tense, including Since & For and presented it to the class in
Example sentence:
a competitive manner.
1. I have been taking photos since 7am today.
• Verbally correctly pronounced Since & For making use of
2. I have been taking photos for 2 hours. choral drilling.
• Completed Fill-the-Gap worksheet using either Since or For
And
• Freely practiced the target grammar using Since & For in the
correct way, demonstrating that they have learned and
know what the difference is between Since & For when
using it and also when to use Since & when to use For in the
present perfect continuous tense.
2 Lesson Plan 150823
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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 write sample sentences explaining when to use For
and Since on the blackboard. I will then point out the
1. The students are aged between 15 and 16, they are from differences between For and Since when using them in the
France and Italy. In both countries they use the present present perfect continuous tense.
perfect simple tense in place of the resent perfect tense. 2. By asking questions to the students, I will be able to
2. Due to the age of the students, they may find they do not determine the level of understanding of the students about
need help with the grammar. They may feel as though they the present perfect continuous tense, before starting the
have a good understanding, because they are aware they lesson.
use the present perfect continuous tense. 3. By incorporating Timelines and discovery tasks, the
3. When using time periods and time references, it could students will have time to examine the language and refer
cause problems and confuse students on when to use For & back to previous examples. This is helpful when students
Since that is covered in the lesson. become confused between the 2 grammatical forms.
4. Students may find difficulties in pronunciation of some 4. I will use sample words by pronouncing them phonetic as
words such as since, when using it in present perfect well as choral drilling. This will give the student a chance
continuous tense, top “free practice” the pronunciation of since in the
production stage of the lesson.
Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
Wendy Jennings 3-25-26 B-1 Intermediate 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Grammer Lessons
Lesson Topic:
Present Perfect continuous with For & Since
“Hobbies”, E.g. Taking Photos (photography)
, lOMoAR cPSD| 30568305
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…
Discussed different hobbies they have.
Identify and know what the difference is between For & Since when • Make notes and answered to CCQ’s to demonstrate their
using it, and also when to use For and when to use Since in the understanding of the differences between Since and For.
Present Perfect Continuous tense. • Prepared 6 sentences in the present perfect continuous
tense, including Since & For and presented it to the class in
Example sentence:
a competitive manner.
1. I have been taking photos since 7am today.
• Verbally correctly pronounced Since & For making use of
2. I have been taking photos for 2 hours. choral drilling.
• Completed Fill-the-Gap worksheet using either Since or For
And
• Freely practiced the target grammar using Since & For in the
correct way, demonstrating that they have learned and
know what the difference is between Since & For when
using it and also when to use Since & when to use For in the
present perfect continuous tense.
2 Lesson Plan 150823
, lOMoAR cPSD| 30568305
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 write sample sentences explaining when to use For
and Since on the blackboard. I will then point out the
1. The students are aged between 15 and 16, they are from differences between For and Since when using them in the
France and Italy. In both countries they use the present present perfect continuous tense.
perfect simple tense in place of the resent perfect tense. 2. By asking questions to the students, I will be able to
2. Due to the age of the students, they may find they do not determine the level of understanding of the students about
need help with the grammar. They may feel as though they the present perfect continuous tense, before starting the
have a good understanding, because they are aware they lesson.
use the present perfect continuous tense. 3. By incorporating Timelines and discovery tasks, the
3. When using time periods and time references, it could students will have time to examine the language and refer
cause problems and confuse students on when to use For & back to previous examples. This is helpful when students
Since that is covered in the lesson. become confused between the 2 grammatical forms.
4. Students may find difficulties in pronunciation of some 4. I will use sample words by pronouncing them phonetic as
words such as since, when using it in present perfect well as choral drilling. This will give the student a chance
continuous tense, top “free practice” the pronunciation of since in the
production stage of the lesson.
