Continuous
Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
Priviledge Chatikobo 3 APRIL 25 Intermediate ( B1) 60 minutes
Lesson Type:
Grammar lesson
Lesson Topic:
Grammar point 1- Present perfect continuous with (for) and (since).
Lesson Aims: Lesson Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, students will be By the end of the lesson, students will have…
better able to… Be able to recognise and produce the target grammar in present perfect
To know and understand the difference continuous tense using for and since. This will be achieved through the dialogue
between when to use (for) and when to use that the students will be having where one act as an interviewer and the other a
(since) in present perfect continuous. famous sport star.
Example sentence:
1: I have been running since 6 am.
2: I have been running for 2 hours.
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, Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
Include one relating to L1/age/level of the
students and one for the target grammar 1. I will emphasise on the key differences between the use of for and since and
(meaning, form, or pronunciation). use many examples that highlights the difference so that they can
understand.
1. The use of time durations or time periods 2. I will write on the board simple past tense and present perfect tenses to
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, show them their difference and also encourage them to use their past
when using since and for can be knowledge on grammar to see the difference.
challenging for students and they might 3. I will provide students with a well defined timeline which will be showing
end up not using it accurately . the actions of present perfect continuous so that they can have a better
2. Since the Italian and French uses the understanding.
same grammar tense structure to 4. I will include some activities ,like group discussions to make the lesson more
represent simple past and present fun and interactive.
perfect, it can be challenging for them to
grasp the concept of on going actions
which we use in English language as 5.
present perfect continuous .
3. Since the students are already aware of 6.
how to use the present perfect
continuous tense, they might not pay
attention in learning the difference of
when to use for and since.
4. Due to the student’s age, their
knowledge of how to use the tense and
the fact that its grammer the students
might find the lesson boring.
5.
6.
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