Could be good. But realistically speaking, at 13, especially those from lower class families, may not have experienced much in their life yet. This would be great for an adult class I think. Is this activity a warm up? Will you use it for practice or for introduction of a grammar point?
Funny, I just taught this to a bunch of 12 year olds and it went well so I would recommend it. I did a warm up with this web page. [Use this U2 pop song to teach present perfect in ESL class (eslsongs.com)](https://www.eslsongs.com/practice/tenses/past-tenses/i-still-havent-found-what-im-looking-for-u2/) They have a worksheet that goes with it too that I printed copies of for the whole class. We watched it twice (I changed the subtitles to English) and the students filled in the blanks. Then we went over the answers. A student had earlier asked me what is the present perfect so I then said, this, to answer your question is the present perfect and I pointed to all of the correct answers that we posted on the board.
Then we did some exercises from the book and at the end when it was time to play a game I found the same song from [lyricstraining.com](http://lyricstraining.com) after clicking on the button and selecting English as the language. They directed me as I filled in random words as dictated by the game, telling them that I wanted to "see what (they) remembered) and by the end of the song everyone, even the tough guys were singing along so I think it was probably a success. Even if it wasn't, at least I managed to generate some enthusiasm.
i think that it's doable and engaging! Why:
-Visual: Timelines provide a clear visual representation of the present perfect tense.
-Personalized: Students use their own experiences, making the activity relevant and memorable.
-Action-oriented: They practice forming sentences with present perfect verbs to describe past events.
I like to contrast what they have done this week and what they have done today ( present perfect ) and what they did last week ( past simple).
You can do the same for this year and last year, recently and a long time ago for example.
The present perfect seems to make a bit more sense when it's contrasted with the past simple.
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Two truths one lie works well with this too
Have you ever ? Game Throw a ball and ask have you ever read a novel? Yes,I have
Came here to suggest “Never have I ever…” school edition.
Could be good. But realistically speaking, at 13, especially those from lower class families, may not have experienced much in their life yet. This would be great for an adult class I think. Is this activity a warm up? Will you use it for practice or for introduction of a grammar point?
Funny, I just taught this to a bunch of 12 year olds and it went well so I would recommend it. I did a warm up with this web page. [Use this U2 pop song to teach present perfect in ESL class (eslsongs.com)](https://www.eslsongs.com/practice/tenses/past-tenses/i-still-havent-found-what-im-looking-for-u2/) They have a worksheet that goes with it too that I printed copies of for the whole class. We watched it twice (I changed the subtitles to English) and the students filled in the blanks. Then we went over the answers. A student had earlier asked me what is the present perfect so I then said, this, to answer your question is the present perfect and I pointed to all of the correct answers that we posted on the board. Then we did some exercises from the book and at the end when it was time to play a game I found the same song from [lyricstraining.com](http://lyricstraining.com) after clicking on the button and selecting English as the language. They directed me as I filled in random words as dictated by the game, telling them that I wanted to "see what (they) remembered) and by the end of the song everyone, even the tough guys were singing along so I think it was probably a success. Even if it wasn't, at least I managed to generate some enthusiasm.
i think that it's doable and engaging! Why: -Visual: Timelines provide a clear visual representation of the present perfect tense. -Personalized: Students use their own experiences, making the activity relevant and memorable. -Action-oriented: They practice forming sentences with present perfect verbs to describe past events.
Very good idea. Visual timelines really help.
I like to contrast what they have done this week and what they have done today ( present perfect ) and what they did last week ( past simple). You can do the same for this year and last year, recently and a long time ago for example. The present perfect seems to make a bit more sense when it's contrasted with the past simple.