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Wheel Of Perfect Aspect

12/12/2013

Enrichment Activity
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Things needed.

One wheel of aspect

Verb list cards

Stopwatch

Star stickers

Writing pad

Pens / pencils

Students
Prior Knowledge: Students has been exposed to the perfect aspect before from previous lessons.

1.     Teacher divides the class into several groups.

2.     Each group will contain at least of 4 students. Each group should have at least one high competency student in the group.

3.     The group leader will determine the order of the turns. Then, the other students in the group will take turn in spinning the wheel.

4.     When the arrow stops, that will show the aspects they need to do and the number of sentences they need to construct.

5.     Then, they will draw cards from the verb cards. Based on the cards drawn the student will construct sentences.

For example, present perfect and the number of sentence is two. The students will draw two cards from the verb deck. Then they need to construct the sentences.

6.     In one minute, the students will construct the sentences. Then they will submit it to the group leader. The group leader will checked their worked. The verb cards will be returned to the deck.

7.     For each correct sentence, they will be awarded a star sticker.

8.     No star stickers will be awarded for wrong sentences.

9.     They will continue to play the game till everyone in the group has finished at least five rounds.

10. The verb cards will be shuffle several times.

11. The winner will be determined by the total of stars collected at the end of the game.

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Exercises

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Present Perfect Mixed Exercise : Change it to the present perfect sentence.

1. (I / go / to the library today)
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2. (you / keep a pet for three years)
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3. (you / come her e before?)
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4. (it / rain all day?)
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5. (who / we / forgot to invite?)
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6. (we / not / hear that song already)
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7. (he / not / forget his books)
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8. (she / steal all the chocolate!)
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9. (I / explain it well?)
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10. (who / he / meet recently?)
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Answers:
1. I have been to the library today
2. You have kept a pet for three years.
3. Have you come here before?
4. Has it rained all day?
5. Who have we forgotten to invite?
6. We haven't heard that song already.
7. He hasn't forgotten his books.
8. She has stolen all the chocolate!
9. Have I explained it well?
10. Who has he met recently?

Past Perfect Positive and Negative Exercise: Make the past perfect

1. When I arrived at the cinema, the film   ____________________ (start).
2. She ____________________ (live) in China before she went to Thailand.
3. After they ____________________ (eat) the shellfish, they began to feel sick.
4. If you ____________________ (listen) to me, you would have got the job.
5. Julie didn't arrive until after I ____________________ (leave).
6. When we ____________________ (finish) dinner, we went out.
7. The garden was dead because it ____________________ (be) dry all summer.
8. He ____________________ (meet) her before somewhere.
9. We were late for the plane because we ____________________ (forgot)our passports.
10. She told me that she ____________________ (study) a lot before the exam.

Answers:
1. When I arrived at the cinema, the film had started.
2. She had lived in China before she went to Thailand.
3. After they had eaten the shellfish, they began to feel sick.
4. If you had listened to me, you would have got the job.
5. Julie didn't arrive until after I had left.
6. When we had finished dinner, we went out.
7. The garden was dead because it had been dry all summer.
8. He had met her before somewhere.
9. We were late for the plane because we had forgotten our passports.
10. She told me that she had studied a lot before the exam.

Future Perfect Exercise: Make the future perfect. Choose positive, negative or question.

1. (I / leave by six )
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2. (you / finish the report by the deadline?)
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3. (when / we / do  everything?)
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4. (she / finish her exams by then, so we can go out for dinner)
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5. (you / read the book before the next class)
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6. (she / not / finish work by seven)
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7. (when / you / complete the work?
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8. (they / arrive by dinnertime)
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9. (we / be in London for three years next week)
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10. (she / get home b y lunchtime?)
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Answers:
1. I will have left by six.
2. Will you have finished the report by the deadline?
3. When will we have done everything?
4. She will have finished her exams by then, so we can go out for dinner.
5. You will have read the book before the next class.
6. She won't have finished work by seven.
7. When will you have completed the work?
8. They will have arrived by dinnertime.
9. We will have been in London for three years next week.
10. Will she have got home by lunchtime?

For more exercises you can go to these websites:
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercise-4.html

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-perfect-exercise-1.html

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/future-perfect-exercise-4.html

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Interactive Activities

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Learning English through music

12/10/2013

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U2 “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” lyrics Click here for song
Suggested activity by CISL blog(http://cisl.edu/wordpress/)

(This song can be used to teach present perfect. This is an experience the singer has had in the past. This is one of the characteristics of the Present Perfect: the action starts in the past.)

I have climbed highest mountain
I have run through the fields
Only to be with you
Only to be with you

I have run
I have crawled
I have scaled these city walls
These city walls
Only to be with you

But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for
But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for

I have kissed honey lips
[I have] Felt the healing in her fingertips
It burned like fire
This burning desire

I have spoke[n] with the tongue of angels
I have held the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night
I was cold as a stone

But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for
But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for

I believe in the kingdom come
Then all the colors will bleed into one
Bleed into one
Well yes I’m still running

You broke the bonds and you
Loosed the chains
Carried the cross
Of my shame
Of my shame
You know I believed it

But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for
But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for
But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for
But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for…

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The Future Perfect Uses

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The future perfect is composed of two elements: the simple future of the verb to have (will have) + the past participle of the main verb:
[will have + past participle]

Examples:

You will have perfected your English by the time you come back from the U.S.

Will you have perfected your English by the time you come back from the U.S.?

USE : Completed Action Before Something in the Future

The Future Perfect expresses the idea that something will occur before another action in the future. It can also show that something will happen before a specific time in the future.

Examples:

By next November, I will have received my promotion.
Will she have learned enough Chinese to communicate before she moves to Beijing?
By the time I finish this course, I will have taken ten tests.

Other Examples:

Positive

I will have stopped.
You will have stopped.
We will have stopped.
They will have stopped.
He will have stopped.
She will have stopped.
It will have stopped.

Negative

I will not have stopped.
You will not have stopped.
We will not have
stopped.
They will not have
stopped.
He will not have
stopped.
She will not have stopped.
It will not have stopped.

Question

Will I have stopped?
Will you have stopped?
Will we have stopped?
Will they have stopped?
Will he have stopped?
Will she have stopped?
Will it have stopped?

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The Past Perfect Uses

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The Past Perfect tense in English is composed of two parts: the past tense of the verb to have (had) + the past participle of the main verb.

[had + past participle]

Examples:

You had studied English before you moved to New York.
Had you studied English before you moved to New York?
You had not studied English before you moved to New York.

USE : Completed Action Before Something in the Past

The Past Perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past.

Examples:

I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Bali.
I did not have any money because I had lost my wallet.
Tony knew Kuala Lumpur so well because he had visited the city several times.
Had Susan ever studied Thai before she moved to Thailand?
She only understood the movie because she had read the book.
Kristine had never been to an opera before last night.
We were not able to get a hotel room because we had not booked in advance.

Other Examples:

Positive                                 Negative                                               Question
I had finished.                   I had not finished.                           Had I finished?
You had finished.              You had not finished.                     Had you finished?

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The Present Perfect Uses

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The Present Perfect has several uses. It is understandably confusing for students to learn them all, but with a little practice, you will become familiar with all uses of the Present Perfect.

A good way to categorize the uses of the Present Perfect is to separate them into “Unspecified Time” and “Specified Time” groups. With “Unspecified Time,” we do not know when the action occurred or started in the past. With “Specified Time,” we do.

The Present Perfect for Experiences (Unspecified Time)
If you did something in the past, then you are changed. Remember the time you traveled to London to study English? For the rest of your life, you will say “I have studied English in London.” Even when you are in your home country, you will still be able to use the Present Perfect. The person to whom you are speaking will understand that you do not live in London now, but that in the past you lived there and studied English.

Here are some more examples:

I have eaten at a restaurant in Berjaya Times Square Mall three times.

I have been to the indoor theme park. It’s awesome!

I have seen many interesting people in this area.

I have taken pictures of the indoor theme park in Berjaya Times Square Mall many times.

She has purchased fun gifts from many of the vintage boutiques in Berjaya Times Square Mall.

The Present Perfect for Change over Time (Unspecified Time)
Some things begin in the past and slowly change: for example, growing, changing, evolving, or becoming something all take a long time. The Present Perfect expresses this gradual change.

Kuala Lumpur has changed a lot since the 80s.

The area has undergone a lot of changes since the 70s, when it was known as an area for partying.

Although the area has grown and the residents have changed, the traditional culture still remains.

The Present Perfect for Something that Began in the Past (Specified Time)
We often say that the Present Perfect has a connection to today, which means that the Present Perfect can be used to talk about things that started in the past and continue until now. For example, right now you are living somewhere in the world. How long have you lived there? To express this, you need the Present Perfect and then “for” or “since” plus the amount of time.

Here are some examples: