PREPARE

REVIEW

Grammar:
been and gone

Speaking strategies:
Discussion - clothes topic
UNIT 9: Shop till you drop

Lesson 35: Writing

 OBJECTIVES

Employ grammar structure of :

The present perfect

Acquire Writing strategies:

Write a story
TABLE OF CONTENTS

GRAMMAR

WRITING

SUMMARY
GRAMMAR
 Explore examples

● What are the words in bold have in

common?
● Did these actions in sentences happen?
1. I’ve been to every shop in Birmingham. 3. I have never worn them
● Do you know what tense the verbs are in?
(Is this past simple tense? Why? Why
not?)

Total activity time: 4 minutes

- T prompts Ss to:
+ Work individually 2. She hasn’t used any of them.
+ Look at examples on the slide 4. Have you ever bought something and
+ Answer questions then been unhappy with it?
→ Yes, I have./ No, I haven’t.
 Grammar box: The present perfect tense

The present perfect tense

★ Form: has/have + the past participle ★ Regular verbs: same as the past simple
❖ I, you, we, they 've/ have (haven't) bought Verb Past simple Past participle
❖ Have I, you, we, they bought...? turn turned turned
❖ He, She, It's/has (hasn't) lived
❖ Has he, she, it lived...? ★ Irregular verbs: some the same, some different
★ We use the present perfect to talk about experiences in Verb Past simple Past participle

the past which have some link to the present. The same make made made
◆ We've spent all our money. (= We haven't got any Different break broke broken
now.)
- T shows the grammar and ◆ We haven't eaten lunch. (= We're hungry.)
explains the theory about The
present perfect ◆ Have you visited Paris? (= Do you know Paris?)
(2 minutes)
 Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the
present perfect form of the verbs.

1. My sister ______ (win) lots of competitions.

2. My grandparents ______ (never/buy) anything online.
3. I ______ (never/use) a credit card. I'm not old enough!
4. My brother ______ (never/borrow) any money from me.
5. We ______ (visit) Ireland. My aunt lives there.
6. Tim and I ______ (never/have) an argument.
Total activity time: 6 minutes
- T prompts Ss to:
+ Open Exercise 1 in LMS
+ Work individually
7. You ______ ( not/meet) my brother.
+ Complete the sentences with the present perfect form of
the verbs.
+ After done, compare the answer with your partner 8. I ______ (never/steal) anything in my life!
- T gives Ss 4 minutes to do the Ex2.
- T assigns a questions for each S, then prompts Ss to write
on the slide.
 Exercise 1: Answer key

1. My sister has won (win) lots of competitions.

2. My grandparents have never bought (never/buy) anything online.
3. I have never used (never/use) a credit card. I'm not old enough!
4. My brother has never borrowed (never/borrow) any money from me.
5. We have visited (visit) Ireland. My aunt lives there.
6. Tim and I have never had (never/have) an argument.
- T checks then calls Ss to read 7. You haven’t met ( not/meet) my brother.
aloud full sentences
8. I have never stolen (never/steal) anything in my life!
WRITING
 Prepare to write

PREPARE TO WRITE
A story
When you write a story:
● make sure there is a beginning, middle and end
● use interesting verbs to describe the actions of the story
● use time adverbs and phrases to describe when things happened:

- T shows Prepare to write first, then, when, while, soon, a few days later, a few weeks after
box, reminds Ss tips that they
explored earlier in the lesson that, suddenly, etc.
 Prepare to write

Your English teacher has asked you to write а story.

Your story must begin with one of these sentences:

Total activity time: 10 minutes 1. My dad handed me a 2. While Chloe was looking at 3. While I was leaving the
- T prompts Ss to:
+ Work in class big bag from a the website, she saw the shop, the security guard
+ Read the beginning sentences
+ Share their ideas about what department store. special offer. stopped me.
would happen next (2 minutes)
 Exercise 2: Write a story

PREPARE TO WRITE
A story
Your English teacher has asked you to write а story. When you write a story:

Your story must begin with one of these sentences: ● make sure there is a beginning, middle and end
● use interesting verbs to describe the actions of the story
1. My dad handed me a big bag from a
● use time adverbs and phrases to describe when things
department store.
happened: first, then, when, while, soon, a few days later, a
2. While Chloe was looking at the website, she few weeks after that, suddenly.
saw the special offer.
3. While I was leaving the shop, the security Reminders:
- T prompts Ss to:
guard stopped me. • Use the tips in the Prepare to write box.
+ Open Exercise 2 in LMS
+ Work individually • Write about 100 words.
+ Take notes in their draft about
what to write • Remember to check your spelling and grammar.
+ Write the story
(6 minutes)
 Exercise 2: Sample answer

While I was leaving the shop, the security guard stopped me.
Everyone was looking at me and I felt very embarrassed. The guard
asked me to follow him into her office. Then he asked 'Have you
bought anything here today?'. I felt so frightened that I couldn't
remember. He asked me to open my bag and show him what was
inside. As soon as I put my hand in my bag I remembered. 'Yes,' I
replied, 'I bought a scarf for my mum. It's her birthday tomorrow.

- T picks 1-2 Ss' answers to

I'm sure I paid for it.' Finally I found the receipt in my purse. I was
check and gives feedbacks,
corrects mistakes if any. so happy I almost hugged the guard!
- T shows sample answer
(2 minutes)
 Grammar 1

The present perfect 2 Writing

Write a story

Homework 3

Post-class exercises on LMS