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Using just, yet and already with the present perfect

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Elementary+/A2
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45-60 min
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Overview

In this elementary-level lesson, students will learn how to use the adverbials of time just, yet, and already to modify the meaning of a sentence in the present perfect tense. They will review the purpose of each adverbial and how it alters the time in which an action or event occurred.

The lesson includes a suggested boardwork example to help present the target language and provide a visual aid for the students. It also contains several low-resource ESL classroom activities that encourage collaboration and participation in speaking and writing tasks. Finally, the session concludes with a couple of classroom game ideas that reinforce the students' understanding of these adverbials and provide a fun and engaging way to end the lesson.

Lesson Outline
Activities
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Boardwork
1A perfect sentence
2A perfect table
3What's the time?
Games
1Call my bluff
2Dicing with time
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Classroom activities

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Use of the board

The students review how these adverbials of time modify the meaning of a sentence.

Use these timelines and examples to step through and explain how each of the modifiers affects the impression of time on a particular action. Lean on the students' native language if you can.

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A perfect sentence

The students have to make present perfect sentences from a list of prompts on the board.

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A perfect table

The students test their understanding of the key concepts for this lesson by completing a table that relates to their own experiences.

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What's the time?

Students use the target language of the lesson to try and determine what time of the day their classmate is thinking of.

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Classroom games

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Call my bluff: Since, for, just, already and yet

The aim of the game is to trick the opposing team using present perfect statements.

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Dicing with time

Players have to use the present perfect to create accurate statements related to a particular time in their day.

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