Communicative Grammar Presentation Plan:
I.
Introduction of the Structure
A. Ask the learners to answer the questions based on the given pictures:
How long has he been swimming?
8:00
8:30
How long has the baby been sleeping?
8:00
How long has Tony been reading?
7:00
How long have the kids been playing?
9:00
11:00
9:00
10:00
B. Ask them these questions about themselves:
1. How long have you been playing ML?
2. How long have you been using Instagram?
3. How long has the covid 19 affected our lives?
II.
Language Analysis:
Have the learners analyze their given answers:
Expected Sentences:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The boy has been swimming for thirty minutes.
The baby has been sleeping for three hours.
Tony has been reading for two hours.
The kids have been playing for an hour.
I have been playing ML since last year.
Past (8:00)
(10:00)
Present (8:30)
/ Future
In picture 1, the boy started swimming at 8:00, at 8:30 he is still swimming and may probably
swim in the next hour/hours.
(Same illustrations will be shown to analyze the other sentences)
III.
Highlighting of Form
1. What structure is highlighted in the sample sentences?
2. In what tense is the structure?
3. When do we use the present perfect progressive?
4. What pattern do we use to form the present perfect progressive?
5. What actions does this verb form denote?
Subject
Auxiliary Verb
Main Verb
The boy (Sg.)
has been
swimming …
The baby (Sg.)
has been
sleeping …
The kids (Pl.)
have been
playing …
IV.
Practice (Free)
Have the learners complete the chart by writing sentences that describe the activities they
normally do (and other people, i.e family members) at home during the quarantine.
Activities
Doer of the activity
For How Long?
Since When?
1. Hobbies
2. Books Read
3. Sports/
Games Played
4. Chores done
at home
5. TV shows/
Movies
watched
Reflection:
This communicative Grammar Plan can be used to foster a more communicative grammar
teaching and learning environment during home learning since students will become aware
of the different productive activities they can do at home and at the same time observe how
the family members spend quality time with each other during the lockdowns brought by
this pandemic.
Prepared by:
JOSEFINA A. DELA CRUZ
Classroom Teacher
Region III
SDO City of Malolos
Marcelo H. Del Pilar National High School