Year 7
Lesson 50
Aims
Learning goals:
Revising vocabulary related to numbers,
festivals and the home
Using present perfect with present result
and going to for plans and intentions
Contents
Happy Thanksgiving!
Revision
Keywords
The home: toothbrush, towel, soap,
brush, diary, cushion, pillow, cups,
knives, forks, plates
festivals: Diwali, Christmas,
Thanksgiving
Language Analysis
Using Present Perfect, we can define a period of time before now by considering its duration, with for + a
period of time, or by considering its starting point, with since + a point in past time.
for
since
a period of time
a point in past time
x------------
25 minutes
7.30pm
two days
Tuesday
7 months
May
5 years
1991
3 centuries
1786
a long time
I was born school
ages
the beginning of time
I’ve had my cat for two months.
I’ve played basketball for four years.
I’ve been in the hockey team for two years.
I’ve lived at my address since 2009.
I’ve been friends with Harry, Kate and William since I was a child.
I’ve loved cycling since I was ten years old.
The Present Perfect tense has a number of uses.
One of those is to show the present result of a past action
I’ve lost my keys.
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The keys were lost at some time in the past but the result, the fact that he can’t get into his house, is in
the present.
Mike’s broken his leg. He can’t go to school now.
A dog has eaten my homework. I don’t have it
We use the going to structure when we have the plan or intention to do something before we speak. We
have already made a decision before speaking, as in the following examples where the decision was
made before we spoke.
We are going to travel to India for the Diwali festival.
Where are you going to spend on Christmas?
The time is not important, it is later than now, but the attitude is that the event depends on something in
the present situation that we know about. Going is mainly used to refer to our plans and intentions or to
make predictions based on present evidence. In everyday speech, going to is often shortened to gonna,
or even ma (I’mma) especially in American English, but it is never written that way.
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Procedure
Main input
Audio:
Phillip: I can’t believe we’re going to travel to
Philadelphia for Thanksgiving! It’s so exciting!
Emma: I know and Aunt Sally has said she’s
going to pay for the tickets - that’s so great!
Phillip: OK, Emma, what dates are we going to
travel? Let’s book the tickets.
Emma: Right, Thanksgiving is on November 27th,
so we’re going to travel the week before - how
about 20th November?
Phillip: That sounds good. OK, let me check the
price of the ticket to Philadelphia, hum, it’s £511
with United States Airlines and £633 with English
Airways.
Emma: Let’s go with United States Airlines.
Phillip: What date are we going to come back?
Emma: Never! Only joking! We’re going to come
back on 8th December.
Ask students to listen and watch. Then instruct
them to choose the correct words.
Extension
Phillip: OK, that’s fine.
Ask students what they know about Thanksgiving.
If you find their knowledge to be limited, present
them with basic facts about the holiday:
Key:
Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth
Thursday in November and is a holiday in the
United States. Thanksgiving Day is traditionally a
day for families and friends to get together for a
special meal. The meal often includes a turkey,
stuffing, potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy,
pumpkin pie, and vegetables. Thanksgiving Day
is a time for many people to give thanks for what
they have. Thanksgiving Day parades are held in
some cities and towns on or around Thanksgiving
Day. Some parades or festivities also mark the
opening of the Christmas shopping season. Some
people have a long weekend so it is a popular
time for trips and to visit family and friends.
1 Emma’s going to travel with her brother.
2 She’s going to go to Philadelphia.
3 Her aunt is going to pay for the tickets.
4 They’re going to travel in November.
5 They’re going to return in December.
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Practice 1
Audio:
Phillip: I can’t believe we’re going to travel to
Philadelphia for Thanksgiving! It’s so exciting!
Emma: I know and Aunt Sally has said she’s
going to pay for the tickets - that’s so great!
Phillip: OK, Emma, what dates are we going to
travel? Let’s book the tickets.
Emma: Right, Thanksgiving is on November 27th,
so we’re going to travel the week before - how
about 20th November?
Phillip: That sounds good. OK, let me check the
price of the ticket to Philadelphia, hum, it’s £511
with United States Airlines and £633 with English
Airways.
Emma: Let’s go with United States Airlines.
Ask students to listen and complete the
information. The students may want to listen twice
to check if they have all the information.
Phillip: What date are we going to come back?
Emma: Never! Only joking! We’re going to come
back on 8th December.
Phillip: OK, that’s fine.
Key:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
20th
27th
511
633
8th
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Practice 2
Audio:
Emma: Hi Philip!
Phillip: Hi! Have you packed? I have.
Emma: I’m going to pack now. OK, have you put
a towel in your case?
Phillip: No, Aunt Sally said she’s got towels for
us.
Emma: Are you going to take soap?
Phillip: No, I’m going to buy it when I’m there.
Emma: Oh no, I’m going to take some - you can
share mine. I’m going to take my toothbrush.
Phillip: Of course!
Emma: I’m going to take a brush for my hair.
Phillip: I haven’t put a brush in my bag - I’ll use
your brush.
Ask students to listen to Emma and her brother
Philip. Instruct them to choose the things which
Emma is going to take to Philadelphia and put
them in the suitcase.
Emma: I’m going to put my diary in, so I can write
about my adventures. And I’m going to take my
pillow!
Phillip: Your pillow! Why?
Emma: So I can sleep on the plane - it’s a long
journey!
Phillip: OK, good idea!
Key:
Soap, toothbrush, brush, diary, pillow
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Practice 3
Audio:
1
I’ve had my cat [beep] two months. 2
I’ve lived at my address [beep]
2009.
3
I’ve been friends with Harry, Kate and William
[beep] I was a child. 4
I’ve loved cycling [beep] I was ten years old. 5
I’ve played basketball [beep] four years. 6
I’ve been in the hockey team [beep] two years.
Key:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
For
Since
Since
Since
For
For
Ask students to listen to the sentences and
choose for or since.
Extension
At this stage explain how to express duration with
Present Perfect using for and since. Use
grammar box in the screen and give some more
examples. You can also give students some
sentences to translate from L1.
For further practice use the Handout.
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Practice 4
Key:
Hi mum!
We’ve (1) arrived in Philadelphia! We’ve already
(2) been for a drive around the centre with Aunt
Sally! It’s so pretty! Aunt Sally is very kind, we’ve
(3) had a delicious dinner, and now I’ve (4) come
upstairs to bed. I’ve (5) done lots of things today
and I’m really tired. I’ll write more tomorrow.
Phil sends his love
Emma XXX
Ask students to read and complete with the
correct verb forms.
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Practice 5
Audio:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Ask students to play the game. Instruct them to
listen to the cardinal number and select its
ordinal.
Key:
1. 1st
2. 2nd
3. 3rd
4. 4th
5. 5th
6. 6th
7. 7th
8. 8th
9. 9th
10. 10th
11. 11th
12. 12th
13. 13th
14. 14th
15. 15th
16. 16th
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Practice 6
Key:
Pictures appear in random order
Ask students to match the pictures to the
festivals.
Extension
For further practice ask your students where and
how these festivals are celebrated:
What do people do for Diwali? Light lamps...
How is Guy Fawkes Night celebrated? With
fireworks... etc.
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Practice 7
Audio:
1 .They’ve started to prepare for Thanksgiving.
2. They’ve planned the decoration for the table.
3. They’ve counted the knives and forks.
4. They’ve decorated the table.
5. They’ve been to the shops.
6. They’ve cleaned the fridge.
7. They’ve borrowed the chairs.
8. They’ve been to Boston.
9.They’ve been to New York.
Key:
Ask students to find the house words in the word
search. It’s nice to use this game as an energizer,
to increase the pace in class but also to
encourage the students to focus on something in
quiet time, so students could work on their own
and the teacher could set it as a competition to
see who gets all the words first.
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Practice 8
Audio:
Emma: Hi mum!
Emma’s mum: Hi Emma! What’s new?
Emma: We’ve had the party. It was really nice!
Philip: Yes, I’ve met all the family now! Uncle
Bill’s been here a few days now and we’re going
to visit some more family with him today.
Emma’s mum: Sounds fun!
Emma: Yes, and we’re going to fly to New York
tomorrow - I’m really excited!
Emma’s mum: Wow! That’s going to be great
Philip: Yes, we’re going to the Tower of Liberty
and all the important bits …
Key:
1. They have started to prepare for
Thanksgiving. True
2. They’ve planned the decoration for the table.
True
3. They’ve counted the knives and forks. True
4. They’ve decorated the table. False
5. They’ve been to the shops. False
6. They’ve cleaned the fridge. True
7. They’ve borrowed the chairs. True
8. They’ve been to Boston. False
9. They’ve been to New York. False
Ask students to read and listen. What have they
done and what haven’t they done? Students
choose true or false.
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Practice 9
Audio:
Emma: Hi mum!
Emma’s mum: Hi Emma! What’s new?
Emma: We’ve had the party. It was really nice!
Philip: Yes, I’ve met all the family now! Uncle
Bill’s been here a few days now and we’re going
to visit some more family with him today.
Emma’s mum: Sounds fun!
Emma: Yes, and we’re going to fly to New York
tomorrow - I’m really excited!
Emma’s mum: Wow! That’s going to be great
Philip: Yes, we’re going to the Tower of Liberty
and all the important bits …
Ask students to listen to the dialogue again and
practise recreating it with a friend. Point students’
attention to contractions I’ve and We’ve.
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Self evaluation
Key:
Students’ own answers.
Ask students tick the box that is true for them in
this self assessment screen.
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Handout
Complete the sentences with for or since.
1. I haven't seen you __________ a week.
2. I've lived here __________ 5 years.
3. I've lived here __________ 2009.
4. __________ she came here I've been very nervous.
5. She has been married __________ten years.
6. She has been a doctor __________ 2002.
7. I haven't seen you __________ last week.
8. Yesterday I studied __________three hours.
9. I have loved you __________ the first time I saw you.
10. I haven't phoned home __________ Christmas.
11. We've been here __________ nine o'clock.
12. I have worked for this company __________ more than eight years.
13. I haven't visited my home town__________ I left school.
14. I haven't been to the cinema __________ages.
15. I have studied non-stop __________ 11.30.
16. I have had a driving licence __________ I was twenty.
17. She hasn't had a day off __________ 2012.
18. Johan has been in England __________ more than two weeks now.
19. Peter has been my best friend __________ we were nine.
20. She has known him __________ High School.
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Key:
1. I haven't seen you for a week.
2. I've lived here for 5 years.
3. I've lived here since 2009.
4. Since she came here I've been very nervous.
5. She has been married for ten years.
6. She has been a doctor since 2002.
7. I haven't seen you since last week.
8. Yesterday I studied for three hours.
9. I have loved you since the first time I saw you.
10. I haven't phoned home since Christmas.
11. We've been here since nine o'clock.
12. I have worked for this company for more than eight years.
13. I haven't visited my home town since I left school.
14. I haven't been to the cinema for ages.
15. I have studied non-stop since 11.30.
16. I have had a driving licence since I was twenty.
17. She hasn't had a day off since 2012.
18. Johan has been in England for more than two weeks now.
19. Peter has been my best friend since we were nine.
20. She has known him since High School.
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