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Grammar: The Present Perfect Continuous Tense （Unit 5,Module Eight）

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Jing No.2 Middle School of Yongnian County

April 5th,2013

Teaching

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Grammar: The Present Perfect Continuous Tense （Unit 5, Module 8）

Analysis about teaching material Tenses are a very important grammar item in senior high school English. And the present perfect continuous tense is one of the most important part in all tenses. Its structure is complex and it is easy to confuse it with the present perfect tense. So it is placed in the last unit of Model 8,aiming to get the students to go over all tenses. The tense is always tested in the College Entrance Examination in the form of simple choice. What’s the most important is that students must learn to use it properly with other tenses in writing. Analysis about the students. The students have learned the other tenses before and they have seen the sentences using the present perfect continuous tense in the reading part. Besides, they are good at taking in new knowledge. But some of them are tired of learning grammar because they think it’s boring. So it’s essential for the teacher to direct them in their learning method and raise their interest in learning grammar. Teaching goals Language ability 1. To master the structure and basic uses of the present perfect continuous tense.

2. To tell the differences between the present perfect continuous tense and the other tenses, especially the present perfect tense. 3. To be able to use different tenses properly and form the strong sense about grammar. Cultural character 1.

To get knowledge about things home and abroad and broaden their horizon about culture. 2.

To raise their awareness of preserving historical relics 3.

To raise their patriotism. 4.

To help them to establish lofty ideals. Learning ability 1.To learn to get to know something by means of feeling, discovering, concluding, comparing and applying. Besides, they should realize using language is the purpose of learning language and develop their imagination and creation during the course.

2. To learn to cooperate with others through group work.

3. To dare to and be glad to show themselves. Thinking character 1. To encourage them to think independently and critically. 2. To develop their imaginative and creative thinking during the course Teaching important points

To master the structure, usage and characteristics of the present perfect continuous tense. Teaching difficult points

1. To tell the differences between the present perfect continuous tense and the present

perfect tense.

2. To use different tenses properly. Teaching method

Cooperative grouping teaching Teaching equipment

Multifunctional classroom and multimedia Teaching procedure

Step I. “Today I am the teacher.”

(Before class)

The student on duty will lead the other students to recite two sentences of the text. The sentences are present perfect continuous tense.

Purpose 1.To review what they learn in the last class and lead to the topic of this class.

Purpose 2. To develop students’ habit of reciting.

Step II. Presentation of the learning task

Purpose: To make the students to be clear about what should be learned in this class.

Step III. Free talk

Three students play a dialogue about the tomb of Emperor Qin Shihuang. Seven different tenses are used in their dialogue, including the present perfect continuous tense. Another student evaluate their performance.

Purpose1:To raise the students’

interest in archaeology and pride in Chinese culture. Purpose2: To serve as the material of reviewing different tenses and leading to the present perfect continuous tense.

Step IV. Discovery

Ask students to find how many tenses are used in the dialogue and find out the two sentences using the present perfect continuous tense. And then discover the structure and definition of the present perfect continuous tense.

Purpose1: To develop the students’ strategy of learning grammar—by discovering.

Purpose2：To make the students get a general knowledge of the present perfect continuous tense and be prepared for the further learning.

Step V. Further discovery

Show the students four sentences and ask them to change them from the present perfect continuous tense into other tenses. Then ask them to discover the characteristics of the present perfect continuous tense.

Purpose1: To develop the students learning strategy about grammar—by comparing.

Purpose2:To get the students to master the characteristics of the present perfect continuous tense.

Step VI. Consolidation

Ask the students to do some exercises of simple choice about the present perfect continuous tense.

Purpose: To consolidate the knowledge about the present perfect continuous tense.

Step VII. Practice

Show students some interesting pictures and ask them to describe the pictures with tip words. The difficulty will increase with fewer and fewer tip words provided.

Purpose1:To raise the students love of life and interest in news.

Purpose2: To make the students realize the importance of practice in learning English.

As we all know, “Practice makes perfect.”

Step VIII. “Show yourself”

First play a video of “My dream, Chinese dream”and then ask the students to work in groups to prepare to show their dreams in front of the class.

Purpose1: To make the students to establish lofty ideals.

Purpose2: To raise the students strong patriotism.

Purpose3：To make the students use different tenses properly in real situation.

Purpose4: To make them learn to cooperate with others and show themselves.

Step IX.

Self- assessment

Ask the students to make a proper self- assessment about this class.

Purpose: To make the students learn to assess themselves properly so as to benefit their life- long development.

Step X. Homework

Write a composition titled as “My dream ,Chinese dream” with at least 100 words, in which at least five different tenses should be used, including the present perfect continuous tense.

Purpose: To make sure that they can use different tenses properly and strengthen their patriotism and responsibility.

Blackboard writing

The present perfect continuous tense

Scores

have/has been doing

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