Teacher Adina-Ilioara Chereche William Shakespeare High school, Timioara

Past Perfect / Past Perfect Continuous

1) Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using the past perfect continuous or the past perfect simple.

I'm sorry I left without you last night, but I told you to meet me early because the show started at 8:00. I (try) to get tickets for that play for months,

and I didn't want to miss it. By the time I finally left the coffee shop where we were supposed to meet, I (have) five cups of coffee and I (wait)

over an hour. I had to leave because I (arrange) to meet Kathy in front of the theater.

When I arrived at the theater, Kathy (pick, already) up the tickets and she was waiting for us near the entrance. She was really angry because

she (wait) for more than half an hour. She said she (give, almost) up and (go) into the theater without us.

Kathy told me you (be) late several times in the past and that she would not make plans with you again in the future. She mentioned that she (miss)

several movies because of your late arrivals. I think you owe her an apology. And in the future, I suggest you be on time! several movies because of

your late arrivals. I think you owe her an apology. And in the future, I suggest you be on time!

Keys- had been trying, had had, had waited , had arranged, had already picked, had waited, had almost given, had gone, had been, had missed

2) Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using the past perfect continuous or the past perfect simple.

1 When the student revolution came, I _____________________________________ there for 6 months. ( work )
2 Before Jim finally decided to go to Thailand, he _____________________________________ about it for months. ( think )
3 They _____________________________________ all the chocolate cake by the time Michael got to the party. ( eat )
4 I _____________________________________ Scarlett Johansson on three previous occasions. Lucky me! ( met )
5 The forensic evidence shows that he _____________________________________ his nose just before he was murdered. ( pick )
6 Prior to the explosion, the fat man _____________________________________ seven large chocolate cakes. ( eat )
7 When they cancelled the flight to Alicante, the storm _____________________________________ all afternoon with no sign of abating. ( rage )

Keys- had been working, had thought, had eaten, had met, had picked, had eaten, had been raging.
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Lesson Plan

Teachers name
Grade Xth
Skills: creative writing, listening, reading and speaking
The title of the lesson: On the Road
Teaching aids (materials): blackboard, chalk, handouts, CD player, Rod Stewarts song.
Textbook:

Lesson aims: 1. General Objectives: *to acquire new cognitive instruments

* to develop language and vocabulary skills
*to communicate fluently in English
2. Specific Objectives *making the difference between past perfect and past perfect continuous.
*team-work, and role play (creative and argumentative writing, and speaking activity)
*focus on the traveling language and on how to give arguments for the debate; linkers/connectors
*subjective items:- students need to sustain the idea of living abroad for good or staying abroad for a period and
then coming back home;
- each student chooses a more or less real character and imagines replies;
*objective items:-listening to the song I am Sailing and cloze in the handouts after having listened to;
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No LESSON TIME TEACHERS ACTIVITY PUPILS ACTIVITY COMMENTS

crt STAGE
1 WARM-UP 1 The teacher greets the class, has a short They greet the teacher and answer her questions The teacher
conversation with the pupils and marks the makes the students
absentees feel relaxed.
2 Checking 2 The teacher checks the homework the sts had. The sts remind the teacher the homework they
Homework had and they solve it together
3 Teaching 2 The teacher arranges the form of the desks in the
New Material classroom so that the students can communicate The sts receive some hand outs with some The sts need to
easily. sentences and they need to fill in the blank pay attention to
The teacher divides the students into groups of 4 spaces the correct grammatical forms of the those details
and spreads them some hand outs which concern the verb given in the brackets: either past perfect which specifically
require past
difference between past perfect and past perfect either past perfect continuous:
perfect continuous
continuous. The teacher tells them that they need to Eg: When the students came, I had been (for, since, all
fill in the blanks either past perfect, either past working there for 6 months.(work) afternoon).
perfect continuous.
The exercise that remains will be given as
homework.
4 Individual 4 The teacher allows them 4 to solve the 1st exercise Each student solves the 1st exercise on his own
work sheet of paper.
5 Evaluation 3 Whenever the sts make a mistake, the teacher stops Sts will answer individually and will correct all
them and finds out why they have chosen that form, the mistaken forms, if any.
what determined them to do that.
6 Debate 5 The teacher presents the sts the next activity, a pair After having listened to the teachers The 4 members
work task. As the sts have already been divided in instructions, the sts have to choose their role of each group
groups, and the task will be the same for all the sts, and to build up some very plausible replies for need to
the teacher makes sure that all the sts are listening that. communicate a
to her and understand the request of the activity; lot.
For each idea they sustain, they have to find
Each team needs to develop the idea of travelling very good reasons; if agree to remain abroad for
(voyaging), but they have to envisage it under the good they have to sustain this idea, if not the
form of a DEBATE. same.
Therefore, each person will play a role about what All the ideas must be linked. The sts have to use
is better for him/her: leaving abroad for good, or past forms in their presentation and also linkers:
just staying there for a certain period and then come and, but, soetc
back to your country. All these details will be marked in students
notebooks.
The teacher tells the sts that in each debate all the
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partners need to have some personal idea sustained
and enchained by linkers: eg: introductive linkers:
Firstly.. Secondly, middle linkers In addition
to, because.., contrast linkers: although, in spite
ofor ending linkers: so, thus, therefore.
Giving their opinion: I think/believe that, In
my opinion, As far as I am concerned,
From my point of view, To my mind, From
where I stand, It is my considered opinion
thatetc

7 Preparation 10 The teacher supervises them and gives them hints, if The sts choose the roles they want to play and
necessary. discuss the topic they want to develop.
8 Evaluation 15 Each team will be evaluated by the teacher who The sts will find out a brainstorming of their
marks them in her own copy book.(5 for each activity. They need to respect the indications
team). The good and original ideas will be rewarded given by the teacher.
in the grade book too.
9 Listening 7 The teacher plays on the CD player Rod Stewarts The sts need to fill in the blanks the missing
activity song, after having given the Ss the cloze in word after having listened to the CD..
handouts.
10 End of the 1 Greeting the sts The sts answer to the teachers greeting.
class

"Sailing", by Rod Stewart

I am ., I am sailing, I am .., I am flying, Can you hear me, can you hear me
home again 'cross the sea. like a bird the sky. . the dark night, far away
I am sailing, . waters, I am flying, passing high clouds, I am dying, forever trying
to be near you, to be free. to be with you, to be free. to be with you, who can say.

Can you hear me, can you hear me, We are sailing, we are sailing
thro' the dark night far away. home again .. the sea.
I am dying, forever trying, We are sailing stormy waters,
to be with you, who can say. to be . you, to be .