Lesson Plan

Lesson stages/
Classroom

Tim

Procedure/Activity

Interaction

Stage Aim

T will enter the class and share an incident with

To introduce the past perfect

them.

tense in clear context, relating

min

Yesterday when I arrived home, I couldnt believe

it to the real world.

my eyes:

Prep

Someone had broken into my house.

They had broken the door and the window.

They had stolen all my money.

They had broken my TV and my computer.

They had emptied my drawers.

They had even eaten the food in the fridge.

(whole class)

T will ask which thing happened first. Had those

terrible things happened before or after arriving?

Presentation

To elicit the form and

10

function of the tense by

min

involving Ss.

To get Ss familiar with

T will paste a chart paper on the board and tell

the target structure for

them to identify the difference between the two

better understanding.

happenings in the past.

By recalling the sentences she uttered in the
beginning of the lesson, she will elicit the structure
of the past perfect tense with the help of students.
Form : subject + had + past participle+ object
Function: To talk about an event/activity that was
completed before another event/activity or time in

the past.
Activity #1

To reinforce and drill the

T will paste a chart paper on the board and will ask

target structure.

to come and underline the past perfect and simple

past tense in two different colours. They will be
provided with stickers marked 1 and 2 to paste on
the top of the action happened first and then the
Practice
(A)

next.
15

Activity # 2

min

Game (Unscramble): Ss in pairs will be given an

envelope that contains two scrambled sentences in
the past perfect tense. They will be asked to
unscramble them, they will shout out bingo after
completing their work.
They will get another envelope with two scrambled
sentences in the past perfect with simple past tense.

Practice

The process will be repeated.

Activity # 3 (The Other Half)

To familiarize Ss with target

10

Ss will complete sentences in the past perfect tense

structure and its function,

min

individually (appendix # 1). It will be followed by

along with appropriate

matching the sentences in pairs (appendix # 2) and

responses.

(B)
(Pair work)

then tally with their own sentences.

Mingle Drill:

To make them use target

Production

15

Ss will be given a sheet (appendix#3) to initiate a

structure to perform some

(group work)

min

conversation with any two Ss in a party. Once they

function in a meaningful

had talked to each other, T will take a feedback

situation.

about their conversation by asking what you had

Follow up

05

not done when you were 12 etc.

Make a list of any 10 important historical events

To make them extend their

min

that took place between 1900- 1999. Write them in

knowledge of the taught

order on a piece of paper. Bring the sheet to the

structure.

class for the next lesson.