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ASSIGNMENT 1
A) I’ve been waiting here for two hours. (grammar) 1. Meaning I started waiting here two hours ago I was waiting for two hours I am still waiting here now
2. Form I (subject pronoun) + have/has ( present simple to have)+ been (past participle of to be) + waiting (base verb+ing ) or subject + present perfect of “to be” + present participle of verb
3 Pronunciation Contraction of I and have /aiv /, been has a short i /i/, stress on /wei/ , g is almost mute /ƞ/
4 Eliciting
Show picture 1 of a happy man holding a bunch of flowers sitting on a bench. A clock in the background shows that it’s 5 pm.
Is he waiting for someone? Yes
Is he happy? Yes
What’s the time? 5 pm
Show picture 2 of a sad man sitting on a bench with a bunch of flowers and a clock in the background saying that it’s 7 pm.
What’s the time? 7 pm
Is he happy now? No
Is he still waiting? Yes
How long was he there for? two hours.
The man looks at the clock and says/thinks: - I…
Elicit : I ‘… …… ………… ……… for two.…...-
5 Concept Checking Questions
Was he there two hours ago? Yes
Was he waiting two hours ago? Yes
Is he still waiting now? Yes
Is he still in the same place? Yes
Was him in the same place between 5 and 7? Yes
Will he be there later? Maybe
6 Anticipated difficulties and solutions:
Form: I +’ve+ been+ waiting. Students might say “ I +was +waiting or I + waited. Solutions: elicit present perfect, then try and get them to add waiting… Has he been there long? Yes. How long? Two hours. Doing what? Waiting. So he says: “ I ‘ve ……” Write contracted form on the board (after eliciting it).
Pronunciation: Students might say: I have / ai hev/ instead of using the contracted form. Been /i:/ with stress on i. Waiting /g/ not silent. Solutions: write contracted form on board, phonemics where
A) I’ve been waiting here for two hours. (grammar) 1. Meaning I started waiting here two hours ago I was waiting for two hours I am still waiting here now
2. Form I (subject pronoun) + have/has ( present simple to have)+ been (past participle of to be) + waiting (base verb+ing ) or subject + present perfect of “to be” + present participle of verb
3 Pronunciation Contraction of I and have /aiv /, been has a short i /i/, stress on /wei/ , g is almost mute /ƞ/
4 Eliciting
Show picture 1 of a happy man holding a bunch of flowers sitting on a bench. A clock in the background shows that it’s 5 pm.
Is he waiting for someone? Yes
Is he happy? Yes
What’s the time? 5 pm
Show picture 2 of a sad man sitting on a bench with a bunch of flowers and a clock in the background saying that it’s 7 pm.
What’s the time? 7 pm
Is he happy now? No
Is he still waiting? Yes
How long was he there for? two hours.
The man looks at the clock and says/thinks: - I…
Elicit : I ‘… …… ………… ……… for two.…...-
5 Concept Checking Questions
Was he there two hours ago? Yes
Was he waiting two hours ago? Yes
Is he still waiting now? Yes
Is he still in the same place? Yes
Was him in the same place between 5 and 7? Yes
Will he be there later? Maybe
6 Anticipated difficulties and solutions:
Form: I +’ve+ been+ waiting. Students might say “ I +was +waiting or I + waited. Solutions: elicit present perfect, then try and get them to add waiting… Has he been there long? Yes. How long? Two hours. Doing what? Waiting. So he says: “ I ‘ve ……” Write contracted form on the board (after eliciting it).
Pronunciation: Students might say: I have / ai hev/ instead of using the contracted form. Been /i:/ with stress on i. Waiting /g/ not silent. Solutions: write contracted form on board, phonemics where
Bibliography: and SOURCES: Raymond Murphy “English Grammar in Use” Third Edition Cambridge University Press Jim Scrivener “Learning Teaching” Macmillan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/activities/phonemic-chart http://www.thefreedictionary.com http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/wait