3.3.5 Perfect Tenses Review Lesson Plan

Lesson Procedure:

1. Before, During, and After. Before watching the movie History of Trains (L3U3L5), have students independently complete the Before column of the Anticipation Guide. During the movie, instruct students to check the answers. After the movie, have them complete the After column, and discuss if their answers are different. Find out more about using Anticipation Guides here.
2. Garage Sale. The movie History of Trains (L3U3L5) opens with Ben and Moby at a garage sale. To activate prior knowledge, ask students if they have ever been to a garage sale, or if they have ever had one, and to share a story.
3. Trains and Me. The movie History of Trains (L3U3L5) provides a brief history of trains. Have students practice the grammar of this unit (the perfect tenses) while talking about their experience with trains. Provide prompts, such as:
   Have you ever taken a long train ride?
   Have you ever ridden the subway?
   I had never taken a train before my family traveled across the country on a train.
   I’ve taken the subway to school every day since I was 10 years old.
   My parents have always traveled by train to work, but I’ve never taken the train.
   I’ve been riding trains my whole life, but I’ve never ridden a bicycle.
4. Short Answers. Divide the class into small groups and provide each group with four or five of the Past Tense Short Answer Cards. Have them work together to think of a question for each answer. You can instruct them to make questions only about the movie, about a specific theme, or any general questions. Provide a model:
   Answer card: Yes, I have.
   Question: Have you eaten breakfast yet?
   Each group then reads their questions and answers to the class, and the whole class decides if they use the perfect tenses correctly, and correct any errors.