Lesson start ideas	Give a creative idea how to begin a lesson
Which subject	English as second
What age group	Year or Grade 7
What topic	Present perfect
Quantity	1
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Objective

To learn and practice the present perfect tense by creating a story with interactive participation.

Materials

• Whiteboard or chalkboard
• Markers or chalks
• Paper and pencils for each student
• A list of present perfect tense verbs

Introduction

• The teacher welcomes the students and introduces the topic of the lesson - Present Perfect.
• The teacher asks the students to name some activities or events that they have done recently.
• The teacher writes some of the activities on the board and asks the students if they have done any of the listed activities.
• The teacher explains that the Present Perfect tense is used to talk about an action that happened at an unspecified time in the past.

Activity

• The teacher instructs the students to sit in a circle and explains that the class will play an interactive story game.
• The teacher begins the story with a sentence using the Present Perfect tense, for example, "I have just won the lottery."
• The teacher then passes a paper and pencil to the first student to continue the story.
• Each student adds one sentence to the story that uses the Present Perfect tense.
• The game continues until each student in the class has contributed to the story.
• The teacher can also introduce a list of Present Perfect tense verbs that the students can refer to when creating their sentences.

Conclusion

• Once the story has ended, the teacher asks the students to work in pairs and create their own interactive stories using the Present Perfect tense.
• The teacher also asks the students to share their stories with the class for additional practice.
• The teacher concludes the lesson by recapping the use of Present Perfect tense and how it is used to talk about an action that happened at an unspecified time in the past.