Teaching Time: Making sense of Present Perfect for fluent use, Resource Education Podcast, 1

Most students have come across Present Perfect before. It didn t make sense to them then and it still doesn t. It s one thing to fill in the blanks or to know the structure. But what s the communicational necessity Do we need to know it to express ourselves correctly Is it necessary All these questions students have are valid. The approach that I show you here will answer those very questions. Present Perfect can be understood and internalised. 1) We first Make Assumptions from set examples. 2) We then Explain Situations now that with possible causes from the past. 3) We finally practise using this new found communicational tool through speaking activities like Asking for a raise, Party Preparations, I m number one, or Get to the This is the best approach to teach Present Perfect for fluency and accuracy. All activities are on