Divine Light Academy

Las Pias City

Learning Plan in English
Grade 8
Date of Implementation: January 26-30
Topic/s: Perfect Tenses
Learning Objectives
January 26, 2015 no
classes. Paper works day
January 27, 2015
50 minutes only because of
the Sophomores practice
game

Learning Activities

Learning Resources

Routine (5 minutes)
1.
2.
3.
4.

Prayer
Greetings
Checking of attendance
Checking of cleanliness
and orderliness
Engage (10 minutes)

Listen to a song
Listen to the song We are
the Champions by Queen
twice.
After 2nd listening, students
fill in the missing words of
the lyrics.
1. Who originally performed
this song?

Laptop
Speakers
Copy of the lyrics

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2. What is the song all

about?
3. Did you notice the form
of the verbs you
supplied? How was it
written?
Explore (25 minutes)

Make a distinction between

finished and finished actions

The teacher gives an

example of present perfect:
1. Last week, I watched
three movies.
2. This week, I have only
watched one movie.
With a partner, students
would write examples of
finished actions and
unfinished ones.
For example:
1. I visited my uncle twice
last week. But, I have
visited him only once this
week.
In their notebook, students
will write their answers to the
following questions and do
the following tasks with their
partners:

A. Have you ever?

Have you ever seen an
Indian movie?
Have you ever played
golf?
Have you ever met a
celebrity?
Have you ever eaten an
exotic food?
Have you ever written a
poem?
B. Actions that happened in
the past but whose effect
is still in the present
Fill in the blanks with the
appropriate verb forms.
1. I (eat) __________ my
lunch.
2. I (read) __________ this
book before.
3. Alan (lost) __________
his purse.

C. Present Perfect with

since and for.

Construct a sentence based

on a time line with the use of
since and for.
1990 Macy moved to Las
Pinas.
1992 She was appointed
as a teacher in Divine Light
Academy.
1994 She married Andrew.
Explain (5 minutes)
With their partners, students
will determine the
construction and when to
use present perfect tense.
1. Present Perfect is
constructed this way:
Subject + has/have + past
participle of the verb
2. When the action took
place at an unspecified
or indefinite time
3. Repetition something
that has happened many
times in the past
4. Started in the past,
continues until now, and

may or may not continue

in the future.
Assignment (5 minutes)
How do we form past and
future perfect tense?
Learning Objectives

Learning Activities

January 28, 2015

Routine (5 minutes)
1.
2.
3.
4.

Recall simple past and past

participle of regular and
irregular verbs

Prayer
Greetings
Checking of attendance
Checking of cleanliness
and orderliness
Engage (10 minutes)
Divide the class into 6
groups.
In the group, students will
assign a leader and a
secretary.
The leader will assign a
number per member. The
secretary will write the
names of members as well
as record the score of the
group.
The teacher will pick a

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number. The member

assigned with that number
will serve as the
representative for that
round.
Base
Arise
Awake
Bring
build

Past
Arose
Awoke

P. Part.
Arisen

Brought

Awaken
Brought

built

built

Explore (45 minutes)

Listen to a story
Recall various events of the
story

The teacher comes in

looking a little upset and
apologize for shes having
bad days. When the
students ask what happened
(or if they dont, just carry
on) tell them that the house
has been burgled.
When I arrived home I
realized Id been burgled. I
couldnt believe my eyes.
The burglars
Had broken down the

floor
Had left my papers and
photos all over the floor
Had smashed a window
Had stolen my tablet and
spare cellphone
Had eaten the cake
given by a friend
Had urinated all over the
floor

Write the first sentence up

on the board:
When I arrived home I saw
the burglars
Remember the various
events and write up the list
on the board.
Divide the class into 4
groups and give each group
a situation. They should
keep their situation from the
other groups.
1. Parents arrive home
from holiday having
left their teenage son
in charge of the

house. They soon

realize hes had a bug
party while they were
away.
Start: When they arrived
home they saw
2. A man arrived home
having left his new
puppy on its own for
the first time.
Start: When he arrived home
he saw
3. A man arrived home
to discover his
partner has clearly
found out about the
affair hes been
having with his
secretary.
Start: When he arrived home
he saw
4. A teacher came back
into the class and
realized she shouldnt
have left the students
on their own for that
long.
Start: She walked back in
and saw
Once students have written
several sentences, the

teacher will stop the activity

and pass the papers from
group to group. Ask each
group to read and see if they
can guess what the situation
was from the sentences.
Explain (5 minutes)
With the members of the
group, students will
determine the construction
and the primary use of
present perfect tense.
1. Past Perfect is
constructed this way:
Subject + had + past
participle of the verb
2. The primary use:
to emphasize that one
action in the past happened
before another action in the
past.
Extend (5 minutes)
Ask the students to
complete sentences.
Students will write their
answers in their notebook.

1. She was late for work

because she (miss)
_____ the bus.
2. They talked about the
film they (see) _____.
3. She read the letter
her husband (send)
_____.
4. The teacher was
satisfied with the
essay he (write)
_____.
5. They ate the chicken
their mother (cook)
_____.
Learning Objectives

Learning Activities

January 29, 2015

Routine (5 minutes)
1.
2.
3.
4.

Prayer
Greetings
Checking of attendance
Checking of cleanliness
and orderliness

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Engage (10 minutes)

Ask students to walk around
the room and answer the
questions written on sheets
of paper stuck to the wall.
After a few minutes, the
teacher will collect the
sheets and read out some of
their answers.
Teachers Example:
By the age of 26, I will have
finished my Masters
Degree.
By the age of 27, I will have
bought my own house.
Explore (15 minutes)
Map their ideas in a timeline

Ask the students to get into

pairs and discuss the things
they would like to achieve in
the future. Tell them that
they should focus on the
next 10 years of their lives.
Write their answers in the
notebook.
Explain (5 minutes)

With their partner, the

students will determine the
construction and the primary
purpose of future perfect
tense:
1. Future perfect is
constructed this way:
Subject + will have + past
participle
2. The primary use: to
express an activity that
will be completed by
another time or event in
the future.
Extend (25 minutes)
Write a letter for their future
selves

Ask the students to write a

letter for their future selves
10 years in the future.
The students have to:
1. Describe themselves
now
2. Their ambitions for
the future
3. Explaining what they
have hoped to
achieve.

Assignment (5 minutes)
Be ready for a summative
test on Friday, January 30,
2015.

Learning Objectives

Learning Activities

January 30, 2015

Routine (5 minutes)
1.
2.
3.
4.

Learning Resources

Prayer
Greetings
Checking of attendance
Checking of cleanliness
and orderliness
Summative Test Perfect Tenses

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