Part A: Grammar
I’ve been to lots of art galleries
Meaning
(statements of meaning)
Clarification of meaning:
(ways to check statement of
meaning/timelines/diagrams/personalised
examples and questions)
Give the expected answers to any questions
used.
Form
(each part of the sentence in bold needs to
be broken down)
Pron:
(these could include weak forms, stress,
linking and problems sounds using
phonemics)
Anticipated problems
(with meaning, form AND pronunciation – at
least one example of each)
Grammar – Present perfect tense
I went somewhere in the past.
We don’t know when I went.
I am not there now.
CCQ 1: Did it happen in the past? Yes.
CCQ2: Did it happen more than once? Maybe.
CCQ 3: Do we know exactly when ? No.
Timeline
now
______________________
born
Subject +have/has + past participle
Contraction of have to ‘ve
/aɪvbɪn/
Meaning: L1 interference, some learners may
have difficulty using this tense, because their
own language does not make this kind of
distinction. Students might use the Past Simple
instead.
Form : Learners may omit the contracted form
(e.g. I been to lots of art galleries)
Pronunciation: Incorrect sentence stress,
students might stress the weak form.
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I’ve been to lots of art galleries
References used: Aitken Rosemary (1992) Teaching Tenses (2nd
Edition). Nelson ELT;
Parrott, M. (2010) Grammar for English
Language Teachers (2nd Edition). Cambridge:
CUP.