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Teacher notes

Present perfect board game

Language point What do I do?
Present perfect tense 1 Divide students into groups of 3 or 4.

2 Give each player a counter and each

Aim group a dice.

To practise the present perfect tense and 3 Students place their counters on
develop fluency. START and throw the dice to decide
who starts.
Activity
4 Student A throws the dice and moves
forward that number of squares.
Students ask and answer questions using
the present perfect in order to move along
5 Student B asks Student A the question
the board and reach the end.
on that square. If Student A answers
with the correct form, and
the rest of the group agree that the
Organization answer is correct, Student A's counter
remains where it is. If the answer is
Group work. incorrect, the counter returns to its
original square.

Preparation To develop fluency, encourage the group to

develop a short conversation after each
Make a copy of the board game for answer with follow up questions.
each group of three or four students.
6 Students take it in turns, repeating
Each player needs a counter and each step 5 and moving around the board
group needs a dice. until one student reaches FINISH.
This student is the winner!

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