Business English 2, (ML,PI,U5,C3)
Lesson Duration: 50min
Lesson Aim: Past Simple and Present Prefect
Student details: Age (s):
Date:
Time Student activity
Engagement activity
Dealing with stress (ML, PI, CB,
p.46)
A going through the SB questions
Presentation stage
Past Simple and Present Prefect
(ML, PI, CB, p.48, 145.)
Read through the grammar
explanation
A) cross out the incorrect sentence
in each pair
B) write the expressions in the
correct column
C) write a question and answer on
each topic
Study stage
Discussion Skills (ML, PI, SB, p.47)
A) Brainstorm ways of improving
worker health and fitness
B) listen to track1.47 and compare
to brainstorm
C) listen to track1.48 and fill in the
gaps, with suggestion expressions
D) mark expressions used with A if
in agreement or D if in
disagreement
E) in pairs discuss questions and
make suggestions to the group
# students
Level:
Class Room
Teacher activity
Have students A) brainstorm causes of
stress on the board then hand out stress
listening worksheet, to be filled in whilst
B) listen to track1.43 and answer the 2
meaning questions
C) listen to track1.44 and answer the
question
D) listen to track1.44 and fill in the
blanks
E), F) listen to tracks1.45 and 1.46 and
answer respective questions
G) can be discussed as a whole group
Past simple refers to things which have
happened in the past, ‘-ed’.
Present Perfect refers to things in the
past which continue or have an effect on
the present, or life experiences.
subject +’have/has’ + ‘verb’…
‘Have’ + subject + ‘verb’ ?
Past simple things have to be completed,
with a time reference in the past, or can
be because we see the event has being in
the past.
- Set A) and B) with C) as an extension
Brain storm A) as a group then go
through listening activities B), C) and D)
together. After these E) can be discussed
in pairs then shared back to the group.
 Time Student activity Teacher activity
Practice Stage Hand out sheets and have students A)
Discussion (ML, PI, TB, p.181) group the expressions with the actions
A) group the expressions with the then hand out the roleplaying cards
actions and B) in groups of 3 have students
B) in groups of 3 role play role play meeting discussing moving
meeting discussing moving production abroad
production abroad

Warm down/follow up Complete language review tasks 1

Past Simple and Present Perfect
practice (ML, PI, DVD-ROM, U5,
Language review)
Complete language review tasks
1 and 2 together on the board
and 2 together on the board
Work book p.21 can be done as an
extension or set as homework

Sources of materials used: Market Leader Pre-Intermediate Course Book, Market

Leader Pre-Intermediate Software, Market Leader Pre-Intermediate Practice File,

Materials: - Discussion activity (ML, PI, TB, p.181) copied and cut out