Present Prefect with “Since” Primary 3 (Basic 3) – English Grammar
ENGLISH STUDIES
THIRD TERM
WEEK 8
PRIMARY 3
THEME – GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY
PREVIOUS LESSON – Present Perfect Using Ed – Ending Primary 3 (Basic 3) – English Grammar
TOPIC – PRESENT PERFECT WITH “SINCE”
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, most pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and should be able to –
1. identify present perfect with “since”.
2. express correct use of present perfect with “since”.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:
1. Sentence strips
2. Course book
3. Other supplementary resources like newspapers or magazines.
METHOD OF TEACHING
Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.
Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons.
REFERENCE MATERIALS
1. Scheme of Work
2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum
3. Course Book
4. All Relevant Material
5. Online Information
CONTENT OF THE LESSON
INTRODUCTION
PRONUNCIATION
Since
For
FOR and SINCE are frequently used with the past perfect tense.
PRESENT PERFECT WITH “SINCE”
SINCE is used with perfect tense.
We use since to talk about a specific point in past time, or a time when the action started. For examples,
Since + a point in past time
- since this morning/afternoon/evening
- since last week/month/year
- since yesterday
- since I was a boy
- since Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday
- since ____ o’clock
EXPRESS CORRECT USE OF PRESENT PERFECT WITH “SINCE”
1. I have been awake since 8 o’clock.
2. Lunch has been ready since 2 hours ago.
3. He has lived here since 2012.
4. We have taught at this school since last year.
5. They have been at Lagos since last month.
6. He has worked here since 2020.
PRESENTATION
To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:
1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;
2. Explains the correct use of present perfect with “since” and “for”.
Pupil’s Activities – Correctly use present perfect with “since”, following teacher’s examples.
4. Summarizes the lesson on the board with some exercises.
Pupil’s Activities – Copy as the teacher writes.
CONCLUSION
To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.
NEXT LESSON
Present Prefect with “For” Primary 3 (Basic 3) – English Grammar
LESSON EVALUATION
Ask pupils to:
1. identify present perfect with “since”.
2. use “since” in sentence construction.
WORKBOOK
WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST)
As stated in week 9.