Activity 1: Warm-up · 5 minutes
Experience Bingo
a) Aims
Ss recall vocabulary related to experiences and notice the question form 'Have you ever...?' before the grammar explanation.
b) Content
T shows picture cards of experiences (a museum, a pottery workshop, a stage, a mountain, a thrilling ride, a memorable trip). Ss walk around, ask classmates 'Have you ever...?' and answer 'Yes, I have.' or 'No, I haven't.' Each Ss marks a matching experience on a bingo grid. Key words: memorable (đáng nhớ), embarrassing (gây ngượng ngùng), thrilling (hào hứng), confidence (sự tự tin).
c) Expected outcomes
- Ss' bingo grids with at least three experiences marked.
- Ss notice the pattern: Have/Has + subject + ever + past participle?
- Ss notice that the questions do not mention a specific finished time such as yesterday.
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T draws a 3 x 3 bingo grid on the board, shows the picture cards and explains the game: 'Ask a classmate Have you ever...? If the answer is yes, write the classmate's name in the box.'
Students
Ss copy the grid into their notebooks and listen to the instructions.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T models one question: 'Have you ever visited a museum?' and monitors the class.
Students
Ss walk around, ask and answer, and mark their grids. Example: 'Have you ever visited a museum?' - 'Yes, I have. I visited the Hue Imperial City.'
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T calls on three Ss: 'Tell us one experience you have had. Use ever in your question.'
Students
Ss report, for example: 'Minh has ridden a horse. Lan has never seen a thrilling show.'
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T writes on the board: Have/Has + subject + ever + past participle? T asks: 'Does the question mention yesterday? Why not?' and introduces the lesson topic.
Students
Ss answer: 'No, because the time is not a finished past time. We are asking about experience up to now.'