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    TEACHER'S NOTES

    ESL / EFL RESOURCES What have I been doing?

    Activity Type Introduction


    Miming and speaking This entertaining miming game can be used to help teach or
    activity review the present perfect continuous.

    Procedure
    Language Focus
    Explain that the students are going to play a miming game where
    Present perfect
    they guess what someone has been doing using the present
    continuous
    perfect continuous.

    Ask the students to watch you and guess what you’ve been doing.
    Aim Mime a simple activity and encourage the students to call out
    To use the present their answers in the present perfect continuous.
    perfect continuous to
    guess what people have Next, separate the students into two teams (A and B).
    been doing from mimes.
    A student from Team A comes to the front of the class and is
    handed a mime card.
    Preparation The student asks the class, “What have I been doing?”
    Make one copy of
    the cards and cut as The student then has two minutes to mime the sentence on the
    indicated. card to his or her team.

    During these two minutes, the members of Team A can ask the
    Level student questions about what he or she has been doing to which
    the student can nod yes or no.
    Pre-intermediate
    If Team A guesses the sentence in the allotted time, they score
    2 points.
    Time
    The sentence must be exactly the same as what’s written on the
    30 minutes card to win.

    If they don’t guess the sentence or time runs out, it’s Team B's
    turn to answer. If Team B guesses correctly, they score 1 point.

    Then a student from Team B comes to the front of the class and
    the game continues in the same way.

    The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.

    If you think your students may be embarrassed to mime in front


    of the class, let them play the game in small teams.

    You could also do this as a speaking activity with students describing


    what they have been doing to their team, without using the words
    on the card in any form. If a student uses the words, the student’s
    team lose their turn and the other team can try to answer.

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    PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

    ESL / EFL RESOURCES What have I been doing?

    You’ve been eating


    You’ve been singing in
    spaghetti in an Italian
    the shower.
    restaurant.

    You’ve been doing the You’ve been working


    housework. out at the gym.

    You’ve been flying a You’ve been painting


    kite in the park. your house.

    You’ve been playing


    You’ve been watching
    badminton at the
    a 3D film.
    sports centre.

    You’ve been doing


    You’ve been riding on
    your homework in the
    a roller coaster.
    library.

    You’ve been
    You’ve been studying
    sunbathing on the
    for an exam all night.
    beach.

    You’ve been arguing


    You’ve been cooking
    with your girlfriend/
    dinner.
    boyfriend.

    You’ve been writing a You’ve been teaching


    love letter. English to the class.

    You’ve been talking


    You’ve been shopping
    to your friend on the
    for shoes at the mall.
    phone.

    You’ve been cycling You’ve been dancing


    up a hill. in the rain.

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