We have mentioned St George International School several times on this blog for a number of good reasons like an activity to revise the pronunciation of -ed endings in regular verbs or a poem for Mother's Day to revise some basic phrasal verbs.
In late summer St George International School started a new series on their blog to tackle basic grammar points, the first one being the present perfect.
The six entries on the present perfect include an infographic on the main rules of the present perfect, the story of Jack the Ripper to illustrate the use of this tense, a Present Perfect Love Story in cartoons to explain examples of the present perfect, an interactive Present Perfect Timeline, another story, Present Perfect sentences by an Alien, with more explanations, and last but definitely not least, the video story embedded here The Queen and her Butler, where the differences between the present perfect and the past simple are dealt with. If you drop by St George International School you will find the transcript for the story and explanations for the usage of the present perfect or the past simple.
All in all, the series on the present perfect is an engaging fun way of learning and revising a difficult grammar point for language learners. I would say the material in the series is suitable for strong Básico 2 and intermediate students.
I wouldn't like to end this post without mentioning the podcasts St George International School publishes on a regular basis which are suitable for intermediate students. Teachers of the school discuss everyday topics in a natural way on the podcasts. Transcripts and activities are forthcoming.
