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Lesson Plan August 11, 2023

Topic: For, During & While

In this lesson we will look at how to use for, during and while.

Section A - For and During

We use for + a period of time to say how long something goes on

• We watched TV for two hours last night.

• Jess is going away for a week in September.

• Where have you been?!? I’ve been waiting for ages. (= for a really long time)

• Are you going away for the weekend?

We use during + noun to say when something happens (NOT how long something happens)

• I fell asleep during the movie.

• We met some really nice people during our holiday.

• The ground is really wet. It must have rained during the night.

Section B - While

We use while to express two actions happening at the same time, often concurrently: while + subject + verb

• I fell asleep while I was watching TV.

• We met a lot of interesting people while we were on holiday.

• Robert suddenly began to feel ill while he was doing the exam.

• We saw Clare while we were waiting for the bus.

• While you were out, there was a phone call for you.

• Alex read a book while I watched a move.

Lesson Notes

• The preposition "for" is commonly used when discussing special holidays or occasions to indicate the purpose, intention, or specific plans related to that holiday

• "What are you doing for Christmas?” (= something related to Christmas)

• "She's preparing a big feast for Thanksgiving.” (= something related to Thanksgiving)

• "They have exciting plans for New Year's Eve.”

• "I'm going away for Easter.”

• “Do you have any plans for Oban?”

• It’s also possible to use “during” when discussing special holidays or occasions to refer to a specific time or period; especially holidays or occasions that are longer than one day

• Did you do anything during Christmas? (= something around the time of Christmas)

• We went to Australia during the New Year’s holidays. (= something around the time of New Year’s)

• Should we book a holiday during Golden Week or just stay home?

• What does your family do during Oban?

• Jane has insomnia. (= non-count noun for the sleep disorder)

• Jane is an insomniac. (= count noun for a person with the sleep disorder)

• When talking about the future, after "while" use the present tense, not future

• "I'm going to Singapore next week. I hope to see some friends of mine while I’m there.” (NOT while I will be there)

• “What are you going to while you’re waiting?” (NOT while you’ll be waiting)