Project status
Listen for a very recent change, a completed task, a pending task and one follow-up question.
TF30 · B1 Grammar · 30 min
Present Perfect with just, already, and yet
Show whether something happened very recently, earlier than expected or is still pending, then agree on the next priority.
Why this lesson matters · เหตุผลที่เรียนบทนี้
For learners: You can report a present result. Now make the timing and status more precise with just, already and yet, ask what remains pending and choose the next priority.
For teachers: The route begins with status meaning, builds word position, requires reasoned choices and repairs, maps six tasks to a priority, transfers through British and American input, then scores an independent status meeting and focused retry.
สำหรับผู้เรียน: คุณรายงานผลที่สำคัญตอนนี้ได้แล้ว ขั้นนี้จะช่วยระบุสถานะให้ชัดขึ้นด้วย just, already และ yet ถามสิ่งที่ยังค้าง และเลือกลำดับงานถัดไป
สำหรับครู: ลำดับเริ่มจากความหมายของสถานะ สร้างตำแหน่งคำ ฝึกเลือกพร้อมเหตุผลและแก้ข้อผิด วางแผนหกงานสู่ลำดับความสำคัญ ถ่ายโอนผ่านเสียง British และ American แล้วประเมินการประชุมอัปเดตงานจริงพร้อมลองแก้เฉพาะจุด
Your Goal
Give and check six task statuses using just, already and yet, explain one blocker and agree on the next priority.
คำอธิบายภาษาไทย
ใช้ just บอกสิ่งที่เพิ่งเกิด already บอกสิ่งที่เสร็จแล้วหรือเร็วกว่าที่คาด และ yet ถามว่าสิ่งที่คาดหวังเสร็จหรือยังหรือบอกว่ายังไม่เสร็จ จากนั้นอธิบายอุปสรรคและตกลงลำดับงานถัดไป
Why this lesson matters
Status words make an update useful. They tell a listener what has changed moments ago, what is no longer a priority and what still needs attention.
ภาษาไทย: คำบอกสถานะช่วยให้ผู้ฟังรู้ว่างานใดเพิ่งเปลี่ยน งานใดเสร็จไปแล้ว และงานใดยังต้องติดตาม จึงตัดสินใจทำงานต่อได้ง่ายขึ้น
PROGRESS FOCUS What improves today?
MEAN · MeaningDistinguish very recent, earlier-than-expected and still-pending statuses.
FORM · FormPlace just/already before the participle and yet at the end of questions or negatives.
USE · Real useGive a concise update, ask follow-up questions and select the next priority.
Your 30-minute route
1 · 4 minChoose the intended status
2 · 4 minPlace the status word
3 · 5 minChoose, justify and repair
4 · 5 minMap tasks and priorities
5 · 5 minListen, update and question
6 · 7 minMeet, score and retry
Teacher Lesson Plan
Begin with the intended status, not word position. Ask “very recent, completed earlier than expected, or still pending?” Then guide the learner to just, already or yet and its natural position.
| Stage | Teacher move | Evidence to collect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 · Meaning | Sort updates by the message each status word gives. | Six status decisions |
| 2 · Form | Build statements, negatives and questions with natural word position. | Six accurate forms |
| 3 · Decide | Require a meaning reason before each position repair. | Six choices + three repairs |
| 4 · Plan | Organise six tasks by status, blocker and priority. | One status-and-priority map |
| 5 · Check | Use two accents as input, then elicit yet questions and blocker answers. | Two listening maps + first update |
| 6 · Perform | Score the first meeting, target one weakness and allow a focused retry. | Independent six-task status meeting |
Stage 1 · Choose the intended status
Start with the message: very recent, completed earlier than expected or still pending.
STUDENT TASK
JUST · very recent“I’ve just sent the file.” The change happened a moment ago.
ALREADY · completed“I’ve already checked it.” It is complete, possibly sooner than expected.
YET · expected / pending“Have you checked it yet?” or “I haven’t checked it yet.”
- Read six task situations without a status word.
- Choose just, already or yet from the intended message.
- State the clue: moments ago, complete before now or expected but pending.
- Say two complete updates and one follow-up question.
Status contrast: “Maya has just called.” / “Maya has already called.” / “Has Maya called yet?”
Finish evidenceSix status decisions, two updates and one question.
Teacher Help · Stage 1
Keep the same task and change only the speaker’s intention. “Just” answers what changed moments ago; “already” removes a task from the priority list; “yet” checks or reports an unmet expectation. Accept other choices only when the learner explains the changed context.
Stage 2 · Place the status word
Control the different positions of just/already and yet across statements, negatives and questions.
STUDENT TASK
| Meaning | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Very recent | have/has + just + participle | We have just received the order. |
| Completed before now | have/has + already + participle | She has already checked the address. |
| Still pending | have/has not + participle + yet | They have not confirmed the time yet. |
| Expected completion? | Have/Has + subject + participle + yet? | Has the driver arrived yet? |
The position rule
just/already normally sit between have/has and the past participle. Yet normally sits at the end of questions and negative statements.
Keep the Present Perfect frame: subject + have/has + past participle.
- Build two just updates and two already updates.
- Build one negative with yet and one yet question.
- Underline have/has and the participle.
- Box the status word and check its position.
Finish evidenceSix controlled forms with natural status-word position.
Teacher Help · Stage 2
Correct in layers: have/has, participle, then status-word position. Keep a small participle bank visible: done, sent, received, checked, arrived, confirmed and chosen. Avoid presenting “yet” as a general synonym for “still”.
Stage 3 · Choose, justify and repair
Make the status meaning match the situation, then repair the form and position.
STUDENT TASK
| Situation | Your choice | Reason to say |
|---|---|---|
| The reply arrived a moment ago. | just / already / yet | very recent change? |
| Do not repeat the address check; Mina completed it earlier. | just / already / yet | remove from priority? |
| We expected a confirmation, but none has arrived. | just / already / yet | expected but pending? |
| Ask whether the customer completed the form. | just / already / yet | completion question? |
| The team finished before the deadline. | just / already / yet | earlier than expected? |
| Announce that the driver has arrived this moment. | just / already / yet | new information now? |
Check the choices and reasons
1 just — a moment ago. 2 already — it is complete, so do not repeat it. 3 yet — expected but still pending. 4 yet — asks about expected completion. 5 already — complete earlier than expected. 6 just — new information from this moment.
Repairs: “She has sent already it.” → “She has already sent it.” · “Has yet the driver arrived?” → “Has the driver arrived yet?” · “We haven’t yet received it.” → Prefer “We haven’t received it yet” for this lesson.
- Choose all six status words and give a meaning reason.
- Repair all three position problems.
- Add a useful next-action sentence to two repaired updates.
Finish evidenceSix reasoned choices and three complete repairs.
Teacher Help · Stage 3
If both just and already are possible, ask what the speaker wants to add: “this happened moments ago” or “this is complete, perhaps sooner than expected”. Score the learner’s stated context, not an isolated answer key.
Stage 4 · Map tasks and priorities
Turn separate task sentences into a status update that directs attention to the next priority.
STUDENT TASK
1 · New changeWhat has just happened?
2 · Completed / pendingWhat is already done and what has not happened yet?
3 · PriorityWhat should the team handle next?
| Task | Status note | Useful follow-up |
|---|---|---|
| Customer email | Nina has just replied. | What new information did she give? |
| Address check | Leo has already checked it. | Can we send the order now? |
| Supplier time | They haven’t confirmed it yet. | What is blocking confirmation? |
| Courier booking | Has May booked the courier yet? | If not, should this be first? |
- Choose six realistic tasks from work, study, travel or home.
- Write notes only: task · status · evidence/blocker · priority.
- Include at least one just status, two already statuses and two yet statuses.
- Circle the one pending task that should be handled first.
Finish evidenceOne six-task status map with a clear next priority.
Teacher Help · Stage 4
Do not let every completed task use already. Require just when the update itself is new, and yet only when there is an expectation. Planning notes should remain short so Stage 6 is a meeting, not a reading task.
Stage 5 · Listen, update and question
Recover the status, evidence or blocker and next priority, then give your own first meeting update.
STUDENT TASK
British English
American English
Travel status
Track what has just changed, what is already complete and what has not happened yet.
- Listen once for the situation and once for task · status word · evidence/blocker · priority.
- Retell one recording in three connected status sentences.
- Give your planned six-task update to a partner.
- Your partner asks two questions with yet.
- Answer both questions, explain one blocker and name the next priority.
Useful meeting frame“We’ve just ___. We’ve already ___, but we haven’t ___ yet. Has ___ yet? I think ___ should be next because ___.”
Finish evidenceTwo listening maps, one first update, two yet questions and one blocker answer.
Teacher Help · Stage 5
Audio never starts automatically. Use the British recording first and the American recording for transfer. If the learner catches the task but not its status, replay only the sentence containing just, already or yet before showing a transcript or model.
Stage 6 · Final Practice: meet, prioritise and retry
Run an independent task-status meeting and improve one specific weakness.
FINAL PRACTICE
Plan → update → question → prioritise → retry
- Plan six notes only: task · status word · evidence/blocker · priority.
- Give a connected 60–90 second status update.
- Use just at least once, already twice and yet twice.
- Your partner asks two natural yet questions about pending tasks.
- Answer both questions, explain one blocker and agree on the next priority.
- After one feedback target, retry only the weakest status–priority connection.
Planning example: client just replied · address already checked · invoice already sent · courier not booked yet · supplier time not confirmed yet · book courier first.
Score the first independent performance
MEAN · MeaningThe listener understands what is very recent, already complete and still pending.
FORM · FormThe learner controls have/has + participle and natural positions for just, already and yet.
USE · Real useThe meeting gives six statuses, answers both questions, explains a blocker and produces one priority.
0 · Not yetStatus meanings or word positions are unclear, so the listener cannot identify the next priority.
1 · With supportThe meeting becomes clear after a status cue, model or focused correction.
2 · IndependentStatus meaning, form and the agreed priority are clear without a prompt.
Result: 0–2 Rebuild · 3–4 Developing · 5–6 B1 mastery evidence.
Finish evidenceFirst six-task meeting + two yet questions/answers + one blocker + one priority + one focused retry.
Teacher Help · Stage 6
Score the first independent meeting across MEAN, FORM and USE. Give one target such as “separate just from already”, “move yet to the end”, “repair have/has + participle” or “connect the blocker to the priority”. Keep the original score and record whether the focused retry improves that target.
Grammar you can use
You can now report very recent, completed and pending tasks, ask useful follow-up questions and choose the next priority. Use the Dynamic Learning Graph below for the next step.
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