TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT

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Present Perfect tense Simple Past tense

Vocabulary: Talk about the pictures

SELECT TRUE OR FALSE.

1. David Blaine works in New York. T F
2. His record breaking stunts are easy to do. T F
3. He broke a world record with his ice box stunt. T F
4. He doesn`t want to break any more records. T F

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.

1.What magic trick and stunts does he perform?
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2.What records has he broken?
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3.What new record does he want to break?
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Pronunciation
ae and ar
We had a farm

Listen again and repeat

Write the words in the box in the correct column.

Car cat half fat flat farm calm had hard

ae ar
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Listen and underline the words you hear.
1. car - cat - calm 2. Fat - flat - farm
3. half - had hard 4. Car - cat - calm

Discuss these questions with a partner.

1.Do you like reading? 5. Do you read the newspaper every day?
2. If yes, what do you like reading? 6. Do you prefer to read a book or watch a movie?
3. Are you reading anything right now? 7. Do you think your reading habits are typical of
4.Where do you usually read? The people in your country?
Do you read them? If Yes, How often?

Newspaper yes no once a week --- usually on Sundays

Magazines yes no _______________________________
Novels yes no _______________________________
History books yes no _______________________________

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J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling was born in Bristol on July 31st, 1965. She has one sister who is
two years younger than her Both girls loved listening to their father reading bedtime
stories to them. They particularly loved stories about fantasy worlds and fabulous
adventures. She wrote her first stay. Called rabbit, at the age of six. After she
graduated in French from Exeter University, Rowling worked as a translator and
researcher for Amnesty International in London. During this time, on a particularly
long train trip from Manchester to London in the summer of 1990, the idea came to her
of a boy who is a wizard but doesn`t know it.

In 1990, Rowling moved to Portugal to teach English and fell in love with a Portuguese
TV journalist. When her marriage ended in divorce, Rowling returned to Britain with
her baby daughter and a suitcase full of notes about Harry Potter and his adventures.
She went to live in Edinburgh to be near her sister and she dedicated her time to finish
the first Harry Potter book.

Harry Potter and the philosopher`s stone appeared in June, 1997 and was instantly
successful. The publishers have translated the book into approximately 30 languages
and the movie broke box office records when it came out in November, 2001.

J.K. Bowling is very happy with the success of her hero and she is currently working a
completing the seven-part saga. She`s writing full time and she`s really enjoying life.
And what about when the Harry Potter series finishes? She says she`s going to
continue to live a normal life in Edinburgh with her daughter, Jessica, and she`s going
to continue to write children`s books. Taken from: Elevator 3

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Answer these questions.

1. Who is Harry Potter.?

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2. Have you seen any of the movies?
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3. Have you read any of the books?
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4. What are they about?
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5. Why are they so successful?
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Grammar
PRESENT PERFECT AND SIMPLE PAST.

Using the Present Perfect

When we talk about experiences without referring to a specific time in the past we use the
Present Perfect. We use the present perfect tense to talk about an action that has just been
completed or to talk about an action that happened in the past but will happen again in the
present or future

To form the Present Perfect, we use have -has / past participle.

Affirmative sentences.
We use subject / have -has / past participle. We have done the work.
Peggy has ironed the clothes
Negative sentences.
We use subject / haven’t / past participle. I haven’t cooked lunch yet.
Anthony hasn`t studied the lesson.
Questions.
We use have _has / subject / past participle. Have you finished your homework?
Has Peggy visited London?
Information questions.
We use (what-where-when-why-who-how) have _has subject / past participle.
What have you studied? Where has she lived? ……..

Short answers. To give short answers we use Yes, I ____________and NO, I_____________

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 Grammar

Irregular past participle

drive-driven; hold-hell; fly- flown; put-put; meet- met; tend- stood; Have-had; go-gone;
be-been; take-took; pay-paid; do-done; write-written; eat-eaten; read-read; say-said;
speak-spoken; win-won; tell-told; sweep-swept; buy-bought; drink-drunk; find-found.

Regular past participle.

Pass-passed; clean-cleaned; Iron-Ironed; graduate- graduated; travel-traveled; visit-
visited; Finish-finished; walk-walked; study-studied; call-called; learn-learned; produce-
produced.

Present perfect tense vs. simple past tense.

The present perfect tense is used to show an The simple past tense is used to show an action

action that happened at any time in the past. that happened at a specific time in the past.

Alan has been to many countries. He went to France last year.

We often use time expressions with the simple past tense.

We use expressions like-just-never-ever-with the present perfect tense.

Have you ever been to another country?

Alan has just returned from France.
I have never been there.

Using the simple past. When we talk about a specific event in the past we use the
Simple Past and not the Present Perfect. We use the present perfect tense to talk
about an action that has just been completed or to talk about an action that
happened in the past but will happen again in the present or future.

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Complete the sentences with the present perfect tense. use the words given.

1.Alan __________________ (wash) the car.

2.________________ (you, buy) the groceries?

3.I __________________not, put away) the clothes.

4.____________________ (Peter, sweep) the floor?

5.They _________________ (not, pay) their telephone bill.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
1.Last summer, we ________________ (go) to the Maldives.
2.I____________________(live) in the same house all my life.
3.John_________________ (never travel) abroad.
4.Italy______________(win) the world Cup in 2006.
5.Brazil_______________(win) the world Cup five times.

Write the verbs in parentheses in the Simple Past or Present Perfect.

A: __________ you ever _____________(visit) the US.A.?

B: Yes, I have. I ___________ (be) to San Francisco.

A: When ____________you ____________ (go)?

B: About ten years ago. I _____________(go) on vacation with my family.

A: Where _____________you ____________(stay)?

B: We ____________(stay) in a hotel.

A: ____________you __________(have) a good time?

B: Yes, it ________(be) fantastic!

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 Track 2-22 World English 1b. pag.126.

Listen and complete the questions.

1.Have you __________________from college?
2.Have you ever _________________ as a tour guide?
3.Who is the most interesting person you have ever ___________________?
4.Have you __________________ your driving test?

Answer these questions.

1.Has Richard ever traveled abroad?
___________________________________________________________________________
2.How many countries has Erin visited?
___________________________________________________________________________
3.Who is the most interesting person Erin has met?
___________________________________________________________________________
4.Has Richard passed his driving test?
____________________________________________________________________________
5.Has Erin graduated from college?
___________________________________________________________________________

Track 2-24. World English. Page. 127.

Listen to the sentences. Check the correct column.

Full form Reduced form
1.Has she left? ____________________________________________________________________________
2.Have you finished?
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3.Has he read this book?
_____________________________________________________________________________
4.Have you done your homework?
_____________________________________________________________________________
5.I have never been to the United States.
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Complete the chart.

Verb Past participle Verb Past

participle
1.eat _____________ 9.take _____________
2.win _____________ 10.___________ told
3.have _____________ 11 ___________ paid
4. ___________ met 12.drink _____________
5. ___________ gone 13. ___________ put
6.sweep _____________ 14.say _____________
Verb Past participle Verb Past participle
1.eat _____________ 9.take _____________

Circle the correct form of the verb-simple past or present perfect tense.
1.Sumi (traveled/has traveled) to USA two times. Last year, she (went/have gone) to Spain.
2.Our class (finished/has finished) 10 units in World English so far.
3.The weather (was/has been) very cold last week.
4. David is a TV reporter. He (met/has met) many famous people.
5. I (know/have known) my best friend all my life.
6. Justin (started/has started) a new job in October.
7. Marcela is a famous writer. She (wrote/has written) 10 books.

Complete the sentences using the present perfect of the verbs in brackets.
My name is Lynne Carter. I work for a travel company called Time ways Travel. I`ve
_____________(be) a travel agent for six years now. I’m the manager of Time ways Travel London office.
I ________________ (have) this job for three years. I’ve got a new flat in London. I_____________(live) there
for six months. My boyfriend’s name is Bruno. We_______________(know) each other for two years. Bruno
is Italian. but he _______________(live) in England for over five years. He works for Radio. He
_____________(have) this job for a year.

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Complete the conversation using the present perfect.
Lynne I s meeting two clients. Ben and Patty Crawford. Ben and Patty are on holiday in London.
Lynne: How is your hotel?
Ben: Great! It’s the best hotel I ____________________ (ever/stay) in.
Patty: Yes, Ben is really pleased. He _________________(never/sleep) in such a big bed before.
But he won’t be so pleased when we get the bill. It’s also the most expensive hotel we ______
______________(ever/stay) in!
Lynne: _________________________(you/be) to London before, Ben?
Ben: No, I __________________________(not/be) here before, but Patty ______________(be) a number of
times. Haven’t you, Patty?
Patty: That’s right. But the last time was ten years ago and London _______________(change) a lot since
then.
Lynne: And what are you going to do this afternoon?
Patty: well I __________________(never/see) Madame Tussaud’s. We _______________(hear) a lot about
it from friends, so we thought we’d go there.
Lynne: well It’s late for me. I need to go. See you later.
Patty: See you dear friend. Have a nice day.

AMAZING ACHIVEMENTS.STEPHEN HAWKING.

Stephen Hawking is one of the most famous scientist in the world today. He uses mathematics
to study space and the universe. He has written several famous books. He wrote A Brief History of
Time in 1988, and more than 9 million people have bought this book. Other scientist in the world.
Hawking has faced terrible problems in his life. When he was 21, he got a serious disease called, ALS.
the disease quickly got worse, and soon he couldn`t walk or speak. Now, he can move only his left hand.
He uses a wheelchair with a motor to get around. He ¨talks¨ by typing into words a computer. The
computer pronounces the words for him.
But for Hawking, his work is more important than his problems. Now he is interested in the beginning
of the universe. He teaches at Cambridge University in England, and gives lectures at other
universities. He has written many important scientist papers and has won many prizes
for his work. He has appeared in several movies and has been on TV many times. He has traveled in
countries around the world, and he has even traveled in space! In 2007, he went up on a special zero-
gravity plane.
Hawking`s achievements are truly amazing. Even though his body is a wheelchair, his mind explores the
universe. Taken from: Elevator 3

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Read the text and underline the verbs in past and present perfect present tense then Find
the information in the article.
1.What is Stephen Hawking’s job? _________________________________________________
2.What health problems does he have? ____________________________________________
3.How does he gets around? _____________________________________________________
4.How does he communicate? ___________________________________________________
5.What is he interested in now? __________________________________________________

SELECT TRUE OR FALSE.

1. Hawking has written a lot of important scientist papers. T F

2. He isn’t one of the most famous scientist in the world today. T F
3. He has written several famous books T F
4. He never uses a wheelchair with a motor to get around T F
5. He teaches at Cambridge University in England T F

Immigrants.
Speaking.
Why do you think people emigrate from one country to another?
What are the effects of immigration on a country like U.S.?
The United States is a country formed by immigrants. between 1850 and 1930 the U.S. took in
about 35 million people. Of those people, 6 million came from Germany, about million each from
Italy and Ireland (1 million more than live in Ireland today), 3.3 million from Russia, and 2.5
million from Scandinavia.
In 1980, four out of five people in New York City were either foreign-born or the children of
immigrants. Why did so many people come? Mainly to escape from poverty in their own countries,
and in some cases as a result of persecution for religious or political beliefs. In the last half of the
20th century, immigration slowed, but people still come to the United States because there was not
enough work or there were too many problems in their own country. In 1997, the United States received
a total of 798,378 immigrants. Many of these came from Mexico (147.000) Southeast Asia
(128.000), and the Caribbean (about 110.000).
The results of immigration can be seen in the number of foreign words in English and in the food
and cosmopolitan culture of the United States. There have also been many famous immigrants or
children of immigrants, including Charlie Chaplin (British), Albert Einstein (German), Madonna
(Italian), and Arnold Schwarzenegger (Australian). Taken from: Sky high 3

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Read and Answer these question.
1.Was the period of greatest immigration into the U.S. before or after 1930?
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2.Which three countries were the source of most of the immigration during that period?
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3.What was surprising about the population in New York at the end of the 19th century?
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4.What were the main reasons for immigration to U.S.?
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5.Where have immigrants mostly come from since the 1950s?
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6.What are the main influences of immigration?
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Speaking. In groups, discuss these questions.

_ Has there been any large-scale immigration to your country? Where have the immigrants
come from?
_Why did these groups come to your country and what effects have they had?
_Do you know any immigrants? If so, where are they from originally?

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