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    All My Life Ever? Since Ten Minutes Ago When? Yesterday

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    Have you ever visited another country? Partner: Yes, I visited France last summer. Assistant: No, I haven't visited France. Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument? Partner: Yes, I learned to play the guitar. How about you? Assistant: No, I haven't learned a musical instrument. Have you ever been to the beach? Partner: Yes, I go to the beach every summer. You? Assistant: No, I haven't been to the beach before. Okay, we've found three things you've done that I haven't. Let's find a few more.

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    Have you ever visited another country? Partner: Yes, I visited France last summer. Assistant: No, I haven't visited France. Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument? Partner: Yes, I learned to play the guitar. How about you? Assistant: No, I haven't learned a musical instrument. Have you ever been to the beach? Partner: Yes, I go to the beach every summer. You? Assistant: No, I haven't been to the beach before. Okay, we've found three things you've done that I haven't. Let's find a few more.

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    Activities about life experiences at B1 English level

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    LIFE STORIES

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    Have you ever visited another country? Partner: Yes, I visited France last summer. Assistant: No, I haven't visited France. Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument? Partner: Yes, I learned to play the guitar. How about you? Assistant: No, I haven't learned a musical instrument. Have you ever been to the beach? Partner: Yes, I go to the beach every summer. You? Assistant: No, I haven't been to the beach before. Okay, we've found three things you've done that I haven't. Let's find a few more.

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    LIFE STORIES

    A. Read the text below without doing the exercise. In what ways have the
    twins had an amazing life?

    The world’s most successful twins


    Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen are the most successful
    twins in the world. Read the fact file below.

     The twins were/ have been born in Oakwood, California on 13th June 1986.
     They were/ have been TV stars all their lives. They appeared/ have
    appeared in their first TV show, the popular American sitcom Full House at the
    age of just nine months!
     At the age of six, they started/ have started their own production company,
    becoming the youngest Hollywood producers in history.
     They appeared/ have appeared in Full House for eight years. The show
    finally ended / has finally ended in 1995.
     Since 1995, the twins become/ have become famous worldwide and have
    fan websites in dozens of languages.
     They published/ have published their first book about twelve years ago: so
    far, their books sold/ have sold more than thirty million copies, and made/
    have made more than $130 million.
     The twins also produced/ have also produced their own clothing, jewellery,
    make-up and perfume ranges.
     So far, the twins built up/ have built up a fortune of at least $150 million
    dollars each, and in 2003 they were/ have been the world’s highest paid TV
    stars.

    Present Perfect Simple Analysis


    1. How is the Present Perfect Simple formed? Which verbs in the text
    above are regular/irregular?
    2. We use the Present Perfect when a past action is related to the present
    in some way. Choose the correct alternative in the rules below.
    a) If an action started in the past and continues to the present, we use the
    Past Simple/ Present Perfect.
    b) If we don’t say when an action in the past happened, but it is still
    important now, we use the Present Perfect/ Past Simple.
    c) If we say exactly when an action in the past happened (or this is clear
    from the context), we use the Present Perfect/ Past Simple.
    3. Which of the words and phrases below belong with the Past Simple?
    Which belong with the Present Perfect?

    all my life ever? since ten minutes ago


    when? yesterday
    B. Practice
    Match the people in the photos to the texts and write the names in the
    spaces. Then put the verbs in the correct form.

    a. In 1965 _____________________(who?) ________________(write) the


    most popular song of all time, Yesterday. There ________________(be)
    over 2,500 versions since then.

    b. Since he ________________(die) in 1977, ___________________


    (who?) _____________________(have) thirty-one hit singles! During his
    lifetime he _______________ (have) over sixty hits, including eighteen
    number ones.

    c. With a career lasting more than thirty years, __________________


    (who?) is still a major Hollywood actor. He ___________________
    (receive) twelve Oscar nominations – more than any other actor in the
    history of Hollywood – and he ______________ (win) three Oscars. He
    __________________ (win) the Best Actor Award in 1975 for One Flew
    Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and again in 1997 for As Good as it Gets , and
    in 1983 he _______________(receive) the Best Supporting Actor Award
    for Terms of Endearment.

    d. ________________________(who?) __________________(star) in the


    most successful film of all time, Titanic. Since its release in 1997, the
    film _________________ (make) around $2 billion. However, it
    _________________(cost) over $200 million to make – the most
    expensive film ever!

    Kate Winslet and Lennon and McCartney Jack Nicholson


    Leonardo DiCaprio

    SPEAKING
    Now work in pairs to find six things that you have
    done that your partner hasn’t. First think about the
    things you have done. Then ask and answer
    questions with your partner.

    Elvis Presley Example:


    A Have you ever been in a newspaper?
    B Yes, I was in a newspaper when my school won a
    prize.
    A Really? So have I! I was in a swimming
    competition.

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