LESSON 1 “ LIFE EXPERIENCE”

Grammar topics: I have been / I have not tried...

Objective: To talk about my life experiences so far..
LANGUAGE AND VOCABULARY:
1. Language Exploration (GROUP WORK). First match and check with
a partner. Then, practice pronunciation with your teacher and ask for
clarification.
□ I’ve been ( ) □ I’ve seen ( ) □ so far ( )
□ I’ve gone ( ) □ I’ve taken ( ) □ recently ( )
□ I’ve had ( ) □ I’ve climbed ( ) □ What ? ( )
□ I’ve lost ( ) □ I have tried ( ) □ Have you ? ( )
□ I’ve read ( ) □ I haven’t visited ( ) □ Do you know ( )
someone ?

(A) No he visitado (G) ¿Qué? ¿Cuáles? (R) He tenido

(E) He estado (H) He escalado (S) ¿Conoces a
(I) hasta ahora (J) He leído alguien ?

(O) He visto (K) recientemente (W) He probado

(U) He ido (Q) He tomado (X) He perdido

(Y) ¿Has ?

2. Grammar - Speaking (GROUP WORK). Study the 10 examples below

with your classmates. Then go on with the exercise. Teacher, what’s the
meaning of… (10 min)
1. I have been to Guatemala and Honduras so far.
2. I’ve also climbed La Puerta del Diablo.
3. I’ve taken pictures and a tour of Ruta de las Flores.
4. I’ve tried sushi, paella, and garrobo.
5. I’ve seen Fast & Furious, Titanic and many other movies.
6. I’ve also had 3 cell phones so far.
7. And I’ve lost my cell phone and house keys too.
8. But I haven’t visited France or Italy.
9. I haven’t gone to Panama or Peru either.
10. And, I haven’t read Don Quijote de la Mancha.
PRACTICE
Fill in the gaps with the right forms of the verbs in brackets to complete
the following English sentences in Present Perfect Tense. Follow the
example
1. They have left this month. (leave)
2. He _________________ a lot of English papers. (bring)
3. She __________________ me about it. (tell)
4. I _________________ to Radio City. (be)
5. I think the director ________________ the town. (leave)
6. I ________________________my office. (paint)
7. I __________________ your name. (forget)
8. He __________________ the door. (close)
9. He__________________ it since we left him. (do)
10. I ______________________ him my last penny. (give)
11. He _____________________ his name on my book. (write)
12. She __________________ a new umbrella. (buy)
13. He ________________ my exercise over and over. (look)
14. I __________________ those books very cheaply. (buy)
15. She __________________ a new job. (find)
16. He __________________ very well. (speak)
17. The children ________________ the whole pudding. (eat)
18. You  __________________ many detective stories. (read)
19. Our team __________________ the first prize. (win)
20. My little daughter __________ her finger with a knife. (cut)

Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple).
1. I (not / work) haven´t worked today.
2. We (buy) __________________________ a new lamp.
3. We (not / plan) ________________________ our holiday yet.
4. Where (be / you) __________________________?
5. He (write) __________________________ five letters.
6. She (not / see) _______________________ him for a long time.
7. (be / you) __________________________ at school?
8. School (not / start) __________________________ yet.
9. (speak / he) __________________________ to his boss?
10. No, he (have / not) ______________________ the time yet.
Watch the following videos: (URL en plataforma)

1. Presente Perfecto en Inglés explicado en Español / Alejo Lopera

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9V48CLLS6g
2. PAST PARTICIPLE (HAVE/HAS)

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WaXeWErPK4
3. Cómo usar "still, yet & already" en inglés
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qa-GiJtOz8