AN ARCHAEOLOGIST

Present Perfect - ever and never

- She is German
She has a passion for history and ancient civilizations.
Look at the photos of Frieda Hoffman n and Frieda Hoffmann was born in Germany, but she has lived
read the introduction. What's her nationality? most of her life abroad. She has a passion for history and
Which countries has she been to? What are ancient civilizations. Her greatest love is Africa, and she has
her passions? written several books about ancient Egypt.
1 Read the interview with Frieda and write the
questions on the correct line.
. Have you always been interested ... ?
When did yeti fi rst !,Ie atwead?
Why did you move there?
Have you ever discovered anyth ing ?
How many times have you been to Egypt?
Which eotlntries have yeti been to?
How many books have you written?
... have you ever been in any dangerous
situations?
How did you travel?
11m Lislen and check.
3 Work \\'ith a partner. Ask and answer
I Frieda, you've trave lled a lot in your life time.
questions about Frieda.
1 Wflic!t *"trits; bm YOU bun tp?
Whtch countries ... been to?
F Well, I've been to a lot of countries in Africa and Asia, but I've
C;:"" tOUIItriu lias sh. bWl to? )
I
never been to South America.
2 Wlttft did Y9M t ird go ' n d?
2. Has she ever been ~'c ""'" to [gypt. Alguia.
to South America? F When I was six, my family moved to England.
kMryI, Sowtt! Africa, Chi"" ... 1 3,_
Why_
did_
you_ _there?
move _1
- No, she hasn't been
to South America.
... ever / South America? 6. How many times has she F Because my father got a job as Professor of History at Cambridge
When / move I England? been to Egypt? University.
3. When did She has been to Egypt at Have you always been interested
she move to Where / her father get a job? least twenty times. I .,_ ______ in archaeology?
England? • When / see / the Tutankhamun Exhibition? F Yes, I have. When I was ten, there was an exhibition of
- She moved • How many times / to Egypt? 7. How many books has she written? Tutankhamun, the Egyptian king, in London. My father took
to England • How many books ...? She has written three books
when she
me to see it, and I was fascinated! After that I knew that
was six I wanted to go to Egypt and be an archaeolog ist.
years old. GRAMMAR SPOT I "How
__ many times have you been to Egypt?
____ ,
4. Where
did her What are the tenses in these sentences? F Twenty ti mes at least! I go as often as I can.
father get a Have you ever discovered anything?
YOAiw tnvdled a lot in your lifetime. I I> ?
job?
Whkh countries ~ you been to? F Yes, I've made some very important discoveries. I was the leader
- Her father When I wu six. my family moved to England. of a team that discovered some ancient tombs near Cairo.
got a job as
a teacher of Which tense refers to a definite time in the past? I You've written books about Egypt, haven't you?
History at Which tense refers to an experience some time
Cambridge "How
__ many books have you written?
_ _ __ 1
University. in your life?
F I've written three about the pharaohs. And I've written a book
1 The advffbs ever and Mver are often used with
5. When did
the _ Perfect. about a journey I made from Cairo to Cape Town.
she see the
Tutankhamun I .,_ How did you travel
______ ? By train? By car?
Exhibition? Have you ever been in danger?
She saw the IW never been to South America. F In a Land Rover, of course!
have you ever been in any dangerous situations
Tutankhamun I In all your travels, 9,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1
Exhibition ..... Gmnmu Rrieren<e 7.1 pM2
when she was F Oh, goodness, yes! I've often been in danger. But in situations like
ten years old
in London.
that you learn so much about yourself.
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PRACTICE VOCABULARY AND PRONUNC IATION
Won! endings and word strMs
Present Perfect or Past Simple?
ID Listen and complete some lines from an 1 What are the endings of the nouns in italics?
interview with Frieda. Karl Man .... ' phi/osopIIor, historian. and an economist.
Do you go back t o Germany much? 1 Use these endings to make jobs from words in the box.
" No, 1 don't. ! . I've been back a few t imes, but . . ... -ist ... .l1li
I've never lived there ag~in."
'photograph re'ception 'science farm art
2 What _did
_ _ _ you study at university? 'politics 'music ac'count 'decorate act
" I studied Ancient History at Cambridge." in'terpret 'library e'lectric law
3 Have you ever had an ordinary job?
have done
IIIlI Listen. check. and repeat the jobs. Pay attention
" Of course I !I all sorts of to changes in word stress.
t hings! After university I didn't have any money."
So what did you do ? ) Suffixes show the part of speech. Look at the suffixes
worked hated in the box and complete the chart.
" I in a restaurant! I it!"
4 What's t he most dangerous situat i on you -bon -sian -ment -ness -ence/ -ance -tIity
've _
_ ever
_ been
_ in?
I~~;;:J'
-
had
-ful -less -al
" We ll, I a very bad car crash in Cairo.
I was seriously injure d,and _ _broke
__
several bo nes."
com'pete hme
What extra information did you hear? With a partner,
ex'plain
practise the questions and answers.
be''''''''''' 'critic
1 Ask and answer more q uestions about Frieda. When
in'vite am'bitious
did she do these things?
'visitor "",cess
~8$ she .ver ... v .10
res, $nt. '" When did sh. do that?
$. 'student help
When did she cross the Sahara? de'cide
She crossed the Sahara in her early thirties.
... crosslthe Sahara? (in her early thirties) dis'cussiol'l friend
2 ... walk/the Great Wall of China? (in 1995)When did she walk the Great Wall of China?
She walked the Great Wall of China in 1995.em'ploy 'dange<
3 ... travel/up the Nile? (a student)
4 ... work/in a restaurant? (left university) When did she travel up the Nile? in'herit he.1th
She traveled up the Nile when she was a student.
co1\ection res'ponsibte
When did she work in a restaurant?
Ta lking about you She worked in a restaurant after she left university.

3 Choose one of the questions in the box. Stand up and Word stress
ask everyone in the class.
4 . . Listen and repeat the words. Where is the stress?
_ , . . _ , ..1
Two-.,tIabl«ln01lllS and adjectives
done anything dangerous? slept in a tent?
nouns danger kindness critic artist difference
broken your arm or your leg? worked in a restaurant?
lost something important? been to hospital? adjectives dangerous healthy friendly famoos different
been to Africa? written a story?
- Have you ever broken your arm or your leg?
No, I've never broken my arm or leg. Tlvo-syUabl«l verbs
When you find someone who says Yes, ask more
questions. invite explain discuss employ decide compete

Nouns ending in -lio,. and -sio,.

C;t / Wh" / ~OW / WhY ... ? 1 invitation explanation competition ambition decision

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