UNIT 7: EXPERIENCE

VOCABULARY
Lead-in:

1. Match the words with the correct

3. Discuss with your friends.
pictures.
Have you ever gone fishing with your family?
go hiking do puzzle go on a picnic Have you played card game on Tet holiday?
play badminton do karate play card game Have you ever tried golf?
do aerobic play football go fishing
Have you ever traveled abroad?

2. Match the words in exercise 1 to the 4. Listen to the audio and answer the
correct Verbs. You may use a verb more questions. (L.008)
than one. 1 Where was he born?
2 How old is he when he left Japan?
volleyball camping cycling yoga skiing
3 Where was he lived when he 8 years old?
gymnastics swimming golf judo vovinam
4 Why do he like Thailand?
horse-riding video game bowling tennis hockey
table tennis sailing mountain climbing ballet
Present perfect with ever and never
play do go
skiing, RULE:
 We use ever and never to ask or talk about
experiences in our life.

e.g.:
 Have you ever traveled abroad?
 She’s never travelled to this country.

1. Fill the gaps with ever and never.

5 Have you __________ eaten Chinese food?
NOTE! 6 Has your sister __________ had a car?
 We use play for games, ball games or team sports. 7 We have __________ visited your town.
e.g.: play football, 8 I have __________ drunk wine.
9 This is the most horrible place I have __________ seen.
 We use do for individual activities.
10 Have your friends __________ read a book?
e.g.: do exercise,
11 I have __________ chatted on the Internet.
 We often use go for -ing activities. 12 This is the best film I have __________ seen.
e.g.: go swimming 13 Have you __________ seen Ariana Grande perform?
14 I have __________ been to a foreign country.
2. In pairs, ask your partner about their Past simple: used to
experiences.
RULE:
Have you ever gone to We can use used to to talk about things that
the movies alone? happened regularly in the past but not anymore.
I have never gone to
 Positive: used to + verb
the movies alone.  Negative: didn’t use to + verb
 Questions: Did [you] use to + verb ?
Present perfect with since and for
3. Look at the conversation and answer the 6. Look at how Alex changed. Write six
question. sentences about how he was before with
A: How long have you lived in Vietnam? He used to or He didn’t use to.
B: I’ve lived in Vietnam since I was about 4 years old. So,
for more than 20 years!

1 When did she begin to live in Vietnam?

2 How long has she lived here?
3 Is she live in Vietnam now?

He used to be_ slim.

RULE: 1 ____________________ long hair.
In present perfect, we use: 2 ____________________ glasses.
 for to talk about period of time. 3 ____________________ a beard.
 since to refer to the point in time when the 4 ____________________ soccer.
action started. 5 ____________________ a tie.

e.g.: 7. Complete the sentences with correct

 I’ve been a full-time traveller for 10 months.
 She’s travelled the world since 2003.
4. Write for or since for these time phrases.
_______ this morning _______ a long time
_______ three weeks _______ a few years
_______ 2019 _______ friday
_______ four o’ clock _______ many months ago
_______ May 4th _______ I got up this morning
5. Complete the sentences with ‘since, for,
ever, never’.
e.g.: I have lived to America since 2019.
1 They have _______ been to Brazil before.
2 I have _______ had dinner with you.
3 Has Tuan _______ cooked lunch?
4 We have known each other _______ fifteen years.
5 I was born _______ 2002.
6 Have you _______ seen an elephant?
7 Lan has lived there _______ she was 5 years old.
8 I have _______ skated on the skating-rink.
9 She has worked here _______ a week.
form.
0 That shop used to be (be) a book shop, but now it sells
(sell) clothes.
1 He _______ (be) my friend, but we really _______ (not
know) each other anymore.
2 When we were younger, we _______ (not listen) to
country music, but now we _______ (not listen) to
anything else.
3 I really _______ (not like) pizza now, but it _______
(be) my favourite food.
4 We _______ (go) to Greece for our holidays, but now
we _______ (prefer) Spain.
5 My sister _______ (believe) there were monsters under
her bed.
6 I _______ (not care) about science, but now I _______
(think) it’s really interesting.
7 When you were small, _______ you _______ (have) an
imaginary friend?
Past simple: be used to, get used to
RULE:
We can use be used to to talk about things you have done many
times or have experience with.
 be used to + noun
e.g.: I’m used to the weather here.
 be used to + v_ing
e.g.: I’m used to living in this country.
We can use get used to to talk about something is gradually
becoming familiar to you.
RULE:
 get used to + noun To talk about recent actions, we use:
e.g.: I’m getting used to the weather here.
 get used to + v_ing  already means that something happened before
e.g.: I’m getting used to living in this country. now or sonner than expected.
 just means a short time ago.
8. Complete the sentences with used to, be  yet means that the speaker expected some to
used to and get used to. happen before now.
1 He didn’t _______ to do much skiing. e.g.:
2 I _______ to walk to school when I was a child.  I’ve already had lunch. (I did have lunch.)
3 They _______ not to let women join this club.  I’ve just had lunch. (I had lunch a few minutes ago.)
4 There _______ to be a lake there years ago.
 I haven’t had lunch yet. (I still didn’t have lunch)
5 Nam didn’t _______ to like Lan when they were
teenagers. 2. Choose the best answer for questions 1-3
6 When _______ we to live here? (L.009).
7 Why did you _______ to use this old photocopier?
8 They never _______ to have electricity in our house. 1 Elmer is on a tour of …
9 We hardly ever _______ to have time for going out. A. Kansas.
10 Did they _______ to let you smoke in cinemas? B. Europe.
C. Prague.
9. Rewrite the following sentences so that
2 This is his … day of the tour.
they have the same meaning. A. seventh
1 She is becoming accustomed to the cold weather now. B. fourteenth
(getting) C. eighth

2 He is richer than he was. (used) 3 He hasn’t finished his painting yet.
 A. been to europe before.
3 I can do it on my own now. (used) B. seen many new places.
 C. finished the tour.
4 It took her 3 years to be fine with the noise. (was) 3. Listen the conversation. Choose the best

5 I am a doctor so I can recognize such symptoms. (used) answer. (L.010)
 Which TWO is true about Elmer?
A He’s seen eight countries already.
Present perfect with already, just and yet
B He hasn’t bought any souvenirs yet.
1. Read the text and choose the best C Elmer hasn’t taken any photographs.
answer. D He’s met a beautiful girl.
E Elmer and the girl haven’t done anything togother yet.
‘Fiona McLane’s been a taxi driver for five years, but she
was a bus driver before that. She’s had famous people like 4. Choose the correct words.
film stars and politicians be her passengers, and a year ago,
an actor got really angry at her. Many people have left 1 She's only been here two weeks and she's _____ made
things in her taxi. At one time, a man left a set of false teeth lots of friends.
on the back seat.’ a. already b. just c. yet
2 He said he'd contact you. Has he phoned you _____?
1 Has Fiona been a bus driver already?
a. already b. just c. yet
a. Yes, she has. b. No, she hasn’t.
2 Has she met famous people in her taxi yet? 3 Have they _____ decided who's in the team? That was
a. Yes, she has. b. No, she hasn’t. quick!
3 Have people left their things in her taxi yet? a. already b. just c. yet
a. Yes, they have. b. No, they haven’t.
4 I haven't seen that film _____. Is it good?
a. already b. just c. yet
5 Toan’s Mom: Could you tell your father that his dinner
is ready?
Toan: I _____ have.
a. already b. just c. yet
5. Look at the examples in Exercise 3 and Present perfect vs. Past simple
read the rule. Both tenses talk about an action in the past, but:
a. Rule for action:
Rule:  When we talk about an action happened and completed
 We use already and just a in positive sentences. They in the past, we use Past Simple.
come after have and before V3/ed. e.g.:
 We use yet in negative sentences and questions. It  We saw Mary yesterday.
comes at the end of the sentence.
 We travelled to Hue in 2020.
6. Listen to Connor talking about his  When we talk about an action happened in the past but
holiday. Tick ✓ the things he has done still continue in the present or about our life experience,
we use Present Perfect.
and cross ✗ the things he has not done. e.g.:
(L.011)  We’ve been to Hue since 2020.
 We’ve travelled to Hue twice.
1 buy souvenirs 4 make new friends
2 sunbathe 5 visit a castle b. Rule for time:
3 go on a boat trip 6 play volleyball  When we talk about a specific point in time in the past,
we use Past Simple.
7. Write questions and answers about the e.g.:
 We met in January 1975.
activities in exercise 5.  We went to America together in 1978.
1 Has he bought any souvenirs? No, he hasn’t.
 When we talk about time up to now (ever, never, recently,
2 …………………………………………..? ……………………
up to now, until now, since) or we don’t refer to a specific
3 …………………………………………..? …………………… point in time (for, just, already, yet, so far), we often use
4 …………………………………………..? …………………… Present Perfect.
5 …………………………………………..? …………………… e.g.:
6 …………………………………………..? ……………………  We haven’t seen her since January 1975.
8. In pairs, ask and answer with your  I’ve had lunch already.
partner using present perfect with ever, 10.Circle the correct form.
never, since, for, already, just, yet. 0 She was /She's been sick since May.
1 What are the best places you have visited? 1 Martin left / Martin has left school two years ago.
2 Have you ever been to another continent? 2 I lived / I've lived in Vancouver for two years, but then I
3 Have you ever travelled alone? moved to Toronto.
4 Where did you go on your last trip? 3 Anna was / Anna's been in this company since April.
5 Have you ever had a bad experience during a trip? 4 My sister had / My sister has had her baby yesterday!
5 I work in a travel agency. I worked / I've worked there
9. Read the text about Fiona McLane and for 20 years.
choose the best answer. 6 The city changed / The city has changed a lot since I
was a child.
‘I’ve had famous people like film stars and politicians 7 They're divorced now. They were / They have been only
before. About a year ago, one actor got really angry with married for three years.
me. He missed his flight, but that’s because there was a lot 8 I met / I've met Sandra when I was / have been on
of traffic. People have left behind all kinds of things in my vacation in Thailand.
taxi, too. At one time, a passenger even left his false teeth
on my back seats.’
11.Complete with the Present Perfect or
4 Has someone famous already gotten angry at Fiona Simple Past.
McLane?
a. Yes, an actor did. b. No, she hasn’t. 1 A Where does your brother live?
5 Has there been something left behind in her taxi yet? B In San Diego.
a. Yes, there was. b. No, there hasn’t. A How long ____________________ there? (he/live)
B Only for six months. He ____________________
there last September. (move)
Critical thinking: What is the similarity and difference between 2 A When ____________________? (Picasso/die)
Present perfect and Past simple? B In 1977, I think. In Paris.
 A How long ___________________ in France?
(he/live).
B For a long time. He ____________________ Spain
when he was 25. (leave)
3 A My brother and his wife get along very well.
B How long ____________________ married?
(they/be)
A They ____________________ married since 1995.
They ____________________ in college. (be/meet)
B Really? What college _______________ to?
(they/go)

12.Fill in the blank with Present Perfect or

Past simple verb form.
1 He _______ (be) to his brother’s wedding.
2 He _______ (see) a fire when he _______ (be) in
Manchester.
3 He _______ (drink) too much when he _______ (be) at
his brother’s wedding.
4 He _______ (visit) his grandparents in the countryside.
5 He _______ (eat) at the Royal hotel and he _______
(eat) there with Mary.
6 She already _______ (have) flu last winter.
7 He already _______ (have) a broken leg.