Student’s Book

p. 36
Language in Use Present Perfect: ever & never

1 Complete the bios with the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

Giorgio, 13
Giorgio a. has studied
(study) English at his school before.
He b. (live) in two different houses.
He c. (be) to four countries.
Giorgio d. (read) many young adult books.

Valentina, 14
Vale a. has practised (practise) sports like taekwondo and basketball.
She b. (visit) many museums. She c. (have)
five pets in her life. Valentina d. (meet) Shawn Mendes before.

2 Write questions with the present perfect and ever using the prompts. Then, write answers that are true
for you.
e.g. you / abroad / been / ?
Have you ever been abroad? -> Yes, I went to Argentina last year.
a. you and your best friend / have / an argument / ?

b. your parents / study / another language / ?

c. it / snow / in your country in summer / ?

Pronunciation Sentence Stress

In sentences we usually stress the words that carry the most important information. Pronouns,
articles, prepositions and auxiliary verbs are often unstressed.

3 Read the box above. Then read the sentences out loud. Underline the words you think will be stressed.
a. I’ve never been to Paris. e. Joe’s run a marathon.
b. Have you ever seen a play? f. They’ve never seen Star Wars.
c. I’ve visited three countries. g. Grace has been on the radio.
d. We’ve bought a new dog. h. I’ve never eaten squid.

4 20 Listen and check.

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