I’VE NEVER BEEN

THERE

Goals: To talk about experiences

 Getting started
a. Match the words in the two boxes to make phrases then
describe the pictures with the phrases.
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a be break cook drive eat fall go learn ride share visit watch

an art gallery asleep in public a bike a bone to swim a football match

a meal on TV a photo online skateboarding a sports car with chopsticks

b c 5

1 2
3
4
 Getting started
a. Watch the video and complete Finn’s text with one word in each space.
I love living in Piura because there’s
so much to do. I have been to lots of
interesting places but there’s always
something new to experience. How do
you feel about Piura ?
I have never been there, but I would love to.

b. Answer the questions.

1. Have you ever been away from your city?
2. What have you done there ? https://youtu.be/sW8GRtPC7D4
1. I have been to Cusco. 6
3. Did you like (enjoy) it ? 2. I have visited Machu Pichu and Sacsaywaman. I have eaten guiso de
alpaca. I have bought some souvenirs for my friends.
3. Yes, it was marvelous (fantastic) (awesome) (amazing).
 Getting started
We use the Present Perfect to talk about past experiences and events when:
1. We don’t know when the event happened.
2. We are interested in what happened more than when it happened.
We make present perfect like this:
(+) subject + have/has + past participle + complement.
(-) subject + have/has not + past participle + complement.
(?) Have/Has + subject + past participle + complement?
Infinitive Past form Past participle • I have never _______
broken my leg.
cook cooked cooked • Mary ______
has been to brazil twice.
be Was/were been
• We haven’t ________
cooked before.
break broke broken
eat ate eaten
• _______
Have you ever eaten sushi?
 I have visited
We have visited
You have eaten
He has driven a car
She has ridden a motobike
Practice You have eaten
They have driven a car

drive eat learn meet ride share visit watch

1. I have ______
shared a photo online. DRIVE - DROVE - DRIVEN
EAT - ATE - EATEN
2. My family and I have ______ learned to swim. MEET - MET - MET
RIDE - RODE - RIDDEN
3. I have never _______ ridden a motorbike.

4. I ____________
have driven a sports car.
5. Most of my friends __________ have watched a Star Wars movie.

6. I ____________
have never met a famous person in real life.
7. One of my friends ____________ has visited a museum.
8. Have you ever _______ eaten fish and chips?
 Are you adventurous?

a. Pick someone in class to ask one question.

BE - WAS/WERE - BEEN
Have you ever danced marinera ? SLEEP -
RIDE -
SLEPT
RODE
- SLEPT
- RIDDEN
1. (dance) marinera or salsa music?
2. (visit) an art gallery/museum?
3. (try) a foreign dish? No, I haven’t.
4. (be) in an unusual place? Yes, I have.
5. (climb) a mountain?
6. (sleep) in a tent? We usually use the Past Simple to give more
details.
7. (ride) a horse or a camel? Last month I took some marinera lessons with
8. (be) in a concert? some friends
 Over to you!

a. Read the dialogue and fill in the blanks with the appropriate
words.
A: Hello, Karen, Can I ask you some questions?
B: Hi, Lucas, sure, go ahead!
A: Well, Have you ever tried a very spicy food?
B: Yes, I have. I love ceviche. (No, I don’t like spicy food.)
A: Great! Have you ever prepared a foreign dish?
B: No, I haven’t. What about you?
A: Yes, I have tried to make Bolognese Pizza with my brother.
b. In pairs personalize the dialogue, make all the
necessary changes.
 References
1. Paul Green (10 de octubre de 2015) https://unsplash.com/es/fotos/gOHfFgwyDNM
2. Bon Vivant (14 de mayo de 2018) https://unsplash.com/es/s/fotos/bike-ride
3. Jason Briscoe (03 de mayo de 2019) https://unsplash.com/es/fotos/5IGprlBT5g4
4. Yann Allegre (16 de julio de 219) https://unsplash.com/es/fotos/Fiv2rNlHFEY
5. Daniel Lloyd Blunk-Fernández (20 de septiembre de2020) https://unsplash.com/es/fotos/-
suwetA91pA
6. Eales. F. & Oakes. S. (2015) Speakout2nd Ed. Slovakia. Pearson.(video unit 12)