My achievements

Unit 1 -
Lesson 3
Today we will…
● Talk about our achievements or accomplishments in our
lives
● Practice past participle verbs
Today’s Agenda
1. Practice Past Participles → Game time!
2. Read about achievements of famous and regular people.
3. Share your achievements or accomplishments.
Game time
● Go to www.quizlet.live
● Write the code and your name
● Sit around your classmates
 Read about people’s achievements. Which ones do you think are from
famous people?
A I’ve sold over sixty million albums
worldwide and I’ve done many concert
tours. In 1995, I started my own charity,
using the money I earned. The Pies
Descalzos Foundation (or Barefoot
Foundation in English) builds schools which
provide education, as well as food and
medical support, for poor children all
around Colombia.
B During this pandemic, I’ve learned to
cook, and I think that is a great
achievement for me. Before the
pandemic, I didn’t know how to cook
anything. Last year, I saw a TV show
about cooking, and I started to look for
recipes on the web. I’ve tried lots of
recipes for the past months. I’ve made
wonderful cakes for my family.
C My most important achievement has been
learning to drive. My dad gave me driving How are these
lessons last February. During the first lessons
I was nervous. I’ve driven my mom to the achievements
supermarket since April. Also, I’ve passed all
my courses at college and I even gave a stories similar
speech at a conference. I’m proud of myself.
and different?
D In 2006, My ex-wife and I established a Can you guess who
charity called the Jolie-Pitt foundation. The
charity has given millions of dollars to
are the famous
people in need. In 2007, we donated $1 people talking
million to organisations in Chad and Sudan
to help victims of the Darfur crisis. In 2010, about their
the foundation gave $1 million to the
organisation Doctors without Borders to
achievements?
help victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
 Underline the sentences in present perfect using one color. Underline the
sentences in past simple using a different color.
A I’ve sold over sixty million albums
worldwide and I’ve done many concert
tours. In 1995, I started my own charity,
using the money I earned. The Pies
Descalzos Foundation (or Barefoot
Foundation in English) builds schools which
provide education, as well as food and
medical support, for poor children all
around Colombia.
B During this pandemic, I’ve learned to
cook, and I think that is a great
achievement for me. Before the
pandemic, I didn’t know how to cook
anything. Last year, I saw a TV show
about cooking, and I started to look for
recipes on the web. I’ve tried lots of
recipes for the past months. I’ve made
wonderful cakes for my family.
C My most important achievement has been Classify the
learning to drive. My dad gave me driving
lessons last February. During the first lessons
sentences into:
I was nervous. I’ve driven my mom to the Happened in an exact
supermarket since April. Also, I’ve passed all point in time in the past
my courses at college, and I even gave a
speech at a conference. I’m proud of myself.
D In 2006, My ex-wife and I did a lot of
charity work. The Jolie-Pitt foundation has Time is not given or
given millions of dollars to people in need.
In 2007, we donated $1 million to
inexact. Also, a refers to a
organisations in Chad and Sudan to help period of time
victims of the Darfur crisis. In 2010, the
foundation gave $1 million to the
organisation Doctors without Borders to
help victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Oh,
and I’ve won two Aacamy awards so far.
Match the verbs from the text in A with their corresponding phrases in B

Now write their PAST PARTICIPLE FORM go to wordreference.com

Write an R for regular verbs and an I for irregular verbs.
 What about you?
In groups, take turns to ask and answer
EXAM
the questions:
“Have you … PLE
Have you learnt how to cook?
Yes, I have. I learnt how to cook
when I was in high school.
learnt to speak another language?
won an award?
failed a course?
adopted a pet?
studied all night? “

Answer “Yes, I have” or “No, I haven’t”

If you say yes, say WHEN did this happen.
Create 2 more questions. You can use the verbs in the worksheet (previous slide) or any other:
do give start pass learn win drive cook
Answer to the question:

“What have you achieved in your life that you are proud of? When did you do it?

For example:

My most important achievement has been learning to drive. My dad gave me driving lessons last
February.

You can explore ideas like:

Study, play an instrument, talents, enter to university, finish school,
driving, learning languages, helping people, teaching, etc.
J.F Kennedy.
 Extra Practice (Autonomous work)
1. Read the sentences and complete with the simple past or present perfect

2. Read the email by a

student to his teacher.
Complete with Past
Simple or Present
Perfect.
 Extra Practice - Answers Key
2.
1. 1.Decided
1. I’ve studied 2.Haven’t seen
2. I’ve had 3.Came
3. I’ve known 4.Have fallen
4. I’ve lived 5.Have visited
5. I’ve wanted 6.Have been
7.Went
8.Have
learned/learn
Some material has been taken and adapted from:

● New Total English Pre-Intermediate - Pearson Longman

● TopNotch 3 - Pearson
● https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/general-english/present-pe
rfect-1

● https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Langu
age_(ESL)/Present_perfect_or_past_simple/My_achievements_ob1971849
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