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 1 _______ living in London because

there’s so much 2 _______ do. I
3_______ been to lots of interesting 4
_______ but there’s always something
new 5 _______ experience. How do
you feel 6 _______ London?

b. Answer the questions.

1. Have you ever been away from your city? 6
2. What have you done? https://youtu.be/sW8GRtPC7D4
 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?
 Practice

drive eat learn meet ride share visit watch

1. shared
I have ____________ a photo online.
2. learned to swim.
My family and I have ____________
3. ridden
I have never ____________ a motorbike.
4. have driven a (sports) car.
I ____________
5. have watched a Star Wars films.
Most of my friends ____________
6. I ____________
haven’t met a famous person in real life.
7. One of my friends ____________
have visited a museum.
8. Have you ever ____________
eaten fish and chips?
 Are you adventurous?

a. Pick someone in class to ask one question.

Have you ever …?

1. (dance) marinera or salsa music?
2. (visit) an art gallery/museum? Yes, I have.
3. (try) a foreign dish? No, I haven’t.
4. (be) in an unusual place?
5. (climb) a mountain?
6. (sleep) in a tent? We usually use the Past Simple to give more
7. (ride) a horse or a camel? details.
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 2 questions?
B: Hi Lucas, sure, go ahead!
A: Well, Have you ever tried a very spicy food?
B: Yes, I have. I love ceviche.
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)