Perfect Tense

 

perfect tenses

1.      Choose the correct form of the words in brackets:

a.       Bart (went / has gone) to Asturias on holiday last month.

b.      How many cokes (did you drink / have you drunk) today?

c.       Ben (lives / has lived / lived) in Manchester since 1997.

d.      I’m tired because I (painted / have painted / have been painting) my flat.

e.       Paul (just got / has just got / has just been getting) up. He’s having breakfast now.

f.        Mike (phoned / has phoned) ten minutes ago. He wants you to phone him.

LISTENING BEING SINLE/BOOKS

 BEING SINGLE

1. WHAT IS THE BEST AGE TO STAY SINGLE? WHY?

The lord said the best age to remain single is adolescence,

2. WHY DOES HE THINK MANY PEOPLE ARE SINGLE?

I think many people are singlebecause   most people are not ready for    a  relationshi

 3 WHAT IS THE BEST AGE TO  SETTLE DOWN?

Accordig to the man, when you  are in your 30s

4. WHAT DOES HE THINK IF AN OLD PERSON IS SINGLE?

He considers them lonely and sad

 BOOKS

1. WHAT IS MAN'S OPINION OF BOOKS?

Man loves books and says he has always been a fan

2. WHAT KIND OF BOOK DO YOU LIKE TO READ?

He said he wants anything, no matter if it is a novel, an autobiography, or even an encyclopedia.

3. WHAT DOES "BOOKWORM" MEAN?

The expression bookworm emphasizes being a person who loves to read

SECOND PART

lose    spend     buy      worry     take out     pay back     copy     take     have     use             

Read the following 10 sentences and choose the correct verb from the box. You need to use each verb once.

 

a              Some small shops don’t  use             cards, they only want real money.

 

b             We   pay back    our cards when we go shopping, it’s so easy.

 

c              Mary and Jane    buy             all their clothes online.

 

d             They never  worry         about security.

 

e              You can  spend       _ a lot of money with your card if you’re not careful. f         You can also  lose                                     money if someone steals your card and uses it. g         Usually the banks             have                                 the money.

h             I just use my card to take out      money from a cash machine.

 

i               I don’t want someone to  take             my card if I use it in a shop or restaurant.

 

j              Some people think it’s best not to copy            any cards at all!

 

2             Grammar extension. Put these irregular verbs into the past tense.

 

lose	lost
spend	spent
buy	bought
worry	worried
take	took
pay	paid
copy	copied
have	had

 

LISTENING CREDIT/DEBIT CARD

 

 

 

 

 

Plastic money

 

1             Before listening:

a     do the extra vocabulary worksheet Places: the bank from the ‘extras’ page first.

b     which sentence below is true for you?

·        I don’t have any credit /debit cards, I only use real money.

·        I have a card but I’m very careful with it.

·        I have quite a lot of cards and use them a lot.

·        I use my cards all the time! I don’t have any money left!

 

 

3      Listen for detail: listen again and decide if the following sentences are True or False. Put a tick (ü) in the correct column.

	True	False
a Emily doesn’t have a credit card	x
b She mainly uses the card to withdraw money from a bank cash machine	x
c All shops take debit cards		x
d Emily uses her card to buy things online	x
e She buys plane tickets online	x
f She buys books and clothes online		x
g She worries about using her card online	x
h When she was a student somebody stole her card	x
i The person used her card to buy first class plane tickets with her card	x
j Emily never got the money back from the bank	x
k The last time Emily used her card was 2 days ago	x
l Emily thinks using a card is easier than using real money	x
m Emily thinks her card is real money	x

 

 

 

 

4      After listening: writing. Do you think credit / debit cards are a good thing? Or do you think they make too many problems for people? Complete the sentences with your opinion.

 

I have 1 number of credit / debit cards.

 

I think cards are a good / bad thing because  are good because it is easy to carry money and it makes it easy for you to pay in different places, but with it you can pay online                           

 

 

Another reason is   less likely to be robbed                                                                       

Christmas actitvity

 1 He  think christmas is one of the happiest times of the year everyone has a smile on their face especially children it's such an exciting time for kids

2 kids they can't wait to open their presents and play with all of their new games and toys it's a nice time for adults too they can catch up with their families and relax traditionally the mother of the family is busiest at christmas

3. Yes I like Christmas because on these dates I spend time with my family and because we have gifts, food and parties

4 that if there must be many people who do not have clothes, food, and do not have luxuries, they will be given food, they will be given a market and clothes

5. If I were a saint I would give gifts to all the children traveling all over the world and when I enter their homes I can leave them a message that tells them what they have to do to improve as a person or if they are already a great person

Letter to santa

 

Listening Activity