2016-02-02 Core: 5 travel experiences

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Remember: no school on Monday, February 15.
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Walk around the room and find someone who has…
been to Paris. (Have you been to Paris?)
visited a castle. (Have you visited a castle?)
met a celebrity. (etc.)
flown in a helicopter.
ridden a camel.
climbed a mountain.

Also find out who has visited the most different countries.
(How many countries have you visited?)
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p. 57 - Where are these people traveling? What is the name for this type of vacation?
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http://jeffreydonenfeld.com/blog/2013/01/frequently-asked-questions-about-life-at-the-amundsen-scott-south-pole-station-antarctica/
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p. 57 part 2 - Tell your partner if you have had these experiences, and give tips or suggestions about them. (For example, what can you do on a plane to be more comfortable or less bored?)
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p. 58 part 1 - guess the correct information to complete these sentences. Then listen and check.
part 2 - Read the article. Which headings go with which paragraph in the article?
a 3
b 2
c 4
d 1
e 5
part 3 - Check if these statements are true or false, and correct the false statements.
1 F - He has done conservation work in both Africa and America.
2 F - We don’t know if they were different beds, we only know he slept in a bed less than 50 times in 10 years.
3 T
4 T
5 T
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p. 59 part 5 - Present perfect vs. Simple past
“He has had malaria in Africa many times and once he almost died.”
Why “has had malaria”? - There’s a possibility to have malaria in Africa again in the future.
Why “almost died”? - This is about a specific finished time in the past, when he almost died of malaria.

He has survived a plane crash. (some time in his life, which isn’t finished)
A few years ago, he survived a plane crash. (“a few years ago” is a finished past time)
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Present Perfect: verb and time may continue or happen again in the future
Simple Past: the time for the verb is finished

I have had two cups of coffee today. = I may have more coffee today.

I had two cups of coffee today. = The time for coffee today is finished. (For example, it’s near the end of the day.) I’ll have more coffee in my life, but I won’t have more coffee today.

I have taught at 5 different schools. (We understand that the time for this action is “in my life” or “in my career”, which is not finished. It’s possible I will teach at another school in the future.)
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p. 59 part 7 - complete the paragraph with the correct forms of the verbs (simple past or present perfect)
1 have also flown (no specific time -> during their careers, which are not finished)
2 has done
3 once spent
4 didn’t have (during that 11-month trip)
5 filled (during that 11-month trip)
6 has used (during his whole career)

He once spent 11 months walking the Pacific coast, surveying giant redwood trees. Since he didn’t have access to electricity for most of that journey [= the 11-month project on the Pacific coast], he filled 24 notebooks with data.
(These two sentences are about a project that finished in the past.)
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Is the time finished?
	yes:	simple past (I had two cups of coffee yesterday.)
	no:	Is the action finished for this time?
			yes:	simple past (I had two cups of coffee today.)
			no:	present perfect (I have had two cups of coffee today.)
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Pronunciation of “has” and “have” in present perfect:

I have two computers. (“have” = /hæv/)
I have drunk two coffees today. (“have” = /həv/)
(Usually: I’ve drunk two coffees today.)

Have you been to Paris before? (“have” = /həv/)
Has he visited China? (“has he” = /həzi/)
Has she seen it yet? (“has she” = /həʃʃi/)

part 8 examples:
The trip has taken longer than expected. (“has” = /əz/)
(We can use a contraction again: The trip’s taken longer than expected.)

The results have surprised us. (“have” = /əv/)
(We would NOT usually write, “The results’ve surprised us.”)
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p. 59 part 9 - with which tense(s) do we use these time expressions?
for: present perfect or simple past (I have lived in Boston for 8 years. I lived in Mexico for 1 year.)
in the last ten years: present perfect (“the last ten years” continue up to today)
a few years ago: simple past
once: simple past (if it’s at the beginning of the sentence), present perfect (if it’s at the end of the sentence)
	Once, I saw a great white shark.
	I have been here once.

Since + [specific time], [present perfect].
	Since 2008, she has written three books.
Since + [simple past], [present perfect]. (if it’s a time adverb)
	Since I moved to Boston, I have worked at 4 different schools.
Since + [any tense], [any tense]. (if it means “because”)
	Since it will probably rain tomorrow, I am doing my yardwork today.

so far = up to now (but it may change in the future)
Do you have any questions? Not so far. (I may have questions in the future.)
I have enjoyed this book so far. (“so far” means something more can happen in the future, so it can’t go with simple past.)
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part 10 - Make statements that are true for you, and compare your answers with your partner’s.
1 I’ve improved my English a lot in the last eight months.
2 I’ve lived in Boston for eight months.
3 I’ve heard Thai many times.
4 I’ve already finished a TV series this month. / I’ve already bought a new laptop this month.
5 I had a great vacation two months ago.
6 I once worked in a charity for a week.
7 I might have a hot dog at lunchtime. / I had a hot dog yesterday at lunchtime.
8 After I left school, I came to the United States.
(After + [simple past], [simple past].)
After Christmas, I traveled. / Since Christmas, I have traveled.
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Two Truths and a Lie: Write three statements about yourself, two which are true and one which is false. (The other players will guess which one is false.)
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Homework: Write two truths and a lie in the present perfect about experiences you have had. (Try to make sentences that other students will be interested to learn about you.)
Also: p. 162 practice 1