2019-03-23 Saturday: 5 Travel

Greg Malivuk
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2019-03-23 Saturday: 5 Travel
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Homework: units 3-4 test
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“Find someone who” has done each of the things on the handout. When you find someone, write their name and get some additional information.
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p. 58 part 1 - Listen to part of a radio program and choose the correct information.
1 almost 2000 miles
2 Gabon
3 working on a project
4 on foot and by boat
5 fifteen months
part 2 - Read the article and match the questions with the paragraphs.
1 d
2 b
3 a
4 c
5 e
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What tense is used in paragraph 2? Why?
- Present perfect, because these actions started in the past and can happen more in the future.
What tense is (mostly) used in paragraph 3? Why?
- Simple past, because those happened at “specific” finished times in the past.
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Grammar: simple past and present perfect
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If an action continues now or could happen more in the future, use present perfect.
If the time for that action is finished, use simple past.
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If the time expression hasn’t finished, such as “today” or “this year”, we can give different information with the two tenses.
I had one cup of coffee today. = I’m finished with coffee for today.
I have had one cup of coffee today. = I might drink more coffee today.
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p. 59 part 7 - Complete this paragraph with the correct forms of each verb.
1 have also flown (no specific time; can happen more in the future)
2 has done (still no specific time)
3 once spent (He spent 11 months doing this once. Those 11 months are finished.)
4 didn’t have (“that journey” is finished)
5 filled (still during “that journey”)
6 has used (“over the years” means in his whole life, which isn’t finished)
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part 9 - Which of the expressions in the box can be used with present perfect and which can be used with simple past?
present perfect: already, since, so far, this month, for, in the last ten years
simple past: in 2009, last summer, yesterday, once, a few years ago, for
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“for how long”= for + [amount of time]
“since when” = since + [point in time]
“how long ago” = [amount of time] + ago = specific time in the past
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part 10 - Make these sentences true for you and share with your partners.
1 I’ve improved my English a lot in the last two years.
2 I’ve lived in Massachusetts for almost a year and a half.
3 I’ve been to this restaurant many times.
4 I’ve already paid my taxes this month.
5 I had a great vacation one month ago.
6 I once worked in a hospital for six months.
7 I ate pizza at lunchtime.
8 After I left school, I started to work.

I have been to Florida for Christmas. = At some time in my life I’ve had the experience of being in Florida for Christmas.
I went to Florida for Christmas. = I spent Christmas of 2018 in Florida.
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Two Truths and a Lie
Write three sentences about yourself with present perfect. Two of them must be true and one must be a lie.
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BREAK
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Share your sentences. Guess which one is the lie.
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p. 60 - Where do you think these pictures are?
A - Hong Kong
B - Ireland (Cliffs of Moher)
C - India
D - Bali (Indonesia)
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Vocabulary: vacation destinations
part 1 - Where (from the pictures or somewhere else) can you find each of these things?
http://www.learnersdictionary.com
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Read the article about new types of vacation.
What types of vacation are mentioned in the article? Where do people do this type of vacation?
- cruises; Caribbean and Antarctica
- spa vacations; Spain
- safaris and bush camps; Kenya and South Africa
- luxury historical tours; Egypt
- cultural tours; China
- week at the beach
- backpacking; US, Australia, New Zealand
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Grammar: Present Perfect Continuous
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form: have/has + been + verb(ing)
meaning: actions that started in the past and continue to the present
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Some verbs like “live” don’t need the continuous form to have this meaning:
	I have lived in Boston since 2008. = I have been living in Boston since 2008.
Most other verbs do have a different meaning:
	I have read The Secret Garden. = I finished it sometime in the past.
	I have been reading The Secret Garden. = I haven’t finished it yet. I’m still reading it.
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I am thinking about changing my apartment.
I’ve been thinking about changing my apartment. - Emphasizes that this is not a new thought.
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p. 61 part 8 - Match the activities with the results, combine them with present perfect and present perfect continuous.
1 e - We’ve been tracking elephants today. We have taken some amazing photos.
2 a - I’ve been lying by the pool all day, so I have already finished my book.
3 b - We’ve been looking for a cheep deal, but we haven’t found one.
4 c - I have been touring European cities and I’ve seen dozens of churches.
5 f - We have been following the coastal path and we have walked ten miles.
6 d - We have been visiting local markets and we have spent a fortune.
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lie -> lying
die -> dying
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p. 64 part 1 - Talk with your partner about whether you have ever had any problems with thse things on a trip.
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How many times have you been in Boston?
How much time have you been in Boston?
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p. 65 part 1 - Read the postcard and answer these questions.
1 came from Bangkok and is now in Sydney, Australia
2 friends - “my uncle” is not how you’d refer to him for other family members
3 people: fantastic; places: out of this world
4 surfing, touring
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part 2a - Find examples of each of these informal features in the postcard.
abbreviations: bc, ps, pics
parentheses: (fell off every time!), (wow!)
contractions: haven’t
exclamation marks: !
informal expressions: Hi, Down Under, wow
(listing items: been surfing, seen the Opera House, been on a bot trip)
leaving out words: (I) Finally made it to Sydney, (The) weather here (is) gorgeous, (I’ve seen) no kangaroos or koalas yet
other things? closing with only her name, dash after “Brisbane”
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Homework: write a postcard from Boston or a real or imagined vacation somewhere else. try to use some of the informal features from p. 65 but NOT leaving out words
	Also: read p. 75 and do parts 3, 4, 5 on p. 74

Next week’s topic is food and it’s the last class of this session. Try to bring some food from your country that we can share after the break.