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- Greg Malivuk
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- (This is the Core class.)
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- beach vacation
- camping trip
- city tour
- ski trip
- sports training trip
- safari
- climbing trip
- around-the-world trip
- cruise
- p. 57 - where did these tourists take a cruise?
- part 2 - Which of these experiences have you had? Do you have any tips for your partner?
- How many countries have you been to?
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- p. 58 part 1 - guess the answers about the African trek, then listen and check
- http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2010/11/cartography - the true size of Africa
- trek = a wild and long trip somewhere
- part 2 - in which paragraph is each question answered? (which paragraph could have these headings?)
- a 3
- b 2
- c 4
- d 1
- e 5
- part 3 - can you remember if these statements are true or false?
- 1 F
- 2 F (we don’t know how many beds, but he hasn’t slept in a bed more than 50 times)
- 3 T
- 4 T
- 5 T
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- In the article, underline present perfect verbs and circle simple past verbs.
- I have seen Titanic. (no specific time = some time in my entire life, which is not finished)
- I saw Titanic last weekend. (“last weekend” is a finished time)
- Have you seen Titanic? (= some time in your whole life)
- Did you see Titanic? (= at some specific time. If we aren’t already discussing a specific time, your first question might be, “When?”)
- If the time for the action is unfinished, use present perfect.
- If the time for the action is finished, use simple past.
- Shakespeare wrote many plays. (his life is finished -> simple past)
- Stephen King has written many books. (his life isn’t finished (and he may write more) -> present perfect.)
- I have lived in Boston for 8 years. (the time of living in Boston isn’t finished -> present perfect)
- I lived in Mexico for 1 year. (the time of living in Mexico is finished -> simple past)
- I have lived in Boston since 2008. (“since 2008” = 2008 until now, so it’s not finished)
- So far, I have enjoyed it a lot. (“so far” = up to now, but maybe it will change in the future)
- You joined this class last week, and you have done well so far. (but who knows about the future?)
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- p. 59 part 7 - with your partner complete the paragraph with the simple past or present perfect
- 1 have also flown
- 2 has done
- 3 once spent
- 4 didn’t have (“that journey” is finished -> simple past)
- 5 filled
- 6 has used (“over the years” continues, because he still does this)
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- *The trip is taken longer than expected.
- *The team members of worked hard.
- (these don’t make any sense, so the correct words must be “has” and “have”)
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- p. 59 part 10 - complete the sentences so they’re true for you, and then tell your partner and ask more questions about anything interesting
- 1 few years (quantity of time)
- 2 Boston, two months
- 3 been there / done this / traveled
- 4 run 20 miles / visited a doctor / had a vacation
- 5 years / a week / three months (quantity of time)
- 6 radio station, three months / bookstore, one week
- 7 did the homework / had a meeting / ate lunch
- 8 started college / went home
- After I left school, I started college. (after = the next thing, usually with simple past)
- Since I left school, I have studied in college. (since = after and until now, usually with present perfect)
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- part 11 - Two truths and a lie:
- Write three sentences about unusual travel experiences you’ve had.
- Two of the sentences must be true, and one must be false.
- Then share your statements with your group and they can guess which one is false.
- Then ask questions about the true statements to find more information.
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- Homework: p. 62 part 3, 4, 5, 6
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