Teens|Grammar activating|Pre-Int|12. Talents

Warm-up

Speak about your interests and hobbies

Useful phrases:

— I’m the best at drawing/sport.

— I’m good at…

— I’m interested in…

— I’m fond of…

— I’m not very good at…

— I’m learning how to…

Amadou and Mariam

Additional information

Listen, match the numbers to the things they refer to

Listen to the track by Amadou and Mariam

They’ve played for 30 years

Complete the sentences

Read and remember

Present Perfect with since and for

We use Present Perfect with since or for to talk about situations that started in the past and are still continuing now.

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I‘ve been at this school since 2009. (= I started at this school in 2009. I am still at the school now.)
We‘ve lived here for three months. (= We arrived three months ago. We still live here now.)

We do not use Present Simple in these cases.

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We live here for three years.
I am at this school since 2006.

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We use How long…? to ask questions about situations that started in the past and are still continuing now.

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‘How long has she worked there?’ ‘For three years.’
‘How long have you known him?’ ‘Since I was five.’

Evelyn Glennie

Look at the facts and complete

Additional information

⇒ Evelyn Glennie has been deaf since she was 12.

Put in the right column, make examples about your life

How long have you…

Make questions and interview each other

Speak about

• the person you have known for more than 5 years
• the sport you have done since childhood
• the singer or the band you have liked for several years
• the activity you have done for more than 3 years
• something you have studied since last year

A famous architect

Listen and choose True or False

Listen again and answer the questions

1. How long has Sandra been an architect?

2. When did the Eldon School open?

3. Has Sandra won one prize?

4. How long did she live in America?

5. How long has she lived in London?

Sportsmen, musicians

Complete the dialogue

Use the words from the list: how long, since, never, how long, for, ever, yet, already, have

Complete the dialogue

Interview

Make questions to interview a person you admire

Now you can

Now you can:

1. Talk about your talents and activities.
2. Talk about how long you have done different activities.
3. Ask people about their talents.

Wordlist

Grammar reference

Present Perfect with since and for

We use Present Perfect with since and for to talk about situations and events in a period of time from the past until now.

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I‘ve had this cold since Monday.
I‘ve felt ill for three days.

We use since with a point in time (when the situation or event started).

We use for with a length of time (the duration of the event or situation).

Present Perfect and Past Simple

We use Present Perfect to talk about past events when the exact time of the event is either not obvious or not important.

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I‘ve finished this book.
Have you ever ridden a horse?
I‘ve never eaten sushi.

When the past time is important, we use Past Simple and an exact time expression. We also use Past Simple when we give extra information about an event.

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I finished this book yesterday.
Did you ride a horse at the weekend?
I didn’t do that when I was a child.

We use recently with Present Perfect to talk about events in the near past.

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Have you spoken to Frank recently?
I haven’t played much basketball recently.

We often use ever and never with Present Perfect when we ask and talk about experiences.

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Have you ever spoken to Frank?
I‘ve never played basketball.

We can also use these expressions: once, twice (= two times), lots of times.

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I‘ve eaten Japanese food once.
He‘s climbed that mountain lots of times.

Since or for

Complete with «since» or «for»

Write the sentences

⇒ They’ve been married for 30 years.

Already or yet

Choose and write the correct expression, then write it in the sentence

Present Perfect and Past Simple

Complete with Present Perfect or Past Simple

Choose the correct option

Conversations

Listen and number the pictures

Listen and tick the correct answer

I’ve just remembered!

Write the sentences

Write 5 sentences in Present Perfect about yourself

Use time expressions: today, for a long time, never, just.

Use word combinations: see a rainbow, eat rabbit, use a computer, make a mistake in English, go ice skating, see a spider, go on a bus, fall off my bike, ask someone a question, cook a meal, fly a kite

Example: I haven’t cooked a meal for a long time.

Your talents

Write about your talents and interests

You can write about:

• the activities you do in your free time
• when you started
• how long you’ve done these activities
• the competitions you have taken part in
• the prizes you’ve won
• why you like the activities

Useful language

• I’m fond of
• I’m interested in
• I’m keen on
• My special talent is
• I started…
• I have played…
• I have studied…
• I have never tried…
• I have taken part in…

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