Unit 6
Grammar /The Present Perfect Simple
SB page 63 /exercise 1:
1 Find the odd verb in each column
A | B | C |
began | built | been |
taken | carve | came |
was | said | done |
knew | go | written |
The answer: A taken (‘taken’ is the past participle form and the other words are in the past form);
B said (‘said’ is in the past form and the other words are in the infi nitive form);
C came (‘came’ is in the past form and the other words are the past participle form)
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SB page 63 / exercise 2:
2 Complete this factfi le with the correct form of the Present Perfect Simple. Then, listen and check your answers
Factfi le – Angkor • It is located in Cambodia. • Archaeologists (1) ______ (fi nd) impressive monuments among its ruins. • Specialists (2) ______ (conclude) that it was the largest pre-industrial city in the world. • People left the city in 1431. • French, Japanese and UNESCO archaeologists (3) ______ (work) together to renovate the buildings of the city. • International tourism to Angkor (4) _____ (increase) in recent years. |
The answer: have found; 2. have concluded; 3. have worked; 4. has increased
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SB page 63 / exercise 3:
3 Look at the pictures. Then, write sentences using the Present Perfect Simple to ask and answer questions about what has and has not happened.
1.
1. What (you / eat) today?
What have you eaten today?
I have eaten pizza today.
I haven’t eaten a burger today.
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2.
2. (it / snow) all night?
The answer:2. Has it snowed all night?
It hasn’t snowed all night. It has rained all night
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3.
3. (you / live) in the countryside before?
The answer:
3. Have you lived in the countryside before?
I haven’t lived in the countryside before. I have lived on the coast before
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4.
4. (Wassif / buy) a broken car?
The answer:
Has Wassif bought a broken car?
Wassif has bought a new car. Wassif hasn’t bought a broken car.
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SB page 64 / exercise :
4 Read through the table below. Then, find one mistake in each sentence and correct it
The answer:b. They have never been to Qatar.
c. Have you visited the old citadel before?
d. I have not read travel books, but I like adventure ones.
e. The student has learnt about the monuments in Jordan. OR The students have learnt about the monuments in Jordan.
f. My father has taken me to the museum twice.
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SB page 64/ exercise 5:
▼ Over to you . . .
5 Complete the dialogue with the missing words.
have / for / seen / just/ won ever / never |
Omar: Sami! I haven‘t (1) _____ you (2) _____ a long time! Where have you been ? Sami: Omar! Good to see you! I’ve (3) _____ got back from a business trip to Turkey. I had to look for some new sites for our hotel chain. Omar: Have you found any? Sami: Oh, yes! I found a wonderful place in Antalya. Have you (4) _____ been to Antalya? Omar: No, my family and I have been to Turkey, but we have (5) _____ been to Antalya. Sami: Well, Antalya is a great place, and they have also done great work on some of the archaeological sites in the area to keep them in good condition. They’ve (6) _____ the Golden Apple tourism prize. |
The answer:1. seen; 2. for; 3. just; 4. ever; 5. never; 6. won
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SB page 64 / exercise 6:
6 In pairs, take turns to ask and answer questions about these activities. Tick the things you and your partner have done.
The answer:Students’ own answers
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SB page 64 / exercise 7:
7 Write a short dialogue based on the different things you and your partner have done.
The answer: Students’ own answers
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AB page 47 / exercise 2 :
Grammar
The Present Perfect Simple
Complete the text with the Present Perfect Simple form of the verbs in brackets.
It is difficult to say what Stonehenge looked like because people (1) have taken (take) half of the stones away. Experts (2) _________ (give) different dates for the building of Stonehenge. Recent theories (3) _________ (suggest) that people did not place the first stones until 2400−2200 BC. For centuries, archaeologists (4) _________ (believe) that people used to go to Stonehenge to observe the Sun and the Moon. However, experts (5) _________ (show) that it was probably used as a health centre and as a place for burying dead people.
The answer: 1. have taken 2. have given 3. have suggested 4. have believed 5. have shown
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AB page 48 / exercise 3 :
3 Rewrite these sentences in the negative form.
1. Stonehenge has always looked the way it does now.
Stonehenge hasn’t always looked the way it does now.
2. Different experts have given the same date for the building of Stonehenge.
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3. For centuries, archaeologists have believed that people used Stonehenge as a health centre.
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4. Recent studies have confirmed what archaeologists
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5. People have used Stonehenge as a home.
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The answer:
1. Stonehenge hasn’t always looked the way it does now.
2. Different experts haven’t given the same date for the building of Stonehenge.
3. For centuries, archaeologists haven’t believed that people used Stonehenge as a health centre.
4. Recent studies haven’t confi rmed what archaeologists said in the past about Stonehenge.
5. People haven’t used Stonehenge as a home.
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Second Section
Grammar
The Present Perfect Simple
AB page 48 / exercise 1 :
1 Complete the text with the Present Perfect Simple form of the verbs in brackets.
Um Qais is a Jordanian town which_____________ (1) (have) many names over time. It was destroyed by an earthquake and people_____________ (2) (not occupy) it since then. Um Qais is a strong citadel on the top of a hill. A street from the east to the west of the city with holes on it made by chariot wheels ______________(3) (remain) until today. Um Qais ______________(4) (become) a popular tourist destination. It (5) (allow) people to see attractive views including sights from Syria. |
The answer:1. has had 2. haven’t occupied 3. has remained 4. has become 5. has allowed
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AB page 49 / exercise 2 :
2 Write the questions with ever and their answers. Use the Present Perfect Simple or the Past Simple.
1 Has Nawal ever gone with her friends to a football stadium?
Yes, she has.
Where did she go? She went to Amman International Stadium.
2 Nawal ___________(experience) an earthquake? Yes,_________________
. Where_______________ (be) it? It was near Bilecik in southern Turkey.
3 Hamid______________ (travel) to Saudi Arabia? Yes, ______________.
When ______________(travel) there? He there two years ago.
4 Nawal and Hamid _____________(take) photos of ruins? Yes, ____________________.
Where_____________________ (she/take) her photo? At the Nabataean ruins in Petra. Where (he/take) his photo? At Angkor in Cambodia.
The answer:
2. 2. Has/ever experienced; she has; was
3. Has/ever travelled; he has; did he travel; travelled
4. Have/taken; they have; did she take; did he take
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AB page 49/ exercise 3 :
3 Write questions using the Present Perfect Simple. Then answer them.
1.. people / Stonehenge / a citadel or a health centre?
Have people used Stonehenge as a citadel or a health centre?
2. people / Stonehenge / place for burying the dead or a campsite?
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3. people / leave or destroy / Angkor?
Angkor / leave + destroy -
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4.. people / build / Machu Picchu / Mexico or Peru?
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build Machu Picchu / Peru + Mexico -
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The answer:
1. Have people used Stonehenge as a citadel or a health centre? People have used Stonehenge as a health centre. They haven’t used it as a citadel.
2. Have people used Stonehenge as a place for burying the dead or a campsite? People used Stonehenge as a place for burying the dead. They haven’t used it as a campsite.
3. Have people left or destroyed Angkor? People have left Angkor. They haven’t destroyed it.
4. Have people built Machu Picchu in Mexico or Peru? People have built Machu Picchu in Peru. They haven’t built it in Mexico.