Name and surnames:
Unit 3 Topic 2
1. Answer the following questions about the text:
a. What could happen if you call a Scotsman English?
b. Why do foreign people tend to confuse English with British?
c. What did the Scottish invent?
d. Does the English man like bagpipes?
2. Do you remember the reasons why we use the Present Perfect tense in English? Here
you have a box where you can read them again. Choose the correct use or reason to
explain the Present Perfect in the following sentence
A. for actions that are still going on
B. for actions that stopped recently
C. for finished actions that have an influence on the present. We put the emphasis on the result of the
action.
D. for experiences in our life: actions that have happened to us once, twice ore several times in our lives.
1. My uncle has lived in Canada for eight years and he is very happy there:............
2. She has won the lottery so she's now thinking of travelling to the Seychelles:......
3. Have you ever seen a UFO?.....................
4. I'm exhausted today. I've been shopping for Christmas the whole morning:........
5. She is in bed because she has just caught the Swine Flu.
6. The doctor has just operated his broken leg:..............
3. Choose the correct time expression:
1. Has she bought the flowers for the wedding.........?
a) yet
b) just
c) ever
2. I'm so hungry. I haven't eaten anything ............ this morning.
a) never
b) since
c) for
3. Be careful. The floor is wet. I have ................. washed it.
a) already
b) ever
c) just
4. Have you .............. seen a snake?
a) already
b) yet
c) ever
5. She has lived in Paris ................ nearly a year.
a) recently
b) since
c) for
4. Place the regular verbs that appear in the text in the appropriate column according to
their pronunciation in the past simple or past participle form. There are 8 verbs:
/t/
/d/
/Id/
5. In the text, you can find examples with typical words that go with the Past Simple or
the Present Perfect. Invent correct sentences including these time expressions. Try to
invent not only affirmative sentences, but negative and interrogative sentences as well:
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Already:
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So far:
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Yesterday:
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Yet:
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Ever:
6. Complete the sentences in the Present Perfect Simple or the Past Simple.
1. I _________________________(always, pass) my exams, but I was very nervous yesterday
and I ________________(fail).
2. I ______________________(never, be) to Edinburgh, but I'd love to go.
3. A few years ago, my cousin ________________(come) to live here.
4. I ____________________(not hear) the song yet.
5. What places _____________________(you, visit) so far?
6. I don't think this is news to you -you ___________________ (know) about it for a long
time.
7. She has used this bike since she ______________ (be) a teenager and she still uses it.
8. I ____________________ (teach) in a primary school for a few years in Germany, but I
(not really enjoy) it.
9. The girls_______________________ (bake) you a cake: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
7. Imagine you are travelling with Paco. Write an informal letter to your brother/sister
telling him/her what you have already seen and visited in your trip in Great Britain, and
the things you have done too. You can use the information about it in Unit 2 and in the
topics in Unit 3. You can also invent some other places or cities you may have visited
with Paco: Bristol, Bath, Windsor, Hampton Court, etc. Use your imagination. The
structure of the composition must be that of an informal letter. (80-100 words)