Unit Objectives
Mod My Car

Students learn vocabulary related to car customization and participate in activities about such topics as modding, repairing, and competitions. 
Indefinite Past

English speakers employ the Present Perfect to reference past events without specifying when they took place.
Duration

Students learn how to describe the duration of finished and unfinished activities.
Experience

Students learn how to describe their experiences using the Present Perfect.
 
Listening Speaking Grammar
7-1 Meet Ryan

One man describes his interests and career in car customization. Activity previews using the Present Perfect to describe the duration of unfinished actions.

7-2 The Lowrider

Activity is based on a conversation between a customer and owner of a customization auto shop. Activity previews Grammar 7-3.

 

 
7-1 Unit Introduction Discussion

Unit introduction conversation activity.

7-2 Vocabulary Discussion

Vocabulary discussion activity.

7-3 Role-Plays

Students improvise dialogues according to prompts.

7-4 Have You Ever...?

Students discuss life experiences.

7-5 How Many...?

Students ask and answer questions about experiences in their life as well as in unfinished time periods.

7-6 How Long Have You...?

Students practice using the Present Perfect to describe the duration of unfinished situations.

7-7 Hot Topics

Students practice having a conversation with a partner that leads into asking for the duration of an unfinished situation.

7-8 Speaking Pairs

Students practice explaining the duration of unfinished situations both in the Present Perfect and Past Simple tenses.

7-9 Do You Believe Me?

Students practice conversations that introduce life experiences in the Present Perfect with details described in the Past Simple.
7-1 Present Perfect: Indefinite Past

Students learn to use the Present Perfect to describe finished past actions when not focusing on a specific past time. Usage includes describing finished events that have a relevance to the present, experiences, and actions that have happened in unfinished time periods.

7-2 Present Perfect: How Long?

The Present Perfect Continuous is introduced as the main way English speakers describe the duration of unfinished actions. The Present Perfect Simple is used to describe unfinished states. The usage of since and for is also highlighted.

7-3 Present Perfect & Past Simple

Students learn the main differences between the two tenses.
Reading Use of English Writing
Reading 7-1 Two Kinds of Modification

Reading activity based on two different types of modification in car history. Activity reviews the grammar topics and vocabulary studied in the unit.

 
7-1 Have You Seen It?

Four short conversations that serve as a lead in to Grammar 7-1.

7-2 Check It Out

Students research different types of modifications and write about them using the Present Perfect. 
7-1 Subject Verb Agreement

Students learn that singular verbs are required when using indefinite pronouns.

7-2 Using Commas

Students learn and practice rules for using commas.

7-3 Paragraph

Students write a paragraph about a car modification.

7-4 Tucker vs Block

Students analyze the differences between two famous car modifications and describe them in a paragraph. 
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