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Art & MusicStudents learn vocabulary related to fine arts and music and participate in activities about such topics as painting, photography, songwriting and recording. Indefinite PastEnglish speakers employ the Present Perfect to reference past events without specifying when they took place. DurationStudents learn how to describe the duration of finished and unfinished activities. ExperienceStudents learn how to describe their experiences using the Present Perfect. |
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Meet PeterOne man describes his interests in art and music and his photography project at university. Activity previews using the Present Perfect to describe the duration of unfinished actions. At the GalleryActivity is based on a conversation a customer and proprietor of a small art gallery about a particular painter and his works. Activity previews Grammar - Present Perfect & Past Simple. Favourite MusicSeveral people describe their musical tastes. |
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Unit Introduction DiscussionUnit introduction conversation activity. Vocabulary DiscussionVocabulary discussion activity. Role-PlaysStudents improvise dialogues according to prompts. Have You Ever...?Students discuss life experiences. How Many...?Students ask and answer questions about experiences in their life as well as in unfinished time periods. How Long Have You...?Students practice using the Present Perfect to describe the duration of unfinished situations. Hot TopicsStudents practice having a conversation with a partner that leads to asking for the duration of an unfinished situation. Speaking PairsStudents practice explaining the duration of unfinished situations both in the Present Perfect and Past Simple tenses. Do You Believe Me?Students practice conversations that introduce life experiences in the Present Perfect with details described in the Past Simple. |
| Grammar |
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Present Perfect: Indefinite PastStudents 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 relevance to the present, experiences, and actions that have happened in unfinished time periods. 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. Present Perfect & Past SimpleStudents learn the main differences between the two tenses. |
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Two SongwritersReading activity based on two short biographies of John Lennon and Adele. Activity reviews the grammar topics and vocabulary studied in the unit. |
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I've Stopped PlayingFour short conversations that serve as a lead into Grammar 7-1. Facebook ProfileStudents use a fictional person's Facebook profile to answer questions in an exercise that focuses on the use of the Present Perfect. |
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Subject Verb AgreementStudents learn that singular verbs are required when using indefinite pronouns. Using CommasStudents learn and practice rules for using commas. ParagraphStudents write a paragraph about an artist or musician they admire. |
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