PRESENT PERFECT -1

A: SUBJECT + HAVE / HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENTS

 

N: SUBJECT + HAVEN’T / HASN’T + PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENTS

 

I: HAVE / HAS + SUBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENTS + ?

No time reference.

1- Talking about life experiences (+short answers)

Use of ever (mai, interrogative form) and never (mai, negative form).

-        Have you ever been to Australia?

Yes, I HAVE.

No, I HAVEN’T.

I have never been to Australia.

-        How many times have you seen this film?

I’ve(have) seen it twice.

I’ve (have) seen it 8 times!

-        Have you read this book before?

Yes, I HAVE.

No, I HAVEN’T.

-        We’ve never slept in a tent!

2- Talking about unfinished time (such as today).               

Past events, present results.

(PP connects the present and the past).

-        I’ve been busy all day.

-        She hasn’t been able to paint the wall today/recently/this afternoon.

-        Your friends haven’t arrived. (Your friends are not here; they were supposed to arrive in the past).

-        This year I’ve studied politics at university.

-        We haven’t been together since Sunday!

-        She’s been a dancer for 8 months.

ATTENTION!!!

I ate this morning = ho mangiato stamattina

(the morning is finished, maybe it’s 2 p.m right now, afternoon).

I have eaten this morning = ho mangiato stamattina

(the morning is not finished, maybe it’s 11 a.m. it's still morning)

 

3- Been/gone

Use of been when someone has gone to a place and returned.

Use of gone when someone has not returned.

4- Present Perfect vs Past Simple

Past actions with present consequences (results in the present!)

I ’ve (have) lost my wallet.

(it happened sometime in the past but I still can’t find it)

+ switch to Past Simple

Where did you lose it?

I lost it in the street.

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   Complete the sentences using been or gone.

1    It’s 9 p.m., but he hasn't gone to bed. He’s watching a film. He’s going to be tired tomorrow!

2    Rosy has been to Los Angeles. She’s going to show us her pics today.

3    They have gone to their uncle’s house. They'll be back later.

4    My brother isn’t here. He has gone to Glasgow.

5    We’ve got lots of food for the party. My sisters have been to the market.

Write questions then write short answers (V) or (X).

1    Charlie / use / his new car? (X)

Has Charlie used his new car? No, he hasn't.

2    your sisters / buy / new clothes? (V)

Have your sisters bought new clothes? Yes, they have.

3    Miriam / invite / you / to her house? (V)

Has Miriam invited you to her house?

Yes, she has.

 Complete the sentences with ever or never.

be     make       read     see    win    hear

1    Has Mike ever read this magazine?

2    Have you ever seen that movie?

3    This is really fantastic! We’ve never  won a prize before!

4    My friend's never made a pie.

5    Has he ever heard this song?

6    Mary has never been to China.

   Complete each couple of sentences with Present perfect and Past simple.

1  My dad went on a TV show last year. He has gone on TV twice! (go)

2  I have tried Greek food. I love it. I tried it when I was on holiday. (try)

3  She has seen that film. She saw it with me at the cinema last year. (see)

4   No, I didnt' make a pie yesterday. I have never made a pie before. (not make)

SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

St. Patrick's day is a traditional Irish holiday. 

Year 1 students download file here

Year 2 students download file here

It is celebrated on the 17th of March, the date when the saint died.

It's also a popular holiday in the United States, because there are a lot of Irish immigrants.

On St. Patrick's day people usually wear green clothes. Children usually pinch those who don't wear green.

The traditional symbols are the shamrock, the harp and the leprechaun. Leprechauns are small Irish fairies who live in the forest. They make shoes and they have a lot of gold!

SAINT PATRICK

St. Patrick was a priest who lived in the fourth century and brought Christianity to Ireland.

His day is the 17th of  March and Irish people all over the world mark the day with parades and parties. He is famous for banishing the snakes from Ireland, and for using the shamrock to explain the mystery of the Holy Trinity.

He was born in Britain. It was the year 373 and the Romans still ruled that part of the world. Many of the people in Wales and Ireland were Druids, who worshipped  the sun and other aspects of nature.

When Patrick was a teenager, he was kidnapped and brought to Ireland as a slave.

One day, he heard God telling him to escape, and he ran down to the  sea where he found a ship waiting to take him home.

When he was older, he studied to become a priest, he heard a voice calling on him to return to Ireland and to tell the people there about Christianity. 

Patrick travelled all over Ireland, and had many adventures while he spread the christian message.

Ireland is a very rainy country, and the fields are emerald green. One of the most common  plants that grows among the grass is the shamrock, a small clover with three leaves.

St. Patrick used to pick up the shamrock and explain the mystery of the Holy Trinity, the three leaves were The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit. 

Adapted from: https://www.storynory.com/st-patrick/

         

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I have climbed highest mountains
I have run through the fields
Only to be with you
Only to be with you
I have run
I have crawled (ho strisciato)
I have scaled these city walls
These city walls
Only to be with you

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

I have kissed honey lips
Felt the healing in her fingertips
It burned like fire
This burning desire

I have spoken with the tongue of angels
I have held the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night
I was cold as a stone

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

I believe in the kingdom come
Then all the colors will bleed into one
Bleed into one
But yes I'm still running

You broke the bonds
And you loosed the chains
Carried the cross
Of my shame
Oh my shame
You know I believe it

But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

WILL vs BE GOING TO

 

BE GOING TO

Intentions/ plans

She’s going to be a professional dancer when she grows up.

I’m going to look for a new flat to live next year.

Predictions (present evidence)

to predict something that we think is certain to happen or which we have evidence for now:

It’s going to rain again soon. (the speaker can probably see dark clouds. Based on evidence)

Look out! He’s going to break that window.

WILL

Making predictions (we think something will happen), beliefs:

There will be roses in the garden in May.

I think/I imagine/I suppose… he will win the match.

Making instant decisions (while I’m talking, in the moment I’m speaking):

A: What would you like to drink?

B: I'll take a coke 

A: I'm cold!

B: I'll close the window!

Promises, requests and threats:

I promise you I’ll pay you tomorrow

Will you…?

I warn you she'll break your heart.

Talking about willingness and offers:

 I’ll help you.

I’ll go to the kitchen and offer you some food. (we’re sitting together and I want to offer you something to eat)

Will you pass me the salt please?

 

    No future plans. No arrangements.

 

Be going to or will?

Will is often used in a similar way to be going to. Will is used when we are talking about something with absolute certainty. Be going to is used when we want to emphasise our decision/plans or the evidence in the present.

Complete this short message in your notebook, will or be going to?

Hi Adam, I’m writing you about the concert tonight. I ¹ _______________ (meet) John at 5 o’clock in front of the church. I bought some food yesterday. We ² _______________ (not eat) at the bistrot because it ³_______________ (probably / be) very busy. ⁴ _______________ (you / join) us for dinner? You ⁵ _______________ (not need) to bring an umbrella because the weather forecast said it ⁶ _______________ (not rain)!

Mark

 

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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The USA is a very big country. It lies between Canada and Mexico and between the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans. There are 50 states in the USA, including Alaska and Hawaii which are separated from the rest of the states.

The USA is a Federal Republic. The head of state is the President who lives and works in the White House in Washington D.C. 

Each state has got its Governor and its laws, but there are also federal laws. The flag of the USA is called Stars and Stripes: there are 50 stars (the fifty states today) and thirteen stripes (the first 13 states).

 In 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived in the Caribbean and thought he was in India: that’s why he called the Natives “Indians”. 

The first settlers came from Europe nearly 70 years later. In the 17th Century, there were settlers from France, the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and Great Britain. In the 18th Century, African slaves arrived to work in the plantations where they grew cotton and tobacco.

The first 13 colonies were part of the British Empire but wanted to be independent: so there was the American Revolution (1775-1783). The colonies won the war and founded the USA. 1776- Declaration of Indipendence. George Washington became the first President in 1789.

The first colonies were on the East Coast. Pioneers travelled west and took the land from the Native Americans through wars and mass killings. Then the Natives were segregated into small reservations.  For more than 30 years the US Army and the Natives fought each other, but the Natives lost their land.

In the 19th Century, gold was discovered in California. A lot of people from all over the world went to live there to work in the railways and mines. In the South of the USA, there were big farms, and the owners used slaves in the plantations. The northern States were against slavery, so the states in the South wanted to be independent. There was the American Civil War (1861-1865). Slavery in the USA became illegal.The northern States won the war and slavery was abolished, but in the South racial segregation remained for many years. 

Immigrants arrived in the USA from all over the world until the 20th Century. The immigrants brought their national traditions in the USA and they were all mixed together in a multicultural nation. This is why the USA was called the great melting pot.

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