Santa Cecilia Catholic SchoolSanta Cecilia Catholic School
Subject: Subject: EnglishEnglish
Level: Level: IntermediateIntermediate
Teacher: Teacher: Xiomara Mejía H.Xiomara Mejía H.
Date: Date: April 29th, 2010April 29th, 2010
UNIT 9: THE UNIT 9: THE WORLD WORLD OF OF
WORKWORKLESSON A: WORK HISTORYLESSON A: WORK HISTORY
OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES
To discuss about job To discuss about job qualities.qualities.
To ask about abilityTo ask about ability
JOB QUALITIESJOB QUALITIES
JOB QUALITIES JOB QUALITIES
ActiveActive CarefulCareful CarelessCareless DependentDependent FlexibleFlexible InactiveInactive IndependentIndependent InflexibleInflexible
LateLate PleasantPleasant PunctualPunctual UnpleasantUnpleasant HelpfulHelpful OrganizedOrganized PositivePositive AmbitiousAmbitious
SPEAKING: What’s new?
Can you spell well?Can you spell well?
Are you able to type?Are you able to type?
Are you good at cooking?Are you good at cooking?
Do you know how to drive?Do you know how to drive?
Useful expressions: Useful expressions: Asking about abilityAsking about ability
Grammar: Grammar: The Present PerfectThe Present Perfect
The present perfect is used when the time period has not finished:I have seen three movies this week.(This week has not finished yet.)
The present perfect is often used when the time is not mentioned: Gerry has failed his exam again.
The present perfect is often used when the time is recent:
Ikuko has just arrived in Victoria.
The present perfect is often used with for and since.
Greg has lived here for 20 years.Greg has lived here since 1978.
FORMULAFORMULA
The present perfect is formed like this:
have past participle
Present Perfect: creating Present Perfect: creating the correct form:the correct form:
Type correct sentences based on the prompts. There are two things to think about:
First, you will have to get the form of the present perfect correct.
Second: you will need to decide whether to use "for" or "since" with the time expression.
I / live / here / five years
Fred / be / pilot / 1992
We / know / each other / childhood
Ten years / Mayumi and Yoko / work / in the same office
I / want / play / professional hockey / I was four
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