PRESENT
PERFECT (experience) + ever, never. [1, p.132]Use the present perfect to talk about past experiences when you don’t say exactly when they happened.
I’ve been to London. NOT
I’ve been to London last year.My brother has worked abroad.
For regular verbs the past participle is the same as the past simple (+ ed).
We often use the present perfect with ever (= in your life until now) and never.
Have you ever been to London? No, I’ve never been there.
Positive
Negative
I’ve (I have) been to London.
You’ve (You have) been to London.
He’s (He has) been to London.
She’s (She has) been to London.
It’s (It has) been to London.
We’ve (We have) been to London.
They’ve (They have) been to London.
I haven’t worked in a bank.
You haven’t worked in a bank.
He hasn’t worked in a bank.
She hasn’t worked in a bank.
It hasn’t worked in a bank.
We haven’t worked in a bank.
They haven’t worked in a bank.
Question
Answer
Have you worked in a bank?
Has he been to London?
Yes, I have. No I haven’t.
Yes, he has. No, he hasn’t.
Exercise 1 Match the beginnings and endings of the sentences.
a. She’s never learned
b. Have you ever bought
c. I’ve never eaten
d. We have never been
e. Has your brother lived
broad all his life?
sushi.
a foreign language.
clothes from that shop?
to the shopping centre.
Exercise 2 Match the pictures with the descriptions. Then complete the descriptions.
a checked scarf, brown leather _________, a plain white cotton ___________, a blue denim ___________
a pinstriped __________, a silver_________, a striped woolen __________, a floral ___________,
gold __________, striped ____________,plastic _________, a light blue silk ___________.
Exercise 3 Listen to Eddie talking about the last time he bought somebody a present. [2.T.1.32, p. 151]. Fill in the test.
№
True
False
1.
The present was for Eddie’s grandmother.
2.
It was Eddie’s sister’s birthday.
3.
It was thirtieth birthday.
4.
Eddie’s sister’s a doctor.
5.
Eddie bought a good perfume for his sister
Exercise
4 Retell
the text using the following questions. a. Who was the present for?
b. What was the occasion?
c. Where did he go shopping for the present?
d. What did he buy in the end?
e. How much he did spend?
Exercise 5 Read the text and translate the first passage. [1. p. 32.]
Have you ever bought a present for birthday?
It was my birthday recently and as usual I didn’t get what I really wanted. I usually get a bunch of flowers, a cookery book, box of chocolates and electronic gadgets. My family always ask me what I want, and I always tell them the same thing – I want surprise. So this year I got flowers, a cookery book, chocolates and gadgets.
Flowers are lovely but they hardly ever last for more than a week, and a real present is something you can keep. I always look for the diamond ring hidden in the flowers, but it’s never there.
Cookery books are boring, and I hate getting chocolates because I’m usually on a diet. But women are sensitive and intuitive so they always know the right thing to buy. Right? Wrong.
The big mistake that women make is that they usually buy clothes. They buy clothes because they like them and they want other people to wear the clothes they like. “You always wear dark colours, and I want to change you, so I’m going to buy you a brightly coloured tie or a pair of Mickey Mouse socks”.
This is a big mistake. Men don’t usually want brightly coloured ties or silly socks. The word to remember when you are buying present for a male is gadgets. Men like anything digital, electronic and fun.
For his last birthday, I have bought my husband a small torch and a Swiss army knife. He was overjoyed.
It’s very simple. You can’t go wrong if you always remember the “J” word for women (that’s “J” for Jewellery) and the “G” word for men.
Exercise 6 Read the text and write suitable heading to each paragraph
Exercise
7
Speak on the given topics. Do you agree with following statements:
Women
can’t stand shopping for clothes.Men only agree to go shopping when they really need to buy something.
Exercise 8 Discuss the following topics with your partner.
a. The main shopping street in your town
b. The special thing that you can buy there.
c. The affects of shopping for people’s mood.
Verbs used with clothes
get dressed
wear (a black hat)
take off (her boots)
try on (a dress)
put on (her coat)
1. I always ________ before breakfast.
get undressed
get dressed
get changed
get on
2. I like ___________ new clothes.
suit
taking off
trying on
d) fit
3. I usually ________ formal clothes at work.
try on
wear
put on
get dressed
4. When it’s cold I _________ my leather coat.
fit.
take off.
try on.