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Transport and Travel Scene 2 Activity 2
Language Focus
Put these sentences into the correct group.
Ive been to Rome twice this year. / I
Exercises studied English in school. / Ive watched
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Answers are at the end of this support Desperate Housewives since it began. /
Ive studied French for three years. / I
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pack.
watched Avatar at the cinema. / I went to
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Madrid last summer.

Activity 1
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Decide which one of the two sentences is Finished action

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correct. _______________________
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1. _______________________
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a) Ive had lunch yesterday.

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b) Ive had lunch today.
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2.
a) Ive played tennis three times this
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week.
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b) Ive played tennis three times

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last week. _______________________

3.
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a) Ive been to two weddings this
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year.
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b) Ive been to two weddings last
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year. Read the questions and select all of the

answers that are correct.
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4.
a) Ive walked to work every day this 1. If you dont understand what
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month. someone is saying, you can say:

b) Ive walked to work every day last
a) Im sorry, I havent understand.
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month.
5. b) Im sorry, I dont understand.
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a) Ive seen Stephen last Monday. c) Im sorry, I cant understand.

b) Ive seen Stephen today.
2. If the person you are speaking to
6. says a word you dont hear, you can
a) Ive studied English ten years ago. say:
b) Ive studied English for ten years.
a) Could you repeat that, please?
b) Could you say that again?

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c) Could you speak that again? b) Wave your hand.

3. If the person is speaking too quickly, c) Look confused and say: Again.
you can say: 5. If you want to ask the person you
a) Please speak more slowly. are speaking to for help, you can
say:
b) Please slow speaking.
c) Please dont speak so quickly. a) How do you say it in English?
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b) What's that called in English?

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4. If you dont understand and you

want help, you can: c) What is that name in English?
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a) Repeat a bit of what they said

and ask: What do you mean?
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Answers

Activity 1
1. b) Ive had lunch today.
2. a) Ive played tennis three times this week.
3. a) Ive been to two weddings this year.
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4. a) Ive walked to work every day this month.

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5. b) Ive seen Stephen today.

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6. b) Ive studied English for ten years.

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Activity 2
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Finished action
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I went to Madrid last summer.

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I studied English in school.

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I watched Avatar at the cinema.

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Ive been to Rome twice this year.

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Ive studied French for three years.

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Ive watched Desperate Housewives since it began.

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Activity 3
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1. b) Im sorry, I dont understand.

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2. a) Could you repeat that, please?

b) Could you say that again?
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3. a) Please speak more slowly.

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c) Please dont speak so quickly.

4. a) Repeat a bit of what they said and ask: What do you mean?
5. a) How do you say it in English?
b) What's that called in English?

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