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Transport and Travel Scene 2 Activity 2
– Language Focus
Put these sentences into the correct group.
I’ve been to Rome twice this year. / I
Exercises studied English in school. / I’ve watched
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Answers are at the end of this support Desperate Housewives since it began. /
I’ve 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) I’ve had lunch yesterday.

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b) I’ve had lunch today.
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2.
a) I’ve played tennis three times this
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week.
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b) I’ve played tennis three times

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last week. _______________________

3.
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a) I’ve been to two weddings this
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year.
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b) I’ve 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) I’ve walked to work every day this 1. If you don’t understand what
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month. someone is saying, you can say:

b) I’ve walked to work every day last
a) I’m sorry, I haven’t understand.
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month.
5. b) I’m sorry, I don’t understand.
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a) I’ve seen Stephen last Monday. c) I’m sorry, I can’t understand.

b) I’ve seen Stephen today.
2. If the person you are speaking to
6. says a word you don’t hear, you can
a) I’ve studied English ten years ago. say:
b) I’ve 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 don’t 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 don’t 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) I’ve had lunch today.
2. a) I’ve played tennis three times this week.
3. a) I’ve been to two weddings this year.
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4. a) I’ve walked to work every day this month.

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5. b) I’ve seen Stephen today.

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6. b) I’ve 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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I’ve been to Rome twice this year.

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I’ve studied French for three years.

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I’ve watched Desperate Housewives since it began.

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Activity 3
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1. b) I’m sorry, I don’t 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 don’t 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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