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& Infancy & Childhood She's A baby can't walk or talk. Achitd, 68 Unité Vocabulary C3 Complete the photo captions with a phrase from the box. & Adolescence & Adulthood A Old Age He's She's He's DB What do you think? At what age do people make these transitions? 1. from infancy to childhood 2. from childhood to adolescence 3. from adolescence to adulthood 4 from adulthood to old age Compare your answers in exercise B with a partner's answers, What changes take place in these transitions? Grammar: Using the present perfect tense a | Use the present perfect to talk about | actions whictr 1, He has loved music since he was | ababy. (He still loves music now.) 2. Tim has traveled alone before, so | t's not nervous about his trip to 1. began in tho past and continue until the present 2. happened at an indefinite past time India, and which have an impact on the Ne Nhavean impact on the | 3. on and Takako have moved three . ti 3. happened repeatedly in the past Uso tho simple past for completed action | We have bought our house in 2014 oF situation at a specitic past time We bought our house in 2011 The signal words ever, never, already Has Justin graduated already? and vet are often used with the No, he hasn't graduated yer prosent portect Simone has had gray hair forten years, (That's how long.) Use the present perfect with forto talk about how long something has been true, i Use the present perfect with since to a ly) Cee ee aoe! talk about when a situation began {That's when they met) ©) Complete the sentences. Use the present perfect or simple past. (live) in this apartment for five years. Before that, H (live) with my parents, 2. Leonard________ (graduated) from high school two years ago He_____________ (not, graduate) from the university yet. & City of Los Angeles, U.S.A SeiNora =e (be, not) to South America, but she (travel) in Mexico last year. 4, We__________(start) this course two months ago. So far, we__________ (finish) five units. © Which of these things have you done? When did you do them? Write sentences with the present perfect or simple past tense in your notebook. 1. vote 3. move out of your parents’ house 2. get married 4. find a gray hair on your head ABD compare your answers in exercise B with a partner's answers. At what stage of life do people usually do these things? At what age? Conversation CXEDEB lose your book and listen to the conversation. Where did Jason go? Rick: Have you ever traveled alone? Jason: Yes, | have. It was fun! Rick: Really? Where did vou ao? Jason: | went to Los Angeles for a week last summer. Rick: Did you stay ina hotel? Jason: No, | visited my cousins. We had a great time. CAB Practice the conversation with a partner. Then make a new conversation about your travel experiences, a vA Talk about milestones in your life How long have you known on i your best friend? Look at the stages of life on page 68. Write a question about a milestone (very important event) for each stage. Ask a partner your questions.

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