WORKSHOP #3 – PRESENT PERFECT REVIEW + READING COMPREHENSION PRACTISE

1. READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

2. TRANSCRIBE THE TEXT IN YOUR NOTEBOOK, THEN TRANSLATE IT TO SPANISH.
COOL BRITANNIA
Cool Britannia is a term used in some media to describe the contemporary culture of the United Kingdom, coined in the mid-1990s and
closely associated with the "New Labour" government of Tony Blair. It is a pun on the title of the patriotic song "Rule Britannia".

The phrase "Cool Britannia" was first used in 1967 as a song title by the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, but there is no connection between that
usage and the modern coining of the term. This seems to have arisen from the description of London in Newsweek in late 1996 as "coolest
capital city on the planet." The phrase was coined
shortly after and widely used in the media and in advertising. The election of Blair's government in 1997 on a platform of modernization and
with Blair as a relatively young Prime Minister gave the idea fresh currency. (There is a strong parallel between this and the catch-phrase
"Swinging London" during the early years of Harold Wilson's Labour government.)

To the extent that it had any real meaning, "Cool Britannia" referred to the transient fashionable London scene, 1990s bands such as Blur,
Oasis, and later The Spice Girls, fashion designers and magazines. By 1998 The Economist was commenting that "many people are already
sick of the phrase," and by 2000 it was being used mainly in a mocking or ironic way. Similar terms for Wales and Scotland, "Cool Cymru"
and "Cool Caledonia" respectively, were coined but had next to no currency whatsoever and to this day most people have never heard of
them.

"Cool Britannia" was also a registered trade mark for one of Ben & Jerry's ice-creams (vanilla with strawberries and chocolate-covered
shortbread), designed for the British market.

1.1 What is the writer trying to do in the text?

1.2 What can you learn about the expression “cool Britannia” from this text?

1.3 What is the currently use of this expression?

1.4 How has this expression influenced in marketing?

1.5 Which of the following statements refer a relation between Tony Blair and the expression “cool Britannia”?

A. it was used in some media to describe B. Blair as a relatively young Prime Minister C. It was being used mainly in a mocking or
the contemporary culture of the United gave the idea fresh currency. ironic way.
Kingdom.
These words are often used with the present perfect tense, although they can be used with other tenses.

We use FOR when we measure the duration – when we say how long something lasts: For + a period of time
To measure a period of time up to the present, we use the present perfect tense and not the present tense.
- I have known her for a long time. (Correct) - I know her for a long time. (Incorrect) (CORRECT)
- I have lived here for ten years. (Correct) - I live here for ten years. (Incorrect) (CORRECT)

SINCE gives the starting point of actions, events or states. It refers to when things began:
Since + a point in time (in the past), until now.
- I've been waiting since 7 o'clock.
- I have known him since January.
With since we use the present perfect tense or the past perfect tense.
- I have been here since 5 o'clock and I am getting tired.
- I had been working since 5 o'clock and I was getting tired.

Since can also be used in the structure It has been + period of time + since.
- It has been two months since I last saw her.
- It has been three years since the last earthquake.

We use JUST to express a recently completed action, and it means ‘ a short time ago’.
In the present perfect, ‘just’ comes between the auxiliary verb (‘have’) and the past participle.
- The cat has just caught a bird.
- The guests have just arrived.
- I have just finished my homework.
We use ALREADY to express that something has happened sooner than expected. ‘Already’ usually comes in mid-position.
- Don't forget to bring your book! Oh, I have already brought it.
- The boys are going to pack, aren't they? No. They have already packed.
- Is Adam going to buy a new car? No, he isn't. He has already bought it.

We use YET in interrogative and negative sentences. In interrogative sentences, it means the same as already, and is used to talk about something which is
expected to happen. In negative sentences, it is the same as still, and it suggests a time later than expected.
- Have you finished your homework yet? No, I haven't done it yet.
- Has your father seen your report? No, he hasn't seen it yet.
- Have the visitors arrived? No, they haven't arrived yet.

3. TRANSCRIBE AND TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING TEXT IN YOUR NOTEBOOK. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. LOOK AT THE EXAMPLE.