English II

Week 6.1
Learning goal:
Talk about today’s chores
Present Perfect
How often do you clean your bedroom?

Do you make your bed every morning?

What is a
chore?
It is a task that must be
done, but that many
people find boring or
unpleasant.
Vocabulary
Match the words with the pictures:

buy the
cut the grass walk the dog iron the clothes
groceries

pay the sweep the

vacuum 4
put away the clothes
bills floor
Are these chores easy or difficult?
Easy chores
Walking the dog
Sweeping the floor
Putting away the
clothes
Vacuuming

Difficult chores

Ironing the clothes

Cutting the grass
Buying the
groceries
Paying the bill

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For something that happened in the past but is important in the present.
It emphasizes the connection between the past and
present situations
I haven´t cleaned my bedroom today.

...and you?
I haven´t painted my house this year.

...and you?
I have walked the dog in the park.

...and you?
I have watched series on Netflix.

...and you?
Today
Tonight
This week
This month
This year
Recently
Lately
Just
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 Forming the Present Perfect
The present perfect of any verb is composed of two elements: the
appropriate form of the auxiliary verb to have (present tense), plus the
past participle of the main verb.
The past participle of a regular verb is base+ed, e.g. played,
arrived, looked. There are also irregular verbs.

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 Complete with the correct form of the verbs

travelled
1. What countries have they………………….in Europe?
studied
live 2. She has ……………………………Latin. She loves languages!
pay talked
study 3. I haven´t …………………..by phone to my mother.
finish lived
4. She has……………………………in this city all her life.
walk finished
iron 5. Albert has……………………………………….his homework.
travel passed
6. I have……………………………..my driving test. I don´t need more lessons.
play played
talk 7. Where have you…………………………….soccer?
pass walked
8. Karen has…………………………the dog in the park.
paid
9. We haven´t ……………………..the bill.
ironed
10. My sister hasn´t……………………………the clothes.
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PRONUNCIATION: Reduced form of HAVE
Choose the correct pronunciation
COLLABORATIVE 1
PARAPHRASING
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence. Use the Present perfect of the verb in brackets.
1. Gerry can’t remember the time of the interview. (forget)
Gerry has just forgotten the time of the interview.
2 Emma packed her suitcase in the morning. (pack)
Emma has packed her suitcase this morning. Write your suggested
3 They worked in the factory. (close) answer in the chat.
The factory has closed recently.
4 I’m tired. (walk)
I’ve already walked for 10 miles.
5 The Queen arrived in an RAF helicopter in the evening. (arrive)
She has arrived in an RAF helicopter this evening.
6 I washed the car in the afternoon. (wash)
I’ve washed the car this afternoon.

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COLLABORATIVE : Speaking and writing

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