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In this lesson you will ...
Ask and answer questions about
personal experience
Vocabulary & Expressions
acquaintance
Nice to see you again.
How have you been?
How’ve you been?
Have / has … before
Yes, … has / have.
No, … hasn’t / haven’t.
Have we met before?
WARM-UP
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Grammar Items
No, … has never / have Present perfect with before. For example: I
never … haven’t met Mike before.
been (here) Present perfect with ever / never. For example:
come (past participle) Have you ever lived in a big city? She has never
seen worked in a small company.
taken
given
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Culture Corner

In English, we use the word acquaintance when we know someone by name, but we
don’t know the person well. When we talk about the people in our lives, we usually talk
about friends and colleagues.
 
an old friend = a person you have known for a long time
a good / close friend = a person you spend time with—who listens to your problems
a friend from work = a colleague you like
a friend from school = a person in one of your classes or one you knew in school

GRAMMAR

Have we met before?

– Have we met before? – Have you met Helen, from the Chicago office?
– Yes, we have. We met at – No, I haven’t.
the Telecom Expo last year. – Let me introduce you to her.

Who has taken a vacation this year?

I
studied Chinese.

’ve

You
talked to Valerie.

have

We
met the president.

haven’t
They had breakfast.

been to the US.

He
’s

gone back to work.

She
has

seen her.

Who …? hasn’t 
taken a vacation

PRESENT PAST PAST PARTICIPLE

am / is / are was / were been
come came come

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do did done
get got gotten (got UK)
give gave given
speak spoke spoken
write wrote written

Tip! Tim has gone to Rome. = He’s there now.

Tim has been to Rome. = He has visited Rome, but he’s not there now.

Have you studied Spanish before?

Experience Alex Beth Claudia Instructor Student

studied Spanish   ✓  
been to Mexico ✓ ✓ ✓
played tennis   ✓  
worked weekends ✓   ✓

Have you ever?

– No, I haven’t. I’ve never

worked for a large company.
worked for a large company?

– Yes, I have. I lived in a small

lived in a small town?

– Have you ever town five years ago.

been to Norway?

– No, never. Have you?

eaten French food?
– Yes, when I traveled to
France last year.

– Have you ever been to Fiji?

– Yes, I have. I was there a couple of years ago.
– What did you think?
– It was wonderful. The beaches were beautiful and
the people were very friendly.

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PERFORMANCE

Ask and answer questions about personal experiences

Can you … ask and answer questions about personal experiences?

Talk to a renewed acquaintance about personal experiences.
Notes:

ONLINE PRACTICE

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