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1 Reading
Read the text about Brad Pitt and put the correct heading above each paragraph.

CAREER CHARITY WORK PERSONAL LIFE

Brad Pitt is a famous American actor and producer. People have also described him as one of the
world's most attractive men. His first major role was in the film Thelma and Louise (1991). During
his career, Pitt has played leading roles in a number of films, including `Interview with the Vampire
(1994), Fight Club (1999), Oceans Eleven (2001), Troy (2004) and Moneyball (2011). He has also
produced a few films, for example The Departed (2006). Brad Pitt has received many awards for his
acting, including a Golden Globe Award for his role in the 1995 film Twelve Monkeys.
2

Brad Pitt has had two wedding ceremonies. After a high-profile relationship with actress Gwyneth
Paltrow, he married actress Jennifer Aniston in 2000. They were married for 5 years. In 2005, he
started to date Angelina Jolie, who was his co-star in the film Mr & Mrs Smith. The newspapers called
the couple "Brangelina". In 2008, Jolie gave birth to twins. She sold pictures of the twins to People and
Hello! magazines for $14 million the most expensive celebrity pictures in history. The couple finally
got married in 2014.
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During his career, Pitt has been involved in charity. In 2006, he and Jolie established a charity called
the Jolie-Pitt foundation. The charity has given millions of dollars to people in need. In 2007, he and
Jolie donated $1 million to organisations in Chad and Sudan to help victims of the Darfur crisis. In
2010, the foundation gave $1 million to the organisation Doctors without Borders to help victims of
the earthquake in Haiti.

Photo: "Brad Pitt Palm Film Festival" by Maggie from Palm Springs, United States - Brad. Licensed under CC BY 2.0
via Wikimedia Commons"
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2 Find the word

Read the text again and find ...

1. a phrase which means `the most important roles in films' (P1)

2. a verb which means you have a romantic relationship with someone (P2)
3. a word which means `two babies who were born at the same time' (P2)
4. a phrase which describes people who are very poor and who need help (P3)
5. a word which means `people who suffer because of difficult situation such as a war, crisis or natural
disaster' (P3)
6. a type of natural disaster (P3)

3 Present perfect vs Past simple

Study the sentences and cross out the incorrect choices to complete the rules below.

A During his career, Pitt has played leading roles in a number of films.
B His first major role was in the film Thelma and Louise (1991).

1. Sentence A/B is in the present perfect.

2. Sentence A/B is in the past simple.
3. In sentence A, the word played is the past form/past participle of the verb play.
4. The past participle form of regular verbs is the same as the present simple/past simple form.
5. The present perfect/past simple is formed with have/has + past participle.
6. In sentence A/B , we are thinking about a specific event in the past.
7. In sentence A/B , we are not thinking about a specific event in the past.

Find more examples of the past simple and present perfect in the text.

4 Past participle - Irregular verbs

Look at the text again and find the past participle forms of these irregular verbs:

1. have - had -
2. be - was/were -
3. give - gave -

Now make sentences about Brad Pitt on the next page using the present perfect.
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1. Brad Pitt / play / leading roles / in a number of films

Brad Pitt has played leading roles in a number of films
2. People / describe / him / as one of the world's most attractive men

3. He / also / produce / a few films

.......................................................................................
4. Brad Pitt / have / two wedding ceremonies
.......................................................................................
5. Brad Pitt / be involved / in charity
.......................................................................................
6. His charity / give / millions of dollars / to people in need
.......................................................................................

5 Practice - Past simple or present perfect

Now complete these other facts about Brad Pitt with the verbs below in the past simple or present
perfect.

be date graduate not/win

play take visit write

1. Brad Pitt born in 1963.

2. He from the University of Missouri in 1982.
3. Many magazines about his relationship and marriage with Angelina Jolie.
4. In 1991, he a rock star in the film Johnny Suede.
5. So far in his career, he an Oscar for an acting role.
6. Pitt lessons in boxing to prepare for his part in the film Fight Club (1999).
7. He Africa many times with Angelina Jolie.
8. The couple for seven years before they got married.

6 Have you ever ...?

Study the dialogue below:

Interviewer: Have you ever won an Oscar?

Actor: No, I haven't.
Interviewer: Have you ever played a soldier?
Actor: Yes, I have. I played a soldier in the film `Born on the Fourth of July'.

Do you know who this actor is?

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Now make questions like in the example.

1. visit / another continent

Have you ever visited another continent?
2. eat / sushi
.......................................................................................
3. play / tennis
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4. meet / a famous person
.......................................................................................
5. win / a competition
.......................................................................................
6. drive / a sports car
.......................................................................................
7. write / a book
.......................................................................................
8. climb / a mountain
.......................................................................................

7 Find somebody who ...

One-to-one and small classes: Ask your partner the questions that you wrote.

Larger classes: Ask your classmates the questions and find a person who fits the sentences on the
next page. Write `Nobody' if you cannot find somebody.
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Find someone who ...

has visited another continent.

has eaten sushi.

has played tennis.

has met a famous person.

has won a competition.

has driven a sports car.

has written a book.

has climbed a mountain.

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1- Reading

Students read the text. Be prepared to answer any questions about vocabulary. The present perfect will be covered
in Ex3.
1. CAREER 2. PERSONAL LIFE 3. CHARITY WORK

2- Find the word

Students can work individually and check in pairs.

1. leading roles 2. date 3. twins
4. in need 5. victims 6. earthquake

3- Present perfect vs Past simple

Go through the rules. Give further examples to clarify the difference in use between the tenses.

1. A 2. B 3. past participle 4. past simple

5. present perfect 6. B 7. A

Past simple: married, were, started, called, gave, sold, got, established, gave
Present perfect: have also described, has also produced, has received, has had, has been involved, has given

4- Past participle - Irregular verbs

Model pronunciation of the past participle forms.

1. had 2. been 3. given

2. People have described him as one of the world's most attractive men.
3. He has also produced a few films.
4. Brad Pitt has had two wedding ceremonies.
5. Brad Pitt has been involved in charity.
6. His charity has given millions of dollars to people in need.

5- Practice - Past simple or present perfect

1. was 2. graduated 3. have written 4. played

5. hasn't won 6. took 7. has visited 8. dated

6- Have you ever ...?

2. Have you ever eaten sushi? 3. Have you ever played tennis?
4. Have you ever met a famous person? 5. Have you ever won a competition?
6. Have you ever driven a sports car? 7. Have you ever written a book?
8. Have you ever climbed a mountain?

7- Find somebody who ...

In a large class, have the students stand up and ask each other the questions. Tell them that they cannot have the
same name written down more than twice during this activity. Do some feedback on the exercise, asking what the
students discovered about each other.
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