Santa Cecilia Catholic SchoolSanta Cecilia Catholic School

Subject: Subject: EnglishEnglish

Level: Level: IntermediateIntermediate

Teacher: Teacher: Xiomara Mejía H.Xiomara Mejía H.

Date: Date: April 23rd, 2008April 23rd, 2008

UNIT 9: THE UNIT 9: THE WORLD WORLD OF OF

WORKWORKLESSON A: WORK HISTORYLESSON A: WORK HISTORY

OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES

To discuss about job To discuss about job qualities.qualities.

To ask about abilityTo ask about ability

JOB QUALITIESJOB QUALITIES

JOB QUALITIES JOB QUALITIES

ActiveActive CarefulCareful CarelessCareless DependentDependent FlexibleFlexible InactiveInactive IndependentIndependent InflexibleInflexible

LateLate PleasantPleasant PunctualPunctual UnpleasantUnpleasant HelpfulHelpful OrganizedOrganized PositivePositive AmbitiousAmbitious

SPEAKING: What’s new?

Can you spell well?Can you spell well?

Are you able to type?Are you able to type?

Are you good at cooking?Are you good at cooking?

Do you know how to drive?Do you know how to drive?

Useful expressions: Useful expressions: Asking about abilityAsking about ability

Grammar: Grammar: The Present PerfectThe Present Perfect

The present perfect is used when the time period has not finished:I have seen three movies this week.(This week has not finished yet.)

The present perfect is often used when the time is not mentioned: Gerry has failed his exam again.

The present perfect is often used when the time is recent:

Ikuko has just arrived in Victoria.

The present perfect is often used with for and since.

Greg has lived here for 20 years.Greg has lived here since 1978.

FORMULAFORMULA

The present perfect is formed like this:

have past participle

Present Perfect: creating Present Perfect: creating the correct form:the correct form:

Type correct sentences based on the prompts. There are two things to think about:

First, you will have to get the form of the present perfect correct.

Second: you will need to decide whether to use "for" or "since" with the time expression.

I / live / here / five years

Fred / be / pilot / 1992

We / know / each other / childhood

Ten years / Mayumi and Yoko / work / in the same office

I / want / play / professional hockey / I was four

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