Unit 1

What have you already done in your life?

What haven't you done yet?

SPEAKING ACTIVITY

1. What have you been doing with your free time recently?
2. How long have you been using a mobile phone? 
3. What has been happening in the news lately?
4. How long have you been living where you live now?
5. How long have you been studying English? 
6. How long have you been going out with your present boyfriend or girlfriend?
7. Have you been thinking about what you are going to do in the next holiday recently?
8. How long have you been working in your present job?

Practice the present perfect and present perfect continuous.
Read the following stories and then create one using present perfect continuous.

• Ruth and Martha are best friends. They ____________________ (spend) time together since they were young girls. Every morning, they get dressed and walk to the post office together. They ____________________ (walk) together to the post office every morning for the past 10 years. Lately, Martha ____________________ (not feel) well. Ruth ____________________ (walk) to the post office alone each morning. Then she visits Martha at home. She ____________________ (bring) Martha her mail every morning for 2 weeks. She hopes Martha feels better soon. 

           - time- employee - has - weeks - stays - been - travels - year - at - of 

• Marcus ___________ to Los Angeles a lot for work. In fact, he has been traveling to Los Angeles once a month for over a year. Every ___________ he travels to Los Angeles, he ___________ at the same hotel. He likes the service at this hotel. He has been staying at this hotel at least 5 days every month for over a ___________. Marcus's favorite ___________ at the hotel is Benjamin. Benjamin has been working ___________ this hotel for 2 years. He usually works as a bellhop, but lately he has been training for a new job. For the past 2 ___________, Benjamin has ___________ training to become the assistant manager of the hotel. Marcus is proud ___________ Benjamin because he knows Benjamin ___________ been working hard the last 2 years.