Descripción de la tarea
Antes de comenzar con la tarea en sí, tendrás que realizar una serie de actividades preparatorias (Enabling Tasks) que te permitirán practicar los aspectos de la lengua que vas a necesitar para poder llevar a cabo la tarea en sí. Posteriormente, tendrás que realizar una tarea donde debes escribir un email sobre el desarrollo de un viaje (Writing). En la última parte de la tarea, tendrás que preparar un discurso oral (Speaking) donde recomiendes a un amigo el destino al que has ido utilizando los verbos modales practicado en las Enabling Tasks.
1. Present Perfect (Form). Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect Tense.
a) I __________ (lose) my keys. Can you help me to find them?
b) I __________ (know) Julie for three years. We still meet once a month.
c) Sorry! I ________ (miss) the bus. I’m going to be late.
d) I __________ (drink) three cups of coffee today.
e) The box is empty now. Somebody __________ (eat) all the chocolates.
f) Can you call then doctor? I ____________ (break) my arm.
g) He can’t do his Maths homework. He _____________ (forget) his Maths book at school.
h) John! I can’t believe how much you __________ (change) since last year.
2. Present Perfect adverbs. Look at the chart and complete these sentences with one of the following adverbs: already, yet, never, ever.
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a) Sue has__________ climbed a mountain.
b) Tom has ____________ seen dolphins. Sue hasn’t visited any castles _______.
c) Has Tom ________ played golf?
d) Sue has ______ visited a distillery.
e) Have Tom and Sue ________ been to a lake?
f) Tom has __________ eaten haggis.
g) Sue hasn’t been to a theater festival ______.
3. Present Perfect. Now complete these sentences with for or since.
a) Sue has wanted to go to Scotland ____ 20 years.
b) Tom has wanted to go to Scotland _____ 1980.
c) Sue and Tom have been planning their trip ____ two o’clock.
d) Tom and Sue have been planning their trip ____ 2 hours.
e) Tom hasn’t had a holiday ______ December.
f) Sue hasn’t had a holiday ______ a year.
g) They have saved money ______ three months.
They have saved money ______ January.
4. Present Perfect or Past Simple. Put the verbs in the correct tenses:
a) ______ you ever (be) to New York? Yes, I have. I ___________ ( go) there two years ago.
b) John ___________ (work) in that company for 3 years and still works there.
c) His parents ________ (be) there yesterday.
d) _____ you________ (watch) a film last night?
e) The house looks different. _______ you ________(paint) it?
f) I ______________ (have) a couple of toast for breakfast this morning.
g) I ______________ (not see) you in class last Friday.
h) She _________ (see) that film and thinks is good.
5. Modal verbs. Choose the correct modal verb to complete these sentences:
a) You don’t have to / mustn’t / can cross the road without looking. It’s dangerous.
b) You must/ can’t / may listen to your teacher or you won’t understand.
c) The museum is free. You have to/ don’t have to / can pay to get in.
d) That woman can’t /must/ should be a doctor. She’s too young.
e) The food at that restaurant is very good. They must / can’t / may not have a good chef.
f) The weather is changing, It may / should / can’t rain tomorrow.
g) If you have a headache, you should / can / mustn’t go to the doctor.
Tom and Sue are planning their summer holidays and they have thought Scotland could be a good destination. They have decided what they want to do and what they don’t. Look at the things they want to do in Scotland .
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It’s your turn now! Imagine you are Sue or Tom and that you are on the third day of your trip. Take the ideas from the "must do list" above and write an informal email to your family talking about your trip: what you have already done and what you haven’t done yet. Say what you liked the most and what you didn’t like at all and why.
- present perfect, past simple and future tenses.
- adverbs like: yet, already, never, ever.
- Write 80- 100 words.
- Post some photos.
Now, imagine that you have just come back from your trip. You are talking to one of your friends about it and you are trying to recommend him/her to go to Scotland. Use modal verbs to tell him/her what he/she must/mustn’t/have to/don’t have to/should / shouldn’t /can or can’tdo there based on your experience. Record yourself on vocaroo and send the URL to your teacher.
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