Vocabulary describing your home

Horne S\Neet home Grammar Present Perfect with for and since;
questions with How long ... ?

QUICK REVIEW Irregular verbs Write the

infinitive, Past Simple and past participle
of eight irregular verbs. Work in pairs.
Test your partner on your verbs: A write.
B wrote, written.

Vocabulary and Speaking

Describing your home
Work in pairs. Read these sentences.
Which words/ phrases in bold do you
know? Check new words/ phrases in
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1 My house or flat is quite small/ large/
spacious.
2 It's unusual/ typical for the area.
3 It's got air conditioning /central heating.
4 It's got a balcony/ a great view/
a garden.
ANGUS I live in a lighthouse on the west coast of Scotland. Before I
5 It's on a busy/quiet road.
moved here 11 lived in Glasgow for eight years, but I prefer living in
6 It's close to/ a long way from a park.
a lighthouse. I'm a writer and I enjoy being on my own, so this place
7 It's in a nice/fashionable part of town.
is perfect for me. 2I've lived here for six years and don't ever want
a It's on the ground/third/ top floor. to leave. The best thing about living in a lighthouse is the view. You
can see for miles in every direction, and the sunsets are fantastic. The
a Choose five sentences from 1 that
worst thing is the weather - it can get very cold and windy in winter.
describe your home.
But I'm very fit because I have to walk up and down stairs a lot!
b Work in groups. Tell the other students
about your home. Do you like living
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there? Why?/Why not?
•• HELP WITH GRAMMAR
Present Perfect with for and since
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Reading, Listening and a Look at phrases 1 and 2 in Angus's text. Then answer
Speaking • questions a-c.
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• a Does Angus live in Glasgow now?
a Look at the photos. What is the best •
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thing about each home, do you think? • b Does Angus live in a lighthouse now?
• c Which are the verb forms in phrases 1 and 2?
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b & 46 Read and listen to Angus ••
b Complete these rules with Present Perfect or Past Simple.
and Meg. What do they think is the best •
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thing about their homes? •
•• • We use the to talk about something that
started and finished in the past.
c Read the texts again. Answer these •
• • We use the _ _ to talk about something that
questions. •
• started in the past and continues in the present.
1 Where is Angus's lighthouse? •
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2 What does he do for a living? • c How do we make positive and negative sentences with the
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3 Why is he very fit? •• Present Perfect?
Where were Meg and Larry living when •
4
•• d Look at phrases 3 and 4 in Meg's text. Then fill in the gaps
they first met?
• in the rules with for or since .
5 Who worked in a restaurant, Meg or •
• • We use _ _ _ with a period of time (how long).
Larry? ••
• • We use with a point in time (when something started).
6 Why does she think the motorhome is ••
comfortable? • e Check in lij;tJ&i&f;i;l:S• p143 .

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• Questions with How long ... ?
a Look at the text about Angus again. Then
• answer these questions .
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• 1 How long did Angus live in Glasgow?
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•• 2 How long has he lived in a lighthouse?
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• b Answer these questions.
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• 1 Which question in 7a is in the Present Perfect?
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• 2 Which is in the Past Simple?
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• 3 Which question asks about where Angus lives now?
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• 4 Which asks about where Angus lived before now?
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• 5 Can you answer both questions with for and since?
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• c How do we make questions in the Past Simple
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• and Present Perfect with How long ... ?
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• d Check in lrl@M&@l:f> p144 .
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.. a Look at the questions about a friend. Fill in the
gaps with the Present Perfect or the Past Simple of
the verbs in brackets.
1 What's your friend 's name?
2 How long you him? (know)
3 Where you first him? (meet)
4 Where does he live?
MEG I live in a motorhome with my husband, Larry. We first 5 How long he there? (live)
met when we were living in Houston, Texas, and 3we've been 6 Where he before that? (live)
married for twelve years. In Houston I was a waitress and 7 Where does he work or study?
Larry worked in a factory, but we both lost our jobs at the
8 How long he there? (be)
same time. After that we decided that we didn't want to live
9 When you last him? (see)
in one place all the time. 4We've lived in our motorhome since
2008 and we really love it. It's quite spacious and we've got b 47 PRONUNCIATION Listen and practise the
central heating and air conditioning, so it's very comfortable. sentences in Sa. Copy the stress and weak form
And the best thing about it is that when we need to find work, of have.
we just drive to a new town! • your friend
What's •
• 's name?

How long have / dv/ you known him?

Fill in the gaps with for or since. a Think of a man or boy you 're friends with.
1 for ten years 6 three weeks Decide how you can answer the questions in Sa
2 since 2010 7 Saturday about him.
3 an hour 8 I was born b Work in pairs. Take turns to ask your partner
4 a long time 9 ten o'clock the questions in Sa about his/her friend.
5 I was a child 10 ages
c Work in new pairs. Take turns to ask your
partner about a woman or girl he/she is
a Choose the correct verb forms in these sentences.
friends with.
Then complete the sentences for you.
1 I lived/'ve lived in my home since
2 When I was a child I lived/'ve lived in Get ready ... Get it right!
3 I was/'ve been in this town or city since • Work in two groups. Group A p106.
4 I had/'ve had my mobile phone for Group B p112.
5 I was/'ve been in this English class for
6 I started/'ve started learning English ago.
b Work in pairs. Compare sentences.