Unit 7. My neighborhood

Warmly welcome teachers to our lesson today
Unit 7: My neighborhood
Lesson 6: Language focus.
. Present perfect with for and since
. Comparison with like, ( not ) as…as; ( not) the same as; different from
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
Unit 7: My neighborhood
Lesson 5: Language focus
Present perfect tense
Form:
a1. Aff. Subject + have / has + past participle
(V3 / V_ed)
Ex: We have learnt English for five years.
since 2005.
a2. Neg. Subject + have / has + not + past participle
(have not = haven’t, has not = hasn’t)
Ex: He hasn’t played soccer for two weeks.
a3. Int. Have / Has + subject + past participle?
-> Yes, S + have / has.
or No, S + haven’t / hasn’t.
Ex: Have you lived in Di An before?
->Yes, I have. I have lived here for fourteen years.

b. Use: to talk about something which started in the past and continues up to the present.

c. We often use “for” and “since” with the Present Perfect Tense.
- for + a period of time Ex: for five years
- since + a point of time Ex: since 2005
She has learnt English for six years.
I have lived in Bac son since 1996.
Unit 7: My neighborhood
Lesson 5: Language focus
Match each verb to its past participle
Unit 7: My neighborhood
Lesson 5: Language focus
1/ Match each verb to its past participle
be gone
go lived
eat attended
live been
attend eaten
see collected
do seen
write done
work written
collect worked
She has learnt English for six years.
I have lived in Bac Son since 1996 .
for: a period of time
since: a point of time
for two days
since Monday
Unit 7: My neighborhood
Lesson 5: Language focus
Unit 7: My neighborhood
Lesson 5: Language focus
………five minutes ……………three hours
………January ……………10 weeks
…………1990 ……………Friday
………the summer ……………20 years
for
since
since
since
for
for
since
for
.
 
He has lived in this city for ten years.
Mr Minh has not lived in this house for 10 years.He has moved to Hanoi since 2000.
Ho Chi Minh City
Nam Dinh
3/ Complete the sentences. Use the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
a/ I………………..here since last week (live)
b/ We……………….in that restaurant for two years (not eat)
c/ I…………………her since yesterday. (not see)
d/ They………………..Quang Trung School since last year (attend)
e/ My dad………………..for his company for 20 years (Work)
f/ Ba……………….stamps since 1995 (collect)
have lived
have not eaten
have not seen
have attended
has worked
has collected
Unit 7: My neighborhood
Lesson 5: Language focus
Unit 7: My neighborhood
Lesson 5: Language focus
Ba
Tom
4/ Complete the conversation. Use the correct form of the verbs in the box
hope be(3) live see look want want
Ba : Hi. My name’s Ba.
Tom: Nice to meet you, Ba. I’m Tom.
Ba : Are you a newcomer here ?
Tom : Yes. I (1)……………………..here since last week.
Ba: I’m sure you’ll love this place.
Tom: I (2)………………..so. How long…………….you (3)…. ………..here ?
Ba: For 15 years.
Tom: So you must know the area very well. (4)…………there a post office near here ?
Ba: Yes. There’s one next to my house. Why ?
Tom Ah ! I (5)………… to send this postcard to my parents.
Ba : Let me have a look. Oh ! It (6)………….very beautiful. Where’s your house ?
Tom: In London………..you ever (7)…………there ?
Ba: Not yet. But I (8)……………………it through film and magazines.
I’m going there with my father next summer.
Tom: That’s great. I hope to see you again over there.
have been
hope
have
lived
Is
want
looks
Have
been
have seen
Unit 7: My neighborhood
Lesson 5: Language focus
Unit 7: My neighborhood
Lesson 5: Language focus
The bag is as cheap as the ball.
London
20,000 dong
20,000 dong
1. Equal comparison: as + adj. / adv. + as
Unit 7: My neighborhood
Lesson 5: Language focus
The magazine is not as large as the newspaper.
London
not so large as
2. Not equal comparison: not as / so + adj. / adv. + as
Unit 7: My neighborhood
Lesson 5: Language focus
Linh’s bag is the same as / like Nam’s bag.
London
Linh’s bag
Nam’s bag
3. the same as = like
Unit 7: My neighborhood
Lesson 5: Language focus
Lipton tea is different from Dilmah tea.
London
Lipton
Dilmah
not the same as
4. different from = not the same as
Unit 7: My neighborhood
Lesson 5: Language focus
different from
the same as = like
as + adj / adv. + as :
- not as + adj. / adv. + as
or not so + adj. / adv. + as
i.
5/ Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences. Use the words in the box. You will have to use some words more than once.
different expensive cheap modern long same large
i.
900đ
1.000đ
Unit 7: My neighborhood
Lesson 5: Language focus
c/ The red dictionary is not as cheap as the blue dictionary.
d/ The bag on the left is the same as
the bag on the right.
e/ The toy cat is as expensive as
the toy dog.
f/ Hoa’s backpack is different from
Lan’s backpack.
g/ The snake is as long as the rope.
h/ The pocket-watch is not as modern as
the wristwatch.
i/ The ruler is not so cheap as the eraser.
1.000đ
900đ
1
4
5
6
2
3
G1
G2
Homework:
Do exercises 4, 5 in your exercise book
- Learn by heart the present perfect tense
- Prepare Unit 8: Getting started + Listen and read.
Thank you for your attendance !
See you again !
I ( live )…………here since 2000
have lived
…..ten years
for
Nam is 150 centimeters tall.
Ba is 150 centimeters tall.
Nam is …………..Ba
as tall as
Vinf past participle
be

been