Unit 1 - Think

Present Perfect vs Past Simple

Present Perfect

The present perfect is used to indicate a link between the present and the past. The time of the action is before now but not specified, and we are often more interested in the result than in the action itself.

Past Simple

The simple past is a verb tense that is used to talk about things that happened or existed before now. Imagine someone asks what your brother Wolfgang did while he was in town last weekend.

Back to the book...

• Now open your Student's Book at page 17 and complete exercises 1 and 2 - Grammar

Already / Just / Yet

Already used with the present perfect means 'before now'. We use it to emphasise that something happened before something else or earlier than expected.

Yet used with the present perfect means 'at any time up to now'. We use it to emphasise that we expect something to happen soon. Yet (in this context) is only used in negative sentences and questions.

Just used with the present perfect means 'a short time before'.

Watch the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbC1d89JD80

Collocations

Watch the video to find out what collocations are:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA2GgTWyxuc

Multiple Select

Student's book page 17

Vocabulary - Collocations

1. Which of these can you sign?

• a contract

• an autograph

• a lesson

Multiple Select

Which of these things can you do?

• a good time

• a degree

• something

Multiple Select

Which of these things can you win?

• a prize

• a competition

• an exhibition

Multiple Select

Which of these can you make?

• friends

• a cake

• homework

Multiple Select

Which of these can you miss?

• a future

• your family

• the bus

Multiple Select

Which of these things can you write?

• a novel

• a party

• a song