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Aim: How do we make small talk

with new people?

Do Now: Using the present perfect tense, complete thesentences:

1. She _________________ (work) here for 4years.

2. They _________________ (be) students atGrover Cleveland for 3 years.

3. The family ________________ (live) heresince 1951.

4. It _____________ (be) the custom for yearsto pass the sword from one king to the next.

5. She ______________ (see) weird situations

before but this situation was different.

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Review

1. During the party last week, Marcus_________________ (go) around making smalltalk with the guests.

2. Last night, the president ________________(call) a formal meeting amongst all the countryrepresentatives.

3. She ______________ (go) to Ecuadorbefore.

4. They ______________ (see) that movie

before.5. Jose _______________ (work) at this

school since 1985.

6. I _______________ (watch) that movie

5 times already

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Write 5 true sentences about things that youhave never done in the past.

Example: I have never cheated on a test before.

1. I have never _____________________.

2. __________________________.

3. __________________________.

4. __________________________.5. __________________________.

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Page 17 Conversation

Annie: Guess what? Im going to spend amonth in Mexico City.

Rick: Thats great! What are you going to do

there?Annie: Im going to work in my companys

office there. Im a little worried, though.Ive never been to Mexico before.

Rick: But youve met lots of people fromMexico, and youve taken Spanish lessons.

Annie: Thats true. And I guess Ive learnedsomething about Mexican customs.

Rick: It sounds to me like youre ready to go.

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Page 18, Listening

A.

Conversation 1: The speakers are in__________.

Conversation 2: The people are in__________.

B. What will they talk about next?

They will talk about _____________. Afterwards, they will talk about____________.

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Contractions

I have Ive

You have Youve

We have Weve They have Theyve

She has Shes

He has Hes It has Its

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Homework #3 Complete the following sentences using the present

perfect tense. You may choose any verb.

1. They ___________________ three times last year.

2. She ____________________ before.

3. I _____________________ already.

4. They ___________________ before.

5. The students ___________________ already.

6. They teacher ___________________ already.

7. The kids ______________________ 3 times this

week.8. She ________________________ 5 times already.

9. We ________________________ many times in thepast.

10. They _________________________ already.