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1st part: - Revision of Vocabulary - More Speaking Practice with Present Perfect - Present Perfect Continuous 2nd part: - More about you and your jobs. Aims. VOCABULARY Consegnatario = consignee [ˌkɒnsaɪˈniː] Circolare = newsletter

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  1. 1st part: - Revision of Vocabulary - More Speaking Practice with Present Perfect - Present Perfect Continuous • 2nd part: - More about you and your jobs Aims

  2. VOCABULARY Consegnatario= consignee [ˌkɒnsaɪˈniː] Circolare = newsletter Bigliettino da visita= business card

  3. 1. REVISION VOCABULARY

  4. Working in Teams Guess the Words gri

  5. 3. Revision – Making questions and Reporting Strenghts and Weaknesses

  6. 2. REVISION

  7. 2. REVISION - Making questions • Ask and answer your classmates • Know /your boss/manager/director / long time? • Change jobs/duties/frequently? • Have/several jobs/since leaving university? • Have/ever/any difficulties/ getting along with ...? • You/tired/ because/ work/ all day/ ? • How long/be employed/ your current job?

  8. In which of the questions can we use the Present Perfect Continuousas well? • Why? • Know /your boss/manager/director / long time? • Change jobs/duties/frequently? • Have/several jobs/since leaving university? • Have/ever/any difficulties/ getting along with ...? • You/tired/ because/ work/ all day/ ? • How long/be employed/ your current job?

  9. In which of these questions can we use the Present Perfect Continuous as well? • Know /your boss/manager/director / long time? • Change jobs/duties/frequently? • Have/several jobs/since leaving university? • Have/ever/any difficulties/ getting along with ...? • You/tired/ because/ work/ all day/ ? • How long/be employed/ your current job?

  10. Simple or Continuous? • Sometimes there is little or no difference between the Present Perfect Simple and Continuous. • How long have you taken these English classes? • How long have you been taking these English classes?

  11. BUT... The Present Perfect Simple looks at the completed action. So if the sentence gives a number or a quantity the Continuous is not used. Ex. I’ve managed a lot of projects in these months. I’ve written three reports about my research.

  12. And …StativeVerbs -that express a state-, for example, like, love, know, have for possession, ARE NOT FOUND in the Present Perfect Continuous. I’ve known my colleague Hannah for ten years now. I’ve had this laptop since last December.

  13. Present Perfect Continuous

  14. Check your Grammar- Which options are possible here? 1. We (do) __________business since 1995. 2. Mister Vincent (wait) __________ in the entrance hall for 20 minutes already. 3. Our company (supply) ____________digital service for almost 20 years. 4. I need a break - I ________(type) in those numbers for three hours now. 5. These customers (borrow ) ___________ tens of books. 6. For the last 30 minutes, I ____________(try) to get through to Miss Ryan. 7. Jane (be) ___________ on the phone all day. She’s exhausted. 8.How long (you / learn) _______________English? 9. Marta is completely out of breath. She _________(run) from an office to another. 10. (you / read) the catalogue?

  15. Some Speaking Practice 1. What are some of your favorite books, newspapers or magazines that you have been reading lately? When…..? 2. Are there any blogs that you have been following? 3. Are you a member of any clubs or groups? How long have you been a member of that club or group? 4. Have you found any good restaurants in this area that you have been eating at recently? 5. What have you been doing with your free time recently? 6. Have you been getting enough exercise? 7. What has been happening in the news lately?

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