Present Perfect Simple v Continuous B2

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Present perfect simple and continuous

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It's raining cats and dogs! -

something that you say when it is raining heavily

- Cambridge Learners Dictionary

What is an idiom?

• An idiom is a group of words in a fixed order that has a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own

• Often, there is an underlying or historical logic

• Does "cats" have anything to do with rain?
• Does "dogs" have anything to do with rain?

NO!

What are some ways you can practice English?

Give me some examples

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On Netflix!

Key word transformation

• Key word transformation is a sentence followed by a key word and a second sentence which has a gap in it. You have to use the key word to complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence.
• I haven't received an answer yet (still)
• Q: I _______ an answer

• A: I still haven't received an anwer

Warmer

I want you to think about the past six months. What are some activities you have done and some activities you have been doing e.g.

Activities I have been doing

Activities I have done

• I've been learning Spanish
• I've been singing in a choir

• I've read an amazing book series, "Percy Jackson" by Rick Riordan
• I've gone on holiday to New York

Present perfect simple vs present perfect continuous

Present perfect simple: have + past participle

Present perfect continuous: have been + present participle (ing)

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- Complete First for Schools, p.162

Present perfect simple vs present perfect continuous

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- Complete First for Schools, p.162

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• Generate experiences with your content.
• It’s got the Wow effect. Very Wow.
• Make sure your audience remembers the message.

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Let the communication flow!

With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to wow your audience. You can also highlight a particular sentence or piece of information so that it sticks in your audience’s minds, or even embed external content to surprise them: Whatever you like! Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? No problem! 90% of the information we assimilate is received through sight and, what’s more, we retain 42% more information when the content moves.

• Generate experiences with your content.
• It’s got the Wow effect. Very Wow.
• Make sure your audience remembers the message.

Got an idea?

Let the communication flow!

With Genially templates, you can include visual resources to wow your audience. You can also highlight a particular sentence or piece of information so that it sticks in your audience’s minds, or even embed external content to surprise them: Whatever you like! Do you need more reasons to create dynamic content? No problem! 90% of the information we assimilate is received through sight and, what’s more, we retain 42% more information when the content moves.

• Generate experiences with your content.
• It’s got the Wow effect. Very Wow.
• Make sure your audience remembers the message.