English Grammar & Use - B1+ Suite
B1 Base
START
The Uses of PRESENT PERFECT
TALKING ABOUT NEWS
STUDY TIME: 10 - 20 Minutes QUIZ: 20 Questions
OUTCOME STATEMENT: Confident use of Present Perfect when talking about THE NEWS & NEW EVENTS/SITUATIONS
THE USES OF PRESENT PERFECT: NEWS Page 1 of 3
Present Perfect has many uses, but a major one is to ask about and give
Have you heard the good news?
No, what's happened?
REVEAL THE NEWS
Present Perfect is interested in WHAT not WHEN, so it's perfect for giving news! News focuses on WHAT has happened. News, by its nature, is always 'current' and related to 'now', so it's obviously not important to specify exactly when something happened.
...Manchester United have confirmed
when exactly? who cares!! It's news.
...Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has agreed to buy...
when exactly? who cares!! It's news.
NEWS = WHAT not WHEN
transcript
FOCUS
We've won that new contract!
That's great news. Let's celebrate
Present Perfect for News Read the panel below
Giving People News We often start by asking "Have you heard the news?" Click thru the panels >>
HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEWS? WE'VE WON THAT BIG CONTRACT!
Standard Present Perfect question used to discover if someone already knows about something Present Perfect to give the news itself.
Remember: When giving news, you don't need to say WHEN something occured, we just need to say that it HAS OCCURRED
FOCUS
Let's look at a couple of examples of NEWS.
NEWS HEADLINES TV & Radio news shows generally start with headlines: Watch the short video
NEWS
1st
Have you heard the news??
Aliens have landed in Rome!!!
...Manchester United have confirmed that the British billionaire, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has agreed to buy a 25% stake in the club in a deal worth over 1.5 billion dollars.
Focus
2nd
NEWS HEADLINES: Brief, attention-grabbing summaries of news stories
omg!!!
No, what's happened?
Present Perfect for News
TV and Radio news programmes start with the HEADLINES These headlines give the essential information about events, but not the details. Headline news about a day's events is in Present Perfect. e.g. Next time you watch some British or US news, listen for it.
Of course, news isn't just on the TV or Radio. Most news is personal news or it's about people we know and things that interest us. Oh, and don't forget about gossip! Lot's of gossip uses Present Perfect for news, e.g. Joan: "Have you heard the latest about Jean from accounts?" Jack: "No, What's she done now?" Joan: "She's had a face lift!" When telling someone about personal news, we often introduce it with Present Perfect, then we go on to explain the details with past tenses.
NEXT: News Headlines
Giving People NEWS:Say WHAT HAS HAPPENED You don't need to specify WHEN it happened, because NEWS is always relevent to NOW!!
THE USES OF PRESENT PERFECT: NEWS Page 2 of 3
The Full Story Gives Details about: the When, the Why & the How things happened
News Headlines Tell Us What Has Happened - not when things happened -
HAVING FIRST INTRODUCED THE NEWS HEADLINE, WE REPORT EVENT DETAILS WITH PAST TENSES
Event detail: 1. 50cm of rain fell in just 2 hours last night overloading the city's drainage system. 2. He took the British throne in 2022 when his mother, Queen Elisabeth II, died. 3. The event reportedly happened in Mexico last week while the Pope was visiting. 4. In late trading yesterday the market hit zero and 2 US banks went bankrupt. 5. The six babies were born between 1 and 3am this morning. Doctors said it was a miracle and that the 3 boys and 3 girls were doing well. 6. ACEA, the Roman water utility, immediately cordoned the spring off and started selling bottles for €10,000 each. The Mayor of Rome called them 'brazen opportunists'. 7. Results of drug testing on the pilots showed they had not taken drugs and sensors on the planes had actually recorded an alien presence. Stay tuned for updates.
We give details with past tenses: Past Simple, Past Continuous & Past Perfect
Here is today's headline news: 1. A major rainstorm has flooded Dubai. 2. King Charles has abdicated. 3. A man, who say's his name is 'Jesus', has successfully turned water into wine. 4. The New York stock market has crashed to a new low. 5. A 55-year-old Spanish lady has given birth to sextuplets. 6. Tourists have discovered the mythical 'Spring of Eternal Youth' in central Rome. 7. US airforce pilots have had a close encounter with a UFO over the Nevada desert.
Now, we report the event as News
Something happensbefore now
What a fascinating, if unbelievable, day of news! I'm sure people would love to find out more details about these stories, but how?
After the HEADLINE, we need the DETAILS
NEXT
THE USES OF PRESENT PERFECT: NEWS Page 3 of 3
QUESTIONS are in PRESENT PERFECT Have you heard the news? Have you heard the latest? Have you heard about Jean? What's happened? What's happened today (this week etc)?
Use these to find out if somebody already knows the news
Use these to find out what events occured.
Let's review the three main points of this mini-module:
TV and Radio News HEADLINES Introducing Personal News:
Good evening. Here are today's headlines, Aliens have made contact. Pigs have learnt how to fly.
Hi Joe, I've bought a new house. My boss has resigned. I've won the lottery!
The End!Now What?
Details about the news, i.e. the 'when', 'why', 'where' etc, are given with Past Tenses.
Past Simple, Past Continuous & Past Perfect
See the relevant YSP Modules for more info about & practice with these tenses
Exit the module & do the practice exercises on the YSP site
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English Grammar & Use - B1+ Suite
B1 Base
START
The Uses of PRESENT PERFECT
TALKING ABOUT NEWS
STUDY TIME: 10 - 20 Minutes QUIZ: 20 Questions
OUTCOME STATEMENT: Confident use of Present Perfect when talking about THE NEWS & NEW EVENTS/SITUATIONS
THE USES OF PRESENT PERFECT: NEWS Page 1 of 3
Present Perfect has many uses, but a major one is to ask about and give
Have you heard the good news?
No, what's happened?
REVEAL THE NEWS
Present Perfect is interested in WHAT not WHEN, so it's perfect for giving news! News focuses on WHAT has happened. News, by its nature, is always 'current' and related to 'now', so it's obviously not important to specify exactly when something happened.
...Manchester United have confirmed
when exactly? who cares!! It's news.
...Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has agreed to buy...
when exactly? who cares!! It's news.
NEWS = WHAT not WHEN
transcript
FOCUS
We've won that new contract!
That's great news. Let's celebrate
Present Perfect for News Read the panel below
Giving People News We often start by asking "Have you heard the news?" Click thru the panels >>
HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEWS? WE'VE WON THAT BIG CONTRACT!
Standard Present Perfect question used to discover if someone already knows about something Present Perfect to give the news itself.
Remember: When giving news, you don't need to say WHEN something occured, we just need to say that it HAS OCCURRED
FOCUS
Let's look at a couple of examples of NEWS.
NEWS HEADLINES TV & Radio news shows generally start with headlines: Watch the short video
NEWS
1st
Have you heard the news??
Aliens have landed in Rome!!!
...Manchester United have confirmed that the British billionaire, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has agreed to buy a 25% stake in the club in a deal worth over 1.5 billion dollars.
Focus
2nd
NEWS HEADLINES: Brief, attention-grabbing summaries of news stories
omg!!!
No, what's happened?
Present Perfect for News
TV and Radio news programmes start with the HEADLINES These headlines give the essential information about events, but not the details. Headline news about a day's events is in Present Perfect. e.g. Next time you watch some British or US news, listen for it.
Of course, news isn't just on the TV or Radio. Most news is personal news or it's about people we know and things that interest us. Oh, and don't forget about gossip! Lot's of gossip uses Present Perfect for news, e.g. Joan: "Have you heard the latest about Jean from accounts?" Jack: "No, What's she done now?" Joan: "She's had a face lift!" When telling someone about personal news, we often introduce it with Present Perfect, then we go on to explain the details with past tenses.
NEXT: News Headlines
Giving People NEWS:Say WHAT HAS HAPPENED You don't need to specify WHEN it happened, because NEWS is always relevent to NOW!!
THE USES OF PRESENT PERFECT: NEWS Page 2 of 3
The Full Story Gives Details about: the When, the Why & the How things happened
News Headlines Tell Us What Has Happened - not when things happened -
HAVING FIRST INTRODUCED THE NEWS HEADLINE, WE REPORT EVENT DETAILS WITH PAST TENSES
Event detail: 1. 50cm of rain fell in just 2 hours last night overloading the city's drainage system. 2. He took the British throne in 2022 when his mother, Queen Elisabeth II, died. 3. The event reportedly happened in Mexico last week while the Pope was visiting. 4. In late trading yesterday the market hit zero and 2 US banks went bankrupt. 5. The six babies were born between 1 and 3am this morning. Doctors said it was a miracle and that the 3 boys and 3 girls were doing well. 6. ACEA, the Roman water utility, immediately cordoned the spring off and started selling bottles for €10,000 each. The Mayor of Rome called them 'brazen opportunists'. 7. Results of drug testing on the pilots showed they had not taken drugs and sensors on the planes had actually recorded an alien presence. Stay tuned for updates.
We give details with past tenses: Past Simple, Past Continuous & Past Perfect
Here is today's headline news: 1. A major rainstorm has flooded Dubai. 2. King Charles has abdicated. 3. A man, who say's his name is 'Jesus', has successfully turned water into wine. 4. The New York stock market has crashed to a new low. 5. A 55-year-old Spanish lady has given birth to sextuplets. 6. Tourists have discovered the mythical 'Spring of Eternal Youth' in central Rome. 7. US airforce pilots have had a close encounter with a UFO over the Nevada desert.
Now, we report the event as News
Something happensbefore now
What a fascinating, if unbelievable, day of news! I'm sure people would love to find out more details about these stories, but how?
After the HEADLINE, we need the DETAILS
NEXT
THE USES OF PRESENT PERFECT: NEWS Page 3 of 3
QUESTIONS are in PRESENT PERFECT Have you heard the news? Have you heard the latest? Have you heard about Jean? What's happened? What's happened today (this week etc)?
Use these to find out if somebody already knows the news
Use these to find out what events occured.
Let's review the three main points of this mini-module:
TV and Radio News HEADLINES Introducing Personal News:
Good evening. Here are today's headlines, Aliens have made contact. Pigs have learnt how to fly.
Hi Joe, I've bought a new house. My boss has resigned. I've won the lottery!
The End!Now What?
Details about the news, i.e. the 'when', 'why', 'where' etc, are given with Past Tenses.
Past Simple, Past Continuous & Past Perfect
See the relevant YSP Modules for more info about & practice with these tenses
Exit the module & do the practice exercises on the YSP site
A4 CREATIONS © 2024 by JONATHAN BOYDELL is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International