Primary Unit Plan II

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ENGLISH LESSON

Exam strategies

Present perfect & Present continuous

Critical thinking

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Social Networking: Advantages & DisadvantagesAdvantages Global Connection: Facilitates relationship maintenance and new connections worldwide. Amplifies Marginalized Voices: Allows sharing of experiences and support for social causes. Professional Opportunities: Supports networking and targeted marketing. Creativity & Self-Expression: Platform for sharing ideas, talents, and accomplishments. Disadvantages Mental Health Impact: Increases anxiety, depression, and feelings of inadequacy. Privacy Risks: Collection and sale of personal data; limited control over information. Misinformation: Spread of "fake news" and polarizing content. Dependency & Social Comparison: Encourages a culture of comparison and dependency. Conclusion Balance between benefits and risks: conscious, responsible use is necessary to maximize advantages and minimize negative effects.

critical thinking

4. Express and justify your opinions, evaluate and speculate. Use the current phrases. To give/justify/invite opinios: I think this one would be good because... What do you think?/In my opinion/I'd say that... What about you?/I'd suggest that we... Do you agree? To agree with an opinion: Of course/I think so too/ Exactly/You're absolutely right/That's a good point/I don't think so either. To disagree with an opinion: That's different/However/That's not entirely true because.../I'm sorry to disagree with you, but.../ Yes, but don't you think.../I'm not sure about that.

1. Listen carefully to the task instructions, which the interlocutor gives you 2. Look at the questions and all the ideas quickly and then start discussing each idea with your partner. To start off the collaborative task: Where shall we start? Which idea shall we start with? Do you want to start or shall I? So we have to... (summarise task) 3. Remember to refer back to the ideas on your task sheet

Exam Strategies

EXCERCISE

Intrest in the action rather than the result

Describe a past action with result in the present

Emphasise the duration ofa completed action

Actions began in the past and still happening

present perfect continuous

Recent actions with present significance

Number of actions repeated

Recently completed actions

Unfinished actions in the past

Past in a general way

present perfect

Esercizio 1: Completa le frasi con il Present Perfect Simple o il Present Perfect Continuous I (work) __________ on this project since morning, and I'm almost finished. She (already/finish) __________ her homework. They (not/see) __________ that movie yet. We (paint) __________ the house all day, and now it looks amazing. He (live) __________ in this city for ten years now. I (clean) __________ my room, so now it looks tidy. It (rain) __________ since this morning; the roads are wet. Esercizio 2: Scegli la forma corretta (Present Perfect Simple o Present Perfect Continuous) I (have waited / have been waiting) __________ for you for over an hour. She (has learned / has been learning) __________ French for two years now. We (have already bought / have already been buying) __________ the tickets for the concert. He (has worked / has been working) __________ in the garden for hours, and he's exhausted. They (haven't seen / haven't been seeing) __________ each other in a long time. My brother (has fixed / has been fixing) __________ his car all morning, and he still isn't done.

The Present Perfect Continuous is used when we are intrested in the action rather than the result.What have you been doing all day? Nothing much, just relaxed.

Present Perfect Continuous is used to emphasise the duration of actions which began in the past and are still happening.He's been training all day She's been studying all the afternoon for this exam

The Present Perfect Simple is used to describe recent actions with present significance.He's not here. He's left five minutes ago She's not playing with us anymore. She has changed team this season.

The Present Perfect Simple is used to express the unfinished past when talking about actions or events that continue into the present. It is often used with for and since. He has been playing football for ten years They have been married since 1987

To describe recently completed actions often with just, recently, etc. I've just finished watching this film I have recently started a new tv series

The Present Perfect Continuous is used to emphasise the duration of a recently completed action.I've been searching for a house for months until now. You've been trying to pass the exam for two times and You've finally passed it.

The Present Perfect Simple is used to describe a number of actions repeated in a period up to the present. I've tried many times to do this excercise this afternoon. I've read this passage for times but I am still not understanding

The Present Perfect Continuous is used to describe a past action which has produced a visible result in the present. Why is the coach angry? His team has been making errors all the match.

Present Perfect Simple is used to refer to the past in a general way when talking about experience and knowledge. It is often used with expressions of indefinite time such as ever, never, yet just, already, before, etc. Have you ever been to New Yotk? I haven't finished my homework yet. I've never eaten indian cuisine.