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Have you ever given a speech?

Using the present perfect form to talk about your experiences.

1. Discuss
Discuss the following with a partner.

Have you ever... 1. traveled abroad? Where have you been?

2. made a phone call in English? What did you talk about?

3. given a speech to a large audience?

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2. Vocabulary
A. Match the verbs in the box to the objects to form collocations.

make give play study

wear attend spend take

1. sport / games / an instrument 5. a test / an examination

2. a mistake / a phone call in English 6. a uniform / a costume

3. a speech 7. a meeting / a class

4. Online / with a friend 8. time abroad / a lot of money

B. Complete the following present tense, past tense, and past participle verb table.

Present Past Past participle

1. make 6. introduce

2. wear 7. borrow

3. give 8. take

4. install 9. join

5. buy 10. lend

C. Complete the sentences with the best verb from Part 2B. Pay attention to time expressions.

1. My co-worker a mistake on the report and I had to correct it.

2. I’d like to you to Lisa. She is our new web designer.

3. I went to the library to return the book I last week.

4. My co-worker forgot her wallet so I her money for lunch.

5. This morning, I a great translation app on my phone.

6. I want to the English conversation club at my local community center.

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 3. Present Perfect Form
A. Read the conversation with a partner. Change roles and read again.

A Have you ever given a speech in public?

B No, I haven’t. Have you?

A Yes, I have.

B Really? When did you do that?

A I gave a speech at the conference last year in New York. I was quite nervous, but it went well.

B Well done! Have you ever studied another language?

A No, I haven’t, but my wife has. She’s studied Japanese before. Actually, we visited Japan in 2019 and she spoke
Japanese fluently. I was really surprised!

B. Complete the following about the conversation above.

1. Find and underline two questions about general experience. Specific time is unknown or not used.

2. Find and underline two sentences which say when actions happened.

3. To talk about an experience without specific time, use: past tense / present perfect form

4. To talk about a completed action at a specific time in the past, use: past tense / present perfect form

5. The present perfect form is used when time is: important / not important

C. Review the example questions and answers. Can you see a pattern?

Have Subject Past participle Object

1. Have you studied another language?

2. Have you ever given a speech?

Answer
Yes/No Subject Have Past participle Object

3. Yes, I have studied another language.

4. No, I haven’t given a speech.

4. Conversation
A. Write down some interesting activities, e.g. ride an elephant, go bungy jumping.

B. Ask your partner about the activities you wrote in Part 4A.

A Have you ever ?

B Yes, I have. (No, I haven’t. How about you?)

A Really? What / when did you ? How was it?

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 Have you ever given a speech?
Level: Elementary: A2
Pre-Intermediate: A2+
Updated: Dec 22, 2021
Language: Function: Asking and answering questions. Talking about the past.
Forms: Past tense. Perfect forms. Verb noun collocations.
Teaching time: 60 minutes.
Overview: Students identify the basic difference between the simple past tense and present perfect form. Students will
be able to use the present perfect form to talk about their experiences as well as asking and answering present
perfect questions. A past participle review is included.

1. DISCUSS 9. join joined joined

A warm up activity helps set the mood for the topic/lesson and 10. lend lent lent
is a good opportunity to assess students’ ability to generate
C. Individually or in pairs, students complete the sentences using
language as well as elicit target vocabulary used in the lesson. If
the verbs in Part 2B. Remind students to pay attention to time
students struggle to engage with their partners, ask questions
phrases that will help decide if the verb should be in the present
to encourage participation. Allow a few minutes for students
or past tense. Answer any questions that arise. Check answers
to complete the activity and continue the conversation if
with the class.
interesting.
1. My co-worker made a mistake on the report and I had to
Students can present interesting information they learned from
correct it.
their partner to the class.
2. I’d like to introduce you to Lisa. She is our new web
2. VOCABULARY designer.
3. I went to the library to return the book I borrowed last
A. Briefly explain collocations. A collocation is two or more words
week.
that often go together. These combinations just sound ‘right’ to
native English speakers who use them all the time. Demonstrate 4. My co-worker forgot her wallet so I lent her money for
how natural this is by announcing the word ‘pizza’ to the class lunch.
and ask them to reply with the first verb they think of. Most 5. This morning, I installed a great translation app on my
will reply with ‘eat, buy, deliver, order, like, love, make.’ Try this phone.
with other common objects: car, train, lunch. Then announce ‘a
mistake’ or ‘a phone call.’ Students may struggle to think of an 6. I want to join the English conversation club at my local
appropriate verb to use. Individually or in pairs, students match community center.
the verb and objects. Check answers with the class.
3. PRESENT PERFECT FORM
1. play sport / games / an instrument
2. make a mistake / a phone call in English A. In pairs, students read the conversation. Change roles and
practice again. Answer any questions that arise.
3. give a speech
4. study Online / with a friend B. In pairs, students complete numbers 1-5 underlining the
relevant questions and sentences in the text and circling the
5. take a test / an examination correct alternative to complete rules 3-5.
6. wear a uniform / a costume 1. Have you ever given a speech in public?
7. attend a meeting / a class Have you ever studied another language?
8. spend time abroad / a lot of money 2. I gave a speech at the conference last year in New York.
... we visited Japan in 2019.
B. To use present perfect form, students must remember past
3. To talk about an experience without specific time, use
participles. Explain some are regular and end in ‘ed’ or ‘en’;
present perfect form
others are irregular and don’t follow this pattern, e.g. worn,
bought. Individually, in pairs or as a class, complete the verb 4. To talk about a completed action at a specific time in the
table. past, use: past tense
Present Past Past participle 5. The present perfect form is used when the time is: not
important.
1. make made made
2. wear wore worn C. In pairs or as a class, students read the example present perfect
form questions and answers. Demonstrate the construction
3. give gave given
of a present perfect form question on the board if necessary.
4. install installed installed Ever means ‘at any time’. We often use ‘ever’ and ‘never’ with
5. buy bought bought the present perfect form. We use ‘ever’ with questions, e.g.
Have you ever studied Japanese? Explain that present perfect
6. introduce introduced introduced
questions are answered: Yes, I have/No, I haven’t. English
7. borrow borrowed borrowed speakers typically don’t repeat the verb and object in their
8. take took taken answer unless for emphasis.

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 Go around the class and ask students present perfect
questions and insist on Yes, I have/No, I haven’t answers.
Create your own questions that are easy to answer and
require no explanation, e.g. Have you ever eaten pizza?

4. CONVERSATION
A. Individually, students take a minute or two to write down
some interesting activities they want to ask their partner
about. Notes should be verb + object only not full questions.

B. In pairs, students can use the model conversation to ask

their partners about the activities they noted in Part 4A.
Encourage students to continue the conversation by asking
follow-up questions if their partner’s answer is interesting.

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