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Lesson 5

EXPRESSING AN OPPINION

 MOBILE PHONES

  1. Complete the sentences with the vocabulary from the previous lesson

  1. It is true that mobiles are very popular nowadays, but they can ____ more harm than good

  2. Using a mobile for too many hours playing games, watching videos you can  ______ your eyes andit can ____ different illnesses

  3. Lots of children, teenagers and ____ can easily become _____to mobiles and waste time

  4. Some apps (applications) can contain different viruses which can easily ____all the programs or delete information

  5. _____I believe that mobiles are very important nowadays and people can hardly ___ ___them

Present Perfect revision

PRESENT PERFECT

DEFINITION OF THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

The present perfect is used to indicate a link between the present and the past. The time of the action is NOT IMPORTANT, and we are often more interested in the RESULT than in the action itself.

THE PRESENT PERFECT IS USED TO DESCRIBE
  • An action or situation that started in the past and continues in the presentI have lived in Bristol since 1984 (= and I still do.)

  • An action performed during a period that has not yet finished. She has been to the cinema twice this week (= and the week isn't over yet.)

  • A repeated action in an unspecified period between the past and now. It`s about the LIFE EXPERIENCE  We have visited Portugal several times.

  • Negative experience is used with NEVER: I have never been to Portugal

  • An action that was completed in the very recent past, expressed by 'just', “recently”…. I have just finished my work.

  • An action when the time is not important. The RESULT is important He has read 'War and Peace'. (= the result of his reading is important)

Note: When we want to give or ask details about when we use the simple past

FORMING THE PRESENT PERFECT

The present perfect of any verb is composed of two elements : the auxiliary verb  have/has plus the past participle of the main verb. The past participle of a regular verb is base+ed, e.g. played, arrived, looked. For irregular verbs, see the Table of irregular verbs in the section called 'Verbs'.

 

http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/grammar/perfectpast/spin%20wheel%20present%20past%20tenses.html

 

https://www.mes-games.com/animals4.php

 

 

MOBILE PHONES: GOOD OR BAD

Listening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaDY3OsSrNk&t=27s

Pre Listening

I was thrilled to get a ___ as a present as my friends have had it for ages

To approve

To be disturbed by something(somebody)

THIS IS CERTAINLY A BAD POINT OF MOBILE PHONES

To make unnecessary calls

Some experts say that mobile phones can cause damage to your health

This health risk has not been yet proven

 

Complete:

I was thrilled to get a ___ as a present as my friends have had it for ages The good point is that you can ____someone quickly and ___in an emergency

 If you have missed the bus you can ___ your parents

If you are in  danger , you can ____ ___ _______

I feel _____ with a mobile phone

 I would like to ___ my friends a lot but that is too costly

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