Showing posts with label present perfect. Show all posts
Showing posts with label present perfect. Show all posts

Thursday, April 26, 2018

MUSIC BIOGRAPHY

Present a Biography of a famous musician.

You can include pictures, music etc.. but remember the most important thing is your speaking!

You should try to speak for 3 minutes! Answer the questions on pg. 73. These will guide you.

You will be graded on your use of grammar and vocabulary

You can use notes but don't just read them!! Make eye contact.

Be sure to use the past tense simple past and present perfect.
Use the vocabulary from page 72 to guide you. These are important life events.

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Interview with a Classmate

You are a journalist for Stafford House News! You need to Interview your classmates for the latest edition which will be put on display in the hallway.


Make a magazine interview like pg. 30

Follow the following steps:

1. Brainstorm Questions (on a separate sheet of paper!) Around 5 is a good number because you will need to ask follow-up questions. Also, be ready to change or eliminate your questions if the person you are interviewing says "No." A good journalist has to adapt to the interview.

2. Interview your Partner - 3 Present perfect questions with a follow-up question (or 2) in the simple past.

3. Take notes on their answers - This does not have to be exactly what they say - just the main idea.

4. Edit - best questions, grammar, etc..

5. Publish - write on the magazine pages

6. Present/Read Magazine

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Have you ever....

...peed your pants

...read the Harry Potter Series

...stolen something

...skipped class

...cheated on a test

....been on tv

...hated your friend's boyfriend/girlfriend

...sung in the shower

...shot a gun

...eaten a bug

...snuck out of the house

...scored an important point in a game

...held a snake

...stayed up all night (pulled an all-nighter)

...thrown up in the last 3 years

...forgotten a friend's birthday

...gone surfing

...fallen in public

...made a snowman

...had someone give you flowers/have given someone flowers

...been to Disneyland

...snuck into the movies without paying