1. Activity 1 (Getting 1)
Complete each word by use the letter cards.
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3.
4.
5.

2. 6.
7.
Exercise 1 (Getting 2)
Listen to the sound and write the words you hear in the blank to complete the
conversation.
Nita: Can you (1) an instrument?
Abby: Yes, I can play the piano. I have been taking lesson since I was six years old. Can you
play an instrument?
Nita: Yes, I can play the (2) .
Abby: How long have you been playing?
Nita: For two years.
Abby: Let’s ask Carlos and Paul.
Nita: Can you play any instruments, Carlos?
Carlos: No, I can’t but I can sing. I have been (3) in a choir since last year.

3. Abby: What about you, Paul?
Paul: Well, I haven’t been taking lesson, but I have been playing the (4) at
home for two years.
Abby: Why don’t we start a (5) ? My cousin has a group. Let’s talk to him
about it.
Paul: That’s a great idea.
Activity 3 ( Using 1 )
The sentences in the dice board game.
1. Can you play guitar?
2. How long have you been taking piano?
3. Tell three name of instrument.
4. Ask your friend if he/she can play an instrument?
5. Have you been playing an instrument ?
6. How long have you been singing in a choir?
7. Sing a song.

4. Text 1
Vocabulary
Instrument (n.) : a device used to produce
music; also :
a singing voice.
drums (n.) : a percussion instrument consisting of a
hollow shell or cylinder with a drumhead stretched
over one or both end that is beaten with the hands or
with some implement.
Group (n.) : a number of individuals assembled
together or

5. having some
unifying relationship.
piano (n.) : a musical instrument having steel wire strings that
sound when struck by felt-covered hammers.
operated from a keyboard.
choir (n.) : an organized company of singers.
(as in a church service)
guitar (n.) : a flat-bodied stringed instrument with a long fretted neck and usually six strings
played with a pick or with the fingers .
sing (v.) : to produce musical tones by means of the voice.

6. Text 2
Structure
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
subject+ have/has+ been + v.ing
This tense is called the present perfect continuous tense. There is usually a connection
with the present or now. There are basically two uses for the present perfect continuous
tense.
1. An action that has just stopped or recently stopped
We use the present perfect continuous tense to talk about an action that started in the past and
stopped recently. There is usually a result now.
Here are some examples:
I'm tired because I've been running.
Why is the grass wet? Has it been raining?
You don't understand because you haven't been listening.
2. An action continuing up to now
We use the present perfect continuous tense to talk about an action that started in the past and
is continuing now. This is often used with for or since.

7. Here are some examples:
I have been reading for 2 hours. [I am still reading now.]
We have not been smoking. [And we are not smoking now.]
For and Since with Present Perfect Continuous Tense
We often use for and since with the present perfect tense.
We use for to talk about a period of time - 5 minutes, 2 weeks, 6 years.
We use since to talk about a point in past time - 9 o'clock, 1st January, Monday.
Here are some examples:
I have been studying for 3 hours.
I have been watching TV since 7 pm.
Text 3
Nita: Can you play tan instrument?
Abby: Yes, I can play the piano. I have been taking lesson since I was six years
old. Can you play an instrument?
Nita: Yes, I can play the guitar.
Abby: How long have you been playing?
Nita: For two years.
Abby: Let’s ask Carlos and Paul.
Nita: Can you play any instruments, Carlos?
Carlos: No, I can’t but I can sing. I have been singing in a choir since last year.
Abby: What about you, Paul?
Paul: Well, I haven’t been taking lesson, but I have been playing the drums at
home for two years.

8. Abby: Why don’t we start a group? My cousin has a group. Let’s talk to him
about it.
Paul: That’s a great idea.
Activity 2 (Getting 3)
The students make a group of five and the teacher opens the recording. The
one of each group runs in front of the class and try to draw a picture. The first
who finished drawing is the winner.
1. Monica has been playing piano for two years.
2. Tony has been playing drums since he was six years old.
3. Melissa has been singing in a choir for 1 year.
4. Abby has been playing guitar since he was eight years old.
5. Albert can play all instruments.
6. Jack stays in a group.

9. Task 1 (Using 2)
Draw a picture and describe your favorite instrument.

10. Our favorite instrument is…………………………….......................
We have been playing…..…………………………………………………………………
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Activity 4 (Using 3)
Role play
Situation: Your class mate and you are taking about playing an instrument.
A: Can you play an _____________ ?
B: Yes, I can play__________. I have been taking this lesson since ________.
What about you?
A: Yes, I Can you play _____________ ?

11. B: How long have you been playing?
A: For ______________.