The document is about a English class discussing the use of the present perfect and simple past tenses. It provides examples from a U2 song lyric and a short reading about a snowfall in New York City in January 2020. Key details include tourists ignoring a blizzard to play in the snow, and how the snow had not begun falling yet at the end of the year. Students are asked to complete exercises practicing using the simple past and present perfect tenses.

1. LÍNGUA INGLESA
PROF. CARLOS WILTON
3ª SÉRIE
LET IT SNOW!
(PRESENTE PERFEITO OU PASSADO SIMPLES?)
Aula N1

3. LET IT SNOW!
⮚ Ampliação do repertório lexical por meio de textos
e tirinhas.
⮚ Aprenderemos sobre o passado simples e presente
perfeito.

4. VAMOS
PENSAR
• Do you happen to
know this band?

5. BEFORE READING
Lyric: “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for” – by U2
I have climbed the highest mountains
I have run through the fields
Only to be with you
1. What’s the tense of the underlined verbs?
2. When is it used?

6. BEFORE READING
Lyric: “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for” – by U2
I have climbed the highest mountains
I have run through the fields
Only to be with you
1. What’s the tense of the underlined verbs?
Present perfect.
2. When is it used?
To connect the past to the present.

7. READING
“I still haven’t found what I’m looking for” – by U2
I have spoke with the tongue of angels
I have held the hand of a devil
It was warm in the night
I was cold as a stone
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for
But I still haven't found what I'm looking for

8. WARM UP
1.
is the name of
a) a board game.
b) a newspaper.
c) a fashion magazine.
2. Have you ever seen snow?
Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
3. Match the words to the pictures.
snow
blizzard

9. READING
On January 18, 2020, New York City recorded the biggest
snowfall of the year. Snow has formed layers of ice in
Central Park. Tourists ignored the blizzard and went to the
park to play in the snow. Now at the end of the year, the
snow has not begun to fall yet. Let’s wait for the
weather forecasts in the coming days.

10. On January 18, 2020, New York City recorded the biggest
snowfall of the year. Snow has formed layers of ice in
Central Park. Tourists ignored the blizzard and went to the
park to play in the snow. Now at the end of the year, the
snow has not begun to fall yet. Let’s wait for the weather
forecasts in the coming days.
READING FOR DETAILED
COMPREHENSION
1. What did tourists ignore?
They ignored the blizzard.
2. Has the snow begun to fall yet?
No, it hasn’t.

11. LANGUAGE IN USE
SIMPLE PAST X PRESENT PERFECT
“On January 18, 2020, New York City recorded the biggest
snowfall of the year.”
“… the snow has not begun to fall yet.”
phrase in the simple past
phrase in the present perfect

12. SIMPLE PAST X PRESENT PERFECT
✔ “Though we left home only yesterday,...”
✔ “We’ve walked as far as Trafalgar Square”
phrase in the simple past
phrase in the past perfect
LANGUAGE IN USE

13. LANGUAGE IN USE
✔ O Passado Simples é usado para expressar ações
acabadas em um tempo definido.
✔ O Presente Perfeito é usado para:
- Ações que aconteceram num tempo indefinido no
passado.
- Ações que começaram no passado e continuam
até o presente.
- Ações que aconteceram várias vezes no
passado.

14. Exercises
1. Answer with complete sentences:
a) Have you played in the snow? (yes)
Yes, I have played in the snow.
b) Has the blizzard been strong? (no)
No, it hasn’t been strong.
c) Did you travel to a snowy city last year? (yes)
Yes, I traveled to a snowy city last year.
d) Did it snow in Brazil last winter? (no)
No, it didn’t snow in Brazil last winter.

15. 2. Read and answer:
Look at this!
You call this
snow?!
It’s not even and
inch high! What
good is less than
na inch of snow?!

16. Well, it’s pretty.
Nobody ever
closed a school
on account of
prettiness.

17. a) Has it snowed a lot in Calvin’s opinion?
No, it hasn’t.
b) Why did he want more snow?
Because he didn’t want to go to school.

19. 1. (UNIP) Things ___________ a lot since October.
a) changed
b) have changed
2. (ITA) A: Would you like some more whisky?
B: Yes, you ___________ it.
a) have already drunk
b) have already drink

20. Com o auxílio da lista de verbos irregulares, complete as
lacunas com os verbos no Present Perfect. Lembre-se de
que os verbos regulares não estão na lista.
a) The students ________ their exercises lately. (to do)
b) We __________ Peru many times. (to visit)
c) The teacher ________ short stories recently. (to write)
d) Helen _________ her mother this week. (to help)
e) He ________ a lot of accidents here recently. (to see)
f) It _______ a lot this week. (to rain)
g) Bob ________ to Mary lately. (to talk)
h) We _______ TV a lot recently. (to watch)
i) She _________ (just pay) the bills.
j) I ___________ (to be) in US once in my life.
Copie no seu caderno com o título Present Perfect. Essa atividade pode valer
nota no trimestre, faça com atenção.

21. LET IT SNOW!
⮚ Ampliamos o repertório lexical por meio de textos.
⮚ Aprendemos sobre o passado simples e presente
perfeito.