How long have you studied English? What
  are you studying right now in English?

I have studied English for 5 years. Right
now, we are studying….I think/don´t think
        that it´s very interesting.
Have you started a new activity or joined a
           new club this year?

Yes, I have. This year, I stopped playing
soccer and started doing judo. I think it
           was a good decision!
Have you had a sleepover at a friend s
             house recently?

Yes, I have. Last weekend, I slept over at
 Andrea´s house. We stayed up very late,
 watched movies, and ate popcorn. It was
               so much fun!
Have you seen a really interesting
programme on television this week? Tell me
                 about it.

Yes, I have. A couple of days ago, I saw a
   programme about the meteor strike in
     Russia. It was very informative.
What’s the best YouTube video you have
            seen recently?
 The best YouTube video I have seen
  recently was a video I saw about…
Can you tell me about the last time you
             went to the cinema?
  The last time I went to the cinema was
 earlier this month. I went with my family
and we saw the movie ¨Wreck it Ralph.¨ It
 was very funny. I think we will go back to
               the cinema soon.
Have you travelled to the center of Madrid
       recently? What did you do?

   The last time I went to the center of
 Madrid was last weekend. I went with my
 family. We took a walk in a park called El
Retiro and then we ate at a nice restaurant.
Have you done your first communion? Will
           you do it this year?

Yes, I have. All my friends came and I got
            a lot of presents.

  I will do my first communion next year.
Have you been to a birthday party
   recently? What did you do there?


 Yes, I have. My friend had his birthday
 party at a bowling alley. It was a lot of
fun because we bowled and we ate a lot of
                   pizza.
Have you ever been to a wedding? Did you
like it? Do you think that you will go to one
               in the future?

Yes, I have. It was really nice. There was
  a lot of food and everyone was dancing!

 I think that I will go to a wedding in the
                  future.
What’s the best present you have received
               this year?

The best present I have received this year
                   is…
What foreign food have you tried lately?

  One foreign food I tried recently was
    Japanese food. I liked it a lot.

I recently tried Indian food. I didn t like
       it because it was too spicy.
Have you been to a museum or an
exhibition recently? If yes, tell me about
                    it.

Yes, I have. I went to an exhibition about
 Outer Space in a park called la Casa de
     Campo. It is in the city center.

    No, I haven t, but I would like to.
Have you ever been to the circus? If not,
          would you like to go?

Yes, I have. It was fun to see all of the
                animals.

  No, I haven t, but I would like to go.
Have you been in any competitions
     recently? Tell me about them.

Yes, I have because I was in a dance/judo
               competition.

Yes, I have because I played in a football
              tournament.

  Yes, I have because I ran in a cross
             country race.
Can you tell me about an interesting journey
            you’ve had recently?

Yes, I can. Last month, I went to my town
 because I had some time off from school.
I played with my cousins a lot and it was so
                 much fun!
Have you ever been to the U.S.A.? If not,
          Would you like to go?

Yes, I have. Last year, I went to Florida
             with my family.

  No, I haven t, but I would like to go.
When was the last time you bought a comic?


 The last time I bought a comic was last
week. I have already finished reading the
    comic because it was really good.

       I have never bought a comic.
When was the last time you felt really
                happy?

   The last time I felt really happy was
 yesterday/last weekend… because I won a
 football match/went to the park with my
friends/saw a movie that I really liked/ate
            my favorite food…

6 tg5 - recent personal experiences

  • 1.
    How long haveyou studied English? What are you studying right now in English? I have studied English for 5 years. Right now, we are studying….I think/don´t think that it´s very interesting.
  • 2.
    Have you starteda new activity or joined a new club this year? Yes, I have. This year, I stopped playing soccer and started doing judo. I think it was a good decision!
  • 3.
    Have you hada sleepover at a friend s house recently? Yes, I have. Last weekend, I slept over at Andrea´s house. We stayed up very late, watched movies, and ate popcorn. It was so much fun!
  • 4.
    Have you seena really interesting programme on television this week? Tell me about it. Yes, I have. A couple of days ago, I saw a programme about the meteor strike in Russia. It was very informative.
  • 5.
    What’s the bestYouTube video you have seen recently? The best YouTube video I have seen recently was a video I saw about…
  • 6.
    Can you tellme about the last time you went to the cinema? The last time I went to the cinema was earlier this month. I went with my family and we saw the movie ¨Wreck it Ralph.¨ It was very funny. I think we will go back to the cinema soon.
  • 7.
    Have you travelledto the center of Madrid recently? What did you do? The last time I went to the center of Madrid was last weekend. I went with my family. We took a walk in a park called El Retiro and then we ate at a nice restaurant.
  • 8.
    Have you doneyour first communion? Will you do it this year? Yes, I have. All my friends came and I got a lot of presents. I will do my first communion next year.
  • 9.
    Have you beento a birthday party recently? What did you do there? Yes, I have. My friend had his birthday party at a bowling alley. It was a lot of fun because we bowled and we ate a lot of pizza.
  • 10.
    Have you everbeen to a wedding? Did you like it? Do you think that you will go to one in the future? Yes, I have. It was really nice. There was a lot of food and everyone was dancing! I think that I will go to a wedding in the future.
  • 11.
    What’s the bestpresent you have received this year? The best present I have received this year is…
  • 12.
    What foreign foodhave you tried lately? One foreign food I tried recently was Japanese food. I liked it a lot. I recently tried Indian food. I didn t like it because it was too spicy.
  • 13.
    Have you beento a museum or an exhibition recently? If yes, tell me about it. Yes, I have. I went to an exhibition about Outer Space in a park called la Casa de Campo. It is in the city center. No, I haven t, but I would like to.
  • 14.
    Have you everbeen to the circus? If not, would you like to go? Yes, I have. It was fun to see all of the animals. No, I haven t, but I would like to go.
  • 15.
    Have you beenin any competitions recently? Tell me about them. Yes, I have because I was in a dance/judo competition. Yes, I have because I played in a football tournament. Yes, I have because I ran in a cross country race.
  • 16.
    Can you tellme about an interesting journey you’ve had recently? Yes, I can. Last month, I went to my town because I had some time off from school. I played with my cousins a lot and it was so much fun!
  • 17.
    Have you everbeen to the U.S.A.? If not, Would you like to go? Yes, I have. Last year, I went to Florida with my family. No, I haven t, but I would like to go.
  • 18.
    When was thelast time you bought a comic? The last time I bought a comic was last week. I have already finished reading the comic because it was really good. I have never bought a comic.
  • 19.
    When was thelast time you felt really happy? The last time I felt really happy was yesterday/last weekend… because I won a football match/went to the park with my friends/saw a movie that I really liked/ate my favorite food…