The document discusses various experiences people may have had in their lives pertaining to cinema, computers, health, and school. It provides examples of questions to ask about those experiences, such as whether someone has ever met a movie star, had a computer virus, spent a night in the hospital, or cheated on an exam.

1. Talking about …
Experiences, achievements
& trips

2. Present Perfect
Form:
-ed
Have/has + past participle
3rd column (given, gone…)
Affirmative
I
You have played/swum
We
They
_____________
He
She
has played/swum
It
Interrogative
I
Have
you played/swum?
we
they
_____________
he
Has
she played/swum?
it
Negative
I
You haven’t played/swum
We
They
______________
He
She hasn’t played/swum
It

3. •
Cinema experiences
Have you ever met a movie star? Have you cried in a cinema? Have
you left the cinema before the movie ended? etc.
•
Computer experiences
Have you ever been in a video conference? Have you ever had a
computer virus? Have you ever used an Internet chat? etc.
•
Health experiences
Have you ever spent a night in hospital? Have you ever broken a
bone? Have you ever had an operation? etc.
•
School experiences
Have you ever cheated on an exam? Have you ever had a crush on
a teacher? Have you ever played truant? Have you ever copied
homework from someone else? etc.

4. Super-successful David Jones has done it
all and he’s still only 18. He made his
own computer company two years ago,
and has already become a millionaire.
He not only has a talent for making money,
but has succeeded in everything else he
has tried. “ I’ve done everything, I’ve
been everywhere, I’ve lived life to the
full,” he says.
His list of achievements is truly amazing. In
his short life he has already:
• joined the list of The 200 Richest People
in Britain, with £ 2.7 million in the bank.
• travelled to almost every country in the
world. “ America is my favourite,” he
says. “I haven’t been to Australia yet, but
I plan to go there next month.”
• learned five languages. “Japanese is an
interesting language, but I like
Norwegian best,” he says.

5. Experiences you’ve never
had


Things I have never done and wouldn't
like to do.
Things I have never done and would
like to do.

6. Why not?
Because I’ve seen it a hundred times!
Because I’ve read it!
Because I’ve finished my work!
Because I’ve never met him!

7. Life line
1971 – Harry is born in London.
1976 – Harry and his family move to Kuwait.
1988 – Harry finishes school and starts
working for an Cleanoil, an
American oil company.
1996 – Harry is promoted to manager at
Cleanoil.
1997 – Harry meets Amina.
2000 – Harry and Amina get married.
2001 – Harry Jr. is born.