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Business trips
Lesson code: KD9T-BBXB-CJ6T-P ELEMENTARY

1 Reading
Patrick and Michael work for the British branch of a Spanish company. Read their conversation below.

Patrick: Michael, I'm going to visit our head office in Madrid next week.
Michael: Oh, lucky you!
Patrick: Have you been there?
Michael: No, I haven't. I haven't been to our head office.
Patrick: Really? Have you been to Spain?
Michael: Yes, I have. I went to Barcelona last summer. It was lovely. Why are you going?
Patrick: Well, I'm going to attend an important meeting to discuss our new marketing strategy.
Michael: It sounds interesting. I would like to go. I enjoy business trips. I went to Berlin last month to
visit one of our clients. Have you been to Berlin?
Patrick: No, I haven't. Not yet.
Michael: How long are you going to stay in Madrid?
Patrick: About 3 days. It's not enough time for sightseeing. But the weather is going to be fantastic.
Have you been to a hot country before?
Michael: Yes, I have. I've been to Dubai. It was boiling there.
Patrick: Dubai? Wow, I haven't been there. And have you been to a very cold country?
Michael: Yes, I have. I've been to Iceland.
Patrick: My manager has been to Iceland. He went there last year. He said it was freezing.
Michael: Yes, I agree!
Patrick: Who are you going to travel with?
Michael: A few colleagues from my department. We are very excited about the new marketing strategy.

Find a word which means ...

1. very nice
2. very cold
3. very hot
4. earlier than today
5. happy, enthusiastic and interested
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2 Present perfect of `be'

Study the sentences, answer the questions and look at the table below.

A: I went to Barcelona last summer. B: I've been to Iceland.

1. Does Michael say when he went to Barcelona? yes / no

2. Does Michael say when he went to Iceland? yes / no
3. What is the full form of I've?
4. What is the present form of I've been?

Present perfect of `be'

affirmative forms negative forms questions
I've (I have) been I haven't (have not) been Have I been ...?
You've (You have) been You haven't (have not) been Have you been ...?
He/she/it's (He/she/it has) been He/she/it hasn't (has not) been Has he/she/it been ...?
We've (We have) been We haven't (have not) been Have we been ...?
You've (You have) been You haven't (have not) been Have you been ...?
They've (They have) been They haven't (have not) been Have they been ...?

Short answers
Yes, I have. / Yes, you have. / Yes, he has ...
No, I haven't. / No, you haven't. / No, he hasn't ...

• We use the present perfect to talk about our experiences (things that happened to us in the past), but
we do not say when they happened.

• We make the present perfect of be with have/has + been.

• been is called the past participle. Every verb has a past participle form.

3 Practice
Make sentences with the present perfect of `be' ( (X) -- make negative sentences).

1. Carl / Spain Carl has been to Spain.

2. you / Ireland ?
3. I / Germany (X)
4. They / Japan
5. John / Singapore ?
6. Daniel / Australia (X)
7. We / Poland
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4 Complete the dialogue

Now complete the dialogue from Exercise 1 with the present perfect of `be'.

Patrick: Michael, I'm going to visit our head office in Madrid next week.
Michael: Oh, lucky you!
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Patrick: there?
2 3
Michael: No, . to our head office.
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Patrick: Really? to Spain?
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Michael: Yes, . I went to Barcelona last summer. It was lovely. Why are you going?
Patrick: Well, I'm going to attend an important meeting to discuss our new marketing strategy.
Michael: It sounds interesting. I would like to go. I enjoy business trips. I went to Berlin last month to
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visit one of our clients. to Berlin?
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Patrick: No, . Not yet.
Michael: How long are you going to stay in Madrid?
Patrick: About 3 days. It's not enough time for sightseeing. But the weather is going to be fantastic.
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to a hot country before?
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Michael: Yes, I have. to Dubai. It was boiling there.
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Patrick: Dubai? Wow, there. And to a very cold country?
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Michael: Yes, . to Iceland.
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Patrick: My manager to Iceland. He went there last year. He said it was freezing.
Michael: Yes, I agree!
Patrick: Who are you going to travel with?
Michael: A few colleagues from my department. We are very excited about the new marketing strategy.

5 Find somebody who ...

One-to-one and small classes: Work with a partner. Ask questions with `Have you been to ...?'

1. a very hot country?

2. a very cold country?
3. a dangerous country?
4. a big conference?
5. a casino?
6. a big wedding?
7. the most expensive restaurant in your hometown?
Larger classes: Ask your classmates questions with `Have you been to ...?' and find a person who fits
the sentences on the next page. Write `Nobody' if you cannot find anybody.
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Find someone who ...

has been to a very hot country.

has been to a very cold country.

has been to a dangerous country.

has been to a big conference.

has been to a casino.

has been to a big wedding.

has been to the most expensive restaurant in his/her

hometown.

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1- Reading

1. lovely 2. freezing 3. boiling 4. before 5. excited

2- Present perfect of `be'

This exercise introduces the students to the present perfect form of the very `be'. The concept of the present
perfect will be unfamiliar to many elementary students, especially if a similar tense does not exist in the learner's
native language. Students need to understand that the present perfect is used to talk about a past experience
without saying when the event took place. Draw attention to the table and the points below. Point out that `I've been
to ..' means that you went somewhere and came back. With a stronger class you could compare the structure
with the present perfect of `go' (`I've gone to ...'), which means that you went somewhere and didn't come back.
1. yes
2. no
3. I have
4. I am

3- Practice

2. Have you been to Ireland?

3. I haven't been to Germany.
4. They have been to Japan.
5. Has John been to Singapore?
6. Daniel hasn't been to Australia.
7. We've been to Poland.

4- Complete the dialogue

1. Have you been

2. I haven't
3. I haven't been
4. Have you been
5. I have
6. Have you been
7. I haven't
8. Have you been
9. I've been
10. I haven't been
11. have you been
12. I have
13. I've been
14. has been

5- Find somebody who ...

In a large class, have the students stand up and ask each other the questions. Tell them that they cannot have the
same name written down more than twice during this activity. Do some feedback on the exercise, asking what the
students discovered about each other. Students cannot give their own countries in answer to any of the questions.
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