Session 6 The Present Perfect

Session 6 . It could happen to anyone.
The present perfect

Name Miguel Angel Romero Martinez Date November 03.
Write your answers in blue colour.
1. Discuss these questions and write your answers
1. Have you ever tried a fortune cookie?
Yes, I have tried a fortune cookie, I remember I was a child when my mom bought me one
2. Where do you think fortune cookies originated? Why?
According to some information I have heard they were made in japan, Japanese made them famous
3. Has a prediction from a fortune cookie, horoscope, or similar source ever come true for you? If
so, what was it?
No, at the moment I have never come true some prediction, I don’t know if this is good or bad
4. Why do you think these types of predictions sometimes come true?
Maybe, because they are made with sentences for general situation that in some case it might pass
in our lives
Reading an article
A Fortunate Dessert
Have you ever eaten a fortune cookie? If you’ve ever been to a Chinese restaurant, the answer is
almost certainly yes! Most people who have eaten in Chinese restaurants have tried these cookies
and have read the fortunes on the little pieces of paper inside them. Sometimes there is a prediction,
sometimes advice, and sometimes a lucky number. We usually laugh at the fortunes, leave them on
our plates, and forget about them. However, not everyone ignores these messages. In fact, a
surprising number of people have won lottery money with numbers from fortune cookies! Has a
prediction from a fortune cookie ever come true for you?
And what about the origin of this popular tradition? Have you ever wondered where fortune cookies
stated? They obviously come from China, right? Wrong! In fact, many people in China have never
heard of fortune cookies. There are several different theories about the origin of the cookies, and
many researchers think they are an American invention that started in California after World War II.
However, a Japanese researcher, Yasuko Nakamachi, believes that fortune cookies have their origin
in her country. She says that bakeries near a temple outside the city of Kyoto have produced similar
cookies with little messages for many generations, and she has found many references to fortune
cookies in Japanese history and literature. It is possible that the custom travelled to California with
Japanese immigrants in the 19th century.
So why do we get fortune cookies in Chinese restaurants and not Japanese restaurants? Ms.
Nakamachi thinks it’s because in the 1920s and 30s, many Japanese families in California owned
chop suey restaurants and served Americanized Chinese food. So it seems that fortune cookies are
actually a Japanese-Chinese-American invention!
2. According to the text answer the questions.
1. Where do we normally find fortune cookies?
We normally find fortune cookies in Chinese restaurants
2. What kind of information is normally on the paper inside the fortune cookie?
The paper inside a fortune cookie typically contains predictions, advice, or lucky numbers.
3. Where does Ms. Nakamachi think fortune cookies started?
Ms. Nakamachi believes that fortune cookies have their origin in Japan.
4. How does she think the custom arrived in the U.S. A?
Ms. Nakamachi thinks that the custom of fortune cookies arrived in the U.S. with Japanese
immigrants, possibly in the 19th century.
5. According to Ms. Nakamachi, how did fortune cookies become associated with Chinese food?
Ms. Nakamachi suggests that fortune cookies became associated with Chinese food in the U.S.
because many Japanese families in California owned chop suey restaurants and served
Americanized Chinese food in the 1920s and 30s.
The present perfect tense

 The past participle irregular verbs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gUOOlQeD5I
 The past participle practice. Write your answers in your notebook.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QATDXrAsU44
 The present perfect
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=553eeL1Dvho
 The present perfect practice. Write your answers in your notebook.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qah6iOcWpzA
Verbs in past participle
(before doing this exercise watch the video about past participle verbs)
1. Complete the table with the missing forms of the verbs.
Infinitive Past Simple Past Participle

ride Rode Ridden
grow Grew Grown
Write wrote written
be was / were Been
drive Drove Driven
Speak Spoke spoken
Do did done
Have/ has had Had
see saw Seen
Take took Taken
2. Complete the sentences with has / have

(before doing this exercise watch the video about present perfect tense)
1. Yesterday, I went to the city to get a new job. I have never been in a place like that before. It
was amazing!
2. My brother-in-law saw the last chapter of Games of Thrones. He has seen five times since
it finished. It really like him the series.
3. When my siblings were in Japan, they told me about the antique country, they said that they
have gone there but they would definitely come back next year.
4. Last weekend it was my birthday, my fiancée prepared me a big party. It was a surprise for
me. It’s the first time in my life he has organized such celebration!
5. My sister bought a new cell phone to my nephew, it has been a surprise to his birthday!
3. Complete the sentences using the verbs in the box in the present perfect. It could be
affirmative, negative or question
have / iron / break / do(2x) / read / clean / correct / speak / finish

1 (+) I have cleaned the house.
2 (+) Dad has done the shopping.
3 (-) Mrs. Brown has not ironed the clothes.
4 (?) Has Susan spoken to her colleague?
5 (-) Pam and Joe have not had their breakfast.
6 (+) My neighbour has done the gardening.
7 (-) Our Maths teacher has not corrected our tests yet.
8 (-) The basketball match has not finished yet.
9 (+) My brother has broken a window.
10 (?) Has Mr. White read the newspaper?
4. Decide if the sentences are correct or incorrect.
1 Sorry, I’ve forget your phone number.
2 She has been outside the house for six hours.
3 My English teacher have changed her job.
4 Diana has writing an email to me two weeks ago.
5 Tim’s seen a great film.
6 Workers haven’t worked so hard as today.

1 Incorrect. It should be: "Sorry, I've forgotten your phone number."
2 Correct.
3 Incorrect. It should be: "My English teacher has changed her job."
4 Incorrect. It should be: "Diana has written an email to me two weeks ago."
5 Correct.
6 Incorrect. It should be: "Workers haven't worked as hard as today."

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Session 6 . It could happen to anyone.

The present perfect

The present perfect tense

Infinitive Past Simple Past Participle

2. Complete the sentences with has / have

have / iron / break / do(2x) / read / clean / correct / speak / finish

2 (+) Dad has done the shopping.

3 (-) Mrs. Brown has not ironed the clothes.

4 (?) Has Susan spoken to her colleague?

5 (-) Pam and Joe have not had their breakfast.

6 (+) My neighbour has done the gardening.

8 (-) The basketball match has not finished yet.

9 (+) My brother has broken a window.

10 (?) Has Mr. White read the newspaper?

4. Decide if the sentences are correct or incorrect.

1 Sorry, I’ve forget your phone number.

2 She has been outside the house for six hours.

3 My English teacher have changed her job.

4 Diana has writing an email to me two weeks ago.

5 Tim’s seen a great film.

6 Workers haven’t worked so hard as today.

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