Unit 3, grade 7: Community Service – A Closer Look 2
1. Grammar
Past simple and present perfect (past simple and present perfect)
1.1. Task 1 Unit 3 Grade 7
a. Listen again to part of the conversation. Underline the past simple or the present perfect.(Listen to the dialogue again. Underline the past simple or the present perfect.)
Click to listen
Guide to answer
Reporter: Have you ever done volunteer work?
Roof: Yes. I’m a member of Be a Buddy – a program that helps street children. Last year we provided evening classes for fifty children.
Reporter: Wonderful! What else have you done?
Roof: We‘ve asked people to donate books and clothes to the children.
Translated:
Reporter: Have you ever done volunteer work?
Roof: Yes. I am a member of “The Companion” – a program that helps street children.” Last year we offered evening classes to 50 children.
Reporter: Great! Did you do anything else?
Roof: We have asked people to donate books and clothes for the children.
b. When do we use the past simple? When do we use the present perfect? Can you think of the rules? (When do you use the past simple? When do you use the present perfect? Can you think of a rule?)
Guide to answer
Translation
The past simple
We use the past simple for an action that started and finished in the past.
Last year we offered evening classes to 50 children.
Present perfect
We use the present perfect for an action that happened a couple of times before. The exact time is not important.
We have asked people to donate books and clothes for the children.
Translation
Memorize!
– We often use a specific time, for example: yesterday (yesterday), last month (last month), two years ago (two years ago) for simple past tense.
– We usually use ever (ever), never (never)so far (hitherto), several times (many times, several times),… gives present perfect.
1.2. Task 2 Unit 3 Grade 7
Past simple or present perfect? Put the verb in brackets into the correct form. (Past simple or present perfect? Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.)
first. They (clean) the beach one week ago.
2. They (collect) hundreds of books so far.
3. I (collect) stamps when I was a child.
4. She (fly) to Da Nang many times but last year she (go) there by train.
5. You ever (see) a real lion? No, but I (see) a real elephant when we went to the zoo last month.
Guide to answer
1. They cleaned the beach one week ago. (They cleaned up the beach a week ago.)
2. They have collected hundreds of books so far. (So far they have collected thousands of books.)
3. I collected stamps when I was a child. (I collected stamps as a child.)
4. She has flown to Da Nang many times but last year she went there by train. (She has flown to Da Nang many times but last year she went there by train)
5. Have you ever seen a real lion? No, but I saw a real elephant when we went to the zoo last month. (Have you ever seen a real lion? No, but I saw a real elephant when I went to the zoo last month.)
1.3. Task 3 Unit 3 Grade 7
Choose the best answer. (Choose the best answer)
Guide to answer
1. REMOVE 2. REMOVE 3. OLD 4. A 5. OLD 6. REMOVE
Translation
first. Have you done your homework yet?
2. Yes, I’ve done it.
3. Dickens wrote many novels.
4. Her mother has written 3 books. She will start writing the fourth book soon.
5. I think I’ve met him before.
6. Oh yes! Now I remember. I met him when I was in Hoi An. He’s our guide!
1.4. Task 4 Unit 3 Grade 7
With a partner, write sentences about yourself in the past simple and the present perfect. Use the words from the box below. (Working with a friend beside you, write sentences about yourself in the past simple and present perfect. Use the words in the box below.)
Guide to answer
– Last December I visited my grandma in Ho Chi Minh city.
(Last December I went to visit my grandmother in Ho Chi Minh City.)
– I have never eaten this fruit.
(I have never eaten this fruit before.)
– I started to play the piano five years ago.
(Five years ago, I started playing the piano)
– I have visited Hanoi three times.
(I have visited Hanoi 3 times already.)
– I started to dance in 2011.
(I started dancing in 2011.)
– I had lunch one hour ago.
(I had lunch 1 hour ago.)
– Have you finished the essay yet?
(Have you finished the article yet?)
– Last spring, I come to Da Lat with my parents.
(Last spring, I went to Da Lat with my parents)
1.5. Task 5 Unit 3 Grade 7
In pairs, student A looks at the fact sheet below and student B looks at the fact sheet on page 33. Each student asks and answers questions about the fact sheet to complete the information. (In pairs, student A looks at the fact sheet below and student B looks at the fact sheet on page 33. Each student asks and answers questions about the fact sheet to complete the information)
Guide to answer
* BE A BUDDY
A: What happened in 2011?
B: Be a Buddy was established in 2011.
A: What did Be a Buddy do in 2012?
B: In 2012, Be a Buddy started ‘A Helping Hand’ program for street children.
A: What has Be a Buddy done so far?
B: It collected books and clothes for street children. It also made toys for children in need.
Translation:
* PARTNER
A: What happened in 2011 ?
B: Companion was established in 2011.
A: What did the companion do in 2012?
B: In 2012, the Companion started the program “A helping hand” for street children.
A: What has the Companion done so far?
B: It has collected books and clothes for street children. It has also made toys for needy children.
* GO GREEN
A: What happened in 2011?
B: Go Green was established in 2011.
A: What did Go Green do in 2012?
B: In 2012 Go Green started clean up project on every first Sunday.
A: What has Go Green done so far?
B: It helped people recycle and cleaned up streets and lakes. It also planted flowers and trees.
Translated:
* LIVE GREEN
A: What happened in 2011 ?
B: Go Green was established in 2011.
A: What did Go Green do in 2012?
B: In 2012 Go Green started a cleaning project every first Sunday of the month.
A: What has Go Green done so far?
B: It helps people recycle trash and clean up streets and ponds. It also grows flowers and trees.
2. Practice
Choose the best answers to complete the sentences (Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.)
Question 1: My sister works as a volunteer at a _______ in the city.
A. donate B. shelter C. community D. homeless
Question 2: Nowadays, a lot of ________ live in a nursing home.
A. homeless people B. elderly people C. street children D. disabled people.
Question 3: There are a lot of ________ after the storm.
A. homeless people B. elderly people C. nursing home D. None are correct.
Question 4: We ____ to the cinema last night.
A. go B. went C. have gone D. has gone
Question 5: We ____ 2 hours reading Physics books yesterday.
A. spent B. spend C. was spent D. had spend
Question 6: Page ____ me 20 minutes ago.
A. phones B. phoned C. had phoned D. has phoned
Question 7: I wish I _____ his name.
A. knew B. knew C. known D. had known
Question 8: John was reading a book when I ____ him.
A. seen B. had saw C. had seen D. saw
Question 9: Yesterday, I _____ to the restaurant with a client.
A. gone B. go C. went D. was gone
Question 10: What ___ you do last night?
A. did B. do C. will D. should
3. Conclusion
At the end of the lesson, you need to do the full exercise, remember the structure and usage of past simple and present perfect hoàn. From there, know how to apply to talk about your own activities and activities to help the community.
– The past simple Used to describe a definite action or thing in the past or has just ended.
Structure: S + V2/ V-ed or S + was/ were
Ex: I studied English last night (I studied English last night)
– Present perfect Used to describe an action that has been completed up to the present time without discussing the time it took place.
Structure: S + have/ has + V3/ V-ed
Ex: It has rained for 2 days (It’s been raining for 2 days now)
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