Ticket-In W2 Writing Pill 1 2023-2

TICKET-IN WEEK 2
Name:
A. Fill out the chart based on the video. Write real examples about you.
The Present Perfect

Affirmative Form Negative form Questions:
_____________________________ _____________________________ _________________________________
Example: Example: _
Example:
Uses of Present Perfect:
-affirmative: she has studied in that school for 5 years
-negattive: she hasn’t eat cookies
-questions: have you visit Colombia?
Example with already: she has already taken a shower
Example with yet: he hasn’t eat the lunch yet
Example with just: she just bought the apples
Example with for: they have lived here for 10 years
Example with since: we have work there since 2006
B. After the video: Read the text about the importance of music in our lives and complete it using the Present Perfect and the
verbs in parentheses.
Let’s talk about music

(1)have you ever thought (think) about what life would be like without music? Well, I have, and I think the world
would be a very quiet place. In my opinion, music is something extraordinary; it is what makes humans “human”.
Music is in several ways the fabric to our lives and the definition of society. It (2) has been (be) described as one of
the most treasured human experiences; everyone enjoys music, and this (3) has become (become) more apparent
in significant events such as weddings, graduation ceremonies, formal inaugurations and birthdays. No matter
what it is used for, music is the perfect art and our lives would be incomplete without it. Over the past years, many
musicians and producers (4) has made (make) new music genres, and they (5) have mixed (mix) traditional rhythms
with current tunes to create new catchy music.
There are many different genres and styles for every occasion. For instance, the ambience in any room can be set
just by adding some music, and even there is soothing and relaxing tunes which can make our bad days better.
Every culture makes music and every past culture (6) has created (create) music too. Several studies (7) have
shown (show) how music affects many parts of our brain deeply, creating strong feelings and lasting memories.
The more we learn about music, the more we will be able to say what we want in music. Listening to music (8) has
proved(prove) to be like therapy for our souls.
C. Personalization: Answer the following questions about your favorite artist or band. Search for some information on the
internet if you need to. Write complete sentences using the Present perfect: Example: She has sung in more than 10
important music festivals around the world.
1. Who is your favorite artist or band? My favorite artis has been feid since 2019
2. Why is he/she/it your favorite? He is my favorite because he has sung many of my favorite songs
3. What is your favorite song? My favorite song has been luna since I heard this years
4. Has he/she won any prizes? Which ones? He has won many prizes, like latin grammys
5. How long has he/she been a musician? He has been musician for 8 years
6. Has he/she been to Colombia? He has been in Colombia all his life
7. Which was his/her latest album or song? His last album has been ferxxocalipsis
8. Has he/she sung in a different language from his/her native one? No, he hasn’t written song in other language yet
9. Extra information: _____________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
D. Effects: Watch the Writing Pill video and complete the following sentences. Identify an effect for these situations.
1. If you forget to set the alarm clock. _________________________________________________________

2. If you study hard for a test. ________________________________________________________________
3. Today is windy so, _______________________________________________________________________
4. I can’t sleep and as a result________________________________________________________________
5. It was very sunny, and I forgot to put on suncream, therefore, ____________________________________
6. Pollution leads to________________________________________________________________________
E. Connectors: Watch the second video from the writing pill and complete the following chart.
Connectors for your essay

Adding information To give authority Contrast Concluding
Moreover According to… Although All in all
therefore experts, In conclusion
Contrast information Adverbs however To sum up
However Unfortunately To summarize
Giving example Results & consequence Giving opinion Listing & Ordering
For example As a result In my opinion Firstly
For instance so I believe Secondly
In my view Finally
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TICKET-IN WEEK 2

The Present Perfect

Let’s talk about music

1. If you forget to set the alarm clock. _________________________________________________________

Connectors for your essay

Excellent job! You are ready for class 😊

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