Discussing Grammar

New headway upper intermediate
Unit 2: Discussing grammar

3 Put the verbs in the correct tense.
Drive 1 We__Drove__ over 500 miles yesterday.
We ____had______already _______driven_____200 miles today.
We ___drove_________for hours without a break.
Try 2 ______have_____ you ever _____trayed_______ Korean food
______did_____ you kimchee when you were in Seoul?
Go/be 3 How many times _______did_____ you ______gow______ to America?
How many times _____had______ Christopher Columbus ______went_______ to
America?
Live 4 My aunt _____lived______ in the same house since she was born.
I _____lived______ with her for the past month while I look for a job.
Simple and Continuous

LANGUAGE FOCUS
1 Simple verb forms see actions as whole and complete.
He works in London. It rained all night. I've run six miles.
R: I study at South África the text started Im studiying.
2 Continuous verb forms see actions in progress.
I'm working in Rome for two weeks. It was raining when I got up. I've been running for three
hours.
R: They are transfering from school it is starting the semestre test
3 State verbs are not usually used in the continuous.
I know Peter well. I've always liked him.
R: She know the company very well. She worked ther.
Name some more verbs like these.
4. Match a line in A with a line in B. Write 1 or 2 in the boxes.
A B
a Peter comes-R:2 1 from Switzerland
b Peter is coming-R: 1 2 round at 8.00 tonight
c I wrote a report this morning-R:1 1 sent it off this afternoon
d I was writing a report this in morning 2 2 I'll finish it this afternoon.
e What have you done-R:2 1 since I last saw you?

f What have you been doing-R:1 2 with my bag? I can’t find it
g I've had R:2 1 a headache all day
h I've been having-R:-1 2 headaches for weeks.
i I've known - R:2 1 my new neighbours.
j I've been getting to know-R:1 2 Anna for over ten years.
k I've cut 1 my finger-R:1 1 It hurts.
l I’ve been cutting-R:2 2 wood all morning
WRITING A formal letter or email-A letter of complaint
Destination Lonely Planet

5 How do you plan holidays? Do you use travel guides?
R: I dont plan thanh I dont use travel guides
6 Look at the pictures. Tony and Maureen Wheeler are the founders of the Lonely Planet
travel guides.
The travel guide company Lonely Planet was founded by Tony and Maureen Wheeler ...
(When?). Lonely Planet is an outstanding publishing success. Over 120 million guidebooks
have now been printed and it has books for almost every country in the world. They have
been translated into ... (How many) languages. The website www.lonelyplanet.com receives
over 100 million visitors per year, and there has been in excess of 10 million downloads of
its apps. It has offices in the UK, the US, and India with its headquarters in ... (Where?).
Tony Wheeler lived in many different countries when he was young because his father's job
took him all over the world. He studied ... (What?) at Warwick University. Maureen was
born in Belfast. She went to London at the age of 20 because ... (Why?). She met Tony in
Regent's Park three days after arriving.
In 1972 they travelled ... (Where?) The trip took six months. They wrote their first book,
called Across Asia on the Cheap, on their kitchen table in Melbourne. They have lived in
Melbourne on and off ... (How long?). Together they have been to more than 100 countries.
Tony says that the most amazing place he has ever visited is a remote hilltop city called
Tsaparang, in Tibet.
The Wheelers sold Lonely Planet in ... (When?), but Tony still writes for the company. His
new book, Dark Lands, recalls his experiences in countries such as Pakistan and Colombia.
SPEAKING AND LISTENING

Dreams come true
20,000 people were asked in a poll what they most wanted to do before they die. Here are the
top 15 activities.
_____ go whale-watching
_____ see the Northern Lights
_____ visit Machu Picchu
_____ escape to a paradise island
_____ go white-water rafting
_____ fly in a fighter plane
_____ fly in a hot-air balloon
_____ climb Sydney Harbour Bridge
_____ swim with dolphins
_____ walk the Great Wall of China
_____ go on safari
_____ go skydiving
_____ dive with sharks
_____ drive a Formula 1 car
_____ go scuba diving
_____ the Great Barrier Reef
What are your top five? Which don't interest you at all? Explain you reason
R: VISIT MACHU PICCHU COUSE I HAVR KNOW INRECE IN VISITING THER.
*CLIMB SYDNEY ITARBOUR BRIGE BECAUSE I DONT LILCE CLIMBING.
*GO ON SAFARI BECAUSE I WOLD LIKE TO HAVE TIME TO TELL ABOUT MY ADVANTER
TROUTH THER.
*DIVE WITH SHARTS BECAUSE ITS CRASY.
*GO SCUBA DIVIG BECAUSE I DONT LIKE SCUBA DIVING
3 T2.4 Listen to three people describing the activities in exercise 1. Which one is each of
them talking about? How did the experience affect them?
4 Answer the questions with A (Alan), B (Bernie), or C (Carol).

Who ...
1B says their activity was uneventful at first' Why?
2 __C__ didn't finish their activity? Why not?
3 _A___ describes the sound that they heard? What was it like?
4 ___B_ was surprised at the size of what they saw? How do they describe it?
5 __C__ has done the activity twice? Which time was best?
6 __A___ had their activity spoilt by the weather? How'
5 T2.4Listen again and check/complete your answers.
SPOKEN ENGLISH Fillers

When we speak (in any language!), we often use fillers to help give us time to decide what to
say next. These are words and phrases such as like, you know, I mean, kind of, etc.
Bernie Erm ... there was a nervous kind of feeling amongst us.
Carol I was wearing like only a summer dress and sandals.

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New headway upper intermediate

Unit 2: Discussing grammar

Simple and Continuous

e What have you done-R:2 1 since I last saw you?

WRITING A formal letter or email-A letter of complaint

Destination Lonely Planet

SPEAKING AND LISTENING

4 Answer the questions with A (Alan), B (Bernie), or C (Carol).

SPOKEN ENGLISH Fillers

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