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I have been / went to Buenos Aires three times in
1 Write the words in the correct order. my life.
a to Australia been l've Last year Betty has been / went to Caracas for
ihe weekend.
I'vebeento Aust¡ralia.
b Paris has to Clara been My mother has seen I saw U2 six times. She's
so lucky.
I haven't been / didn't go to Europe before. This
been They haven't to Japan is my first time.
ln February, Carlos has met / met an interesting
woman in New York"
been Dan over has 30 countries to
,' We have bought / bought a new car yesterday.

have My times been to six parents Spain 4 Write questions with Have you ever?
,, work / in a store?

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b see / someone famous?

g twice We been to have New York
lose / something valuable?

2 Complete the sentences with the present perfect

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form of the verbs (in parentheses).
read / a book in one day?
a l'v* dnlyer: in the desert. (drive)
b Lucia with dolphins. (swim) f ly / in a small plane?

c Mark a Ferrari. (drive)

My sister and her husband on
a farm. (work) 5 Write true short answers to the questions in
Exercise 4. For yes answers, give more information
e I Jennifer Lawrence. (meet)
about when you had the experience.
f My brother and I across the
Atlantic. (sail)
They The Killers. (see) Yes, I have. ln 2OO7 . I worked

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1 f¡nA the eight past participles.

have like menu

e H A K E N,, S F S D
ready Smoking tabl€

D B N A o D T L Y H something Would

o D E S I A E o A A Gooci evening, sir, ma'am.

Good evening. A (1) táble for

N E N A G F S U M
two, please?

E D R I E N N o A Server: Q) or non-smoking?
Man: Non-smoking, Please.
o N D D T I R I S

Server: Would you like (3) to drink?

N M o R K E D D
a glass of water.
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Woman: l'll (4)
Man: And we'd like a bottle of champagne'
a shake shaken Server: Sure.
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c drive Server: Are you (5) to order?
Yes. l'd (6) the chicken.
dfly
Man: And I'll have a
e say
f swim -
Server: (7) you like to see ihe
g win d esse rt
h work Woman: No, thank
Man:
Complete the sentences with past participles of the
verbs in the box.

break buy give have know

lose m€€+ read see speak
a I have never met anyone famous, but I have
*paken to a famous actor on the phone.
' Katy loves Leonardo DiCaprio. She's
all his movies.
The most expensive thing he's ever
is his car. lt was 570,000!
d War and Peace is the longest book l've ever O46 L¡sten and check.

Lindi and Patti have a few Problems

Pronunciation
with their mother.
I have Dan for twentY Years. We 1 Circle the past participle in each group that has a
were at school together. different vowel sound from the others.
s My brother has his leg six times. a won dqne G@ run
h I havenever my passPort. b hurt cauqht bought tauqht
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Tony has me some great ideas c plqyed made paid said
for songs. d slgpt been met meant
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Q47 Listen and check.

2 Put the past participles from the box into the correct
group in Exercise l.

read shaken swum thought

Q48 Listen and check.

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Read the travel forum. Check (r'¡ the three píctures of places or experiences the writers talk about.

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Jamelia §wimming witlr [Link]*
Does anyone know where I can go to swim with dolphins? (l want to swlm with wild dolphins, not
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ln a swlmming pool.) I would like to hear from people who have had the experience themselves.
Thanks.

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* §:kü p.m. Swimming with dolphins in the ocean should be a fantastic exper ence. I haven't done it, but
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l've spoken to people who have done t. They all say Sinai is a good p ace. especia ly around
Nuweiba. I recommend Sinai, l've been there many times. There rs no better place to go than ,

ll^e Beo Sea.

AquaSue Fl§: Swirrrming with dolpl"rins i

I recommend lsla de Mujeres (it means "island of women") in Mexico. The island is next to
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Cancun, which is a famous Mexican vacation destination. l've been to lsla de Muleres three ,

times and I swam with dolphins twice. The dolphins swim freely in the ocean and they're really I

f ieno'y. lt s a fantaslrc e(per ence.

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Maria V**at¡(.rfl ln the Swiss AlFs

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ps§YEs #llB We're thinking about staytng at the Hotel du Lac in lnter aken, Swltzeriand. l
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Klaus
:.:rlit l 1:i; :-:r.'.1:i .. i:t'i:,i Ji ;:r We've been to lnterlaken many times. We haven't stayed at the Hotel du Lac, but it looks
very nice. The name means "hotel of the lake", but it's actually on a rlver between two lakes.
Interlaken rs a beautiful place. There are a loi of tourists, but I don't mind them. You can go up
the Jungfrau mountain in a train from Interlaken. lt's a wonderful experience. l

.E " Undefline the correct answer.

Jamelia had one reply / two replies.
Jamelia wants to swim with dolphins in the ocean /
a swlmming pool.
lsla de Mujeres means "island of men / women."
tr AquaSue liked / didn't like swimming with dolphins.
The Hotel du Lac is on a lake / river.
There are / aren't a lot of tourists in lnterlaken.

3 Are the statements true (T) or false (F)?

Jamelia has swum with dolphins.
CE Will has never swum with dolphins.
Will has never been to Sinai.
Will likes the Red Sea.
AquaSue has swum with dolphins three times.
Klaus has stayed at the Hotel du Lac many times.

I Klaus hates the tourists in lnterlaken.

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How What When Where Would
Forming and answeringWh questions
Building a text from notes The best place you've visited.

What's the name of the Place?

1 Read the travel forum below and answer the
questions. b Where is it?
a What were Ana's two questions? c many times have You been there?
1

d did you last go there?

2
You recommend it?
What was Dan's answer to the f irst question?
The most unusual food You've eaten.

manY times have You eaten it?

s did you f irst eat it?

What was TravelGirl's answer to the second
question? h did you think of it?

i you recommend it?

3 Check (/) the questions in Exercise 2 which were

answered in the text in Exercise'1.

[Link] ms/travel/3729' htm I 4 Think of the best place you've been to and the most
unusual food you've eaten. Write answers tc the
questions in Exercise 2.

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Travelers please helP
c
l'm organizing an online magazine called Travel Now.
d
Please send me any travel stories you have that
answer these questions: What's the best place you've e
ever visited? What's the most unusual food you've
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ever eaten? !

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RE: Travelers Please helP

Write a reply to Ana in Exercise 1. Use your answers
The best place l've ever been to is Morro de Sác f rom Exercise 4.
Paulo. lt's a small island in Brazil. l've been there
three times. I last visited Morro de Sáo Paulo in 2016. ffi
My wife and I had a great time.
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RE: Travelers please helP RE: Travelers please helP
The most unusual food I've eaten is snake' late it
when lwas twelve years old, but lstill remember the
taste. lt was like chicken. lthought it was really nice-l

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