vocabulary
The urban planners decided against/on building a new highway because they didn’t want to cut down trees.
against
True or false. The present perfect & the present perfect continuous are used to connect the past and the present.
True
I haven’t worked in the office for/since last Friday.
since
You use for/since to talk about a period in time.
since
The speaker argued for/against animal testing. She said that saving human lives is more important than protecting animals.
for
What type of verbs are: know, seem, be, have?
Stative Verbs
I have been studying environmental science since/for 3 years.
for
Mention 2 phrases you can use in an imaginary scenario.
Imagine you are…. Picture this scene…
We have been talking for hours, but we still haven’t decided for/on a plan.
on
True or False. The present perfect continuous is used to talk about states rather than actions.
False; stative verbs are not usually used with continuous sentences.
Complete with present perfect or present perfect continuous.
Scientist _______ (know)about climate change for more than 100 years.
have known
You use the present perfect/present perfect continuous to talk about how long something has taken.
present perfect continuous
Complete the collocation:
______damagecause
The present perfect/present perfect continuous is used to describe experiences and states.
Present perfect
Complete with present perfect or present perfect continuous.
Polar bears _____ (be) a “threatened species” since 2008.
have been
Complete the collocation with for, on, or against:
stand up ———
stand up for…
Complete the collocation:
______the message
spread
What are 3 common verbs you can use for both present perfect and present perfect continuous?
live, study, work
Complete with present perfect or present perfect continuous.
Since I learned about the danger to polar bears I _____ (speak out) about the issue.
been speaking out
Complete the collocation with for, on, or against:
speak out
speak out against