This handout focuses on the use of the present perfect simple form with adverbs: just, yet, already, and still. Students review and practice using typical Christmas vocabulary and will be able to talk about the things they have and haven’t done in preparation for Christmas.
Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet?
Overview
Seasonal
Level
Elementary: A2Pre-Intermediate: A2+
Included
4 student pagesTeaching notes
Teaching time 120 mins
Language functions
Asking and answering questionsDescribing actionsTalking about the past
Language forms
AdverbsPerfect formsVerb noun collocations
Activities
DiscussionGap fillMatchingMultiple-choiceQuestions and answersReading
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