Students focus on the use of present perfect and present perfect continuous forms and understand how to use them to talk about different actions. Students will also be introduced to and use typical Christmas vocabulary and be able to discuss Christmas activities.
I’ve Been Wrapping Presents all Morning

Overview
Seasonal
Level
Intermediate: B1Upper-Intermediate: B2
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4 student pagesTeaching notes
Teaching time 120 mins
Language functions Comprehending text
Language forms
Continuous formsPerfect forms
Activities
Gap fillQuestions and answersReadingWriting
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