Apendix 1

Hi! My name is Amira. I am from Venezuela, but I live in Dallas. I have lived in Dallas for five years. I li e it here very mu!h be!ause I !an improve my "n#lish. I have al$ays loved the "n#lish lan#ua#e. I have learned "n#lish sin!e I $as in hi#h s!hool. %ivin# in the &tates has been very interestin#! I have met so many ni!e people. 'hey are from all over the $orld. It has been a #reat experien!e so far.

Worksheet 2
How long ______ (he / live) in New Jersey? Peter ______ (not play) baseball since 1987 ! ______ (spea") #$ssian %or twenty years &e _____ (not see) 'o( since )hrist(as ________ (*lan / %ly) in an airplane be%ore? +hannon _____ (not / go) to l$nch yet ,$r class _____ (ta"e) a %iel- trip three ti(es this year &here _____ (they / (ove) to? Jenni%er _____ (as") that .$estion %o$r ti(es to-ay /o$ _____ (not eat) l$nch yet0 have yo$? Jason _____ (want) to (ove to New /or" since he was %ive years olHow long _____ (they / "now) Peter? *le1an-ra _____ (wor") %or !23 since 4554 Je%% _____ (b$y) a %ew boo"s this wee" +ally ______ (not rea-) that boo" yet _____ (they / leave) %or wor" yet? 2ill _____ (not / -rive) very %ar to-ay &e _____ (en6oy) eating sea%oo- all o% o$r lives _____ (he / watch) the -oc$(entary yet? ! _____ (not / %inish) the 6ob yet

Worksheet 3

Choose the correct time expression used with the present perfect tense. 'hey have live- in that ho$se (since / %or) ten years +he has (6$st / yet) gone to the ban" 7ran"lin hasn8t arrive- in 2oston (yet / alrea-y) &e have wor"e- at this co(pany (since / %or) 4558 Jason hasn8t telephone- (e (since / %or) two wee"s How (long / ($ch) have yo$ "nown +$san? 'hey8ve (alrea-y / yet) st$-ie- the past si(ple tense ,$r (others have (6$st / yet) le%t %or the station 'he Presi-ent has travele- to (ore than twenty co$ntries (since / %or) he was electe'ho(as hasn8t ha- ti(e to rea- the boo" (6$st / yet) *lice has tol- (e she8s (yet / alrea-y) been to that par" 3y -a$ghter8s (6$st / since) %inishe- her ho(ewor" Have they (alrea-y / yet) spo"en to 3r Peters? !8ve (6$st / %or) interviewe- the best can-i-ate %or the 6ob ,$r coach hasn8t chosen the starting tea( (alrea-y / yet) 2ob an- 'i( have (alrea-y / yet) -eci-e- where they are going on vacation Have yo$ p$rchase- the new co(p$ter (6$st / yet)? +a( has wante- to go to Japan (%or / since) he was a little chilJason hasn8t wor"e- here (since / %or) very long ,$r boss has (6$st / yet) hire- a new engineer

Worksheet 4

Each sentence or group of sentences contains one mistake. Find the mistake and correct it. Example: Sentence: He lived in that house since 1999. Correction: He has lived in that house since 1999. 9i- yo$ %inish that 6ob yet? ! haven8t seen the %inishe- pro-$ct 'o( wor"e- in o$r co(pany %or 15 years He starte- in 4555 'hey8ve live- in New /or" %or 15 years be%ore they (ove- in 1987 ! saw that %il( three ti(es in (y li%e How long -i- yo$ have yo$r c$rrent car? &hen -i- yo$ b$y it? +he has "nown 'o( %or %i%teen years 'hey have (et in Paris Jason has wante- to go to 9isneylan- since he has been a chil! have gone to +an 7rancisco in 199: !8ve been there a total o% three ti(es He went to l$nch b$t sho$l- be bac" soon 'he cri(inals have co((itte- three cri(es 'he have co((itte- the %irst cri(e at 15 o8cloc" last night