PRESENT PERFECT vs.

SIMPLE PAST Use of English Task

Present Perfect Simple Past

“I HAVE READ THE We use the present perfect to “I READ THE BOOK”
BOOK” talk about…
We use the simple
• A situation or action that past to talk about a
is not finished. finished action or
• A past action with a situation.
result in the present.

- I have lost my keys. (= I can’t find it now) - I lost my keys yesterday.

- Jim has gone home. (= He isn’t here now) - Jim went home ten minutes ago.
- Have you seen Alisson? (= Where is she now?) - Did you see Alisson on Saturday?
- We have bought this house. (= We have a house now) - We bought this house two years ago.
- Have you ever been to Spain? (=in your life until now) - Did you go to Spain last year?

TASK 1: Underline the best time expression for TASK 2: Put each verb in parenthesis into the simple
each statement. past or the present perfect.

a. Did you have a pet when you were a child / WORKING IN A PET SHOP!
ever / in your life?
I have had (have) lots of terrible jobs in my life, but the
b. Have you been to the movies a few weeks ago
worst job I 1 _______ (ever have) was working in a pet
/ last week / this week?
shop. I 2_______ (start) the job two years ago at the
c. I bought a great jacket in my life / over the
years / yesterday. beginning of summer vacation because I 3 _______
(need) the money to pay for my classes. We 4 _______
d. I didn’t go to the beach last summer / over the
years / recently. (have) to sell kittens, puppies and birds in little cages.
I 5_______ (think) I would like the job, because I
e. I’ve met a lot of interesting people last year /
6_______ (always like) animals. I was wrong! The cats
recently / when I was a student.
and dogs 7_______ (smell) disgusting, the customers
f. I’ve spent too much money last night / today /
8_______ (be) rude, and we 9 _______ (often have)
yesterday.
problems with the police. The boss 10 _______ (shout)
Have you ever been I was there on
at us all the time. “How many pets 11_______ (sell)
to the jungle? holiday last year!
today? You 12 _______ (not sell) enough!” One day, the
police 13 _______ (arrest) him and that 14 _______ (be)
the end of that job.
ANIMAL KINGDOM! Vocabulary Task
TASK 1: Complete the crossword puzzle with a word that fits each clue.

ACROSS
1. It eats fish and lives partly in the sea and partly on land or ice.
2. A very large sea mammal that takes air through a hole.
5. A large strong bird with a curved beak. It can see very well.
7. A very large grey mammal that has a trunk (long nose).
9. A very large bird from Africa that cannot fly.
10. This animal has a long face, pointed ears and red-brown fur.
12. A black and white bird that cannot fly and lives in the artic.
13. A large animal that has a long neck and lives in the desert.

DOWN
1. A reptile with a long body and no legs.
3. A large, strong wild animal with a thick fur coat.
4. A large animal with thick skin and one or two horns on its nose.
6. A large black ape that lives in the mountains.
8. An animal with a hard shell that moves very slowly.
11. This wild animal has yellow-orange fur and black lines.

TASK 2: Use the prompts to complete the short conversations. Put the verbs in Present Perfect or Simple Past.

• Be / to a Zoo • Take care of / sick animal • See / wildlife documentary

• Have the chance • Get sick • Lose natural habitat
A: Have ______ ever ______ to a A: Have ______ ever ______ A: Have ______ ______ ______ a
zoo? ______ of a sick animal? wildlife documentary?
B: Yes, I ______. B: Yes, I ______. B: Yes, I ______.
A: What was it like? A: When ______ that? A: What was it about?
B: Fantastic! I _______ the chance B: Last month, when my little cat B: It was about giant pandas and
to see real bears, giraffes and _______ sick. how they _____ _____ their
snakes. natural habitat in recent years.

TASK 3: Use the words in the box to complete the text.

I’m a real animal lover. I’m 1 _________ by the whole animal 2 _________. I loved animals
Safari
Endangered when I was a kid. I used to read every book I could find on animals. I knew all the different
Kingdom
animal 3 _________. The most exciting thing for me was going to the zoo. I used to spend
Lifestyle
Fascinated hours just watching the animals walk around, sit, or even sleep. When I was older, I went on
Wild
a 4 _________to Tanzania. I saw real 5 _________ animals in the jungle and rainforests.
Species
Habitat Everyone should do this once in their lives. Looking at animals in their natural 6 _________
is a real honour. Now I’m worried about the future of many creatures. Some of my favourite
animals are 7 __________. We really need to change our 8 __________ so our children can
have the chance of seeing animals in the wild.
WILD ANIMALS! Reading Task
• Read some information about wild animals from Africa rainforests and Madagascar.

1. 3.
There are 25 species of lemur The forest elephant lives in
in Madagascar and all of them the Congo basin. It is much
are endangered. The lemur is smaller than the African
a monkey-like animal with elephant, which is the
large round eyes, a pointed biggest animal on Earth.
nose, a long tail and soft Nevertheless, even this
woolly fur. “small” elephant can be up to
250 cm tall. Its ivory is
The largest lemur, the Indri, is about 95 cm long, thinner, short and a bit
the smallest, the mouse lemur, is only 15 cm yellow.
long. All lemurs are vegetarians. They like wild
figs, bananas and other forest fruits.
4.
2.
The African forest is also home
The mountain gorilla lives on to different kinds of
the slopes of volcanoes in chimpanzees and baboons.
Rwanda, Zaire and Uganda. Some chimpanzees open nuts
They live in small groups led with stones and branches.
by a dominant male. Groups of about twenty
chimpanzees travel together
They are too big and heavy to climb trees and looking for fruit and leaves to
so they wander slowly through the forest eating eat. At night, they rest in tall
fruit, leaves and berries. They are the largest of trees in branches.
the great apes and look very dangerous.
However, scientists say they are gentle,
intelligent and very friendly.

TASK 1 TASK 2
• Choose the most suitable heading from the list • Decide if each statement is correct or incorrect.
(A-F) for each part (1-4) of the article. • If it is correct, mark C. If it is not correct, mark I.
• There are two extra headings you do not need to
use. 1. ___ All lemurs are quite big. They are about 95
cm long.

HEADINGS 2. ___ The lemurs on Madagascar are protected.

A. The biggest of the great apes. 3. ___ The mountain gorilla lives in a small group
B. Searching for food together. with a dominant leader.
C. Madagascar is my home.
D. The fastest animal in Africa. 4. ___ The African elephant is the biggest animal
E. A bit of geography. on Earth.
F. Taller than a man.
5. ___ Chimpanzees sleep on the ground.
WODERFUL CREATURES Reading Task
• Read the article about badgers.
• Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space 1-8.

BADGERS

Not many people have (0) _____ seen a badger. 1) _____

black and white animals can sometimes (2) _____ the size
of a large dog. They live in underground holes in woods and
forests in Europe and many of their homes have been there
(3) _____ centuries.

Scientists have even found bones of badgers (4) _____ 250,000 years ago. The old
English word for a badger was “brock” and a few English villages, for example
Brockenhurst and Brockley, have (5) _____ that name.

(6) _____ are lots of children’s books about badgers. In (7) _____ stories badgers
are very old and clever, but in others they’re not nice at all. Certainly, badgers are
not very friendly and only (8) _____ out at night. They live on insects and small
animals, but also eat young plants and eggs. Badgers are definitely wonderful
creatures!

0. A. ever √ B. still C. soon

1. A. That B. This C. These
2. A. being B. be C. been
3. A. for B. since C. during
4. A. after B. from C. at
5. A. keeping B. keep C. kept
6. A. Here B. There C. They
7. A. some B. any C. every
8. A. came B. come C. comes
ANIMAL WORLD! Listening Task

LISTENING TASK 1
• Listen to some descriptions (1-10) about animals.
• Put the correct number (1-10) next to each animal (A-H).
• You will hear the descriptions twice.

A ___ B ___ C ___ D ___ E ___

DOLPHIN KOALA SNAKE WHALE SHEEP

F ___ G ___ H ___ I ___ J ___

MONKEY SHARK MOUSE GIRAFFE ZEBRA

LISTENING TASK 2 LISTENING TASK 3

• Listen to a conversation between a man and an • You will hear some information about a place
assistant in a pet shop. called Sea World.
• For questions 1-5, tick A, B or C. • Listen and complete the questions (1-5).
• You will hear the conversation twice. • You will hear the information twice.

1. The man’s son

birthday is…
A
B
Next week
This Sunday
Sea World
C On Saturday
Open: Tuesday-Sunday
2. How old will the boy A Twelve
be? B Eight Closed during month of: 1 …………………
C Ten
Watch a film about the
3. The shop assistant A don’t need care. 2 The………....…..Centre
sea in:
thinks dogs… B smell a lot.
C are playful.
Dolphin show starts at: 3 …………… p.m.
4. Which pet is easy to A A tortoise
take care of? B A dog
Shop sells: 4 ……...………and books
C A rabbit
5. Which pet did the A A dog
Child’s ticket costs: 5 £………..…
man buy? B A kitten
C A rabbit
TALKING ABOUT ANIMALS Speaking Task
TASK 1 – PAIR WORK

• Work in pairs and take turns to ask your partner the questions below.
• Write your partner’s answers in the columns marked ANSWER 1 & ANSWER 2.
• Report your partner’s responses in front of the class.

QUESTIONS ANSWER 1 ANSWER 2

a. Have you ever had any pets? Which one?

b. Do you think dogs are better than cats? Why?

c. Do you think it is OK to put wild animals in zoos? Why?

d. When was the last time you saw an animal? Where?

e. Have you ever seen TV shows about animals? Which one?

f. What wild animal you would like to be? Why?

TASK 2 – PAIR WORK

• Here is some information about a zoo.

• You and your partner will choose one card each: Student A (Card 1) / Student B (Card 2)
• Student A: Use the information on your card and ask questions.
• Student B: Use the information on your card to answer your partner’s questions.
• Change the roles and talk about going to the zoo. You can start the conversation like this…

Student A: Hello! Have you ever been to a zoo?

Student B: Yes, I have. I went to the zoo with my family last year.

STUDENT A STUDENT B
Animal World Zoo
ZOO

• Name / zoo ?
• Where ?
Open every day of the year
• Child’s ticket ?
9.00 am – 6.00 pm
• Adult’s ticket ?
Elephants, lions, bears,
• What animals ?
penguins & much more
• Open tomorrow ?
Adults £12 Children £6
2 kilometres from town centre
WILD ANIMALS! Writing Task
TASK 1 – Questions 1-5

• Read the descriptions 1-5 about animals. What is the word for each one?
• The first letter is already there.
• For questions 1-5, there is one space for each other letter in the word.

0. A very large bird that cannot fly. O STRICH

1. This animal has a very long neck and eats leaves from the top of trees. G __ __ __ __ __ __
2. A large fish with sharp teeth and a pointed fin on its back. S __ __ __ __
3. A reptile with a long body and no legs. It can be venomous. S __ __ __ __
4. This animal carries its baby in a pocket. K __ __ __ __ __ __ __
5. People ride on the back of this animal or use it for carrying things. H __ __ __ __

TASK 2 – Questions 6-10

• Read the letter and the note about a school trip.

• For questions 6-10, fill in the information on the School Trip Booking Form.

8 December Dad,

Dear Mr. Taylor, Please fill in my form. I don’t

want to see fish in an aquarium,
On 6th January, there is a trip for but wild animals at the zoo
classes 3A and 4A to Blackford sounds great.
Aquarium or Walton Zoo. The cost Remember, I’m not in 3A now! I
is only £10 – last year it was £15! don’t want to travel by bus – it
We could go by train or by bus.
takes too long.
Please tell us which you prefer by
15th December.
Suzanna

Lois Jones

School Trip Booking Form

Student’s name: Suzanna Taylor
Class: 6. ________________
Trip to: 7. ________________
Travel by: 8. ________________
Date of trip: 9. ________________
Cost: 10. £______________