1. Talking about experiences
Intermediate Lesson 1

2. Today we are going to learn:
How to ask about unusual experiences
How to use the Present Perfect

4. Glossary:
A bucket list
To kick the bucket

5. Appear on the front cover of a magazine Go to Alaska Do a runner from a restaurant* Learn to ride a motorbike Dye my hair blue* Gatecrash a party* Get arrested Spend a week without using the phone

6. I/you/we/they + have(haven’t) + 3rd form of the verb.
Present Perfect
We use it to talk about what you have or haven’t done in your whole life in general without any specific time.
Have you ever appeared on the front cover of the magazine?
Have you + 3rd form of the verb?
Yes, I have.
No, I haven’t.
I’ve appeared on the front cover of a magazine.
I/you/we/they + have(haven’t) + 3rd form of the verb.
He/she + has (‘s) + 3rd form of the verb.

7. 3rd form of the verb REGULAR Appear – appeared Dye – dyed
Visit – visited
Gatecrash – gatecrashed
Invent – invented
IRREGULAR
Spend – spent – spent
Get – got – got
Do – did – done
Be – was – been
Go – went – gone
Fall – fell – fallen

8. We can use ‘ever’ in questions to make them more expressive.
Have you dyed your hair blue?
Have you ever dyed your hair blue?
We can use ‘never’ to make answers more expressive.
No, I haven’t.
No, I’ve never dyed my hair blue!

9. Go to Alaska Have you ever been to Alaska
Go to Alaska Have you ever been to Alaska? Go been Get arrested Have you ever been arrested? Get been

10. Asking more questions
Sasha, have you ever been on the front cover of a magazine?
Yes, I have.
If somebody says yes, we can use the Past Simple to ask about the details:
When was it?
What magazine was it?
Why did you do it?

11. Task Make questions using this bucket list and write 1-2 questions asking for details
Donate blood
Go to Brazil
Catch a fish with bare hands
Fall asleep at a party
Be in a film
Get married
Do volunteer work
Invent anything
Write a book

12. Today we have learned: How to talk about unusual experiences
How to use the Present Perfect