1. Unit 9 - I have had my cellphone for six months
Practical English 2

2. How long have you been a student at Daegu University?

3. Some of you have been at DU for a long time.
Some of you have just started at DU.

4. GOAL #1 Use present perfect with SINCE, FOR, JUST, YET & ALREADY
Remember we learned the present perfect in Unit 6 to talk about experiences…

5. Review of Present Perfect
to have + past participle
I have been to Paris. X
I have been to Paris last year.
I went to Paris last year.
Use the present perfect for a period of time up to right now.

6. FOR and SINCE since tells when we started
March
NOW
Present perfect + for or since  the length of an experience.
I have been a university student since March.
I have been a university student for 9 months.
since tells when we started
for tells the length (amount) of time

7. JUST Something has happened very recently - it’s NEW!
How long have you lived in Daegu?
last week
moved to Daegu
now
I have just moved to Daegu.
NOTE: JUST goes in between ‘to have’ and the past participle.

8. ALREADY Something before now, but FASTER than expected…
How long have you lived in Daegu?
last week
moved to Daegu
now
I have just moved to Daegu.
I have already met many new people.
NOTE: ALREADY goes in between ‘to have’ and the past participle.

9. YET X Something expected, but ONLY in questions and negatives…
How long have you been a student at DU?
now
March
Have you started the new semester yet?
No, I haven’t. I haven’t started yet. X
NOTE: I have started DU yet.

10. GOAL #2 Talking about problems with technology.

11. digital camera
flat screen TV

12. DVD recorder
photocopier

13. satnav
laptop

14. MP4 player
portable gaming console

15. e-reader
wireless router

16. Problems with technology

17. The paper’s jammed.
The screen’s gone blank.

18. The remote control
won’t work.
It just crashed.

19. The memory card is stuck.
Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz……..
The memory card is stuck.
It’s making a funny noise.

20. The lens is scratched.
The picture is fuzzy.

21. The keyboard is broken.
It won’t eject.
The battery is dead.

22. Computer Vocabulary

23. firewall
download

24. web browser
hard disk drive (HDD)

25. modem
monitor

26. virus
spam

27. WELL DONE!!