1. Unit 12 Success Starts Early

2. GETTING INTO GRAMMAR

3. A. Practice 1. (be) Joanna and Brian here in Seattle for over a year? 2.Joanna (know) Brian for five years. 3.Brian (do) a lot in just a few years. He (finished) school, and he (get) a job. Have been has known has done has finished has gotten

4. A. Practice 4.Joanna (go) back to Canada to visit her family three times since she moved here. 5.Joanna and I have some classes together. We (take, not) any math classes since last year, but we’re going to take calculus this semester. has gone haven ’ t taken

5. B. Read A: I need to make some changes. I (do) the same things too long! B: Really? Like what? How long (live) here? A: well, I (be) in this apartment 2002 and in this city I was born! I (go) to the same gym over five years. has done for have you lived have been since have gone for

6. B. Read B: Yeah, you (be) at this gym I started working here. It’s a great gym! A: Yeah, but I need to change something. Hmm. I (take, not) a vacation a couple of years. Maybe that’s what I’ll do─ go to Buenos Aires! And if that’s too expensive, I’ll get a haircut. I (have) the same style I was 12. B: Sure, start with your hair. have been since haven’t taken for have had since

7. ACTIVATING GRAMMAR

8. A. Listen and write.-1 1. Kim (wants) to be a singer. 2. She (sings) at her uncle’s wedding. 3. She (is) in 22 talent competitions. 4. She (wins) a competition in Los Angeles. Began and finished in the past Began in the past and still true

9. A. Listen and write.-1 5. She (is) successful since she recorded her first album. 6. Kim (has) two hit songs from her first album. 7. She (has) six more hit songs. 8. She (does) a lot of shows this year. Began and finished in the past Began in the past and still true

10. A. Listen and write.-2 Rewrite each sentence from Activity 1 in the simple past or the present perfect. 1. 2. 3. 4. Kim has wanted to be a singer. She sang at her uncle’s wedding. She was in 22 talent competitions. She won a competition in Los Angeles.

11. A. Listen and write.-2 Rewrite each sentence from Activity 1 in the simple past or the present perfect. 5. 6. 7. 8. She has been successful since she recorded her first album. Kim had two hit songs from her first album. She has had six more hit songs. She has done a lot of shows this year.

12. B. Pair work 1. Do you know any people who have won life-changing competitions? What did they win? How did their lives change? 2. Have you entered any contests or competitions? What kind? Did you win?

13. B. Pair work 3. What job do you hope to do someday? What kinds of things have you already done that will help you get this kind of job in the future? 4. Your question: ?