Exercises of Student’s Book

Lesson-2

1   Look at the title of the text below. Do you think Scott won this race? Which continent do you think he was going to?

Scott did not win the race. He was going to the Antarctic.

2   Listen to the words below in context. Try to guess their meaning.

3 Read the text. What problems did Scott face on his journey to the South Pole? Write a summary about these problems and discuss Scott’s journey with a partner.

Scott and the men on the expedition met awful conditions. Their sledges and ponies could not cope. Even the dogs had to turn back. They struggled through blizzards and eventually died of starvation and exposure.

Grammar

The Present Perfect Simple with for, since and time expressions

1 Answer the questions with for or since.

1. How long have you known your best friend?

Since I was five,

2. How long have you lived in this town?

Since 2007.

3. How long has she known Jaber?

Oh, For many years.

4. How long have you been here?

Since eight o'clock!

2 Copy and Complete the table with the time expressions.

The Present Perfect Simple with and Past Simple.

3 Read the text and fill in the gaps using the time expressions from the box.

Yuri Gagarin was a Russian space explorer (1) in the 20th century. He became the first person in space (2) on 12 April 1961. He became a pilot (3) when he was 21, but because he was daring and skilled he was chosen to have space training. The flight in the spaceship Vostok lasted (4) 1 hour and 48 minutes. During that time Gagarin circled Earth.

(5) When he returned, he became a national hero for the Russian people and was famous throughout the world.

(6) Since his famous trip into space, many monuments have been built in his name. (7) In 1968, he died in a plane crash.

4 Make five sentences using the Present Perfect Simple choosing components from each column.

Tom has/hasn't finished the race.

Tom has/hasn't had a great time.

Tom has/hasn't visited many countries. There hasn't been any bad weather.

There has/hasn't been a change in the plan.

5 Complete this letter from a sailor using the Past Simple or the Present Perfect Simple forms of the verbs in brackets.

I am sorry that (1) haven’t written to you for many months.

Our journey has been exciting and I (2) have seen many new lands and met their people since we left Plymouth in August.

For two weeks now we (3) haven’t seen land. We (4) left the island of Tahiti several days ago.

One of crew (5) has been ill for three days now.

I think he ate some strange vegetables when we (6) were on one of the other islands. I (7) have been well since we’ve been on the ship. We are now sailing towards the east, exploring this huge sea. We hope we will find the new southern continent.

 What (8) have they written in England about our voyage since our departure? What do they say about Captain Cook?

He is a brilliant navigator and scientist.

Best wishes,

Tom