Aim: How do we make small talk with new people?

Do Now: Using the present perfect tense, complete the sentences:

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She _________________ (work) here for 4 years. They _________________ (be) students at Grover Cleveland for 3 years. The family ________________ (live) here since 1951. It _____________ (be) the custom for years to pass the sword from one king to the next. She ______________ (see) weird situations before but this situation was different.

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During the party last week, Marcus _________________ (go) around making small talk with the guests. Last night, the president ________________ (call) a formal meeting amongst all the country representatives.

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She ______________ (go) to Ecuador before. They ______________ (see) that movie before. Jose _______________ (work) at this school since 1985. I _______________ (watch) that movie 5 times already

Write 5 true sentences about things that you have never done in the past.
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Example: I have never cheated on a test before. I have never _____________________. __________________________. __________________________. __________________________. __________________________.

Page 17 Conversation
Annie: Guess what? Im going to spend a month in Mexico City. Rick: Thats great! What are you going to do there? Annie: Im going to work in my companys office there. Im a little worried, though. Ive never been to Mexico before. Rick: But youve met lots of people from Mexico, and youve taken Spanish lessons. Annie: Thats true. And I guess Ive learned something about Mexican customs. Rick: It sounds to me like youre ready to go.

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Conversation 1: The speakers are in __________. Conversation 2: The people are in __________.
They will talk about _____________. Afterwards, they will talk about ____________.

B. What will they talk about next?

Contractions

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Complete the following sentences using the present perfect tense. You may choose any verb. They ___________________ three times last year. She ____________________ before. I _____________________ already. They ___________________ before. The students ___________________ already. They teacher ___________________ already. The kids ______________________ 3 times this week. She ________________________ 5 times already. We ________________________ many times in the past. They _________________________ already.