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Aim: to practice the structure and use of present tenses

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ONTINUOUS OR  1. have worked      2. teach 3. spend 4. have had 5. have just discovered 6. am studying     7. uses 8. am collecting 9. have examined 10. believe

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ONTINUOUS OR  2. be I am a traveller and a scientist.

I’ve been interested in Australia all my life.

 3.work

I’ve worked as a scientist since 1991.

I work as at Lancaster University as an ethnographer.

I’m working on a book about Australian food and drink.

 4. write I have written more than twenty articles about Australian customs.

I write books on Australia.

I am writing a book on the life of Australian Aborigines.

 5. live I live in Lancaster.

I’ve lived in the UK for twenty years.

I’m living among Australian Aborigines in order to do research for the book.

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MAKE QUESTIONS

 Have you ever travelled abroad?

    Have you ever lived abroad?

How many countries have you been to?

Do you like travelling?

Are you planning a trip anywhere at the moment?

   How many languages do you speak?

How many languages are you learning at the moment?

Are you interested in any country/culture?

T HINK ABOUT YOUR FUTURE .

W HAT MIGHT YOU TELL ME IF YOU MEET ME IN 10 YEARS ?

Use these verbs:      do live work finish plan