Have we met before? Present perfect

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🧐 Recognizing a Familiar Face

Present Perfect for Life Experiences + Pronunciation /f/

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Step 1: Prediction – What will happen?

Look at the title: "Recognizing a familiar face". What do you think happens in the video? Who might recognize whom? Where could they have met before?

✔️ Someone might remember a person from a past job, a trip, or a family connection.
✔️ They might have met in a restaurant, on an airplane, or through a relative.
✔️ The video may use questions like "Have we met before?" and "Have you ever...?"
✔️ The end might reveal a surprising connection (e.g., a sister, a shared memory).

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Step 2: Key vocabulary & phrases

🔊 Click the audio button to hear pronunciation. Click Show definition to see the meaning.

receptionist

A person who greets and assists visitors in a building.

familiar

Well known from past experience; easy to recognize.

coincidence

A surprising situation where two things happen at the same time by chance.

snorkeling

Swimming underwater with a mask and a breathing tube.

waitress

A woman who serves food and drinks in a restaurant.

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Step 3: Before you watch – Discuss

1. Where does Miss Novak think she might have seen Marie before?

2. What places does Miss Novak ask about (e.g., Chicago, Egypt, China...)?

3. How are Marie and Miss Novak finally connected?

Think about: Miss Novak thinks Marie was a waitress in Chicago, a taxi driver in Egypt, a pilot in China, etc. The connection is through Marie's sister Katarina.

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Step 4: Watch the video

📌 Pay attention to the questions Miss Novak asks. Listen for the present perfect (have you ever...).

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Step 5: Answer the questions (after watching)

1. Where does Miss Novak think she might have seen Marie before?

2. What places does Miss Novak ask about?

3. How are Marie and Miss Novak finally connected?

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Step 6: Grammar discovery – Present perfect for life experiences

🔍 Look at these sentences from the video:

• "Have you ever driven a taxi in Egypt?"
• "Have you ever gone snorkeling in Australia?"
• "Have you ever been to Chicago?"
• "No, I haven't." / "Yes, I have."

❓ Discovery questions (discuss with a partner):

• What tense is used to ask about past experiences without a specific time? (present perfect)
• What is the structure of a present perfect question? (Have/Has + subject + past participle?)
• How do you answer a "Have you ever...?" question? (Yes, I have. / No, I haven't.)
• Why do we use the present perfect here instead of past simple? (Because we don't mention a specific time; we just ask if the experience happened at any time in life.)

✅ Present Perfect – Life experiences
• We use the present perfect to talk about experiences in our lives without saying exactly when they happened.
• Structure: have/has + past participle.
• Questions: Have/Has + subject + past participle?
• Short answers: Yes, I/you/we/they have. / No, I/you/we/they haven't.
• In the video, Miss Novak uses "Have you ever...?" to ask about Marie's past jobs and adventures.

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Step 7: Pronunciation focus – /f/ sound (as in "face", "familiar", "forget")

🎯 Target sound: /f/ – a voiceless sound made by pressing your bottom lip against your top teeth and blowing air.

Listen and repeat. Click 🔊 to hear each word.

face /feɪs/

familiar /fəˈmɪl.i.ər/

forget /fərˈɡet/

field /fiːld/

from /frʌm/

💡 Tip: Place your top teeth on your bottom lip and push air out. Don't use your voice (vocal cords). Practice: "I never forget a face. She looks familiar."

More /f/ words: field, from, first, phone, photograph, feel, fine, find. Listen for them!

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Step 8: Controlled practice – Complete the present perfect questions

1. __________ you ever __________ (drive) a taxi?

2. __________ she ever __________ (go) snorkeling in Australia?

3. I __________ never __________ (be) to Paris.

4. __________ you ever __________ (see) a ghost?

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Step 9: Freer practice – Speak & record

🎙️ Speaking prompt: Use the present perfect to ask your partner a "Have you ever...?" question, or answer one about yourself. For example: "Have you ever traveled to another country?" Record your sentence.

💡 Examples:
• "Have you ever eaten sushi?"
• "I have never seen the ocean."
• "Have you ever met a famous person?"

You said:

🎯 Bonus challenge: Include a word with the /f/ sound (face, familiar, forget, from, first).

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