First Day & Life Lessons Oxford English Daily Conversation part 2

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📺 Oxford English Daily Conversation – Part 2

Present Perfect (experience & duration) + Pronunciation /ɪ/

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Step 1: Prediction – Look at the title

"Oxford English Daily Conversation – Part 2"

What do you think happens in this episode? Discuss with a partner.

The episode might include workplace situations, family visits, arguments, environmental topics, or relationship changes.

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Step 2: Key vocabulary

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

to stand someone up

to not show up for a planned meeting with someone.

to split up

to end a romantic relationship.

landfill site

a place where waste is buried underground.

to recycle

to process used materials so they can be used again.

health farm

a place where people go to improve their fitness and diet.

to fancy someone

to be attracted to someone (British English).

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Step 3: Before you watch – Discuss

1. What does Julia tell Rebecca about her feelings?

2. Why is Julia unhappy at her parents' house?

3. What does Martha think of the health farm?

4. Why does Julia break up with Tim?

5. What environmental issue is shown at the end?

Think about: Julia's romantic feelings, family arguments, Martha's strict diet, Tim's priorities, and landfill/recycling.

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Step 4: Watch the video

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Step 5: Answer the questions (after watching)

1. What does Julia tell Rebecca about her feelings?

2. Why is Julia unhappy at her parents' house?

3. What does Martha think of the health farm?

4. Why does Julia break up with Tim?

5. What environmental issue is shown at the end?

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Step 6: Grammar discovery – Present perfect

🔍 Look at these sentences from the video:

• "How long have you been at Apex TV?"
• "You’ve worked with me on the food program, you’ve done some interviews, and you’ve done quite a lot of research."

❓ Discovery questions (discuss with a partner):

• What tense is used to ask about duration from past to present? (present perfect: have/has + past participle)
• What tense is used for the specific past action ("started")? (past simple)
• When do we use present perfect? (to talk about experience, or actions that started in the past and continue)

✅ Present Perfect
We use it to talk about:
- Experience (without a specific time): "She has worked on many projects."
- Duration from past to now (with 'for' or 'since'): "She has been at Apex TV for about a year."
Structure: have/has + past participle
Example from the video: "You’ve done some interviews."

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Step 7: Pronunciation focus – Short /ɪ/ sound

🎯 Target sound: /ɪ/ – short, relaxed vowel like in "it", "big", "sit".

Listen and repeat. Click 🔊 to hear each word.

this /ðɪs/

wanted /ˈwɑːn.tɪd/

big /bɪɡ/

sit /sɪt/

💡 Tip: The short /ɪ/ sound is very common. Practice with a relaxed, short vowel – don’t stretch it like "ee".

More /ɪ/ words in this episode: it, give, different, difficult, sister, little, business, minute, finish, English, listen.

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Step 8: Controlled practice – Complete the sentences

1. Julia ________ (work) at Apex TV for about a year.

2. She ________ (do) many interviews and research.

3. Tim ________ (stand up) Julia several times.

4. Rebecca ________ (feel) jealous of her sister Cindy.

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Step 9: Freer practice – Speak & record

🎙️ Speaking prompt: Use the present perfect to talk about your own work or study experience (e.g., how long you have studied English, what you have done). Record a sentence that correctly uses the structure.

💡 Examples:
• "I have studied English for three years."
• "Julia has worked on the food program."

You said:

🎯 Bonus challenge: Include a word with the short /ɪ/ sound (this, big, sit, wanted).

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