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I have been visiting Mexico
- mirnaflipper1
- 28 feb 2023
- 4 min de lectura
Actualizado: 8 mar 2023
Welcome to this lesson!
I invite you to visit Mexico through this beautiful and enjoyable lesson.
Today, we are going to visit the most beautiful places in Mexico and get some ideas of what to see and do if you visit Mexico.
Let´s start
Mexico City is one of the most ancient cities in North America, making it one of the most visited cities in the world.
It's important for visitors to learn the history of Mexico City in order to understand the sights and culture.
First, we will learn new vocabulary about travel.
Example: travel nouns, weather, geographical features, etc.
Travel nouns: trip, travel, journey, tourism.
Compound nouns: beach holiday, city break, travel companion, luxury hotel, train ticket, plane ticket, bus ticket.
Verbs: rent, book, return, flight, arrival, departure, check in, take.
At the airport: airport, baggage, ticket, credit card, customs, hostess, hotel, map, metal detector, lounge, passport, visa, compass, plane, caravan, cruise, route, tour, safari, taxi, passenger, pilot, terminal, flight attendant, security gate, boarding,
Weather vocabulary: sunny, stormy, cloudy, rainy, windy, foggy, dry, gloomy, snowy, hot, clear, freezing, cold, warm, cool.
Geographical features: mountain, desert, river, sea, ocean, valley, volcano, cave, glacier, island, waterfall, lagoon, hill, lake, city, beach, town.
OBJECTIVE
Objective: by the end of this lesson, you will be able to express, to write and to produce descriptions and phrases that started in the past and are still going on by using the present perfect continuous is real context.
Use and Structure of the Present Perfect Continuous.
Remember!
Has- he, she, it (third person singular, pronouns)
Have- You, we, they (plural form, pronouns)
Analize the following examples according to the structure/pattern presented.
She has been studying English.
He has been talking all afternoon.
We have been waiting.
They have not been working.
How long has been raining?
Remember the use of contractions!
He´s been waiting for you.
They´ve been talking about me.
A letter to a friend talking about travelling.
Time expression used with the present perfect continuous.
The Present Perfect continuous tense describes an action that started in the past (a recent past event) and continues in the present. We use For and Since in order to express the time.
Example:
Kelly, my daughter, has been studying Spanish since we arrive.
Raul, my husband, has been looking for more beautiful places to visit since yesterday.
We use *since* with a point intime in the past.
since morning,
since yesterday,
since 2022,
since November.
Example:
My daughter Alondra has been playing with some other kids in the swimming pool here at the Paradise Hotel for two hours.
We use *for* with a period of time in the past, present or future.
for two hours,
for three months,
for five years,
for a long time.
When we are talking about recent situations is most common to use the present perfect continuous.
Examples:
It´s been raining since lunchtime.
I have been studying French for two months.
Michael has been doing the same job for two years.
He started his job 2 years ago and he hasn’t finished yet. It still continues.
In questions using -How long...?
How long have you been studying French? for two months.
How long has she been driving her new car? She has been driving since yesterday.
How long have they been working here? They´ve been working here for 6 years.
These questions asked about the time or length of time spend in the activity. We can answer with an amount of time (FOR an amount of time) or SINCE a specific time in the past until now.
How long has she been driving her new car? She has been driving since yesterday.
What I have been doing?
When we arrive to a new place, because we are on holidays or vacations, we can do several things in there, that depends on your time, but it is necessary to visit the most incredible places in the new city or town you are.
For example, you can visit a museum, a park, a famous restaurant, the monuments in the city, an interesting church or catedral, the most wonderful rivers, lagoons, waterfalls, etc.
Study the following situations:
In a museum:
A: What have you been doing?
B: I have ink stains on my hands, I have been painting a portrait.
In an office:
A: You have your eyes red. What have you been doing?
B: I have been working on the computer for hours.
At the hotel:
A: Are you crying?
B: Yes, I have been arguing with my boyfriend over the phone.
At the beach.
A: Hey, your sandals are dirty.
B: yeah! I have been playing beach soccer since morning.
All of these examples talk about an activity that is still happening.
There are some verbs that cannot be used with the present perfect continuous tense:
know
like
believe
We can also ask questions using this grammar that start with have or has.
Wow Alex you look great! Have you been working out?
This question doesn’t ask about an amount of time. It is asking if Alex has been doing something recently that still continues.
These kinds of questions need a YES or NO answer.
B: Wow Alex you look great! Have you been working out?
A: YES I have, thanks. I joined the gym at my school last month.
Now, let´s practice with an exercise.
REFERENCES
Barbezat, S. (2020, April 20). Mexico's Weather: What to Expect. TripSavvy. https://www.tripsavvy.com/mexicos-weather-what-to-expect-1589004
Google (2021) pictures and graphs.
Kenneth (2019). How to Teach Present Perfect Continuous to English Learners. Sitio web: How to Teach the Present Perfect Continuous (thoughtco.com) recuperado el 02/07/2021.
Lynch, L. (2022, August 26). Essential Travel Guide to Mexico City - Savored Journeys. Savored Journeys. https://www.savoredjourneys.com/shortcut-guide-to-mexico-city-mexico/ Mary Ellen muñoz. (2011). ESL Grammar Intermediate and Advance. United States of America: REA. Norman Coe. (2012) Oxford Living Grammar Intermediate. Oxford University Press.
Places to visit Mexico: tourist maps and must-see attractions. (n.d.). www.thetraveller.co.uk. https://www.thetraveller.co.uk/mexico/map.html
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