Dream teams
The Saudi Arabian National Football Team
The Green Falcons
Complete the blanks with the Present Perfect Simple of the verbs in brackets and the
boxes with for or since.
1. A: How long you (be) here?
B: I (be) here 3 o’clock this afternoon.
2. I (not speak) to my cousin Barbara months.
3. Gary and Alan (not play) tennis last Sunday.
4. you (see) Ruth the summer?
5. The school basketball team (not win) the championship
five years.
Present Perfect Simple: How long?, for, since
EXAMPLE
for + a period of time
since + a point in time
How long has Robbie been in the team?
Robbie has been in the team for 4 years.
Robbie has been in the team since 2007.
1. The Dream Team played at the Barcelona Olympics of
.
2. The Dream Team were the national team of .
3. There were players in the Dream Team.
4. The Dream Team won games at the
Olympics.
5. Some Angolan players asked for with the
Dream Team.
Listen to two radio presenters talking about the
best sports team ever and complete the sentences.
A. Talk in pairs about a team you know of.
Use the ideas below.
What sport do they play?
Where do they play?
What league are they in?
Have they won any championships/trophies, etc.?
What exactly?
How successful have they been this season?
What have they achieved?
Who are some of the most successful players?
Do you like this team?
B. Use the ideas from activity 5A to write a paragraph
about a team you know of.
B. Read again and write T for True or
F for False.
1. They are one of Asia’s most
successful national teams.
2. The Green Falcons played their
first match in 1994.
3. Majed Abdullah is the Green
Falcons’ best player at the moment.
4. The Arabian Pelé is from Riyadh.
5. King Fahd International Stadium can
fit more than 60,000 spectators.
home colours away colours
Go to pages 145-148 for extra grammar practice.
25
Put the jobs in the correct group.
Then listen and check your answers.
The Green Falcons
Complete the blanks with the Present Perfect Simple of the verbs in brackets and the
boxes with for or since.
1. A: How long you (be) here?
B: I (be) here 3 o’clock this afternoon.
2. I (not speak) to my cousin Barbara months.
3. Gary and Alan (not play) tennis last Sunday.
4. you (see) Ruth the summer?
5. The school basketball team (not win) the championship
five years.
Present Perfect Simple: How long?, for, since
EXAMPLE
for + a period of time
since + a point in time
How long has Robbie been in the team?
Robbie has been in the team for 4 years.
Robbie has been in the team since 2007.
1. The Dream Team played at the Barcelona Olympics of
.
2. The Dream Team were the national team of .
3. There were players in the Dream Team.
4. The Dream Team won games at the
Olympics.
5. Some Angolan players asked for with the
Dream Team.
Listen to two radio presenters talking about the
best sports team ever and complete the sentences.
A. Talk in pairs about a team you know of.
Use the ideas below.
What sport do they play?
Where do they play?
What league are they in?
Have they won any championships/trophies, etc.?
What exactly?
How successful have they been this season?
What have they achieved?
Who are some of the most successful players?
Do you like this team?
B. Use the ideas from activity 5A to write a paragraph
about a team you know of.
B. Read again and write T for True or
F for False.
1. They are one of Asia’s most
successful national teams.
2. The Green Falcons played their
first match in 1994.
3. Majed Abdullah is the Green
Falcons’ best player at the moment.
4. The Arabian Pelé is from Riyadh.
5. King Fahd International Stadium can
fit more than 60,000 spectators.
home colours away colours
Go to pages 145-148 for extra grammar practice.
25
Put the jobs in the correct group.
Then listen and check your answers.
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