السياحة · Programme: The present perfect; thanking · Grammar: Present perfect; past participles; That will be…; It’s very nice / kind of you
By the end of this lesson, I can:
- Use tourism words: boom, amount, progress, comfort, experience, achieve
- Form the present perfect with have / has + past participle
- Use the present perfect for experiences (ever / never), changes and news (just, already)
- Thank people: That’s very kind of you / That will be very nice of you
- Stress nouns and verbs correctly: a PROgress / to proGRESS
🖼️ Picture dictionary قاموس مصوّر
tap 🔊 to listen📚 كلمات الدرس
12 كلمة من هذا الدرس في القاموس المدرسي: المعنى بالعربية والفرنسية، والنطق، ومثال.
📖 Read: Visitors’ voices from Tunisia أقرأ
A school magazine asked three foreign visitors about their stay in Tunisia.
All three agree: Tunisia has achieved a lot, and they all want to come back to enjoy its comfort, its sun and its smiles.
Do you understand? أفهم
Answer in your copybook first, then check.
- How many times has Hannah visited Tunisia?
Answer
Four times (since 2015).
- What has she never experienced before?
Answer
Anything as beautiful as desert camping in Douz (the stars).
- Where has Kenji just come from?
Answer
From El Jem.
- What has changed since Maria’s first visit? What hasn’t changed?
Answer
There has been a boom in tourism and a huge choice of activities; the kindness of Tunisians hasn’t changed.
- How does Maria thank the young man?
Answer
“Thank you so much, that’s very kind of you!”
🧩 Grammar القواعد
Form: have / has + past participle ▸ I have visited, she has seen, they haven’t booked, Have you ever been…?
We use the present perfect for:
- Experiences (when? not important) with ever / never: Have you ever ridden a camel? – I have never been to Tozeur.
- Changes between the past and now: Tourism has grown a lot.
- News / recent actions with just, already, recently, yet: The plane has just landed.
⚠️ With a finished time (yesterday, in 1990, last year, ago) use the past simple: Maria came here in 1990.
المضارع التامّ = have/has + اسم المفعول (past participle). نستعمله للتجارب والتغيّرات والأخبار الحديثة، ولا نستعمله مع زمن ماضٍ محدَّد مثل yesterday أو in 2010.
Present perfect or past simple?
| Affirmative | Negative | Question | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I / you / we / they | I have (’ve) visited | I haven’t visited | Have you visited…? |
| he / she / it | she has (’s) visited | she hasn’t visited | Has she visited…? |
Past participles
| Regular: verb + -ed | Irregular: learn them! 📚 |
|---|---|
| visit ▸ visited | be ▸ been |
| try ▸ tried | see ▸ seen |
| enjoy ▸ enjoyed | eat ▸ eaten |
| achieve ▸ achieved | go ▸ gone / been |
| book ▸ booked | make ▸ made, take ▸ taken |
| arrive ▸ arrived | ride ▸ ridden, swim ▸ swum |
She has gone to Djerba. ▸ she is there now.
She has been to Djerba. ▸ she went and came back (an experience).
Thanking and answering
| Thanking 🙏 | Answering 😊 |
|---|---|
| Thank you very much / so much. | You’re welcome. |
| That’s very kind / nice of you. | Not at all. / Don’t mention it. |
| It’s very kind of you to help me. | My pleasure. |
| That will be very nice of you. (for an offer) | It’s nothing. |
Some words change stress: the noun is stressed on the 1st syllable, the verb on the 2nd.
a PROgress ▸ to proGRESS · an INcrease ▸ to inCREASE · an EXport ▸ to exPORT · a CONtrast ▸ to conTRAST
💬 Useful expressions عبارات مفيدة
Talking about experiences
Giving news
Thanking
🔊 Pronunciation النطق
Worked examples أمثلة محلولة
Try first, then read the solution.
Put the verb in the present perfect: “Kenji (taste) couscous three times.”
Step-by-step solution
- Subject: Kenji = he ▸ has.
- Past participle of taste (regular): tasted.
✓ Kenji has tasted couscous three times.
“We (visit) Carthage last summer.”
Step-by-step solution
- “Last summer” is a finished time.
- So we use the past simple.
✓ We visited Carthage last summer.
Ask your friend about riding a camel.
Step-by-step solution
- Question: Have + you + ever + past participle.
- ride ▸ ridden (irregular).
✓ Have you ever ridden a camel?
⚠️ Common mistakes أخطاء شائعة
⭐ Remember أحفظ
- Present perfect = have / has + past participle.
- Uses: experiences (ever, never), changes, news (just, already).
- Finished time (yesterday, in 2010, ago) ▸ past simple.
- Learn irregular participles: been, seen, eaten, gone, made, taken, ridden.
- Thanking: That’s very kind of you / That will be very nice of you ▸ You’re welcome.
- Noun PROgress / verb proGRESS.
Quick quiz اختبار سريع
4 questions · instant feedback1. Hannah … Tunisia four times.
2. Have you ever … to Kairouan?
3. We … to Djerba in 2019.
4. Someone carries your bag. You say:
✍️ Write: Project step 2: describe your ideal mobile phone أكتب
Continue your blog My Ideal Mobile Phone. Write a short paragraph describing your ideal phone (colour, size, shape, where it is made, special functions) and say what you can do with it. Use the present perfect at least twice to say what phones have changed or what you have (never) done.
Steps
- Introduce your phone: name and general look.
- Describe colour, size, shape, origin.
- List 3–4 things you can do with it (I can use it to…).
- Add 2 sentences in the present perfect (changes / experiences).
- Add a picture or a drawing next to your text.
A model text to compare with (after writing mine)
My ideal mobile phone is called the SkyTalk 9. It is dark blue, thin and rectangular, with round corners, and it is made in Tunisia! It is not too big, so it fits in my pocket. I can use it to call my family, chat with my friends, take photos at night and translate English words instantly. It also has a strong battery that lasts three days. Phones have changed a lot: my grandfather’s first phone could only make calls! I have never had a phone with a solar charger, so my ideal phone has one on the back. It will be perfect for camping in the desert.
One good example among many: compare, don’t copy.
😊 The lighter side استراحة
Travel broadens the mind.
What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
Answer
A stamp.
A tourist asks a man in a hotel: “Have you ever seen a camel smile?” – “No, but I have seen many tourists smile on camels!”
✅ Exercises تمارين
All exercises →6 exercises on three levels, with new questions every time.
- Choose the right answerTo do
- ClassifyTo do
- Situation 1To do
- Situation 2To do
Practise: Tourism
True or false, complete, choose, classify and situations: instant correction with explanations.
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