English for Business Life Elementary

UNIT 21
Outings and sightseein
[ Some useful phrases
Listen to the recording and repeat
Have you been here before?
Yes, I have. No, I have not (haven't).
Have you ever been to Athens?
I haven't been there for many years.
I haven't been there since 2002.
Do you have any free time this afternoon?
Would you like to go for a drive round the city?
the city the village the area
Thanks. I would (I'd) enjoy that.
This is the most interesting part of town.
That building is more than 300 years old.
It is (It's) the oldest building in the town,
oldest most beautiful most unusual
That is (That's) the new leisure centre,
leisure centre town hall
church shopping centre
It's the most modern building here.
I have (I've) got some tickets for the opera,
the opera the cinema
the theatre a football match
Would you like to come?
Study notes
Have you been here before?
Compare the Present Perfect tense ...
Have you ever been to Athens?
Yes, I have. / No, I haven't.
... with the Simple Past tense
When did you go to Athens?
I went last year.
See also Reference Sections 2.5 and 2.7.
Have you ever been to A thens?
been to = visited
... for m any years.
... since 2002.
Compare:
I have been in this office since June.
I have been in this office for six months.
See also Reference Section 18.5.
Would you like to go for a drive ...?
Notice also:
Would you like to go for a walk/a run?
... th e m ost interesting ...
... th e o ld e s t...
most interesting is the superlative form of interesting,
oldest is the superlative form of old.
See Reference Section 15.2 for superlative adjectives.
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