Our Tech Story
🧩 Instructions
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Work in pairs.
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Student A starts the story with a sentence in Past Simple.
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Student B continues with a sentence in Present Perfect Simple.
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Keep alternating between the two tenses.
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Your story must include at least 8 sentences and should be connected to technology, computers or the Internet.
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Use time expressions correctly:
🕐 Past Simple: yesterday, last week, in 2010, when I was…
⏳ Present Perfect: ever, never, just, already, yet, since, for, recently, lately, so far
🧱 Example
👩💻 Student A: I bought my first computer when I was twelve.
👨💻 Student B: I’ve used computers every day since then.
👩💻 Student A: Last year, I installed a new operating system.
👨💻 Student B: I’ve already upgraded my software twice this month!
💡 Tips
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Make your story fun and realistic.
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Use connectors to make it flow: because, but, then, so, after that, since, recently…
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You can write your story on paper, in a shared document, or in a Moodle forum.
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When you finish, exchange your story with another pair and identify all the Past Simple and Present Perfect verbs.