1． The telephone was busy． =The line was busy．

4． washed the dishes

Notes

3． cleaned his room

2． watered (he plants

1． said goodbye to Grandma

2． gotten the mail

Things he hasn’t done yet

1． packed his bag

5． We listened carefully but could hear nothing．

Step Ⅲ Part 2

This activity provides reading, writing, listening and speaking practice using the target language．

Go through the instructions for this activity with the whole class． Invite a pair of students to read the dialogue aloud． Correct any pronunciation errors to make

sure the two students are providing a good model for the rest of the class．

Sue: Have you done your chores? We are leaving in an hour．

Jerry: I’ve done some of them．

Sue: Have you packed your bag?

Jerry: It’s in the front hall．

Sue: Have you said goodbye to grandma?

Jerry: The telephone was busy．

Sue: And have you watered the plants yet?

Jerry: Oh, no． I haven’t． I’ll do it now．

Sue: Have you cleaned your room?

Jerry: Do I need to?

Sue: Yes, you do．

Jerry: Okay．

Sue: What else? Oh yeah． Have you washed the dishes?

Jerry: it’s your job to wash the dishes．

Sue: No, it’s your turn．

Jerry: Okay． I’ll do it．

Sue: One more thing． Have you gotten the mail from the mail box?

Jerry: Look on the table．

Sue: Thanks．

Let students read the conversation in pairs again． Ask students to say the first thing that Jerry has done． (He has packed his bag)Then get students to make the list individually． While they are working． walk around the classroom providing help if needed．

Review the task． Get a few students to share their answers．

Answers

Things he has done

4． We chatted for a long time when we met last time．

3． I have already fed the dog．