Present Perfect Continuous and jobs guess the changes

New Headway Pre-Intermediate Unit 13

Warmer

Say something true about your past, present or future weekends but with the grammar taken out, e.g. “play football”. Your partner has to guess if it is true in your past, present or future, and then try to make a true sentence, e.g. “You used to play football with your friends when you were a child”

Recently changed jobs game

The people below have recently changed their jobs and so their routines have changed. Explain one thing they did before and something different they have been doing recently (e.g. “He used to wear a uniform but recently he’s been wearing ripped jeans and a dirty T shirt”) and see if your partner can guess who you are talking about. 

	Until recently/ used to	Recently
1	Policeman	Beachcomber
2	Carpenter	Supermarket shop assistant
3	Office worker	Mature student
4	Mechanic	Car designer
5	800 metre runner	Marathon runner
6	Artist	House painter
7	Babysitter	Nurse
8	Dishwasher	Chef
9	BA student	PhD student
10	Businessman	House husband
11	Bin man	Gardener
12	Primary school student	Secondary school student
13	Priest	Ghostbuster
14	University professor	President
15	English teacher	Pop star
16	English teacher	Bestselling author
17	Paperboy	Actor
18	Cotton farmer	Office worker
19	Taxi driver	Lawyer
20	Decorator	Ambulance driver
21	Plumber	Firefighter
22	Miner	Private detective
23	Soldier	Farmer
24	Vet	Shop assistant
25	University student living at home	Advertising executive

What do you imagine the changes for number 25 would be? Listen to a conversation between that person and his mum (New Headway Pre-Intermediate Unit 13 T 13.4) and check.

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Related pages

Present perfect continuous worksheets

Jobs vocabulary page

Headway Pre-Intermediate Unit 13 page