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Grade 2 Listening
UNIT 8 Lesson 3 | Have you already cooked the curry?

Goal

I can listen to and understand someone's past experience.
1

Today's Expressions

Listen and repeat.

  1. How long have you prepared for the performance?

  2. I have worked in this school [for two years / since 2010].

  3. I have been looking for this bag [for several hours / since last week].

  4. He has played table tennis [for eighteen months / since ninth grade].

  5. Have you already cooked the curry?

  6. I have already played that song.

2

Understand Expressions

1
Listen to Lex talk about his interest in playing the piano. You may take notes or write down the information you heard.
Answer the questions.
  1. Has Lex already attended his after-school piano lesson?
  2. How long has Lex been playing the piano?
  3. Why does Lex still want to attend piano lessons?
2
Listen to an interview of an American actor living in Japan. You may take notes or write down the information you heard.
Answer the questions.
  1. How long has the actor been living in Japan?
  2. How long has the actor worked on the movie?
  3. Has the actor started his Nihongo classes?
3

Practice Tasks

1
Complete the sentences using the clues in the box.
been
has
for
already
how long
  1. _____ have you lived in New York?
  2. I have ______ writing short stories since I was 14 years old.
  3. He _____ worked in that company for seven years.
  4. I have played in this team _____ three years.
  5. I have _____ drank my coffee.
2
Complete the sentences by correcting the form of the clues in the parentheses.
  1. Have you (listen) to that album?
  2. I (had) been doing my homework since Friday.
  3. How long have you (research) that paper?
  4. I have (worked) in this restaurant for nine months.
  5. I have already (check) the essay.
3
Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct.
    1. Have you studying for the exam?
    2. Have you studied for the exam?
    1. I have been cleaning the house for two hours.
    2. I have been clean the house for two hours.
    1. How long have you staying at the coast?
    2. How long have you stayed at the coast?
    1. I have lived in this house for eight years.
    2. I had live in this house for eight years.
    1. Sam has stayed in Kyoto since 2020.
    2. Sam has staying in Kyoto since 2020.
4
Listen to the text. Then, answer the questions using the expressions you learned. You may take notes or write down the information you heard. Type your answers in the chat box.
  1. How long has the speaker supported their favorite band?
  2. Since when has the speaker been wanting to attend their favorite band’s concert?
  3. Has the speaker already watched the band perform live?
4

Perform Tasks

1
You are watching an interview of the former athlete Jim Watson about his soccer career. Listen to Jim Watson. You may take notes or write down the information you heard. Then, tell your classmate about the athlete’s career.
Tell your classmate how long Jim Watson has played soccer.
Answer your classmate’s question.
Ask if your classmate has played soccer before and ask how long he/she has played it.
Today’s Expressions

_____ has _____ for/since _____.

I have _____ for/since _____.

Have you _____ _____?

How long have you _____ _____?

2
You are 25 years old and you are meeting with your cousin who you have not seen in a while. Listen to your vlog about the place you have been living in. You may take notes or write down the information you heard. Then, talk to your cousin who has been thinking about moving to that place too.
Share with your cousin where you have moved.
Say since when you have been wanting to move there.
Say yes and tell your cousin how often you have been going to the beach.
Today’s Expressions

I have already _____ _____.

I have been _____-ing _____for/since _____.

I have _____ for/since _____.

3
Today is Thursday and you will be going on a trip with your foreign friend this weekend. Listen to the weather report. You may take notes or write down the information you heard. Then, talk about it with your friend before going on a trip. You can use the expressions you learned in today’s lesson and the illustration below as reference.