TEACHER’S NOTES
WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Believe it or not!
Activity Type Introduction
Grammar and Speaking In this past simple and present perfect game, students make
Game: true or false, surprising true or false present perfect statements about
sentence completion, themselves and their classmates determine whether they are lying
asking and answering or telling the truth by asking past simple follow-up questions.
questions, guessing
(group work) Procedure
Divide the students into groups of four.
Focus
Give each group a set of sentence cards and a set of true or false
Past simple and present
cards.
perfect
Ask the students to shuffle each set of cards separately and place
them face-down on the table in two piles.
Aim
To play a true or false Students will also need a pen and paper for keeping score.
guessing game by
making present perfect Players then take turns picking up a sentence card from one pile
statements and asking and a true or false card from the other, without showing anyone.
past simple follow-up
questions. If the player picks up a true card, they make a true present perfect
statement about themselves from the prompt on the sentence
card, e.g. 'This may seem hard to believe, but I've been to Paris.'
Preparation
If the player picks up a false card, they make a false statement,
Make one copy of the
but pretend it is true, e.g. 'This may seem hard to believe, but
cards for each group of
I've been to Antarctica.'
four and cut as indicated,
keeping the sentence
The other group members then take turns asking past simple
cards and true or false
follow-up questions to the player to try to determine whether the
cards separate.
statement is true or false, e.g. 'When did you go there?'
Level After a few questions have been asked, each group member
decides if the player's statement is true or false.
Intermediate (B1)
The player then reveals the answer.
Time Each group member who guessed correctly, scores a point.
30 minutes
The sentence card is then discarded, and the true or false card is
placed back in the pile and shuffled.
The game continues until all the cards have been used.
The student with the most points at the end of the game wins.
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PAST SIMPLE VS. PRESENT PERFECT
WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Believe it or not!
This may seem hard to believe, but You may not believe this, but I've
I've been to... never been to...
You'll find this hard to believe, but You won't believe this, but I've
I've already... worked...
As amazing as it sounds, I haven't
Believe it or not, I've woken up...
seen... yet.
You won't believe this, but I've just... Believe it or not, I've had...
You may not believe me, but I haven't
Would you believe, I've never had...
had... since...
This may sound unbelievable, but I know it's hard to believe, but I’ve
I've... never...
You'll never believe this, but I've You'll find this hard to believe, but
always liked... I've always been interested in...
This may seem hard to believe, but
You may not believe this, but I've...
I've never liked...
Believe it or not, I've always been
You won't believe this, but I've met...
good at...
You may not believe me, but I've Would you believe, I've never been
never tried... able to...
I know it's hard to believe, but I've As amazing as it sounds, I've never
seen... made...
You may not believe this, but I've You'll never believe this, but I've
walked... visited...
This may sound unbelievable, but I've This may seem hard to believe, but
ridden... I've taken...
You may not believe this, but I've This may seem hard to believe, but
gone... I've taken part in...
TRUE FALSE
TRUE FALSE
TRUE FALSE
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