Level 3Culture
Between Two Worlds
Grammar: Present Perfect
A Level 3 English lesson exploring culture.
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What's in this lesson
A Level 3 (intermediate) ESL lesson on culture, practising present perfect. The worksheet has a reading, target vocabulary, a grammar reference with practice and discussion questions.
From the reading: Between Two Worlds
"I have two homes now," Malala Yousafzai said in a 2021 interview. "But for a long time, I did not know where I belonged." She was fifteen when her family left Pakistan's Swat Valley in 2012 and settled in Birmingham, England. She did not choose to leave. The decision was made for her, and the loss was immediate.
Vocabulary
- adopted country
- dual identity
- sense of loss
- torn between
Grammar: Present Perfect
- Past simple
- She left Pakistan in 2012. — finished event, specific time
- Present perfect
- She has lived in Birmingham for over a decade. — still true now
Discussion questions
- Would you rather keep your roots or build new ones abroad?
- Is it better to fit in or to stand out in a new place?
- Which is harder: leaving a country or going back to it?
Between Two Worlds
Grammar: Present Perfect
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