The Stranger You Can Trust
Grammar: Present Perfect
A Level 3 English lesson exploring psychology.
What's in this lesson
A Level 3 (intermediate) ESL lesson on psychology, practising present perfect. The worksheet has a reading, target vocabulary, a grammar reference with practice and discussion questions.
From the reading: The Stranger You Can Trust
You walk into a café, hand a stranger some money, and walk away with a coffee. You did not know that person. You had no contract. You just trusted them. How strange is that? Most of us do it dozens of times a day without thinking. But scientists have been studying this behaviour for years, and their findings are surprising. Human trust is not naive. It is deeply wired.
Vocabulary
- build trust
- civic life
- collective responsibility
- cooperate with
Grammar: Present Perfect
- Dynamic verbs ✓
- Scientists have been studying trust for decades. — ongoing action, use continuous
- Common stative verbs
- know · love · belong · believe · own · understand · seem — never use been + -ing with these
Discussion questions
- What would you do if a stranger handed you their wallet to look after?
- Imagine you could see how much everyone around you trusted each other — what would you notice?
- If a city removed all its laws for one day, what do you think would actually happen?
The Stranger You Can Trust
Grammar: Present Perfect
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