Numbers That Move the World
Grammar: Present perfect for recent findings and unfinished time periods
A Level 3 English lesson exploring work.
What's in this lesson
A Level 3 (intermediate) ESL lesson on work, practising present perfect for recent findings and unfinished time periods. The worksheet has a reading, target vocabulary and discussion questions.
From the reading: Numbers That Move the World
Every morning, Haruto Tanaka sits at a desk inside Tokyo's Haneda Airport and does something most travellers never think about. He counts people. Not with his hands — with software that tracks every passenger who passes through the terminal. By 8 a.m., he has already processed data from six international gates, and the numbers have started to tell a story.
Vocabulary
- gather data
- historical records
- passenger numbers
- process data
- As a matter of fact
- At the end of the day
- for the time being
- In other words
- In the long run
Discussion questions
- Have you ever counted something at work that surprised you?
- Can numbers ever tell a story better than words?
- What job do you think uses the most data in a typical day?
Numbers That Move the World
Grammar: Present perfect for recent findings and unfinished time periods
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