Buy Nothing Day

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Buy Nothing Day & Present Perfect Tenses

• Use Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous to complete the facts about Buy Nothing Day:

• The Buy Nothing Day movement ________ (exist) since 1992.
• Activists ________ (organize) protests in shopping centres for years.
• Many people ________ (join) this movement to protest consumerism.
• Some families ________ (try) to avoid shopping for 24 hours every year.
• I ________ (read) about this holiday since last month.

2. Connect the sentence parts logically:

• I have been saving money…
• She has bought…
• They have been protesting…
• We have just decided…
• He has not used…

a) …against consumerism for years.

b) …his credit card for a month.

c) …for six months to buy an eco-friendly gift.

d) …to participate in Buy Nothing Day.

e) …only second-hand clothes this year.

3. Create questions using How long and answer them using Present Perfect Continuous:

Example:

Q: How long have you been learning about Buy Nothing Day?

A: I have been learning about it since September.

Q: How long / your family / celebrate / Buy Nothing Day?

A: ________________________________

Q: How long / your friend / avoid / shopping malls?

A: ________________________________

Q: How long / you / save / money for charity?

A: ________________________________

4. Read the situation and write 3 sentences using Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous:

Your friend wants to join Buy Nothing Day but doesn’t know how to prepare. Give them advice based on your experience.

Example: I have been making shopping lists for years to avoid unnecessary buys.

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5. Design a small poster (4-5 sentences) encouraging classmates to join Buy Nothing Day. Use Present Perfect tenses to show duration and results:

Example: We have been wasting too much money on things we don’t need. Join us and see how much you have saved!

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6. Prepare arguments for a debate "Buy Nothing Day: For and Against". Write 3 sentences for each side using Present Perfect tenses:

For:

• People have been consuming too much for decades.
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• ____________________________________________

Against:

• The economy has depended on shopping for years.
• ____________________________________________
• ____________________________________________

Ответы к рабочему листу «Buy Nothing Day & Present Perfect Tenses »

Task 1:

• The Buy Nothing Day movement has existed since 1992.
• Activists have been organizing protests in shopping centres for years.
• Many people have joined this movement to protest consumerism.
• Some families have been trying to avoid shopping for 24 hours every year.
• I have been reading about this holiday since last month.

Task 2:

• I have been saving money… – c) …for six months to buy an eco-friendly gift.
• She has bought… – e) …only second-hand clothes this year.
• They have been protesting… – a) …against consumerism for years.
• We have just decided… – d) …to participate in Buy Nothing Day.
• He has not used… – b) …his credit card for a month.

Task 3:

Q: How long has your family been celebrating Buy Nothing Day?

A: My family has been celebrating it for two years.

Q: How long has your friend been avoiding shopping malls?

A: He/She has been avoiding them since January.

Q: How long have you been saving money for charity?

A: I have been saving money for three months.

Task 4 (Example answers):

• I have already prepared a list of free activities for the day.
• My family has been discussing alternative ways to have fun without shopping.
• I have found many useful tips online about how to avoid unnecessary purchases.

Task 5 (Example answer):

Have you been thinking about your spending habits? Many people have joined Buy Nothing Day and have already saved money. We have been wasting resources for too long. Join us and discover how much better you feel!

Task 6 (Example answers):

For:

2. We have been producing too much waste for generations.

3. People have realized that happiness doesn't come from shopping.

Against:

2. Many businesses have been struggling during this event.

3. People have enjoyed shopping as a social activity for centuries.