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1 Uefa president Michel Platini say he 1. not support his Fifa counterpart Sepp Blatter at next year's election. Blatter, 78, who has 2. under pressure over Qatar World Cup, recently indicated he was to seek re-election 4. a fifth term. "I do not support him, I am not in favour of 5. having a new term," said Platini, 58. "I 6. him. I think Fifa needs a new breath of fresh air." Platini is yet to decide whether to contest the Fifa presidency 7.. The Frenchman said he agreed with his fellow Uefa members that it 8. time for Blatter, who has been in power since 1998, to call it a day when his mandate ends next year. "I 9. known him for a long time and I like him but I am not in favour of him having a new term," added Platini. "I supported him in 1998 but I do not support him

2 Uefa president Michel Platini say he 1. will not support his Fifa counterpart Sepp Blatter at next year's election. Blatter, 78, who has been 2. under pressure over 3. the 2022 Qatar World Cup, recently indicated he was to seek re-election 4. for a fifth term. "I do not support him, I am not in favour of 5. him having a new term," said Platini, 58. "I 6.told him. I think Fifa needs a new breath of fresh air." Platini is yet to decide whether to contest the Fifa presidency 7. himself. The Frenchman said he agreed with his fellow Uefa members that it 8. was time for Blatter, who has been in power since 1998, to call it a day when his mandate ends next year. "I 9. have known him for a long time and I like him but I am not in favour of him having a new term," added Platini. "I supported him in 1998 but I do not support him 10. in 2014.

3 And in the future I will not support Mr Blatter." Platini, who won great praise in 1998 for his organisation of the World Cup hosted by France, indicated that he and his members 11. not been happy with the Fifa Congress in Sao Paulo 12. Wednesday. Several of Platini's colleagues confronted Blatter following his claims the British media's motivation 13. investigating the Qatar bid were "racist". Uefa members 14. the claims were without foundation. Football Association chairman Greg Dyke called those 15. "totally unacceptable" and has 16. urged the Swiss to step 17. next year. The Fifa leader was helped in his bid for re-election by a congress vote not to consider age and term-limits for officials. Platini still 18. not commit himself to a run for the Fifa presidency and at present there is just one candidate - former Fifa deputy secretary-general Jerome Champagne. "It is an option to run," said Platini. "But it is not 19. Sepp Blatter is running that Michel Platini will not 20. and it is not because Blatter is not running that Platini will run. "My only concern is knowing what I want to 21.. I am 60 soon and I need to know what I want. I will take my time.

4 And in the future I will not support Mr Blatter." Platini, who won great praise in 1998 for his organisation of the World Cup hosted by France, indicated that he and his members 11. had not been happy with the Fifa Congress in Sao Paulo 12. on Wednesday. Several of Platini's colleagues confronted Blatter following his claims the British media's motivation 13. in investigating the Qatar bid were "racist". Uefa members 14. said the claims were without foundation. Football Association chairman Greg Dyke called those 15. claims "totally unacceptable" and has 16. also urged the Swiss to step 17. down next year. The Fifa leader was helped in his bid for re-election by a congress vote not to consider age and term-limits for officials. Platini still 18. would not commit himself to a run for the Fifa presidency and at present there is just one candidate - former Fifa deputy secretary-general Jerome Champagne. "It is an option to run," said Platini. "But it is not 19. because Sepp Blatter is running that Michel Platini will not 20. run and it is not because Blatter is not running that Platini will run. "My only concern is knowing what I want to 21. do. I am 60 soon and I need to know what I want. I will take my time.

5 present perfect simple

6 affirmative I / You / We / They She/He / It have ('ve) has ( s) decided. (past participle)

7 negatives I / You / We / They He / She /It have not (haven 't / 've not) has not (hasn't / 's not) decided

8 Questions Have I / you / we/ they decided? Has he/ she/ it decided? Where have you put it? What has she done?

9 Regular verbs use -ed form as the past participle. Irregular verbs have irregular forms. Verb past simple past participle wait (regular) waited waited see (irregular) saw seen

10 Use to describe an event in the past without a definite time. Someone has broken a window in our classroom.

11 Use to describe what someone has completed or achieved in a period of time. I've finished my homework, and I've cleaned my room.

12 to describe how many things someone has done. Scientists have found more than 30 unknown insects.

13 Use to describe someone's experiences, what he or she has done in life. I've travelled by plane, but I haven't flown in a helicopter.

14 Use to describe changes, comparing past and present. Our climate has become much warmer.

15 been and gone A number of astronauts have been to the Moon. (and have returned) The space probe Voyager has gone past the planet Neptune. (it hasn't returned )

16 Make questions a. you / ever / see a humming bird It's the world smallest bird. b. you / ever / read War and Peace It's one of the longest 19th-century novels. c. you / ever / visit San Marino It's Europe's second smallest country. d. you / ever / swim in the Pacific Ocean It's the largest ocean in the world. e. you / ever / take a trip to the Sahara Desert It's one of the hottest places in the world.

17 Answers a Have you ever seen a humming bird? b Have you ever read War and Peace? c Have you ever visited San Marino? d Have you ever swum in the Pacific Ocean? e Have you ever taken a trip to the Sahara Desert?

18 Present Perfect Continuous

19 Use to talk about recent continuing activities. What have you been doing lately? I've been revising for my exams.

20 Use to explain how recent continuing activities have caused the present situation. My eyes ache. I've been reading all day

21 Use to talk about recent continuing activities which will probably continue in the future. This diagram shows how the climate has been changing.

22 Use with how long questions (this is not exclusive) How long have you been studying French? (this is a continuing process, and isn't finished)

23 Use with time words lately, recently, all (day), every (morning), for, since.

24 Choose the correct answer A. Scientists a. have recently identified/ have been identifying a new species of animal in the rainforest of Borneo. They b. have been searching / searched for this creature for several years, after reports from local villagers, and say it is a type of lemur.

25 B Archaeologists in Guatemala c. have found /have been finding a Mayan wall painting which they think is more than 2,000 years old. Archaeologist William Saturno d. explored / has been exploring the site since 2002

26 C.Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope think they e. found / have found two new moons circling the planet Pluto. Astronomers f. have been looking/ looked closely at Pluto since 1978 when they g. spotted / have spotted its first moon. The telescope h. worked / has been working for fifteen years, and i. has been producing /has produced more than 700,000 images of the universe.

27 D Australian scientists j. have been discovering / have discovered a new coral reef over 60 km long in the Gulf of Carpentaria by using satellites to spot the reefs in deep water. Recently divers k. have managed / have been managing to reach the reefs and take photographs.

28 Answers a have recently identified b have been searching c have found d has been exploring e have found f have been looking g spotted h has been working i has produced j have discovered k have managed

29 present perfect simple or present perfect continuous? Present perfect simple I've written my project. (finished, but we don't know when) Present perfect continuous I've been writing my project. (continuing up to the present, and not finished)

30 We often use time words and phrases with present perfect simple to make the meaning clear. just, recently Someone has just broken a window Scientists have recently found more than 30 unknown insects. ever?, never Have you ever flown in a helicopter? I've never travelled by plane. already (sooner than expected) I've already finished my homework. It was easy! yet? (we expect something to happen soon) Have you finished yet? not... yet (for things which have not happened so far) Peter hasn't phoned yet. I'm still waiting.

31 for and since We use for with a length of time. She's worked here for ten years. We use since with a point of time to describe when the period of time began. They've lived here since 2001

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