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N O T B O R I N GG R A M M A R

A L O T O F T O P I C S F O RD I S C U S S I O N

S A V E S Y O U R T I M E F O RL E S S O N P L A N N I N G  

B E G I N N E R SA 1 - > A 2

L E T S Y O U A N D Y O U RS T U D E N T S E N J O YC L A S S E S

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Fami l y (who , how o ld , appea r ance ,

cha r ac t e r )

Jobs (he i s a doc to r )

Emot i on s ( t he y a r e s ad )

TO BE

Fami l y (appea r ance )

Pe t s

Pos se s s i on s

( t h i ng s I ’ ve go t / I haven ’ t go t

Th ing s i n my k i t chen (bed room ,

f r i dge )

Techno logy , gadge t s and so on )

Mons te r ’ s body pa r t s ( 1 )

Schedu l e / t ime tab l e ( I have go t

math s on Monday s )

F ind someone who has go t (g i v e a

l i s t o f t h i ng s )

Th ink o f someone who has go t ( f o r

1 -2 - 1 )

TO HAVE GOT

Spo r t s

Sk i l l s ( I can sw im , he can ’ t cook )

What an ima l s /ob j ec t s can do

What you can do he re (bank ,

sw imming poo l , pa rk , hosp i t a l e t c )

Gues s t he ob j ec t /an ima l ( i t can

f l oa t , i t can l e ap )

CAN

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Rou t i ne s (wha t t ime you ge t up ,

b ru sh you r t ee th and so on )

F r equency adve rb s (how o f t en do

you cook /go t o gym / watch t v )

Househo ld cho re s

Jobs (wha t t he y do )

Fami l y ( r ou t i ne s and househo ld

cho re s )

Cu l tu r e s and coun t r i e s (Peop l e i n

J apan ea t su sh i )

Spo r t s (They p l a y f oo tba l l i n Braz i l )

Hab i t s and hobb i e s

PRESENT S IMPLE/FREQUENCYADVERBS

Desc r i be you r house

Dream House

House s i n t he pas t ( t he r e was /were )

D i f f e r en t t ype s o f house s ( i g l oo ,

pa l ace e t c )

Desc r i be a c i t y

Desc r i be a pa rk

D i r ec t i on s

THERE IS/ARE /PREPOSIT IONS OF PLACE

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What ’ s t he r e i n you r f r i dge (much ,

many , some , any , (a ) f ew / l i t t l e , a

l o t )

Shopp ing l i s t s

Cook ing

Pack ing a su i t c a se

How much /many . . . do you need ?

Desc r i be l a s t pa r t y ( t he r e was /were )

Use ca rd s such a s (2 )

COUNT/UNC/MUCH/MANY/(A)FEW/L ITTLE

What i s you r f am i l y do ing now

Desc r i be a p i c tu r e

I s XXX a t home /work ? - No , he i s n ’ t .

He i s sw imming now .

Gues s t he l o ca t i on ( I am s i t t i ng . I

am l i s t en ing t o mus i c . I am r o t a t i ng

a whee l - IN A CAR )

S i l en t f i lm (desc r i be wha t ’ s

happen ing on t he s c r een )

Hobb i e s .P re sen t S imp le VS P re s

Con t : (

-What i s you r mom ’ s hobby ?

-She r e ad s book s .

- I s she r e ad ing now ?

- No , she i s cook ing )

Rea l Cha l l enge : Where ’ s Waldo

(Desc r i be wha t peop l e a r e do ing on

the p i c tu r e )

PRESENT CONT INUOUS

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COMPARE

Peop l e ’ s appea r ance s and

cha r ac t e r s

House s and c i t i e s

Weathe r /c l ima te i n d i f f e r en t p l ace s

L i f e now and be fo r e

Geog raph i c p i c tu r e s (wha t i s

f a s t e r /h ighe r / l onge r )

Coun t r i e s

Fee l i ng s

B ig c i t y VS coun t r y s i de

Mob i l e phones

COMPARATIVES

Dea r D ia r y

Wha t I d id ye s t e rday ( l a s t weekend )

La s t ho l i da y s

My g randpa ren t s

Ch i l dhood memor i e s

A h i s t o r i c a l f i gu r e

Spo r t sman ’ s (o r ac to r ’ s / s i nge r ’ s )

b iog r aphy

L i t t l e Red R id ing Hood and o the r

f a i r y t a l e s

Ex t i nc t an ima l s

T i t an i c s t o r y

My bes t (wor s t ) day a t s choo l

My wedd ing (BD o r ano the r pa r t y )

Re te l l a chap te r f r om a book

Re te l l an ep i sode f r om TV s e r i e s o r

a f i lm

PAST S IMPLE ( IRR VERBS)

G O - T O -T E A C HL I S Tby @vera .elt . t ra iner

Grandpa ren t s

Ch i l dhood

100 yea r s ago

Now and t hen FASH ION

Now and t hen TRANSPORT

Imag ine you ’ ve won t he l o t t e r y .

What has changed i n you r l i f e ? - I

u s ed t o l i v e i n a sma l l house . I used

to wa lk a l o t . E tc

Boa rd game ( 3 )

USED TO

Hopes and p l an s

Reac t i on s ( I am hung r y - I wi l l make

a s andw ich . I t ’ s co ld - I wi l l c l o se

the window )

P red i c t i on s (wi th ev idence /no

ev idence )

(wea the r /exam r e su l t s e t c )

P romi se s and o f f e r s

Our f u tu r e l i f e i n t he yea r 2500

What I wi l l be l i k e i n 2050

Fo r tune t e l l e r

P l an a t r i p : I wi l l go t o London . I

w i l l v i s i t B ig Ben

Te l l a s t o r y . S top a t t he midd l e . Ask

to p red i c t wha t wi l l happen

WILL/TO BE GOING TO

A good f r i end (doc to r / t eache r )

mus t /mus tn ’ t

J ob s ( You have t o do … You mus tn ’ t

do )

S i t ua t i on s (4 )

MUST/HAVE TO/SHOULD

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(4 )

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L INKS

The i d ea s and mate r i a l s p re sen ted

in t he l i s t a r e mos t l y made up by

me . Howeve r be fo r e mak ing t h i s l i s t

I p re t t y o f t en l ooked f o r ac t i v i t i e s

a t

h t tp s : / /bus y t eache r .o rg /

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So maybe some i d ea s I go t f r om

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