DrillsandQuestionsforGrammarPractice

+GamesfortheClassroom

by

BobWilson

March2008Edition
Introduction
These drills are designed to orally practise the language structures your students have learnt
from the worksheets available at www.autoenglish.org and have all been written by me, Bob
Wilson.

Theideaistospendsometimeatthebeginningofeachclassdoingthedrillsuntilthestudents
becomefullycompetentwiththeparticularlanguagearea.

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Printing
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Bob
 Contents

GeneralGrammar .................................................................................. 1
Adjectives>ComparativesandSuperlatives .................................................................................. 1
AdjectivesEDandING .................................................................................. 1
AdverbFormation .................................................................................. 2
AdverbsofFrequency .................................................................................. 2
AgreeingandDisagreeing .................................................................................. 2
Articles:thedefiniteandzero .................................................................................. 3
BothandEither .................................................................................. 3
ComparativesandSuperlatives .................................................................................. 3
CountablesandUncountables .................................................................................. 3
Directandindirectpronouns .................................................................................. 3
EnoughandToo .................................................................................. 4
Fewandlittle .................................................................................. 4
Indefinitepronouns .................................................................................. 4
Indirectquestions .................................................................................. 5
ObjectPronouns .................................................................................. 5
PossessiveAdjectives .................................................................................. 5
PossessiveNouns .................................................................................. 6
ReflexivePronouns .................................................................................. 6
ShortAnwerQuestions .................................................................................. 6
SubjectPronouns .................................................................................. 6
Idioms .................................................................................. 7
Business .................................................................................. 7
Commonlyused .................................................................................. 7
Mistakes .................................................................................. 7
Wordorder .................................................................................. 7
Phrasalverbs .................................................................................. 7
Mostcommon .................................................................................. 7
Makeup .................................................................................. 8
Turn .................................................................................. 8
Prepositions .................................................................................. 8
ForandTo .................................................................................. 8
InandOn .................................................................................. 8
PrepositionsofPlace .................................................................................. 9
PrepositionsofTime .................................................................................. 9
Trickywords .................................................................................. 9
Ban,forbid,notallow,andprohibit .................................................................................. 9
BeandGet .................................................................................. 10
Beat,earnandwin .................................................................................. 10
Catch,haveandtakelexicalphrases .................................................................................. 10
DoandMake .................................................................................. 10
Expect,hopeandwait .................................................................................. 10
Excited,nervousandworried .................................................................................. 11
Goaway,gooutandleave .................................................................................. 11
Haveandhavegot .................................................................................. 12
Hearandlisten .................................................................................. 12
How,LikeandWhat...like? .................................................................................. 12
Jobandwork .................................................................................. 12
Journey,travelandtrip .................................................................................. 12
LastandTake .................................................................................. 13
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Listenandhear .................................................................................. 13
Looklikeandseem .................................................................................. 13
Rememberandremind .................................................................................. 13
SayandTell .................................................................................. 13
Thereis...left .................................................................................. 13
What...like? .................................................................................. 14
Verbsandtenses .................................................................................. 14
Conditionals .................................................................................. 14
FirstConditional .................................................................................. 14
SecondConditional .................................................................................. 14
ThirdConditional .................................................................................. 14
GerundsandInfinitives .................................................................................. 15
Modalverbs .................................................................................. 16
Be/getusedtoandusedto .................................................................................. 16
Can,couldandbeableto .................................................................................. 16
Obligation .................................................................................. 17
Passive .................................................................................. 17
Tagendings .................................................................................. 17
PresentSimple .................................................................................. 18
Tobeaffirmativesentences .................................................................................. 18
Tobenegativesentences .................................................................................. 18
Tobeyesnoquestions .................................................................................. 19
Tobequestions .................................................................................. 19
Thereis/thereare .................................................................................. 20
Alltheotherverbs .................................................................................. 20
Presentsimpleaffirmative .................................................................................. 20
Presentsimplenegative .................................................................................. 20
Presentsimplequestions .................................................................................. 21
3rd personS .................................................................................. 22
PresentContinuous .................................................................................. 22
PastSimple .................................................................................. 22
Regularverbs .................................................................................. 22
edpronunciation .................................................................................. 22
Regularverbs>negative .................................................................................. 22
Regularverbs>questions .................................................................................. 23
questions .................................................................................. 23
Irregularverbs .................................................................................. 23
VerbFamilieslistswithquestions .................................................................................. 23
VerblistswithquestionsAZ .................................................................................. 28
Questionsingeneral .................................................................................. 31
PastContinuous .................................................................................. 31
Goingto .................................................................................. 32
GoingtoorWill .................................................................................. 32
PresentPerfect .................................................................................. 32
Forandsince .................................................................................. 32
Regularverbs>affirmative .................................................................................. 32
Regularverbs>negative .................................................................................. 32
Regularverbs>questions .................................................................................. 33
Irregularverbs .................................................................................. 33
Irregularverbs>questions .................................................................................. 34
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Already,just,stillandyet .................................................................................. 35
Ever .................................................................................. 35
PastSimpleorPresentPerfect .................................................................................. 35
ThePresentPerfectContinuous .................................................................................. 36
TenseUsage .................................................................................. 37
NumbersandTime .................................................................................. 36
1330etc .................................................................................. 36
Ordinalnumbers .................................................................................. 36
TheTime .................................................................................. 36
TheDate .................................................................................. 37
Gamesforclass .................................................................................. 38
Adultsandsecondary .................................................................................. 38
Everyone .................................................................................. 40
Primary .................................................................................. 41
Flashcardgames .................................................................................. 42
Index .................................................................................. 43
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GENERAL GRAMMAR
vAdjectives:comparativesandsuperlatives
Listenandrepeat:
Shortadjectives Longadjectives
big bigger thebiggest beautiful morebeautiful themostbeautiful
cold colder thecoldest boring moreboring themostboring
easy easier theeasiest difficult moredifficult themostdifficult
hot hotter thehottest
short shorter theshortest
tall taller thetallest

Irregularadjectives
bad worse theworst
far further thefurthest
good better thebest
Listen:
tall...tallerthetallest
Nowyou:
big complicated good
nice dangerous bad
safe intelligent pretty
Askme:
ifIamtallerthanmybrother. whichmountainisthehighestintheworld.
ifIammoreintelligentthanmyboss. whichriveristhelongestintheworld.

Ask:
IsmathsmoredifficultforyouthanEnglish? Whichisthelongestriverintheworld?
IstheNileaslongastheMississippi? Isyourpartnerabetterdriverthanyou?
Whichisthelongestriverinyourcountry? Whoisthelaziestpersoninyourfamily?

vAdjectivesEDandING
Listen:
Wewereboredbecausethefilmwasboring.
Nowyou:
Wewereexcitedbecausethefilmwas...
Wewerefascinatedbecausethedocumentarywas...
Wewereallamazedbecausethenewswas...
WereinterestedintheInternetbecauseitsreally...
IvehadatiringdaysoIm...
Theyhadarelaxingweekendsonowtheyrevery...
Thisclassisboringsonowwere
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vAdverbFormation
Listen:
amazing...amazingly
Nowyou:
bad intelligent
brilliant nice
careful quiet
easy sad
fluent slow
happy urgent
immediate

Andnowtheirregularadverbs.L+R
early...early
fast...fast
good...well
hard...hard
late...late
Nowfillthegaps.
Itsnotdifficult.Youcandoit...
Shutup!Doit...
ShesbrilliantatFrench.Shespeaksit...
Hurryup!Doit...
Iwantitrightnow.Iwantit...
Illbeveryangryifyouarrive...
vAdverbsofFrequency
Listen:
Ieathamburgers.NEVER...Inevereathamburgers
Nowyou:
Iamlate.SOMETIMES Shesayssorry.NEVER
Iarrivelate.SOMETIMES Ieatmeat.HARDLYEVER
Wegotothecinema.OFTEN Everybodyissad.SOMETIMES
Asksomeonehowoftenthey:
doexercise. buya/newspaper/magazine/.
eatsweets. read.
gotothe/cinema/theatre/. playcomputergames.
watchadvd.

vAgreeingandDisagreeing
Listen:
IlikericeSodoIIplayedtennisyesterdaySodidI.
Nowyou:
Icanswim IdlovetovisitNewYork
Ilikedarkchocolate IvebeentoIbiza
Icantplaytheviolin IhaventbeentoMenorca
Iwenttothecinemaattheweekend Imgoingtothetheatrenextweek
Ididntgooutlastnight
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vArticles:theDefiniteandtheZero
Askme:
ifIlikecheese. whatInormallyhavefor/dinner/breakfast/?
ifIlikeredwine. whenthelasttimewasIwenttothedentist.
ifIhaveeverbeeninhospital. howoftenIwatchTV.
whattimeIgetbackfromwork. howoftenIlistentotheradio.
whattimeIgotobedintheweek.

vBothandEither
Askmeif:
IwouldliketospendeitheraweekinMallorcaor4daysinBerlin.
bothmyparentsarefromthesametown.
Listen:
TwodaysinNewYorkorfourdaysinL.A
WouldyouprefereithertwodaysinNewYorkorfourdaysinL.A.?
Nowyoumakequestions.
oneweekinBenidormoronedayinVienna
aneveningplayingcomputergamesorgoingtoafootballmatch
avegetarianrestaurantorMacDonalds
aweekinPhuketor3daysinChiangMai
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Nowmakeupsomeexamplesofyourowntoaskotherstudents.
vCountablesandUncountables
Listen:
Hesgot3apples...Howmanyappleshashegot?
Nowyou:
Shesgot2TVs. Evesgotsomerice.
Theyvegot5cats. Evesgot2kilosofrice.
Wevegotsomelemonade. Idrink2litresofwateraday.
Mickysgotsomecheese. Eveeatsanappleaday.
Hannibaleatsonepersonaday.

Asksomeone:
howmuchorangejuicetheydrink. howmanyhourstheyworkaday.
howmanycoffeestheydrinkaday. howmanycousins/theirchildren/they/have.
howmanyhourstheysleepanight. howmuchexercisetheydo.

vDirectandIndirectPronouns
Askmeto:
recommendagoodrestauranttoyou.
explainhowtoattachafiletoanemail.
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vEnoughandToo
Ask:
AreyouevertootiredtogooutonFridaynights?
Haveyougotenoughmoneyfortheweekend?
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Listen:
IneedmoremoneyIhaventgotenoughmoney.
Nowyou:
Weneedmoremilk Youneedmoretraining
Theyneedmoretime IneedmoreEnglish

Listen:
Imnotgoingout.Its verycoldItstoocoldtogoout.
Nowyou:
Imnotplayingtennis.Itsveryhot Icantcontinue.Imverytired
Icanthelpyou.Imverybusy Icantsitdown.Imveryrestless

vFewandlittle
Listen:
Notmanypeoplewenttothepartyfewpeoplewenttotheparty
Nowyou:
NotmanyrestaurantsinSpainhavevegetarianoptions
NotmuchtimerainfallsinValencia
Somepeoplerecycleplastic
Somecountriescareabouttheenvironment
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vIndefinitePronouns
Listen:
SimonisinthekitchenSomeoneisinthekitchen
Nowyou:
Simonisatthedoor
IknowSimonfromManchester
Simontookmypen
Listen:
SimonwenttothepartyNoonewenttotheparty
Nowyou:
Simonlikestechnomusic
Simonwasntintheoffice
Simonremembered
Listen:
IsSimonathome?...Isanyoneathome
Nowyou:
DoesSimonlikegoingtodiscos?
DoesSimonlikeJapanesefood?
DidSimonremembertophonetherestaurant?
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Asksomeoneif:
thereisanythinggoodonTVtonight.
theyaretryingtohelpanyoneatthemoment.
theysentsomeoneanemailyesterday.
thereisanythingtheyhatedoingonSaturdays.
thereisanythingtheywonteat.
Ask:
Doesanybodyinyourfamily/sail/speakFrench/?
Doesanybodyinyourfamilyplayamusicalinstrumentorsing?
Hasanyoneherebeento/Lisbon/Morocco/?
Haveyousentanythingbypostrecently?Whoto?
Whatwouldyouadviseanyonevisitingyourcountryforthefirsttime?
Isthereanythingyouliketodoonyourbirthday?
Isthereanythingyouliketoeatonyourbirthday?
vIndirectQuestions
Ask:
Wouldyoumindansweringafewquestions?
CouldyoutellmewhenthelasttimeyouusedEnglishwas?
Idontsupposeyoucouldlendme50Euros?
Haveyoueverwonderedwhatlifeislikein/Sydney/BuenosAires/?
Asksomeoneif:
theyhappentoknowthedatesforEaster.
theycouldtellyouthetime.
theycouldtellyouwhatthecapitalofAustralia/Ecuador/Mongolia/is.
theyrememberwhatTVprogrammestheywatchedwhentheyweresmall.
theyeverwonderwhattheirfirstloveisdoingnow.
theyknowhowmuchalitreofsemiskimmedmilkcosts.
theywouldmindtellingmewhichfootballteamtheysupport.
theyhappentoknowthecurrencyof/Morocco/Thailand/.
vObjectPronouns
Listen:
ShelikesCharlesshelikeshim
Nowyou:
Theylikemilk Welovedarkchocolate
Itlikesbones ShedoesntspeaktoJenny
ShelivesnearMaryandPaul Helikestravelling
IlivenearDavid Sheseesherfriendsalot
vPossessiveAdjectives
Listen:
Michaelscity...hiscity
Nowyou:
Christinascountry...hercountry Myfatherssister...hissister
RomeoandJuliettesstory...theirstory Myparentsfreetime...theirfreetime
Yourandmyworld...ourworld UncleAlbertsgirlfriend...hisgirlfriend
Raquelsplace...herplace AuntieHelensproblems...herproblems
Mygrandmotherscooking...hercooking Themonstersthing...itsthing
Mygrandmothersboyfriend...herboyfriend
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vPossessiveNouns
Listen:
Theboyfriendofmysister...Mysistersboyfriend
Nowyou:
Theanimalsofthefarmer ThehouseofBob
Thesportscarofyourmother Thedogofmyfriend
Theschoolofmyfather Theegoofmyboss
ThebarofPepe Thecatofmygirlfriend

vReflexivePronouns
Listen:
IcutmyselfHEHecuthimself
Nowyou:
Theydiditthemselves.I Iburntmyself.YOU
Hehurthimself.THEY Hetaughthimselftotype.WE

Ask:
Haveyoutaughtyourselfanything?
Haveyoukickedyourselfaboutanythingrecently?
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vShortAnswerQuestions
Listen:
Doyoulikedarkchocolate?...Yes,Ido.
Ask:
Areyouhappywiththegovernment?
Areyourchildrendoingwellatschool?
Areyouandyourpartnerthinkingaboutmovinghouse?
Doyourchildrenlikefish?
Doesyourbosseverarrivelateforwork?
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vSubjectPronouns
Listen:
Thedog...it
Nowyou:
Anne Robert
David AndyandJohn
RomeoandJuliette GeorgeandI
JaneandI chocolate
eggsandpotatoes applesandoranges
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IDIOMS
vBusinessIdioms
Askastudent:
howtheykeepuptodateintheirwork.
whatIfeellikedoingwhenIgetinfromwork.
Didyougoonholidaythissummer?Didyourbudgetgothroughtheroof?
Isyourbosseasytogetholdof?
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vCommonlyUsedIdioms
Askme:
ifImfedupwithmystudentsatthemoment.
ifthereisanythingIwanttogetridofatthemoment.
Askastudent:
iftheygetonwiththeirmotherinlaw.
iftheyarefedupwithanythingatthemoment.
Ask:
Doyougetonwithyourpartnersmother?
Doyouthinkitsworthspendingmoneyon/holidays/agoodTV/?
Doyoueverorganizethingsalongtheway?
Haveyougotridofanythingrecently?
Whatwasthelast/filmyousaw/bookyouread/?Whatwasitabout?
Howmuchmilkisthereleftinyourfridge?
Howmanyyoghurtsarethereleftinyourfridge?
Howmuchclasstimedowehaveleft?
MISTAKES
vWordOrder
Correctthese:
HewatchesalldayTV.
Wegoinsummertothebeach.
Ineveramlate.
Shearrivesalwaysontime.
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PHRASAL VERBS
vCommonlyUsedPhrasalVerbs
Ask:
Doyougetonwithyourboss?
Haveyoutakenupanynewhobbiesrecently?
Haveanyofyourplansfallenthroughrecently?
Doesanyoneinyourfamilyevershowoff?
Isthereanythingyouneedtosortoutatthemoment?
Haveyoucaughtaplanerecently?Whattimedidittakeoff?
Isthereanythinginyourlifeyouhavetoputupwith?
Askme:
ifthereisanythingIwanttogetridofatthemoment.
whathobbiesItookupwhenIwasachild.
Askastudent:
whentheyfelloutwithsomeonethelasttimeandwhy.
iftheyarerunningoutofanythingatthemoment.
howwelltheygetonwiththeirneighbours.
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vMakeUpPhrasalVerbs
Askastudent:
Haveyoumadeituptoanyonerecently?
Howwouldyoumakeituptoyourpartnerifyouforgottheirbirthday?
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vTurnPhrasalVerbs
Askastudent:
Howdidyourlastdinnerpartyturnout?
Haveyoueverbeenturneddownforajob?
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PREPOSITIONS
vForandDuring
Asksomeone:
whattheydidduringthesummer.
iftheyhaveadrinkduringtheintervaliftheygotothetheatre.
iftheyknowanyonewhosometimesfallsasleepduringafilm.
iftheyhaveeverfallenasleepduringameeting.
Ask:
Howlonghaveyoubeenmarried?
Howlongyouhavelivedinyourpresenthouse?
vForandSinceseepresentperfect
vForandTo
Ask:
Whydopeoplegoonholiday?
Whydoyouwork?
Whydopeoplegotouniversity.
Whydopeoplegotothegym?
Whatdoyoudotokeepfit?
Whatdoyounormallyhavefor/breakfast/lunch/?
Whatdidyouhavefordinnerlastnight?
WhatdoyouliketohaveforbreakfastonSaturdays?
Whatdidyourpartnergiveyouforyourbirthday?
Whatdidyougiveyourpartnerfortheirbirthday?
Whatdoyoudotoprepareameetingwithclients?
Askme:
ifIwouldhelpyoumetochangethetyreifyouhadapuncture.
whoIbuysouvenirsforwhenIgoonholiday.
vInandOn
Ask:
Areyoukeenonseafood?
Haveyoueverbeenintroublewithyourboss?
Howoftendoyoueatoutonaverage?
Howmuchtimedoyouspendonthephone?
Whatareyouinterestedinapartfromwork?
Askme:
WhatsonTVtonight?
Asksomeone:
iftheyaregoodinanemergency
thelasttimetheywereonaplane
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vPrepositionsofPlace
Askme:
ifIlikestayinginbedwhenitscold.
ifIhaveeverbeeninhospital.
ifIknowanyonewhoworksatthehospital.
whattimeIarriveatwork.
whattimeIgettowork.
Asksomeoneif:
whattimetheygettowork.
whattimetheygethomefromwork.
theypreferbeingatthebeachorinthemountains.
whatcountriestheyhavebeenin.
vPrepositionsofTime
Listenandrepeat:
AT
at10oclock,athalfpastnine,at12fortyfive,atmidnight,atnight,atmidday,atlunchtime,at
theweekend,atChristmasandatEaster.
IN
Inthemorning,intheafternoon,intheevening,inJune,inJuly,inthesummerandintheweek.
ON
th
OnMonday,onmybirthday,onthe14 ofAugust,onChristmasDay,onNewYearsEve
Listen.
Wednesday...andyousayonWednesday.
Nowyou:
rd
fouroclockwintertheweekend,themorningnightOctoberThursdaylunchtime23 June
th
EasterFridaySeptembertheafternoonthespringthe14 AprilChristmasandChristmas
Day.
Asksomeone:
iftheyprefertostudyinthemorningorintheevening.
whotakestherubbishoutatnight.
whattimetheiralarmgoesoffinthemorning.
whentheirbirthdayis.
Askme:
ifIevergooutintheweek.
whatIlikedoingattheweekend.
whattimeIgetuponSundays.
TRICKY WORDS
vBan,Forbid,NotAllowandProhibit
Ask:
Areyouallowedtosmokeinyouroffice?
Doyouknowanyonewhohasbeenbannedfromdriving?Why?
Isthereanythingyourchildrenarentallowedtodo?
Issmokinginrestaurantsbannedinyourcountry?
Whatareyourkidsallowedtodoattheweekends?
DoyouthinkGPSshouldbebannedincars?
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vBeandGet
Ask:
IsyourEnglishgettingbetter?
Whenwasthelasttimeyougotangryaboutsomething?
Whendoyougethungry?
Areyoufedupwithanythingatthemoment?
Doyouknowanyonewhogetsangrywhentheyarehungry?
Doyougetcarsickifyoureadinthecar?
Doesanyoneinyourfamilygetseasick?
vBeat,EarnandWin
Ask:
Whoisyourfavouritefootballteam?
9 Didtheywinlastweekend?
9Whodidtheybeat?
Haveyouplayedchessrecently?
9 Didyouwin?
9Whodidyoubeat?
Howmuchdoesyourbossearn?
Whatdidyouearninyourfirstjob?
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vCatch,HaveandTakeLexicalPhrases
Askme:
howoftenIhaveahaircut.
howoftenIcatchabus.
whenthelasttimewasItookanexam
whatsortofpeoplecatchmyattention.
Asksomeone:
iftheytakemanyphotoswhentheygoonholiday.
whattheydowhentheycatchacold.
Ask:
DidyougooutlastSaturday?Didyouhaveagoodtime?
Whatdoyoualwaystakewithyouron/holiday/abusinesstrip/?
Howmanycoffeesdoyouhaveaday?
vDoandMake
Listen:
Anappointment...makeanappointment
Nowyou:
acomplaint lunch
adecision mistake
amess plans
anoise theshopping
exercise thewashingup
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Asksomeone:
iftheyhavemadeanyappointmentsthisweek.
iftheyhavemadeanyimportantdecisionsrecently.
howoftentheydoexercise.
whentheydotheshopping.
iftheymakeamessinthekitchenwhentheycook.Andyourpartner?
ifanyonehasdonethemafavourrecently.
whodoestheshoppingintheirfamily.
whodoesthewashingupintheirhouse.
whomakesdinnerintheweek.
whomakeslunchonSaturdays.
Ask:
Whendoyourchildrendotheirhomework?
Who makesdinnerandwhowashesupinyourhouse?
Doyoudosudokus?
Howoftendoyouhavetodoreports?
vExcited,nervousandworried
Askme:
whatmakesmenervous.Andyou?
ifIamworriedaboutanythingatthemoment.Andyou?
Askastudent:
whattheir/kids/dog/getsexcitedabout.
iftheyareexcitedabout/thesummer/Easter/Christmas/
iftheygetnervousaboutgoingtothedentist.
vExpect,HopeandWait
Listen:
Iwasstandinginthequeuefor20minutes...Iwaswaitinginthequeuefor20minutes
Changetheverbforexpect,hopeorwait:
Iwasinthecafforhalfanhour
Ithinkthebosswillsayno
Ireallywanttopassmydrivingtest.
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Ask:
Howlongdidyouhavetowaitinthequeuethelasttimeyouwenttothebank?
Howlongdidyouwaitforyour/bus/train/thismorning?
Doyoumindwaitingforpeoplewhentheyarelate?
Wheredoyouhopetogoforyournextholiday?
WhatdoyouexpectwillhappenwhenalltheiceinGreenlandmelts?
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vGoaway,GooutandLeave
Ask:
DoyounormallygooutonFridayandSaturday?
AskmeifInormallygooutonFridays?
Howoftendoyougoawayfortheweekend?
Whattimedoyouleaveforworkinthemorning?
Whattimedoyouusuallyleavetheofficeintheevening?
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vHaveandHavegot
Askme:
ifIhaveanypets. ifIhavethetime.
ifIvegotanypets. ifIvegotthetime.
ifmymotherhasacar. whenIhavemynextclass.
ifmymotherhasgotacar whenIvegotmynextclass.

vHearandListen
Ask:
Didyoulistentothenewsthismorning?Askme.
Haveyouheardaboutanygoodbooksorfilmsrecently?Askme.
Whenwasthelasttimeyouheardfromanoldschoolfriend?
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vHow,LikeandWhat...like?
Ask:
Whatsyourhometownlike?
Doyoulikethecapitalcityofyourcountry?
Howisyourbossatthemoment?
Whatishelikegenerally?
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vJobandWork
Ask:
Howmanytimeshaveyouchangedjobinyourlife?
Doyouenjoyyourwork?
Ifyouchangedjob,whatwouldyouliketodo?
Doyouhavealistofjobstodoathome?
Whatqualitiesdoyouneedtodoyourjobwell?
Howmanyhoursadaydoyouwork?
Whattimedoyounormallygettowork?
vJourney,travelandtrip
Ask:
Haveyoubeenonanybusinesstripsrecently?Whereto?
Whenwasthelasttimeyoutravelledabroad?
Howlongdoesyourjourneytoworktake?
Whenwillyournextbusinesstripbe?
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vKnowandMeet
Ask:
Wheredidyoumeetyourpartner?Askme.
Howlonghaveyouknownyourbestfriend?
9Wheredidyoumeet?
Howwelldoyouknowyourcity?
Whatisyourfavouritecityintheworld?
9 Howwelldoyouknowit?
Haveyouevermetanyonefamous?
Haveyouevermetanyoneyouknowonholiday?Who?
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vLastandTake
Ask:
Howlongdidyourlastmeetinglast?
Howlongdoesalitreofmilklastinyourhouse?
Howlongdoesabarofdarkchocolatelastinyourhouse?
Howlongdoesablackinkcartridgelastinyourprinter?
Howlongdoesafulltanklastyou?
Howlongdoesittakeyoutogettowork?
Howlongdoesittakeyoutopackyourcaseforabusinesstrip?
Haveyouevermovedhouse?Howlongdidittakeyoutofindanewhouse?
vLooklike,smelllike,tastelikeandseem
Ask:
Whatisyourfavouritedish?
9Whatdoesittastelike?
Askme:
whattheMonaLisalookslike.
whatScarlettJohanssenlookslike.
Askastudent:
whatChannelNo.5smellslike?
whatperfume/aftershavetheirpartner/motherwearsandwhatitsmellslike.
whatgazpachotasteslike.
whattheyfeellikedoingonFridaysafterwork.
whattrufflessmelllike.
whatoysterstastelike.
vRememberandremind
Ask:
Doyourememberanyofyourtoysfromwhenyouwereachild?
Doyouknowanyonewhoremindsyouofsomeonefamous?
Doesyourpartnereverhavetoremindyouaboutthings?
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vSayandTell
Ask:
Whatdoesyourbosssayifyouarrivelateforwork?
Haveyourchildrenevertoldyoualie?
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Askme:
totellyouaboutmyfavouritefilm.
totellyouaboutwhathobbiesItookupwhenIwasachild.
Askastudent:
whattheir/partner/mother/father/saysabouttheenvironment.
totellyouwhattheirbosssaysabouttheeconomy.
totellyouabouttheirlastholiday.
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vThereis...leftHave...left
Ask:
Howmuchclasstimeisthereleft?
Howmuchmilkisthereleftinyourfridge?
Howmanyyoghurtsarethereleftinyourfridge?
HowlongdowehaveleftbeforeChristmas/Easter?
Howlongdowehaveleftbeforetheendoftheclass?
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vWhat...like?Questions
Askastudent:
whatLondonislike. what/Madrid/Paris/Tokyo/etcislike.
whatBankokislike. iftheylike/Madrid/Paris/Tokyo/.
whatpaellaislike. whattheylikeabout/Madrid/Paris/Tokyo/.
whatthepeopleisThailandarelike. whattheirneighbourlookslike.
whatthepeopleinLondonarelike. whattheirneighbourislike.
whatIamlikeonaMondaymorning. howtheirneighbouris.
whattheweatherislike.
whatsortofweathertheylike.

VERBS and TENSES

vTheFirstConditional
Askme:
ifIllhaveenoughmilkfortheweekendifIdontgoshoppingonFriday.
whatIwilldoifIrunoutofcatfoodattheweekend.
Ask:
Ifyougoshoppingtomorrow,whatwillyoubuy?
Whatwillyoudoifyouaretootiredtocooktonight?
WhatwillyouwearifyougooutonSaturday?
Whatwillyoudoifyoumissthebushome?
Askaparent:
iftheyllpunishtheirchildreniftheygetbadreportsfromschool.
vTheSecondConditional
Ask:
whatwouldyoubuyifyouhadsomeextramoney?
whatwouldyoudoifyoulostyour/house/car/keys?
whatwouldyoudoifyourneighbourinvitedyoutodinner?
whatwouldyourdreambathroombelike.
Ifyouboughtadog,whatbreedwouldyouchoose?
Askastudent:
whattheywoulddoiftheysplitupwiththeirpartner.
whattheywoulddoiftheywerepresident.
whattypeofmusictheywouldplayiftheyhadadisco.
iftheyhadacinema,whattypeoffilmstheywouldshow.
whatyouwoulddowithyourlifeifyoudidnthavetowork.
whattheywoulddoiftheyhadmorefreetime.
vTheThirdConditional
Askme:
whatIwouldhavedoneifIhadntgoneawayat/Easter/Christmas/.
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Askastudent:
iftheywentoutorstayedinlastFriday.
9 whattheywouldhavedoneiftheyhadntstayedinorgoneoutlastFriday.
whattheywoudhavedoneiftheyhadntcometoclasstoday.
Ask:
Whatdidyoustudy?
9Whatwouldyouhavedoneifyouhadstudiedsomethingdifferent?
Whatdoyouthinkyouwouldhavedoneifyouhadntstartedworkingforyourpresentcompany?
WhatwouldyouhavedoneifIhadntcometoclasstoday?
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vGerundandInfinitivePartOne
Listen:
Heatemysweets.ADMIT...andyouhavetosay:Headmittedeatingmysweets.
Nowyou:
Tonytoldalie.ADMIT Shetookustotheairport.OFFER
Iwaitinqueues.CANTSTAND Shepickedmeupfromtheairport.OFFER
Wewenttothecinema.DECIDE Hepaidformylunch.OFFER
Icancelledthemeeting.DECIDE Hetoldme.REFUSE
Hebroughthislaptop.FORGET Hedidit.REFUSE
Ibroughtmymobile.FORGET IgotoNewYork.WANT
Ismoked.GIVEUP Youdoit.IWANT
IgoshoppingonSaturdays.HATE Theydoit.SHEWANTS
Yougototheshop.DOYOUMIND Idoit.SHEWANTS
Youpayforlunch.DOYOUMIND IgotoTegucigalpa.WOULDLIKE
Webuysomemilk.NEED IgotoValencia.LIKE
Wecheckthetimes.NEED

Askme:
ifImindwaitingmorethan15minutesforafriendtoturnup.
ifIhavegivenupdoinganythinglately?
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Askastudent:
iftheyhaveforgottentobringanythingtoclass.
wheretheywouldliketogofortheirnextholiday.
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Ask:
Isthereanythingyoucantstanddoingattheweekend?
Haveyouforgottentodoanythingrecently?
Whatdoyouenjoydoingwhenyouareonholiday?
Isthereanythingyouneedtobuyatthemoment?
vGerundandInfinitivePartTwo
Listen:
Wemetattheairport.ARRANGE...Wearrangedtomeetattheairport.
Nowyou:
Theymetunderthestationclock.ARRANGE WewentbacktoGalicia.KEEP
IsawFrank.AVOID Theygotgoodservice.EXPECT
Wesawthemanager.DEMAND Shedidit.MEAN
Hestolemyjacket.DENY Iwontgothroughthatpartoftown.RISK
Hewasbannedfromdriving.DESERVE Hewontpay.THREATEN

Ask:
Isthereanyoneyoutrytoavoidseeingatthemoment?
Isthereanythingyouhavegivenupdoingrecently?
Haveyouarrangedtomeetanyonetomorrow?
Haveyoueverthreatenedtostopyourchildrenspocketmoney?
Askme:
ifthereisanythingIamavoidingdoingatthemoment.
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Modal Verbs
vBe/GetUsedToandUsedTo
Listen:
Iplayedrugby...Iusedtoplayrugby
Nowyou:
Irodeamotorbike. Shewasagothgirl.
Ilikedheavymetal. Healwaysworeblackclothes.
Weateouteveryweek. Iwentskating.

Listen:
Iamaccustomedtotheheat...Iamusedtotheheat
Nowyou:
Sheisaccustomedtospeakingtoclients. Iamnotaccustomedtobadmanners.
Heisaccustomedtogettingupearly. Theyareaccustomedtotravellingalot.
Mybossisaccustomedtostressfulsituations. Areyouaccustomedtoit?
Iamaccustomedtostudyingathome.

Listen:
Iadaptedtothecold...Igotusedtothecold
Nowyou:
Iadaptedtoaheavyschedule. Weadaptedtorudeclients.
Sheadaptedtotravellingalot. Iadaptedtothelongflights.
Iadaptedtothestresslevels Haveyouadaptedtotheworkload?
Headaptedtoworkingfromhome.

Ask:
Isthereanythingyoudontdonowthatyouusedtodoafewyearsago?
Howlongdidittakeyoutogetusedtoyourcurrentposition?
Areyouusedtoallthetravellingyoudo?
Isthereanythinginlifeyoucantgetusedto?
vCan,CouldandBeAbleTo
Listen:
Sheplaystheguitar...shecanplaytheguitar
Nowyou:
WespeakFrench Iwontgotothewedding
Sheridesahorse Wewontgotothemeeting
Idontrideahorse Wewontfinishintime
Theycantplaytennis Theyhavesolvedtheproblem
IswamwhenIwassix Ihaventdonemyreportyet
Shereadwhenshewasfive Wehaventdonetheshopping.
IrodeabikewhenIwassix Theyescapedthefire
WewontgotoclassnextFriday Theyavoidedtheproblem
Theywontgoskiing Weavoidedtherushhour

Ask:
CanyouusePowerpoint?
Cananyoneinyourfamilyplayaninstrument?
CananyoneyouknowspeakGerman?
Ifyoucouldcatchaplanetomorrow,wherewouldyougo?
WillyoubeabletorelaxonSaturday?
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vModalVerbsofObligation
Askme:
whatIhavetodobeforeIleaveforworkeverymorning?
whatIhavetodobeforeIgotobedatnight?
ifIthinkpeopleshouldthinkabouttheenvironmentmore?
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Askastudent:
iftheyhavetogetupearlyonSaturdays.
whatyoumustntdoifyousmellgasinyourhouse.
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Ask:
whatmustntyoudoifyougoouttoadiscowithfriends?
whatshouldyoudoifyouforgetafriendsbirthday?
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vThePassive
Listen:
AlionatethePresidentofZimbabwe...ThePresidentofZimbabwewaseatenbyalion.
Nowyou:
TheygrowriceinValencia. Thesoldierskilledthesecurityguards.
TheytransportfishfromGaliciatoMadrid. AsharkatethePrimeMinisterofAustralia.
Fossilfuelsaredestroyingtheearth. TheydidntbuildRomeinaday.
AJapaneseorganizationiskillingwhales. Thesingerhasbeenarrestedbythepolice.

Askmeif:
coffeeisgrowninKenya
carsaremadeinSouthKorea
pineapplesaregrowninCostaRica
whalesareprotectedbyinternationallaw
theenvironmentisbeingdamagedbycars
tropicalforestsarebeingdestroyedbyillegallogging
globalwarmingisbeingtakenseriouslybygovernments
vTagEndings
Listen:
YoureFrench...YoureFrench,arentyou?
Nowyou:
Youreanaccountant Youdidntgooutlastnight
YourenotaValencian Youhaventbeenshopping
Themayoressisntasocialist Ihaventphonedmymother
Peopleareabitselfish Spaingetshotinsummer
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TENSES
The Present Tense To Be
vToBeinaffirmativesentences
Listenandrepeat:
Iamhappy...Imhappy. Wearehappy...werehappy.
Youarehappy...yourehappy. Youarehappy...yourehappy.
Sheishappy...sheshappy. Theyarehappy...theyrehappy.
Heishappy...heshappy.
Itishappy...itshappy.

Listen:
Wearehappy...werehappy
Nowyou:
Iamhappy Theyarehappy
Heishappy Youarehappy
Itishappy Wearehappy

Listen:
Wearehappy.SHESheshappy
Nowyou:
IamhappyIT TheyarehappySHE
HeishappyWE YouarehappyI
ItishappyTHEY WearehappyHE
IamhappyANNA YouarehappyANGELINAandBRAD
ItishappyCHARLES WearehappyTHEDOG

Listen:
SheisFrench.THEY...TheyareFrench
Nowyou:
ImAustralian.He. Bradisinlove.Angelina.
Youreintelligent.We. Thepresidentisanecologist.I.
Wearehappy.You. Theearthisangry.Thepeople.
Hesworried.Thegovernment. Heisdirty.People.
ImAustralian.He. Bradisinlove.Angelina.

vToBeinnegativesentences
Listenandrepeat:
ImnotFrench. WearentFrench.
YouarentFrench. YouarentFrench.
SheisntFrench. TheyarentFrench.
HeisntFrench.
ItisntFrench.

Listen:
SheisGerman...SheisntGerman
Nowyou:
HeisGerman WeareGerman
TheyareGerman ImGerman
YoureGerman ItsGerman
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Listen:
BilbaoisthecapitalofSpain...No,BilbaoisntthecapitalofSpain.
Nowyou:
ManchesteristhecapitalofEngland. BrigitteBardotisAmerican.
Orangesareblue. SeanConneryisEnglish.
PenelopeCruzisAmerican. MelGibsonisEnglish.
Elephantsaresmall. HughGrantisChinese.
Micearebig. ParisHiltonisacleaner.
Englishisboring. ThepyramidsareinBankok.
Iamsad. TheAmazonRiverisinCanada.
Iamapoliceman. MaribelVerdisFrench.
Youare/children/adults/.

vToBeinQuestions
Askmeif:
IamEnglish. thePresidentisasocialist.
Iama/shopassistant/policeman. weareinclass.
PenelopeCruzisAmerican. youandIareoutside.
BradPittisanactor. elephantsaregrey.
thePopeisaCatholic. tomatoesarered.

Askme:
whereIam. whothepresidentofFranceis.
whereweare. whothekingofSpainis.
wheretheTajMahalis. whoLilyAllenis.
wherethePyramidsare. whotheMinimoysare.
whatapterodactylis whoWallaceandGromitare.
whatmysurnameis. whenChristmasDayis.
whatmybrothersnameis. whenmynextholidaysare.
whatmyfavouritefilmis. howtallIam.
whatstarsignIam howtallmybrotheris.
whatdatemybirthdayis. howfarLondonisfromParis.
whatnationalityPenelopeCruzis howfarmyhouseisfromhere.
whatcolourgrapesare. whattheweatherislike.

vToBewithYesNoQuestions
Listen:
AreyouJapanese?...Yes,IamORNo,Imnot.
Nowyou:
AreyouSpanish?ORWHATEVER AreweinNewYork?
AreyouGerman?ORWHATEVER AreweinSpain?
IsNaomiWattsbeautiful? AreBradPittandAngelinaJolieacouple?
IsTomCruiseBulgarian? ArethePyramidsinGreece?
IsWillSmithSouthKorean? ArethePyramidsinEgypt?
Istheskyblack? AmIyourteacher?
Istheskyblue? AmIamonster?
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vThereis,Thereare
Askmeif:
thereisabeachnearmycity. thereareanycoinsinmypocket.
therearemountainsnearmyhome. thereisanymoneyinmypocket.
thereareanytomatoesinmyfridge. thereisanundergroundrailwayinmycity.
thereisanychocolateinmyfridge.

Ask:
Howmanylitresofmilkthereareinmyfridge.
HowmanyTVsthereareinmyhouse.
Howmuchsugarthereisinmycupboard.
Howmuchwaterthereisinmyfridge.

The Present Tense all other verbs

vPresentSimpleAffirmativeSentences
Listenandrepeat:
Ilivehere Welivehere
Youlivehere Youlivehere
Heliveshere Theylivehere
Sheliveshere
Itliveshere

Listen:
TheycomefromBrazil.She...ShecomesfromBrazil.
Nowyou:
Idosudokus.She. Theymakefans.You.
Shegoestouniversity.They. Wesayyes.They.
Ihavetwocats.She. TheyuseLinux.She.
Samlooksgreat.Raquel. Shewritesemails.We.

vPresentSimpleNegativeSentences
Listenandrepeat:
Idontlivethere Wedontlivethere
Youdontlivethere Youdontlivethere
Shedoesntlivethere Theydontlivethere
Hedoesntlivethere
Itdoesntlivethere

Listen:
Tigersliveinthesea...No,tigersdontliveinthesea.
Nowyou:
Cooksmakecars.
Teachershaveshortholidays.
TheKingofSpainlivesinBilbao.
TheQueenofEnglandplaysfootball.
Thepolicerobpeople.
Mymotherdoesthewashingup.
Myfatherhasafarm.
Mysisteruseshertimewell.
Iwriteapageaday.
TheygrowbananasinCanada.
Idriveasportscar.
KangarooscomefromSouthAmerica.
WegotothecountryonSaturdays.
Ilikestoriesaboutthecity.
Thisfoodlooksgood.
Thosepeoplesaysillythings.
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vPresentSimpleQuestions
Listenandrepeat:
DoIwanttogoout? Dowewanttogoout?
Doyouwanttogoout? Doyouwanttogoout?
Doesshewanttogoout? Dotheywanttogoout?
Doesitwanttogoout?

Listen:
Mybossdrinksmilk...andyouhavetosay:Doesyourbossdrinkmilk?
Nowyou:
youlikecheese/darkchocolate youhaveadog
youliveinGermany yourdoglikesgoingforwalks
yourbrotherlikestomatoes youhaveacat
yourMumgoestothetheatre yourcatdrinks milk
theyplaytennis peoplerespecttheenvironment

Askastudentif:
theirpartnerwashesup.
theyhaveanypetsorchildren.
theyhaveadog.
theylistentotheradio.Whatstation?
theyhaveahobby?What?
Askme:
whereIlive. howoftenIwatchaDVD.
wheremybrotherlives. howoftenIgotothecinema.
whereIbuymygroceries. howoftenIbuyanewspaper.
whattimeIgetupintheweek. howoftenIread.
whattimeIgetuponSundays. howlongittakesmetogettowork/college.
whattimeIgotobedintheweek. howoftenIread.
howoftenIwatchTV. howlongittakesmetogettowork/college.

Askastudent:
howlongittakesmetogetreadyinthemorning.
howlongittakesmypartnertogetreadytogoout.
howlongittakesthemtogettowork.
whatkindofmusictheylike.
whatsortofbookstheyliketoread.
whatmakeofprintertheyhave.
whattimetheirbossgetsininthemorning.
Nowletsmakequestions:
Listen:
IgotothegymonTuesdaysandThursdays...Whendoyougotothegym.
Nowyou:
IliveinValencia
Myclassstartsat9:30
IphonemyMumtwiceaweek
MyDaddoesthewashingup
MyMumlikesclassicalmusic
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vPresentSimpleQuestionsThirdPersonS
Ask:
Doyouhaveanychildren?
9 Doesyour/daughter/son/playaninstrument?
9 Whatdoes/he/she/play?
Doesyour/partner/Mum/Dad/likechocolate?
9 Whendoes/he/she/eatit?
Doesyourpartnerdrive?
9 Howoftendoesyourpartnerdrive?
9 Wheredoesyourpartnerdriveto?
Doesyourpartnersmoke?
9 Howmanycigarettesadaydoesyourpartnersmoke?
Doesyourmotherinlawlikemusic?
9 Whattypeofmusicdoesshelike?
vPresentContinuous
Askme:
whatImthinkingaboutrightnow
ifmybossisbeinggood
whatmycatsaredoingrightnow
ifImstudyinganythingatthemoment
.......................................................................................................
Ask:
AreyouusingyourEnglishmuchthesedays?
Areyoufeelingtiredlately?
Isyourbossfeelingtiredlately?
Areyoudoinganythingspecialtonight?
.......................................................................................................

The Past Simple

vRegularVerbEDPronunctionPARTONE
Listen:
Okay,Imgoingtoexplainthepronunciationofregularverbs.Listencarefullybecausethisisabit
complicated.Thepronunciationoftheedendingofregularverbsdependsonthetypeofsound
attheendoftheverb.
Therearethreedifferenttypesofsoundattheendofaregularverb: firstly,avowelsound,for
example/AI/inmultiplyor/@/inoffer.Okay,thatsone.Secondly,wehaveverbsendingina
vibrationofthevocalchords.Thesearecalledvoicedconsonants.Herearesomeexamples.
Listenandrepeat:
arrive...arrivelove...lovename...nameandcall...call.
Youcanfeelthevibration.
Nowrepeatallthevoicedconsonants:
B,G,L,M,N,V,Z.
Right.Now,thethirdtypeofsoundaretheunvoicedconsonants.Examplesare/p/asinstop
and/S/asinwash.
Okay,listenandrepeatalltheunvoicedconsonants:
K,F,P,S,SH,CH,X.
OK,backtothefirsttypeofsound,theverbsendinginavowelsound.
L+Rtheinfinitivesandthepastsimpleofthefollowingverbs.
agreeagreeddestroydestroyedofferoffered
Question:howistheedendingpronouncedwithverbsendinginavowelsound?Listen.
Offered.
/d/
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Right./d/.NowIamgoingtosaytheverbininfinitiveandyousayitbacktomeinthepast
simple.Iwillgiveyoutheanswerifyouneedit,beforeIsaythenextone.
allow offer
cry play
free prepare
multiply reply
Right,letsdothesecondtypetheverbsendinginthevoicedconsonantsB,G,L,M,N,V,Z.
Listenandrepeat:
ageagedfailfailedsavesaved
So,myquestionis:howistheedendingpronouncedwithverbsendinginavoicedconsonant?
Anexampleislived.
/d/
Right./d/,thesameasbefore.NowIamgoingtosaytheverbininfinitiveandyousayitbackto
meinthepastsimple.Iwillgiveyoutheanswerifyouneedit,beforeIsaythenextone.
arrive happen
believe rain
call smile
explain welcome
Nowforabigquestion:whathappensiftheverbendsinthevoicedconsonantd,likein
decideforexample.Imean,youcantsaydecidudud,canyou?Trytopronouncethepast
simpleofdecide
Decided
Yes,wesaydecided.So,howistheedendingforallverbsendinginthe/d/sound
pronounced?
/id/
/id/.Right,nowrepeatdecide,decided.NowIamgoingtosaytheverbininfinitiveandyousay
itbacktomeinthepastsimple.Iwillgiveyoutheanswerifyouneedit,beforeIsaythenext
one.
add include
avoid land
depend need
expand
Right.Sofar,sogoodbuttheresmore:theverbsendingintheunvoicedconsonantsK,F,P,S,
SH,CH,X
Listenandrepeat:
cookcookedlaughlaughedmissmissed
So,howistheedendingpronouncedforverbsendinginunvoicedconsonants,suchas
missed?
/t/
/t/.Right.NowIamgoingtosaytheverbininfinitiveandyousayitinthepastsimple.Iwillgive
youtheanswerifyouneedit,beforeIsaythenextone.
ask help
dance stop
finish wash
guess watch
Question:whathappenswhentheverbendsintheunvoicedconsonantt?Imean,youcant
saycomplicatututud,canyou?Pronouncethepastsimpleofcomplicate.
Complicated
Question:howistheedendingforallverbsendinginthetsoundpronounced,like
complicated?
id.
id.Right,wesaycomplicated.
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Listenandrepeat:
complicatecomplicated.
Nowyoutrythese:
accept insist
attract print
count taste
eliminate waste
vRegularVerbEDPronunctionPARTTWO
Thisispart2ofthepronuniationofregularverbsinthepast.OKthen,convertthefollowing
phrasesfromthepresentsimpletothepastsimple.
Listen:
Heagrees...heagreed
Nowyou:
Iagree Weneedmilk
Idenyit Theyaskdifficultquestions
Heemploysthreepeople Icheckmyemailsinthemorning
Sheplaysrugby We likedarkchocolate
Youcopymywork Ipromisetogo
Youexplainthings verywell Iwantcandy
Badthingshappen Theywastetimeandmoney
Theychangethings Ionlywait15minutes
Sheavoidsme

vRegularVerbEDPronunctionPARTTHREE Maintenance
Listen:
agree...agreed
Nowyou:
Oneday
vowelsound voicedconsonant unvoicedconsonant /d/ /t/
agree call ask add accept
copy cause dance attend attract
enjoy change finish avoid count
follow clean help decide expect
play live laugh depend invite
Anotherday
vowelsound voicedconsonant unvoicedconsonant /d/ /t/
retire listen like divide print
show move look end transport
study rain miss include treat
try smile promise land wait
worry turn work need want
vPastSimpleNegativewithRegularVerbs
Listen:
Iplayed...Ididntplay
Nowyou:
Oneday
Sheaskedaquestion Ourfriendshipended
Youcopiedmywork Weenjoyedtheshow
Wedanced Shehelpedme
Wedecidedaboutitlastweek Iinvitedher
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Anotherday
IlaughedatCharlessjoke Shestudiedhard
Helookedhappy Hewaited
Weoffered Hewantedtogo
Iprinteditout Heworriedtoomuch

vPastSimpleQuestionswithRegularVerbs
Listen:
Ienjoyedthefilm...Didyouenjoythefilm?
Nowyou:
Theydanced Shestudiedhard
Idecidedtogo Weplayedtennis
Sheinvitedme Iwaited
Welaughed Itworked
Shelikedit Iworriedaboutit

vIrregularVerbs
VerbFamilies
GroupOne/DayOne
Listenandrepeat:
cost cost cost
cut cut cut
hit hit hit
let let let
put put put
quit quit quit
shut shut shut
spread spread spread
Ask:
COST Howmuchdidyourcomputer/pendrive/cost?
CUT Haveyoucutyourselfrecently?
HIT Didyouhityourbrotherwhenyouweresmall?
LET Didyourparentsletyouusetheircarwhenyouwere19?
PUT Wheredidyouputyourmobilewhenyouarrivedhomelastnight?
QUIT Whenwasthelasttimeyouquitajob?
SHUT ......................................................................................
SPREAD ......................................................................................
GroupTwo/DayTwo
Listenandrepeat:
bring brought brought
buy bought bought
catch caught caught
fight fought fought
teach taught taught
think thought thought
Ask:
BRING Didyoubringanythinghomefromtheofficelastnight?What?
BUY Didyoubuyanythingyesterday?What?
CATCH Didyoucatcha/bus/taxi/train/undergroundtrain/lastweek?Whereto?
FIGHT Didyoufightwithyourbrothersandsisterswhenyouweresmall?
TEACH ......................................................................................
THINK Didyouthinkaboutchangingjobslast/month/year/?Why?
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GroupThree/DayThree
Listenandrepeat:
have had had
lend lent lent
make made made
pay paid paid
send sent sent
spend spent spent
Ask:
HAVE Whattoysdidyouhavewhenyouwereakid?
LEND Didyoulendanyoneanymoneylast/month/year/?
MAKE Didyoumakeanynewfriends/lastweekend/lastyear/?How?
Howdidyoumakefriendswithyourbestfriend?Where?
PAY Howmuchdidyoupayforyour/computer/pendrive/ mp3player/camel/?
SEND Howmanyemailsdidyousendyesterday?
SPEND Howmuchdidyouspendyesterday?
GroupFour/DayFour
Listenandrepeat:
feel felt felt
keep kept kept
leave left left
meet met met
read read/red/ read/red/
sleep slept slept
Ask:
FEEL HowdidyoufeelonSundaymorning?
KEEP Wheredidyoukeepyourmoneywhenyouwereakid?
LEAVE Whattimedidyourlastflightleave?
MEET Wheredidyoumeetyourpartner?
READ Didyoureadlastnight?What?
SLEEP Howmanyhoursdidyousleeplastnight?
GroupFive/DayFive
Listenandrepeat:
find found found
get got got
hear heard heard
lose lost lost
say said said
sit sat sat
stick stuck stuck
tell told told
win won won
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Ask:
FIND Didanybodyfindanymoneylastyear?Howmuch?
GET Whattimedidyougetto/work/class/thejobcentre/thismorning?
HEAR Didyouhearanythinginterestingontheradiothismorning?
LOSE Didanybodyloseanythingontheirlastholiday?
SAY Whatdidyousayto/yourpartner/Mum/beforeyoulefthomethismorning?
Whatwasthelastthingyousaidtoyourboss?
SIT Wheredidyousitinclasswhenyouwereachild?
Wheredidyousitontheschoolbus?
STICK ......................................................................................
TELL Didanyonetellyouanygoodnewslastweek?What?
WIN Didanyonewinanythinglastyear?
GroupSix/DaySix
Listenandrepeat:
be was/were been
become became become
break broke broken
choose chose chosen
come came come
freeze froze frozen
see saw seen
speak spoke spoken
steal stole stolen
Ask:
BE WherewereyouonSundayat7am?
BECOME ......................................................................................
CHOOSE Didyouchooseallthefurnitureinyourhouse?Who?
COME Didanyonecometoyourhouseattheweekend?Who?
FREEZE Didyoufreezeanythinglastweek?What?
SEE Didyouseea/bad/good/movielastweek?What?
Hasanyonebeentoanartgalleryormuseumrecently?
Whatdidyousee?
SPEAK Didyouspeaktoanyoneonthephonelastnight?Whoto?
STEAL Didanyonestealanythingfromyoulastyear?What?
GroupSeven/DaySeven
Listenandrepeat:
drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
forget forgot forgotten
forgive forgave forgiven
give gave given
hide hid hidden
ride rode ridden
shake shook shaken
take took taken
write wrote written
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Ask:
DRIVE Didyoudriveanywhereattheweekend?Whereto?
EAT /Howmanybiscuits/howmuchfruit/didyoueatyesterday?
FALL ......................................................................................
FORGET Didanyoneforgetanythingwhentheyleftthehousethismorning?What?
FORGIVE ......................................................................................
GIVE Whatdidyourgiveyour/Mum/yourchild/yourcat/fortheirbirthday?
HIDE Didyouhideanythinginyourhouselastyear?
RIDE Didyouridea/bike/motorbike/horse/phant/camel/lastyear?
SHAKE ......................................................................................
TAKE Didyoutakeanyonetotheairportlast/month/year/?
WRITE Howmanyemailsdidyouwriteyesterday?
InAlphabeticalOrder
AC/DayEight
Listenandrepeat:
be was/were been
begin began began
break broke broken
buy bought bought
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
come came come
cost cost cost
cut cut cut
Ask:
BE WherewereyouonSundayat7am?
BEGIN WhendidyoubeginstudyingEnglish?
BREAK Didyourchildrenbreakanythinglastmonth?Didyou?What?
BUY Didyoubuyanythingyesterday?What?
Didyoubuyanyclotheslastmonth?What?
CATCH Didyoucatcha/bus/taxi/train/undergroundtrain/lastweek?Whereto?
CHOOSE Didyouchooseallthefurnitureinyourhouse?Who?
COME Didanyonecometoyourhouseattheweekend?Who?
COST Howmuchdidyourcomputer/pendrive/cost?
CUT Haveyoucutyourselfrecently?
DF/DayNine
Listenandrepeat:
do did done
draw drew drawn
drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
feel felt felt
fight fought fought
find found found
fly flew flown
forget forgot forgotten
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Ask:
DO Didanybodydoanyexerciseyesterday?What?
Whendidyoudotheshoppinglastweek?
DRAW Didyourchildrendrawonthewallswhentheyweresmall?Didyou?
DRINK /Howmuchwater/howmanycoffees/didyoudrinkyesterday?
DRIVE Didyoudriveanywhereattheweekend?Whereto?
EAT /Howmanybiscuits/howmuchfruit/didyoueatyesterday?
FEEL HowdidyoufeelonSundaymorning?
FIGHT Didyoufightwithyourbrothersandsisterswhenyouweresmall?
FIND Didanybodyfindanymoneylastyear?Howmuch?
Didanybodyfindanythingstrangelastyear?What?
FLY Didyouflyanywherelastyear?Whereto?
FORGET Didanyoneforgetanythingwhentheyleftthehousethismorning?What?
GP/DayTen
Listenandrepeat:
get got gotorgotten
give gave given
go went gone
grow grew grown
have had had
hide hid hidden
know knew known
leave left left
lose lost lost
make made made
pay paid paid
Ask:
GET Whattimedidyougetto/work/class/thejobcentre/thismorning?
GIVE Whatdidyourgiveyour/Mum/yourchild/yourcat/fortheirbirthday?
GO Wheredidyougoyesterday?InAugust?
GROW Didyougrowanythingwhenyouwereakid?
HAVE Whattoysdidyouhavewhenyouwereakid?
HIDE Didyouhideanythinginyourhouselastyear?/fromyourchildlastweekend?
KNOW Didyouknowhowtowhistlewhenyouweresix?
LEAVE Whattimedidyourlastflightleave?
LOSE Didanybodyloseanythingontheirlastholiday?
MAKE Didyoumakeanynewfriends/lastweekend/lastyear/?How?
Howdidyoumakefriendswithyourbestfriend?Where?
MEET Wheredidyoumeetyourpartner?
PAY Howmuchdidyoupayforyour/computer/pendrive/ mp3player/camel/?
QS/DayEleven
Listenandrepeat:
read read/red/ read/red/
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
run ran run
say said said
see saw seen
sell sold sold
send sent sent
sleep slept slept
speak spoke spoken
spend spent spent
steal stole stolen
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Ask:
READ Didyoureadlastnight?What?
RIDE Didyouridea/bike/motorbike/horse/phant/camel/lastyear?
RING Didyouringanyonelastnight?Didanyoneringyou?
RUN Didanyonerunforthebusthismorning?
Didanyonerunintoanoldfriendlastweek?
Didanyonerunoutofanythingyesterday?
SAY Whatdidyousayto/yourpartner/Mum/beforeyoulefthomethismorning?
Whatwasthelastthingyousaidtoyourboss?
SEE Didyouseea/bad/good/movielastweekend?What?
Hasanyonebeentoanartgalleryormuseumrecently?Whatdidyousee?
SELL Didanyonesellanythinglastyear?What?
SEND Howmanyemailsdidyousendyesterday?
SLEEP Howmanyhoursdidyousleeplastnight?
SPEAK Didyouspeaktoanyoneonthephonelastnight?Whoto?
SPEND Howmuchdidyouspendyesterday?
STEAL Didanyonestealanythingfromyoulastyear?What?

TZ/DayTwelve
Ask:
take took taken
tell told told
think thought thought
throw threw thrown
wake woke woken
wear wore worn
win won won
write wrote written
Ask:
TAKE Didyoutakeanyonetotheairportlast/month/year/?
Didanyonetakeupanewhobbylastyear?What?
TELL Didanyonetellyouanygoodnewslastweek?What?
THINK Didyouthinkaboutchangingjobslast/month/year/?Why?
Didyouthinkaboutmakinganychangestoyourlifeyesterday?What?
THROW Didyouthrowouttherubbishthismorning?
Didyouthrowanythingimportantawaybyaccidentlastyear?
WAKE Whattimedidyouwakeupthismorning?
WEAR Whatdidyouweartothelastweddingyouwentto?OnNewYearsEve?
Whatdidyouweartothelastimportantmeetingyouwentto?
WIN Didanyoneinyourfamilywinanythinglastyear?
WRITE Howmanyemailsdidyouwriteyesterday?
Didyoutakeanyonetotheairportlast/month/year/?
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vPastSimpleQuestions
Ask:
Wheredidyougoonyourlastholiday?
WhatTVprogrammesdidyouwatchwhenyouwereakid?
Howdidyoumeetyourpartner?
WhatdidyouhaveforlunchonSunday?
Whattimedidyougethomeyesterday?
Wheredidyougoonyourlastholiday?
Askmeif:
Iwentshoppingyesterday.
Ihadspaghettiforlunchyesterday.
thePresidentwenttoChinalastweek.
Asksomebody:
wheretheywentontheirlastholiday.
whotheywentwith.
whattheyhad/forlunchyesterday/forbreakfastthismorning/.
whattheydidlastweekend.
whattimetheygotuplastSunday.
whattimetheygothomelastnight.
howmanycoffeestheyhadyesterday.
howmuchwatertheydrankyesterday.
howmanycountriestheyvisitedlastyear.
vThePastContinuous
Ask:
Whatwereyoudoing:
at10oclocklastnight.
yesterdayafternoon.
lastSaturdaynight.
whentheWorldTradeCenterwasattacked.
whenPrincessDianawaskilled.
Asksomeonewhattheyweredoingwhen:
thesunamihappened.
..................................................................................................
..................................................................................................
Askafather:
whathewasdoingwhenhiswifewasgivingbirthtotheirfirstchild.
vThePastContinuous
Ask:
whatIamgoingtodoformy/Christmas/Easter/summer/holidays.
..................................................................................................
..................................................................................................
Askaparent:
whattheirchildrenaregoingtodoonSaturday.
Yes/Noquestions
Areyougoingoutafterclass?*
AreyougoingoutthisSaturday?*
..................................................................................................
*wenormallyusewhatlookslikethepresentcontinuouswhenthemainverbisgo.
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vGoingtoorWill
Askme:
whatImgoingtodo/intheholidays/atEaster/atChristmas.
ifIwillarrivelateforschoolorworktomorrow.
...............................................................................................................
Askastudent:
whattheyaregoingtodoattheweekend.
whattheythinkwillhappenifsealevelsrisebyhalfametre.
...............................................................................................................

The Present Perfect

vForandSince
Listen:
the14th ofAugust...sincethe14th ofAugust
Nowyou:
th
the8 ofJuly Christmas
aweek Easter
5minutes lastmonth
yesterday Tuesday
thismorning mybirthday
about2months ninethirty

Ask:
Howlonghaveyoubeenworkingforyourpresentcompany?
Howlonghaveyoubeenlivinginyourpresenthouse?
Askme:
howlongitsbeensinceIwenttothe/cinema/theatre/.
ifIhaveputonanyweightsince/thesummer/Christmas/.
vRegularVerbsinAffirmativeforthePresentPerfect
Listen:
IlivedinManchester...IhavelivedinManchester
Nowyou:
Iagreed Itfinished
Hecopiedtheprogramme Heattendedthemeeting
Icalledhim Shedecidednottogo
Wechangedourminds Weaccepted
Wedancedtogether Theyinvitedme

vRegularVerbsinNegativeforthePresentPerfect
Listen:
IlivedinManchester...IhaventlivedinManchester
Nowyou:
Iagreed Itfinished
Hecopiedtheprogramme Heattendedthemeeting
Icalledhim Shedecided
Wechangedourminds Weaccepted
Wedancedtogether Theyinvitedme
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vRegularVerbsinQuestionsforthePresentPerfect
Listen:
IlivedinManchester...HaveyoulivedinManchester?
Nowyou:
Iagree Itfinished
Hecopiedtheprogramme Heattendedthemeeting
Icalledhim Shedecidednottogo
Wechangedourminds Weaccepted
Wedancedtogether Theyinvitedme

vIrregularVerbsforthePresentPerfect
DayOneAF
Listenandrepeat:
be was/were been
begin began began
break broke broken
choose chose chosen
come came come
do did done
draw drew drawn
drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
fly flew flown
forget forgot forgotten
DayTwoGR
Listenandrepeat:
get got gotorgotten
give gave given
go went gone
grow grew grown
hide hid hidden
know knew known
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
run ran run
DayThreeSZ
Listenandrepeat:
see saw seen
speak spoke spoken
steal stole stolen
take took taken
throw threw thrown
wake woke woken
wear wore worn
write wrote written
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vIrregularVerbsinQuestionsforthePresentPerfect
Listen:
IwasinLondon...IhavebeentoLondon
Nowyou:
YouwereinMadrid Irodeacamel
Ibrokeaglass Theyrangme
Iatesnails Isawthatfilm
Iforgothername Wespokeaboutit
Shegavemeextratime Hetookhertotheaiport
TheywenttoFlorence Iwrotetothem

vAlreadyandStillinthePresentPerfect
Listen:
Ivealreadyplannedmyweekend.Andyouchangeitto...Istillhaventplannedmyweekend
Nowyou:
Ivealreadyhadlunch.
Ivealreadymadeplansfor/thesummer/Christmas/Easter/theholidays.
Ivealreadydonetheshoppingfortheweekend.
Ivealreadyhadacoffee.
IvealreadyphonedmyMum.
Hehasalreadywrittenthereport
Theyhavealreadyrepairedthetrafficlights.
Theyhavealreadyrepairedthethephotocopier.
vAlreadyandYetinthePresentPerfect
Listen:
Ivealreadyplannedmyweekend.Andyouchangeitto...Haveyouplannedyourweekendyet?
Nowyou:
Ivealreadyhadlunch.
Ivealreadymadeplansfor/thesummer/Christmas/Easter/theholidays.
Ivealreadydonetheshoppingfortheweekend.
Ivealreadyhadacoffee.
IvealreadyphonedmyMum.
Hehasalreadywrittenthereport
Theyhavealreadyrepairedthetrafficlights.
Theyhavealreadyrepairedthethephotocopier.
vJustinthePresentPerfect
Listen:
Ivehadlunch...Ivejusthadlunch
Nowyou:
Ihaveseenher.
Ivedonetheshoppingfortheweekend.
Ivehadacoffee.
IvephonedmyMum.
Mybrotherhascalled.
Theyhaverepairedthetrafficlights.
Iveplannedmyweekend.
Ivemadeplansforthe/summer/Christmas/Easter/holidays.
Ivewrittenthereport.
Telltheclassthreethingsyouhavejustdone.
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vEverinthePresentPerfect
Listen:
NewYork...HaveyoueverbeentoNewYork?
Nowyou:
Manila feelembarrassed
Greece loseyourpurse/wallet
Florence loseyourcar
rideacamel seethePyramids
meetafamousperson eatsnails
drinkchampagne eatsnakes

vQuestionsinthePresentPerfect
Askastudent:
ifthereisanythingimportantyoustillhaventdonetoday.
.......................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................
vThePresentPerfectorPastSimple
Askme:
ifIhaveeverbeentoFrance.AskmewhenIwent.
whenIpassedmydrivingtest.
howlongIhavebeenanEnglishteacher.
.......................................................................................................
Askastudent:
whenthelasttimetheywenttothetheatrewas.
wheretheywentlastsummer.
iftheyhavepassedtheirdrivingtestyet.
.......................................................................................................
Ask:
Haveyougota/cat/dog/?Howlongyouvehadit?
Haveyoueverriddenahorse?Amotorbike?
Whenwasthelasttimeyourodeahorse?
Howlonghaveyoulivedinyourpresenthouse?
Wheredidyoulivebefore?
vThePresentPerfectContinuous
Askmeif:
IhavebeenwatchingmuchTVrecently.
Ihavebeendrinkingmuchcoffeerecently.
Ihavebeendoingmuchexerciserecently.
Ihavebeenplayingcomputergamesmuchrecently.
Ask:
Haveyoubeenspendingmuchmoneyrecently?
Haveyoubeenworkinghardrecently?Why?
Haveyoubeentravellingmuchrecently?
Haveyoubeenfeelingwellrecently?
Haveyoubeenspendingmuchtimewithyour/children/parents/partner/recently?
Haveyoueverbeenskiing?Wheredidyougo?
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vTenseUsage
Askastudent:
whattheyaregoingtodonextweekend.
whattheyaregoingtodothissummer.
whattheweatherwillbeliketomorrow.
whattheythinkwillhappenwhenalltheiceinGreenlandmelts.
whenthelasttimetheywenttothecinemawas.
whentheypassedtheirdrivingtest.
iftheyhaveeverbeenabroad.
iftheyhaveeverbeentoSanFrancisco.
iftheyhaveplannedtheirsummeryet.
Ask:
Doyouhaveahobby?What?
Doyoulikeseafood?
Whatdoyouthinkyourchildrenaredoingnow?
Whatdoyouthinkyourbossisdoingnow?

Numbers and Time

vNumbers13and30etc
Listenandrepeat:
13301440etc.
Right,Illsaythenumberandyousaythenumberasaseries.Heresanexample:
13...onethree
Nowyou:
905016174013158019
NowyousaythenumberandIsaythenumberasaseries:
vOrdinalNumbers
Listenandrepeat:
first,second,thirdetc.
Listen:
five...fifth13...thirteenth21...twentyfirst
Nowyou:
1,2,3,4,5,6,9,10,22,14,12,8,3,31,25,15,16,7,24,17,27,30&20
vTheTime
Convertfromdigitaltimetonormaltime(ortheotherwayround)
Listen:
3:05...fivepastthree
11:10...Tenpasteleven
Nowyou:
11:15 05:12
06:25 08:09
01:30 07:02
08:35 09:09
12:45 02:59
03:55 12:57
5:05 01:58
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vTheDate
Listen:
November5*...thefifthofNovember
Nowyou:
August14 December15
October29 June23
July24 March13
May5 July8
September3 January31
April1 February22
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E N G L I S H G A M E S F O R A D U L T S & S E C O N D A R Y
GAME INSTRUCTIONS LANGUAGEAREA
BOGGLE
Teacherpreparesagridofconsonantsandvowels 6x6andputsiton Spellingwordawareness.
theboard.Twoteamshave3minutestolistasmanywordsasthey
canmakebyjoiningadjacentletters(up,down,left,right&diagonal)in
thegrid.
CHALLENGE
Wordpyramidgame.1ststudentwritesoneletteronboard.2ndstude Spelling wordbuildingsuffixes
writesthesameletterunderneathandaddsaletter.3rdstudentcopies
thetwolettersunderneathandaddsanother.Thiscontinuesuntila
studentthinksit'simpossibletocontinuethewordandshouts
CHALLENGE.Ifthestudentcannamethewordthechallengeris
eliminatedandviceversa.
HOUSERULES
Workingingroupsof3or4, (1) studentswritedownadescriptionof ConversationrealEnglish
theapartmenttheyaresharing,and include(2)detailsaboutwhether
theyareworking,onthedoleorstudying.Thenthey (3) makealistof
houserulesforharmoniouslylivingtogether. (4) Eachgroup
describestotheclasstheirsituation.Thenaskif (5) anyonewould
liketochangeapartment.Ifso,thestudent sitswiththenewgroupwho
thenexplainthehouserulesoftheirplacewhiletherestoftheclass
avidlylistens. Thestudentcantryanotherapartmentiftheydontlike
thesoundofthefirstone.
JUSTAMINUTE
Teacher namestopicand1ststudenttalksaboutit.Interruptedby Fluency,confidencespeaking,
otherstudentsforhesitation,repetition,irrelevanceandgrammar. eliminatingpersonalmistakes.
Successfulchallengercontinueswithwhatremainsoftheminuteon
thesametopic.Badchallengeslosepoints,completeminutebyone
studentwinslotsofpoints.
LANDSCAPEGAME
Askstudestodrawalandscapewhichincludedthefollowing: Generatingnaturaldiscussion
1 bushes(friends) 5 asnake(sex)
2 ahouse(theself) 6 theSun(religion)
3 mountains(outlook*) 7 atree(father)
4 apath(ambition) 8 water(mother)
*pointed=pessimisticround=optimist
Whentheyhavefinished,askthemwhattheythinkeachfeature
represents,tellthemandaskthemtointerprettheirdrawings.Be
sensitiveaboutit.
MASTERWORD
SimilartoMastermindbutwithwords.Someonethinksofafourletter Wordawareness,discoveringnew
word(sayLOVE) anddrawsthisgridontheboard. words.
Quantityof Correctly (love)Don't
letters Positioned writethis!
3 3 live
2 1 vale
3 3 move
4 4 love
Studessayfourletterwordswhichgetascoreaccordingtotheir
closenesstothetargetword. It'salogicgame.
NEVERENDINGSENTENCE
Onestudentstartsa sentenceandthenextonecarriesitonwithAND Sentencestructure
orBUT.
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PATHGAME
Askstudeswritedownadescriptionsof: Writnggeneratingnatural
1 apath(outlookonlife) discussion
2 atwigtheyfind(smallproblem)
3 atrunklyingacrossthepath(bigproblem)
4 Abearaheadsittingonthepath(someonesexuallyattractive)
5 Aforkintheroad.(politics)
6 Awall(death)
7 Whattheyhearontheotherside(afterlife)
Studentsreadouttheirdescriptionsyouaskwhattheythinkeach
thingmeansexplainthemeaningdiscusstheresults.
POSTIT
Needaselfadhesivepad.Everyonewritesnameofafamousperson Questionformation.
onpaper andslapsitontheforeheadofstudent.Everyonehasone
andtakesturnsaskingyes/noquestionstotheclasstofindoutwhoit
is.
TICTACTOE
"Noughtsandcrosses"withwords.Draw3X3gridonboardandfill Adverbsoffrequency,linkers,
squareswithadverbsoffrequency,verbs,questionwordsORANY verbs,makingquestions,pastof
FUNCTIONALGROUP.2teams.1stchoosesasquareandifthey verbs,andmuchmore.
makeaperfectsentencewiththeworde.g.Igotothecinemaoncea
month,thentheywinthesquare. Winorlose,secondteamthentries.
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E N G L I S H G A M E S F O R A L L A G E S
GAME LANGUAGEAREA
ALPHABETGAME
Somebodysaysaletterandeverybodyhastosaysomethingbeginningwiththat Newvocabulary
letter.Keepgoinground,eliminatinghesitatorsuntilyouareleftwiththewinner.
BACKWARDQUESTION
Dictatetoclassaquestionletterbyletterandbacktofront.e.g.EKIL(Whatsthe Questionformation
weatherlike?)Thefirsttosussthequestionwins.Makesurestudesarewritingdown
theletters
BING
Studentscountaroundtheclass,but everyfifthfactorisreplacedby"BING"."1234 NUMBERS,ofcourse!
BING6789BING11"etc.Whenstudentsmakeaslip,theyareeliminatedand
mustputtheirhandsontheirheads.
CHAINGAME
Student1 Ilikesweets Usingtolike&food
Student2 Ilikesweetsandcokeetc vocabulary.
FOOTBALL
Varietyofhangman.Drawafootballpitchonboard,dividedinto6columns.Makea TheAlphabetspelling,
cardboard2dimensionalfootball(orgetthekidstodoitandvoteonthebestone). vocabrevision.
Placedobofbluetackbehindballandplaceinmiddleofpitch.Findawordanddraw
alineforeachletterunderthepitch.Eachteamtakesturnssayingaletter.Dontwrite
themontheboardbecauseiftheyrepeatalettertheyshouldhavebeenpayingmore
attention.Whentheyguessaletter,writeitinandmovethefootballtowardsthe
oppositeteamsgoalbyonecolumn.Ifthelettercontainstwoormoreoftheirletter
thefootballmovestwoormorecolumns.Theyrepeattheirturniftheygetitright.This
isgreatfun.Once theyscoreagoal,theotherteamkicksofflikeintherealgame.
HANGMAN
Askanykid TheAlphabetspelling
HARRYPOTTER
Similarto20QuestionsbutthenameHarryPotterrepresentsanactivityorthing.e.g. Actions dailyroutine
onestudentthinksofaneverydayactivitylikecleaningteeth.Classask,"Howoften personalhygienefreetime.
doyouHarryPotter?"AndsoonuntilsomeoneguesseswhatHarryPotter
represents.
LEXIS
Teacherorstudesprepareeightnumberedwordsinsecretandwrite1to8onboard. Pronunciation,vocabgroups
Inturnsstudeschoosenumberandgetanewletterforthenumber. Theythentryto andrevision.
guesstheword. Theyhavetopronounceit perfectly.Thestudentcarriesonchoosing
numbersuntiltheyguesswrong.
1.do 5.
2.woma 6.m
3.chil 7.
4 8.
PICTIONARYI
2teams.Onememberfromeachatblackboard.Teachershoutsaletterandeach Alphabet,pronunciationand
studentmustdrawsomethingbeginningwiththatletter.Thefirst teamtosaywhatis wordawareness.
beingdrawn,winstheround.Studesnotallowedtodrawthesamething. Extremely
popular.
VERSIONOnlyallowverbsand/oradjectives
WORDBINGO
Studeslookforasixletterwordintheir booksandwriteitdown.Teachershoutsout Recognisingthealphabet,
lettersuntilsomeonehasalltheletterscrossedoff. spellingandword
awareness.
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ENGLISH GAMES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL

GAME LANGUAGEAREA
CIRCLETHENUMBER
Teacherwritesnumbersatrandomonboard.Twostudentsstandinfrontofit,chalk Numberspronunciation13
inhand. Teachersays,"Circlenumber13."Winnerstayson. 30,1440etc.
CHINESEWHISPERS
Awordiswhisperedaroundtheclassandtheendresultchecked. Practicefornewvocab
pronunciation
DETECTIVE
Onestudeleavestheclass,closingthedoor.Anotherstudeputsteacher'skeysin Haveyougot...believeitor
pocket.Everybodyshouts,"Comein"andstudereenters.Studehassomanyturnsto not.
ask,"Haveyougotthekeys?"Ifright,goes outagain.Ifwrong,personwhohadkeys
goesout.
FUNNYVOICES
Onestudesitsalonewithbacktoclass.Teacherpointstoanotherstudeandasksthe Allquestionsgoodat
secondstudentaquestion?Thisstuderepliesusingafunnyvoicetotrytodisguise beginningofyear,sostudes
his/heridentity. Winnerstayson. gettoknoweachothers'
names
MIMING
Astudent representsnewvocabthroughmimeandtheclasshastoguesswhatis Newvocab
beingrepresented.
MIMINGII
Achairisplacedinfrontoftheboardwhereastudentsits,backtotheboard.Teacher Newvocab
orrivalwritesawordonboard.Teammemberhastomimewithsoundstheword.
Oneminutetimelimit.Atend,iffailed,studeturnsroundandgroans.
MOUTHING
Teacherorstudemouthsawordwhichstudeshavetoguess. Pronunciation,vocabgroups
andrevision.
PAIRS
2studentsdrawa3X4gridonpaper,numbered112.Theyplace6wordstwiceeach Wordfamiliesspellingpeer
inthesquaresfromawordfamily(e.g.clothesorfood).Theygototheboardandput teaching
thenumberedgridonit.Otherstudentschoosepairsofnumberstotrytogetpairs.
Thestudentsattheboardkeep
writinginthewordsandrubbingthemoffagainbetweenturns.
SHOUT
2teams.Onememberofoneteamgoestoboard.Teachershoutsoutlexicalgroup Spellingcorrectionand
likeFOODandtheteammustshoutoutfoodwordssothattheirmemberattheboard vocabrevision.
canlistthem.Teachertimesaminuteandthencountsupcorrectlyspeltwordstoget
thepoints.
SIMONSAYS
Askakid. Don'tforgettoletthekidsbeSimon. Bodypartscommands
buildingupalanguagefor
theclassroom.
SIMONSSTATUES
Blastsomefunkymusicandkidsdance.StoptheCD.Gigglersandquivererssit Actions,vocabandforletting
down.Say,Simonsays BeatigerAfterafewmomentshittheplaybutton. offsteam.Kidshavea
massivesurfaceenergyto
volumeratio,justlikemice.
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SNAKE
2teams.Firstteamstandsinlineperpendiculartoboard.Teachershoutsaworde.g. Spellingwordawareness
fish.Firstinlinerunsupandwritesitonboard,thenrunsbackandhandschalkto irregularverbscomparative
nextinline.SecondstudentrunsupandcontinueswordsnakebywritingOUSE. &superlatives
Runsbacktogivechalktonextkidetc.FISHOUSEGGORANGETeachertimesa
minute. Eachcorrectwordisworth1point.
VERSIONVerbsworth2points.
WHOSWEARING...?
Astudestandsinfrontofclassand observeswhateveryoneiswearing.Turnout Clothes
lightsorblindfoldstudentandask,WhoswearingaredTshirt?
WORDSINABAG
Everyonegoesthroughtheirbookspickingoutdifficultwordstospellandwriteseach Spellingpronunciationhow
wordontoasmallscrapofpaperandthenfoldsituptight.Someonegoesroundwith tosaythealphabet
abagcollectingthepapers.Astudentthenpullsoneoutofthebagandhandsitback eliminationoftypicalspelling
tothebagcarrier,withoutopeningit.Thebagcarriergoestotheboard,opensitand errorspeerteaching
readsouttheword.The studentmustthenspelltheword,whichthebagcarrier
writesontheboard.
WRITEINTHEAIR
Studeorteacherwritesinair.Thepersonwhoguessestheworddoesthenextone Spelling
WRITEONBACK
Astudewritesonbackofanotherstudewhohastoguesstheword. Spelling

F L A S H C A R D G A M E S
BRINGME
Putflashcardsonatableatfarendofclass.Atotherend Newvocabulary
positionthreechairssidebyside.Teachersitsinmiddle
withonestudeeitherside.Teachershouts,"Bringmea
horse."Thetwostudesstandupandlegitoverto thetable
andthefirsttobringtheteacherthehorsecardwins.
MEMORY
Place7cardsalongtheboard.Listenandrepeatwordsand Newvocabulary
turncardsaround,backtoclass.Studestrytorememberall
sevenwordsinthecorrectorderforpoints.Whenastudent
saysthewrongwordortakestoolong,showthe
troublesomecardbeforestartingagainwiththenext
student.
PICTIONARYII
Showacardtoonestudentwhohastodrawitonthe Newvocabulary
board.Thefirstonetoguessthewordgetstodrawthenext
one.
PISTOLSATDAWN
Twostudescomeforward.Giveeachoneaflashcardwhich Newvocabulary
theyholdbehindtheirbacks.Shout,Draw!.Studesreveal
theircardstoeachother,andthefirsttonamethepicture
wins.Winnerstays on.
REVEAL
Place2flashcardstogether,face2face.Slowlyraiseone. VocabularyRevision
Firststudenttosaywhattheflashcardrepresentswins.
WHATSMISSING?
Place7flashcardsalongtheblackboard.Gatherthemup, Newvocabulary
removeone cardandputthemback.Firststudetosaythe
missingcardwins.
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INDEX

GeneralGrammar .................................................................................. 1
1330etc .................................................................................. 36
3rdpersonS .................................................................................. 22
AdjectivesEDandING .................................................................................. 1
Adjectives>ComparativesandSuperlatives .................................................................................. 1
Adultsandsecondary .................................................................................. 38
AdverbFormation .................................................................................. 2
AdverbsofFrequency .................................................................................. 2
AgreeingandDisagreeing .................................................................................. 2
Alltheotherverbs .................................................................................. 20
Already,just,stillandyet .................................................................................. 34
Articles:thedefiniteandzero .................................................................................. 3
Ban,forbid,notallow,andprohibit .................................................................................. 9
Be/getusedtoandusedto .................................................................................. 16
BeandGet .................................................................................. 10
Beat,earnandwin .................................................................................. 10
BothandEither .................................................................................. 3
Business .................................................................................. 7
Can,couldandbeableto .................................................................................. 16
Catch,haveandtakelexicalphrases .................................................................................. 10
Commonlyused .................................................................................. 7
ComparativesandSuperlatives .................................................................................. 3
Conditionals .................................................................................. 14
CountablesandUncountables .................................................................................. 3
Directandindirectpronouns .................................................................................. 3
DoandMake .................................................................................. 10
edpronunciation .................................................................................. 22
EnoughandToo .................................................................................. 4
Ever .................................................................................. 35
Excited,nervousandworried .................................................................................. 11
Expect,hopeandwait .................................................................................. 10
Fewandlittle .................................................................................. 4
FirstConditional .................................................................................. 14
Flashcardgames .................................................................................. 37
Forandsince .................................................................................. 32
ForandTo .................................................................................. 5
Gamesforclass .................................................................................. 38
GerundsandInfinitives .................................................................................. 15
Goaway,gooutandleave .................................................................................. 11
Goingto .................................................................................. 32
GoingtoorWill .................................................................................. 32
Haveandhavegot .................................................................................. 12
Hearandlisten .................................................................................. 12
How,LikeandWhat...like? .................................................................................. 12
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Idioms .................................................................................. 7
InandOn .................................................................................. 6
Indefinitepronouns .................................................................................. 4
Indirectquestions .................................................................................. 5
Irregularverbs .................................................................................. 23
Irregularverbs .................................................................................. 33
Irregularverbs>questions .................................................................................. 34
Jobandwork .................................................................................. 12
Journey,travelandtrip .................................................................................. 12
LastandTake .................................................................................. 13
Listenandhear .................................................................................. 13
Looklikeandseem .................................................................................. 13
Makeup .................................................................................. 8
Mistakes .................................................................................. 7
Modalverbs .................................................................................. 16
Mostcommon .................................................................................. 7
NumbersandTime .................................................................................. 36
ObjectPronouns .................................................................................. 5
Obligation .................................................................................. 17
Ordinalnumbers .................................................................................. 36
Passive .................................................................................. 17
PastContinuous .................................................................................. 31
PastSimple .................................................................................. 22
PastSimpleorPresentPerfect .................................................................................. 35
Phrasalverbs .................................................................................. 7
PossessiveAdjectives .................................................................................. 5
PossessiveNouns .................................................................................. 6
Prepositions .................................................................................. 8
PrepositionsofPlace .................................................................................. 9
PrepositionsofTime .................................................................................. 9
PresentContinuous .................................................................................. 22
PresentPerfect .................................................................................. 32
PresentSimple .................................................................................. 18
Presentsimpleaffirmative .................................................................................. 20
Presentsimplenegative .................................................................................. 20
Presentsimplequestions .................................................................................. 21
Primary .................................................................................. 37
questions .................................................................................. 23
Questionsingeneral .................................................................................. 31
ReflexivePronouns .................................................................................. 6
Regularverbs .................................................................................. 22
Regularverbs>affirmative .................................................................................. 32
Regularverbs>negative .................................................................................. 22
Regularverbs>negative .................................................................................. 32
Regularverbs>questions .................................................................................. 33
Regularverbs>questions .................................................................................. 23
Rememberandremind .................................................................................. 13
SayandTell .................................................................................. 13
SecondConditional .................................................................................. 14
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ShortAnwerQuestions .................................................................................. 6
SubjectPronouns .................................................................................. 6
Tagendings .................................................................................. 17
TenseUsage .................................................................................. 36
TheDate .................................................................................. 37
ThePresentPerfectContinuous .................................................................................. 35
TheTime .................................................................................. 36
Thereis/thereare .................................................................................. 20
Thereis...left .................................................................................. 13
ThirdConditional .................................................................................. 14
Tobeaffirmativesentences .................................................................................. 18
Tobenegativesentences .................................................................................. 18
Tobequestions .................................................................................. 19
Tobeyesnoquestions .................................................................................. 19
Trickywords .................................................................................. 9
Turn .................................................................................. 8
VerbFamilieslistswithquestions .................................................................................. 23
VerblistswithquestionsAZ .................................................................................. 28
Verbsandtenses .................................................................................. 14
What...like? .................................................................................. 14
Wordorder .................................................................................. 7