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Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: Quick review

7th June 2020

10 more common verbs in present and past tenses

to find found 
to give gave 
to tell told 
to work worked 
to call called 
to try tried 
to ask asked 
to need needed 
to feel felt 
to become became 
to leave left 

Answer these questions, using the past tense:

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That is a great hat ! Where did you find it ?  //      I find it at Diamond Plaza

You look exhausted ! Did you work today ?  //              Yes, I work all day

What happened to Tony ?     //                                   He  become rich and left work.

The neighbours are so loud !   //                                  Yes, I ask them to be quiet

What is your dog’s name ?   //                                              She is call Annie.

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ONLY one verb in the past tense

I tried to call you last night.   I wanted to meet you and drink some Czech (check) beer.

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Using adverbs of frequency

always            frequently     often          sometimes                    occasionally      never

100 %       /      85 – 90 %  /   75 %           /     30 – 50 %      /             15 – 20%      /   0

Ask each other questions:

How often do you drink beer ?                   Go to the cinema

Buy a new dress                                           visit the dentist

update your Facebook status                     watch the news on TV        

eat western food                                           cook traditional Vietnamese food ?

Today, I went to have a hair cut

(Men = barber / Women = stylist, Both = hairdresser)

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I went to a local  (in the area / near / close)  hairdresser.  After, we went shopping and while there, we bought special beer from Czech Republic – it is my favourite, and also some junk food.

SONG:

To help you with the ‘fre’ pronunciation, here’s a song from one of my favourite bands, REM. It’s called ‘What’s the frequency, Kenneth ?’

Beginners’ English: Let’s start building

5th June 2020

Sentence Building

A blog to help beginners start to speak and write in longer sentences.

Who / Doing / What / When / Where / Why What do you do … When … Why ?

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I exercise in the morning at home to be healthy.

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He eats rice … When … Where

NOW … Your Turn

He (what is he doing // where is he doing it // why ? He feels …)

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She

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We

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They

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ANSWERS

I exercise in the morning at home to be healthy.

He eats rice at lunch time on the steps because he’s very hungry !

He plays in the garden to practice. He feels very happy.

She teaches at a school because she’s an English teacher.

We travel every week to the beach because it’s hot and quiet and fun.

They are shopping in the market in Barcelona because the food is very fresh.

Ask each other: when do you go shopping ? What do you buy ?

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I go shopping at the weekend because …

I shop in the in the afternoon because …

I shop on Monday mornings because …

Verbs

Choose from these, or add your own. Good list of 100 verbs in all tenses at:

http://www.linguasorb.com/english/verbs/most-common-verbs/

Make short sentences using modal verb ‘like’ and ‘need’.

to practise // to dance // to study // to shop // to cook // to travel // to shout // to order // to book

I like to dance on Saturday nights

I need to study English

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Adding information

Use adjectives (describe the noun) or adverbs (describe the verb)

I saw a man begging

I saw a poor old man desperately begging for money.

We heard a girl playing piano

He likes to walk in the park

She thought the museum was interesting

I hated the film

My cat eats fish.

Adding a reason

I hate coffee because it keeps me awake

I only eat healthy food because

Although I find Burger King very tasty, I avoid eating there because

(I find = I think something is  //avoid= keep away from)

Internet cafes are very convenient but you should be careful because

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To disagree: Formal with multiple reasons

Example: You can just use an internet cafe to book your ticket.

I disagree for the following reasons. Firstly,

I disagree for the following reasons. Firstly, I don’t think it’s a good idea to enter my personal data on a public server and secondly, I don’t know who’s watching me.