English Conversation Classes (ECC): Verb tenses

Warm up :) Choose your level and talk with your partner.

If you dont know your level you can find out here:

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/content

KET - A1/A2

https://www.scribd.com/document/188515904/KET-Speaking-Part-1

PET - B1

https://www.slideshare.net/loe11/pet-speaking-questions-with-answers-15466642

FCE - B2

https://www.slideshare.net/nguyenvhong50/40-topic-speaking

Toefl - C1

http://toefl-ibt.online/speaking-topics/

https://www.prepscholar.com/toefl/blog/toefl-integrated-speaking/
https://www.ets.org/s/toefl/pdf/toefl_speaking_rubrics.pdf

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How do I learn best ?

Learn by doing :)
http://www.engines4ed.org/hyperbook/nodes/NODE-120-pg.html

Example:

1. Observation / Problem / Purpose

Thanks for your kind support. I am confirm to you that a friend and I will go to the immersion English. We are going to arrive on Tuesday afternoon.

2. Research / Solution

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/confirm

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles/confirm

3. Hypothesis

Thanks for your kind support. ................................We are going to arrive on Tuesday afternoon.

4. Experiment / Practice / Role Play

5. Teach others

Task 1:

Find the mistake. What is the rule ? Find out and teach your classmate.

http://www.englishcurrent.com/grammar/find-grammar-mistakes-intermediate-esl/

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Observation - Raising your self awareness

2. Watch the documentary and pay attention to the verb tenses.

Here is a summary of all verb tenses

http://www.grammarbank.com/verb-tenses.html

https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html

Conversation practice :)

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National Geographic (Listen and watch !)

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/locked-up-abroad/videos/doing-the-job/#

Check the verb-tenses !!!

Present

Do you think drugs is a current world issue ?

Past

Have you ever been in contact with drugs ?

Future

How do you think the story will end ?

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Watch this 8 min video about Life !!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNVZ0ZPfE8s

Search for subtitles !!

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3. Recognize the verb tense

https://www.englishgrammar.org/identify-tenses/

4. Quiz - How much do you know about verb tenses ?

https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/quizshow.php?title=12-grammar-tenses_1&q=1

5. Now create a role play / quiz / story telling / picture story

Example: Simple Present

Think of a every day situation.

Topics: Every day routines / Facts

A: Present a short conversation. Students have to guess the VT.

B: Present images and students have to create sentences / real situation

Example:

Mom: Alfredo...today is Wednesday...you have to walk to school because daddy has pico y placa.

Student:

Every Wednesday Alfredo walks to school, because my daddy has pico y placa.

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Planet Earth - Home Video on Youtube

Watch the movie and answer the following questions:

What have you learned from that documentary ?
Make a short summary ?

How does the earth function ?
How will the future be like ?
What is our task to save our planet ?