English class b1-c1 (10-10)

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Group B1-C1

Revision

Did you do your homework? Let's discuss what we did.

• Did you finish the book? What did you think?
• A lot of you wrote a short story; thanks! it looked wonderdful.
• Did you update your language development log regarding the past simple vs. past continuous?

last week's writing assignment

Stories are told in the past simple.

Write a short story about yourself experiencing the world of Narnia. It is fiction, so everything is possible.

Let your imagination roam free.

Send me a copy of the short story.

[e-mail]

Did you like writing a short story?

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Revision

Past simple vs. Past continuous

What is the rule to make a past simple sentence?

What is the rule to make a past continuous sentence?

Grammar

The future simple

You use the future simple for

A promise | A warning | A spontaneous decision | A prediction without evidence | With ‘I think,’ ‘probably,’ ‘possibly,’ & ‘maybe’ | An offer

How it is made.

Will/shall + full verb

A few examples

- Your information will never be shared (a promise).

- If you eat that, you’ll get sick (a warning).

- I’ll have a coffee, please (a spontaneous decision).

- He’ll be a good father someday (a prediction without any ‘real’ evidence).

- I think I’ll go to the store after work (sentence with ‘I think’).

- That box is heavy—I’ll help you (an offer).

Assignment

Make 3 example sentences using the past simple.

Explain what it is used for.

The future continuous

You use the future continuous for

An ongoing activity predicted for a point in the future.

How it is made.

Will be + verb + ing.

An example

- She will be sitting on an airplane at this time tomorrow.

Assignment

Make 3 example sentences using the past continuous.

Explain what it is used for.

Going to

You use ‘going to’ for

A personal plan for the future that is not yet arranged | A prediction with evidence.

How it is made.

Be going to + full verb.

A few examples

- I’m going to call her tonight (A personal plan for the future that is not yet arranged).

- Look at those clouds—it is going to rain! (A prediction with evidence).

Assignment

Make 2 example sentences using the past continuous.

Explain what it is used for.

Language development log.

Add the information and your small assignments about the future simple, future continuous, and 'going to' to your language development log.

Language development log

• Add a new page.
• Name it 'Grammar: Future Simple and Future Continuous.'
• Write down in detail what you learned about the present tenses and how they are used.

(Use your own examples).

the last writing assignment.

Write an epilogue.

What happens after the book is finished? 

The children are back in the real world, but what is next for them?

The epilogue must be one A4 page. 

Language development log checklist

1. Front page
2. Table of contents 
3. English radar test results
4. Writing assignment 1: Character description
5. Grammar: Time, Tense, and Form.
6. Grammar: the present simple vs. the present continuous
7. Error analysis
8. Writing assignment 2: short poem
9. Grammar: The past simple vs. the past continuous.
10. Writing assignment 3: Short story
11. Grammar: The future simple vs. the future continuous +going to 
12. Writing assignment 4: Epilogue

Done?

Are you finished with your language development log?

Does your portfolio look presentable? 

Please send it to me: [e-mail]

I will check and grade your portfolio during fall break.