Monday, 30 December 2024

MONDAY

Answer the following questions (3rd conditional):

1.  If you'd had more free time yesterday, what would you have done?

2. If you had practiced it more, what is something you think you could've been pretty good at?

3. How would your life have been different if you had never started studying English?

4. What would you have done differently if you had known about the 2020 pandemic in advance?

5. If you hadn't moved to your current location (Vancouver), where do you think you would've gone instead?


 THIRD CONDITIONAL (THINGS IN COMMON)

HOW CONDITIONAL SENTENCES ARE MIXED (NOTES)

MIXED CONDITIONALS PRACTICE

Thursday, 26 December 2024

THURSDAY

 Pair activity: I THINK YOU WOULD...   STUDENT 1


                                                                    STUDENT 2

Thursday, 12 December 2024

THURSDAY

 Pair work: Discussion questions with  PRESENT PERFECT (DURATION) Student 1


                                                              PRESENT PERFECT (DURATION)  Student 2


Wednesday, 20 November 2024

WEDNESDAY

ABOUT US (ADJ + PREPOSITION)  STUDENT 1

                                                               STUDENT 2

ADJECTIVE WITH PREPOSITIONS PRACTICE (EXERCISE)

GERUND AND INFINITIVE (CHANGE IN MEANING)

For your reference:  ADJECTIVE PLUS PREPOSITION LIST

Wednesday, 13 November 2024

WEDNESDAY

 Pair activity (gerund/infinitive review):    THINKING OF YOU...(Student A)


                                                                   THINKING OF YOU... (Student B)

COMPLETE SENTENCES WITH GERUND AND INFINITIVE

Reference:  'THE' WITH GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES

Friday, 8 November 2024

HAVE A GREAT LONG WEEKEND, EVERYONE!

 


FRIDAY

 PHRASAL VERB TABOO GAME:     STUDENT A

                                                               STUDENT B

                                                               STUDENT C 

                                                               STUDENT D

PHRASAL VERBS BY TOPIC: TRAVELLING

Tuesday, 29 October 2024

TUESDAY

 INDIRECT QUESTIONS (NOTES)

INDIRECT QUESTIONS PRACTICE


Guessing Game

 One student thinks of a secret word or phrase, and others have to ask for clues using embedded (indirect) questions 

E.g., "Can you tell me what it rhymes with?" 

or "I'd like to know how many letters it has".

Wednesday, 9 October 2024

WEDNESDAY

 TRANSFORMING ACTIVE TO PASSIVE PAIR ACTIVITY: STUDENT 1

                                                                                                       STUDENT 2

 Grammar practice:    PASSIVE VOICE   (change active to passive)



Tuesday, 8 October 2024

TUESDAY

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE (NOTES)

PASSIVE VOICE: SENTENCE BUILDING

Speaking pair activity "NAME THREE...":  STUDENT 1

                                                                         STUDENT 2



Thursday, 26 September 2024

THURSDAY

 Class game: IF WE DIDN'T HAVE...(second conditional) - GROUP A


                                                                                                   GROUP B



Wednesday, 25 September 2024

WEDNESDAY

 Pair activity: I THINK YOU WOULD...   STUDENT 1


                                                                   STUDENT 2

COMPLETE WITH THE MISSING IF-CLAUSES



Monday, 16 September 2024

MONDAY

 ASK QUESTIONS TO YOUR PARTNER USING 'HOW MUCH..' OR 'HOW MANY...'

E.G.: How much money have you spent today?

          How many friends have you made at CCEL so far?

ERROR CORRECTION: PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE



Wednesday, 11 September 2024

WEDNESDAY

 Pair work: Discussion questions with  PRESENT PERFECT (DURATION) Student 1


                                                              PRESENT PERFECT (DURATION)  Student 2




Monday, 9 September 2024

Wednesday, 21 August 2024

WEDNESDAY

 Pair speaking activity: ABOUT US -  STUDENT 1

                                                              STUDENT 2


ADJECTIVE WITH PREPOSITION (EXERCISE)


Wednesday, 14 August 2024

WEDNESDAY

 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS WITH GERUNDS

GERUND AND INFINITIVE: COMPLETE SENTENCES

Pair activity (gerund/infinitive review):    THINKING OF YOU...(Student A)

                                                                   THINKING OF YOU... (Student B)

Friday, 9 August 2024

FRIDAY

PHRASAL VERB TABOO GAME:   STUDENT A

                                                              STUDENT B

                                                              STUDENT C 

PHRASAL VERBS BY TOPIC: TRAVELLING



Thursday, 11 July 2024

THURSDAY

Pair activity (practice with Passive):   QUESTIONNAIRE - STUDENT 1

                                                              QUESTIONNAIRE - STUDENT 2

 ACTIVE OR PASSIVE (exercise)


 COMPLETE SENTENCES WITH CORRECT PASSIVE FORM OF THE VERB


Wednesday, 10 July 2024

WEDNESDAY

 Speaking pair activity "NAME THREE...":  STUDENT 1


                                                                         STUDENT 2

 Grammar practice:    PASSIVE VOICE   (change active to passive)

                                     VERBS WITH PREPOSITIONS IN PASSIVE

Friday, 5 July 2024

FRIDAY

  Pair activity: I THINK YOU WOULD...   STUDENT 1


                                                                   STUDENT 2


 THIRD CONDITIONAL SENTENCE COMPLETION

Wednesday, 19 June 2024

WEDNESDAY

  Pair work: Discussion questions with  PRESENT PERFECT (DURATION) Student 1


                                                               PRESENT PERFECT (DURATION)  Student 2


Wednesday, 29 May 2024

WEDNESDAY

Pair speaking activity: ABOUT US -  STUDENT 1

                                                              STUDENT 2

 PAIR WORK:   ADJECTIVES WITH PREPOSITIONS: TO / FOR


Friday, 24 May 2024

FRIDAY

Pair activity (gerund/infinitive review):    THINKING OF YOU...(Student A)

                                                                   THINKING OF YOU... (Student B)

GERUND / INFINITIVE MASTER (exercise)

 'TRY' WITH GERUND & INFINITIVE (exercises)


Thursday, 9 May 2024

THURSDAY

 Tag questions practice:  STUDENT 1


                                         STUDENT 2

QUESTION TAG QUESTIONNAIRE