Word bank (A2)
Verbs: walk, talk, cook, play, visit, buy, go, see, eat, take, write, meet, run, swim.
Adjectives: cheap, expensive, fast, slow, easy, difficult, beautiful, good, bad, far, near.
Time: now, at the moment, yesterday, last week, two days ago, tomorrow, next year.
Places: in the park, at the shop, in the city, at the station, by the sea.
Block 1. Present Continuous: what is happening now
Rule: am / is / are + verb-ing (reading, cooking, running, swimming).
1. Three forms
She is cooking now. / She is not cooking. / Is she cooking? — Yes, she is.
Do it for 8 verbs and 4 persons (I, he, we, they).
2. Look and describe. Look around you and say 8 sentences: My mother is cooking in the kitchen. Two boys are playing in the park.
3. Question block
What are you doing? → I am reading a book.
Where is he going? → He is going to the shop.
Who is she talking to? → She is talking to her friend.
4. Simple or Continuous?
Compare: I read books every day. / I am reading a book now. Make 6 pairs with every day / now.
Block 2. Past Simple: what happened
Rule: regular verbs + -ed (played, visited). Irregular verbs change:
go → went,
see → saw,
eat → ate,
buy → bought,
take → took,
write → wrote,
meet → met.
1. Three formsI visited my aunt yesterday. / I did not visit my aunt. / Did you visit your aunt? — Yes, I did. / No, I did not.
Notice: after did / did not the verb goes back to normal: did not go, not did not went.
2. Yesterday chain. Change only the time word: I went to school yesterday. → last week → two days ago → on Sunday.
3. Question block: tell a story
Where did you go? → I went to the park.
Who did you meet? → I met my friend.
What did you buy? → I bought a new bag.
When did you come home? → I came home at six.
4. My last weekend. Say 10 sentences with at least 4 irregular verbs, 2 negatives and 2 questions to a partner.
Block 3. Can / MustRule: can / must + normal verb, with no -s for he/she/it: she can swim, he must go.
1. Three formsI can swim. / I cannot swim. / Can you swim? — Yes, I can. / No, I cannot.She must go. / She must not go. / Must she go?
2. Abilities. Make 10 sentences: I can cook rice, but I cannot cook fish. My brother can run fast.
3. Rules (school, street, home). You must not run in the room. We must be at school at eight. Make 8 sentences.
4. Polite requests. Can I have some water, please? Can you open the door, please? Make 6 requests and answer them.
Block 4. Will / Going to: the future1. Plans: going toI am going to visit my uncle tomorrow. / I am not going to work. / Are you going to cook?Make 8 sentences about your plans for next week.2. Decisions and predictions: willIt is cold. I will close the window.Tomorrow will be sunny. / It will not rain.Make 6 sentences with will and 6 with going to.
3. Question blockWhat are you going to do tomorrow? Where will you be next year? Who are you going to meet?
Block 5. Comparison of adjectivesRulesShort adjectives: +er / the +est:
tall → taller → the tallest,
big → bigger → the biggest,
easy → easier → the easiest
Long adjectives: more / the most:
beautiful → more beautiful → the most beautiful,
expensive → more expensive → the most expensive
Irregular:
good → better → the best,
bad → worse → the worst,
far → farther → the farthest
1. Make the three degreessmall, long, fast, cheap, old, hot, happy, difficult, interesting, good, bad.
2. Compare two (than)
A cat is smaller than a dog. This bag is more expensive than that bag. My phone is newer than your phone.
Make 10 sentences comparing: cat / dog, bus / car, tea / coffee, Yerevan / Gyumri, you / your brother.
3. Compare three or more (the …-est)
Anna is tall. Ani is taller. Mari is the tallest. Of all the fruit, bananas are the sweetest.
Make 8 sentences about your family, friends, food and cities.
4. As … as
My bag is as big as your bag. / This book is not as interesting as that book.
Make 6 sentences.
5. Question block
Which is bigger, a cat or a dog? Who is the tallest in your family? What is the best food in your country? Is your city bigger than Yerevan?6. Chain game. Change one word each time: My bag is big. → bigger → My bag is bigger than yours. → My phone is bigger than yours. → My phone is the biggest.
Go 10 steps without stopping.
Block 6. Mixed practice (A2)
1. Compare then and now.
Say 10 sentences: Yesterday I was tired, now I am happy. Last year my city was smaller, now it is bigger.
2. Plan, past, present. Talk about one person in three times: Ani is cooking now. She cooked soup yesterday. She is going to cook fish tomorrow.
3. Describe and compare two pictures (two rooms or two cities), using there is/are, adjectives, comparison, and places:
The first room is bigger than the second room. There is a new sofa in the first room.