Language Circle

1. LanguageCircle:
BacktoSchool
basedon
BacktoSchoolIdioms3
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Objectives
• Review and practice Back To School Idioms 3. Use them in a
related activity
• Speak about going back to school
• Grammar – Learn about Future Tense with “Be Going To”
• Write about your plans
• Read and reflect on a passage
• Reflect on your learning today

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Review the idioms
in this related lesson
https://livelearn.ca/lessons/education/back-to-school-idioms-3/

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Review the idioms in this related lesson
“You can’t teach an old dog new tricks”– It’s more difficult to learn new things
when you are older
“To learn the ropes”– To learn a new task
“To learn a lesson” – To suffer negative consequences for a mistake you made
“Make the grade” – To succeed
“To drop out of school – To quit school before finishing grade 12

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Practice the idioms: Quiz time
1. When Johnny said, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” he
meant…
a) that the dog was too old to learn
b) that it’s more difficult to learn new things when you are older
c) that you are not a good teacher

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Practice the idioms: Quiz time
1. When Johnny said, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” he
meant…
a) that the dog was too old to learn
b) that it’s more difficult to learn new things when you are older
c) that you are not a good teacher

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Practice the idioms: Quiz time
2. When the boss asked me to learn the ropes in a week he meant
a) that I should go to the gym and climb some ropes
b) that I need to know everything about ropes
c) that I need learn how to do the tasks I have to do

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Practice the idioms: Quiz time
2. When the boss asked me to learn the ropes in a week he meant
a) that I should go to the gym and climb some ropes
b) that I need to know everything about ropes
c) that I need learn how to do the tasks I have to do

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Practice the idioms: Quiz time
3. Daniela learned a lesson when she was not allowed to enter the class
because she arrived late. That means
a) She learned by herself the lesson she skipped in class.
b) Because she suffered the consequences she will not be late next time
c) she learned that the teacher was mean

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Practice the idioms: Quiz time
3. Daniela learned a lesson when she was not allowed to enter the class
because she arrived late. That means
a) She learned by herself the lesson she skipped in class.
b) Because she suffered the consequences she will not be late next time
c) she learned that the teacher was mean

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Practice the idioms: Quiz time
4. He wants to go to college but he wonders if he can because he
dropped out of school. That means
a) he dropped some papers when going out of class
b) he quit school before he finished grade 12
c) he fell on the ground of the school

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Practice the idioms: Quiz time
4. He wants to go to college but he wonders if he can because he
dropped out of school. That means
a) he dropped some papers when going out of class
b) he quit school before he finished grade 12
c) he fell on the ground of the school

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Agenda
1. Speaking
2. Grammar
3. Writing
4. Reading
5. Reflect on learning

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Speaking

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Speaking activity
In the fall it’s going back to school time.
Have you considered going back to school?
Why would it be important for you to continue
learning?

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Grammar

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Future Tense using “Be Going To”
You have learned that we form future tense using “will” or “shall”.
Ex: I will talk to him. I shall call him.
We can also express future using the expression “be going to” + verb at
infinitive
Ex: I am going to talk to him.
The main difference between the two forms is that “be going to" is used for
plans and intentions made before the moment of speaking, and the "will" to
speak about the future at the moment of speaking.

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Future Tense using “Be Going To”
The expression be going to, followed by a verb in the infinitive, is used to
express an idea of something happening in the near future:
Ex: He is going to buy a car.
(Very soon he will buy a car.)
Some employees are going to be promoted next month.
(Some employees will be promoted soon.)

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Future Tense using “Be Going To”
Be going to can also express a conviction or a certainty:
It's going to rain. (For sure, it will rain.)
I'm not going to fail. (I definitely will not fail.)

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Future Tense using “Be Going To”
Let’s practice:
Fill in the BE GOING TO future.
Ex: I _______ him tomorrow. (meet). I am going to meet him tomorrow.
2. They ______ to Dublin. (drive)
3. He _______ to see the football match. (go)
4. She _________ her aunt. (visit)
5. We _________ a test. (write)
6. They _________ them tea. (offer)

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Future Tense using “Be Going To”
Let’s practice:
Fill in the BE GOING TO future.
Ex: I _______ him tomorrow. (meet). I am going to meet him tomorrow.
2. They ______ to Dublin. (drive) They are going to drive to Dublin.
3. He _______ to see the football match. (go)
4. She _________ her aunt. (visit)
5. We _________ a test. (write)
6. They _________ them tea. (offer)

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Future Tense using “Be Going To”
Let’s practice:
Fill in the BE GOING TO future.
Ex: I _______ him tomorrow. (meet). I am going to meet him tomorrow.
2. They ______ to Dublin. (drive) They are going to drive to Dublin.
3. He _______ to see the football match. (go) He is going to see the football match.
4. She _________ her aunt. (visit)
5. We _________ a test. (write)
6. They _________ them tea. (offer)

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Future Tense using “Be Going To”
Let’s practice:
Fill in the BE GOING TO future.
Ex: I _______ him tomorrow. (meet). I am going to meet him tomorrow.
2. They ______ to Dublin. (drive) They are going to drive to Dublin.
3. He _______ to see the football match. (go) He is going to see the football match.
4. She _________ her aunt. (visit) She is going to visit her aunt.
5. We _________ a test. (write)
6. They _________ them tea. (offer)

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Future Tense using “Be Going To”
Let’s practice:
Fill in the BE GOING TO future.
Ex: I _______ him tomorrow. (meet). I am going to meet him tomorrow.
2. They ______ to Dublin. (drive) They are going to drive to Dublin.
3. He _______ to see the football match. (go) He is going to see the football match.
4. She _________ her aunt. (visit) She is going to visit her aunt.
5. We _________ a test. (write) We are going to write a test.
6. They _________ them tea. (offer)

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Future Tense using “Be Going To”
Let’s practice:
Fill in the BE GOING TO future.
Ex: I _______ him tomorrow. (meet). I am going to meet him tomorrow.
2. They ______ to Dublin. (drive) They are going to drive to Dublin.
3. He _______ to see the football match. (go) He is going to see the football match.
4. She _________ her aunt. (visit) She is going to visit her aunt.
5. We _________ a test. (write) We are going to write a test.
6. They _________ them tea. (offer) They are going to offer them tea.

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Writing

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Let’s practice writing about our plans for the future
using “be going to”+ verb (infinitive)
Ex: I am going to go to a movie.
Note that when the action of your intention is “to go” we say: I am going (intention) to go (main action)
Activity: Write three sentences about your plans for this weekend.
1.
2.
3.

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Let’s practice writing about our plans for the future
using “be going to”+ verb (infinitive)
Activity: Write three sentences about your family’s plan to go to school this fall.
1.
2.
3.

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Reading

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Read this article and reflect on the tips below:
Back to School
Here are a few final tips for a fantastic school year:
Get enough sleep.
Eat a healthy breakfast.
Try your best.
Use good work habits, like writing down your assignments and turning in
your homework on time.
Take your time with school work. If you don't understand something, ask the teacher.
Keep a sense of humour.
One teacher we know shows his new students a picture of himself graduating high school — a grinning ape
in a red graduation cap and gown. This usually makes the kids laugh, and it's a good way to remind them that school is fun!

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Reflect
on
learning

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What did you learn today?
• Review and practice Back To School Idioms 3. Use them in
a related activity
• Speak about going back to school
• Grammar – Learn about Future Tense with “Be Going To”
• Write about your plans
• Read and reflect on a passage
• Reflect on your learning today

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Homework
Write a letter to a friend telling them about your plans for
this autumn. Use both “be going to” and “will/shall”.
Send the teacher to your instructor.

34. Thankyou!
Questions?
Created by : Ruxandra Nicolescu – English Online
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