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Small Talk English > Level A1.1 Starter
English > Level A1.1 Starter

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CONTENT
• Let’s Start! • Let’s Explore! • Let’s Practice! • Extension Activity • Target Words • Learning Points

Let’s Start!

I love playing video games! Do you?

Learning Outcome Can Do Statements

Accurately use information about • I can talk about current actions.

people, their likes and dislikes, homes or • I can make a suggestion.
countries in communicative situations. • I can express possession.

Ask your partner:

• What do you like doing?

• What does your family like to do?

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Let’s Explore!

Peter and Sally talk at the coffee shop. What does Peter suggest?

Instructions: Read the text aloud.

Sally: How is your coffee, Peter?

Peter: Mmm, this coffee is good! Very smooth. How is your juice?
Sally: Delicious, thank you. It's very fresh!
Peter: How's your brother? How's he doing?
Sally: He's good.
Peter: What is he doing today?
Sally: He is playing video games with our cousin. It's their hobby.
Peter: I'm playing games too, on my laptop!
Sally: You're such a kid! Are you studying too?
Peter: Yeah.
Sally: Why don't you study at the library? It's quiet there.
Peter: Yeah, but it's too quiet.
Sally: I think the cafe is too noisy ... And the coffee smells too good!
Peter: You're right!

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Let’s Practice!

What are you doing? I’m practicing the Present Continuous tense.

Instructions: Complete the sentences. Match the words on the left with the words on the
right.

1. I’m playing doing homework.

2. Are you studying?

3. What is cake.

4. She is eating video games too, on my laptop.

5. You are he doing today?

Let’s Practice!

What do you think?

Instructions: Read the sentences. Fill in the blank with the missing word. Use: Why, you,
about, going, go.

1. _____ don’t you study at the library?

2. How _____ studying at the park?

3. Why don’t we ____to the gym?

4. How about ______ to the bookstore?

5. Why don’t _____ drink some coffee?

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English > Level A1.1 Starter

Extension Activity

Let's make suggestions about situations.

Instructions: Complete the following steps. Fill in the Self-Assessment.

a) Read the role card.

Self-Assessment Yes No
b) Choose a role.
c) Create a short dialogue about the
situation. I make a suggestion.
d) Practice with your partner.
I write a short dialogue
including suggestions.

I express what I want.

Role 1: Role 1:
You want to study in a quiet place. Tell You want something to drink or eat. Tell
your friend. your friend.

Role 2: Role 2:
Your friend wants to study in a quiet Your friend wants something to drink or
place. Make a suggestion about where eat. Make a suggestion about what they
they can study. can eat or drink.

Target Words

• smooth (adjective): mild; nice to drink • cousin (noun): The child of my parent's
e.g. This coffee is very smooth. brother or sister
• brother (noun): a male who has the same e.g. He is playing video games with our
parent cousin.
Example: Ash: How's your brother? • kid (noun): informal word for a child
Belle: He's good. e.g. You're such a kid - you like playing
• video game (noun): a game you play on a video games.
TV or computer • too (adverb): also
e.g. I like to play video games. e.g. I'm playing video games too!
• to play (verb): to do an activity for fun
e.g. I like to play games.

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Learning Points

Let's Review Possessive Adjectives

Possessive adjectives go before nouns.

Pronoun Possessive Adjective Example

I my My coffee is smooth.

You your Your bag is beautiful.

He his His computer is new.

She her Her father is cooking dinner.

We our Our homework is hard.

They their Their books are interesting.

Examples:
• Ann: Is this your bag?
• Bob: No, it's our mother's bag.

Making Suggestions

You can suggest ideas or things to do.

You use the phrases:

Why don't you ... ?

How about ... ?

Examples:
• Why don't you study at the library?
• How about studying at the park?

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