Warm-up
My Journey: Final Review
Looking back, showing progress and planning what comes next
Today’s grammar
Talk first
- What are you proud of in your English?
- Which unit did you enjoy most?
- What do you want to do with your English next?
After this lesson you will be able to...
- Use present, past and future tenses accurately in speaking.
- Talk about your progress and your goals.
- Give advice and make plans for the future.
- Speak confidently on many topics for several minutes.
Vocabulary
Words to learn
| progress | прогрес I have made a lot of progress. |
| a goal | мета My goal is to speak fluently. |
| confident | впевнений I feel confident now. |
| a challenge | виклик Speaking was a big challenge. |
| to achieve | досягати I achieved my goal. |
| a milestone | важлива віха Today is a milestone for me. |
| to keep going | продовжувати I will keep going. |
| proud | гордий I’m proud of myself. |
Grammar
Tense review: present
PRESENT SIMPLE: habits and facts: I study English every day. PRESENT CONTINUOUS: now, around now: I am speaking English now. PRESENT PERFECT: experience and results: I have learned many words. I have finished 50 units.
Check: Which tense do I need? Is it a habit (simple), is it happening now (continuous), is it connected to now (perfect)?
| I study English every day. |
| I am talking about my progress now. |
| I have learned many new words. |
| I have finished fifty units. |
Tense review: past and future
PAST SIMPLE: finished actions: Last year I started this course. PAST CONTINUOUS: action in progress: I was learning while I was working. USED TO: past habits. FUTURE: will (decisions), going to (plans), present continuous (arrangements). Conditionals: If I practise, I will improve. If I had more time, I would study more.
Linking: Last year I started the course. Since then, I have learned a lot. Next year I’m going to take an exam, and I will keep going.
| Last year I started this course. |
| I was learning while I was working. |
| Next year I’m going to take an exam. |
| If I practise, I will improve. |
Talking about progress and goals
Useful phrases: I’ve made progress in… I used to find … difficult, but now I can… My goal is to… I’m going to practise by… The most important thing I learned is… I’m proud of… I want to keep going because…
Set a SMART goal: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-bound. For example: I will speak English for ten minutes every day for the next month.
| I’ve made a lot of progress in speaking. |
| I used to be afraid of the phone, but now I’m confident. |
| My goal is to speak English for ten minutes every day. |
| I’m proud of how far I’ve come. |
Speaking
Easy — warm up your speaking
- How long have you studied English?
- Why did you start learning English?
- What do you like about English?
- What was the easiest unit?
- What was the hardest unit?
- Do you speak English every day?
- Who helped you the most?
- Do you feel more confident now?
- What do you do after your lessons?
- Do you speak English with friends?
- What is your favourite English word?
- Are you proud of yourself?
Medium — say more
- How has your English changed since you started?
- Tell me about your biggest challenge in English.
- Tell me about your best English moment.
- What topic did you enjoy talking about the most?
- What have you learned about yourself?
- How will you use English in the next year?
- What are you going to do to keep improving?
- What would you tell a person who is just starting?
- What did you use to find difficult?
- What makes you feel confident when speaking?
- Which new words do you use every day now?
- Describe your perfect English lesson.
Deeper — explain and give reasons
- What does success in a language mean?
- Why is it important to celebrate progress?
- How has English changed your life?
- What have you learned about learning?
- How will English help you in the future?
- Is it possible to learn a language for life? Explain.
- What would you do if you could speak English perfectly?
- If you could teach a lesson, what would you teach?
More questions
- What have you achieved this year?
- What are you going to do next month?
- What will you do if you have more time?
- What were you doing last night?
- Where did you study English first?
- What do you do every morning?
- Have you ever spoken English with a stranger?
- Do you plan to take an exam?
- What advice would you give to your younger self?
- What will you remember about this course?
- Who will you tell about your progress?
- Which unit would you like to repeat?
Opinions and what-ifs
- Do you think it’s possible to speak a language without mistakes?
- Would you rather study alone or in a group?
- What if you could speak every language in the world?
- Is it better to study a little every day or a lot once a week?
- Which is more important: speaking or writing?
- Would you like to teach English one day?
- Do you think learning never ends?
- What advice would you give to a person who wants to give up?