Mike Astbury

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Grammar Games

Practice and Production

• Sentence Matching

• Team gap fill

• Class story

• Group quiz

• Team error correction

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Sentence Matching

Daniel suggested to go to the swimming pool.

He decided to try the Spanish omelette.

Sarah didn’t want to do much exercise.

We’re planning going out later on.

They would like having pizza tonight.

I expect to win if we compete again.

I’m looking forward to stay in a luxury hotel.

He seemed to enjoy his big breakfast.

Target language: infinitive + to / gerund





Sentence Matching

Daniel suggested to go to the swimming pool.


Sarah didn’t want to do much exercise. We’re planning going out later on.

They would like having pizza tonight.

I expect to win if we compete again. I’m looking forward to stay in a luxury hotel.







Sentence Matching

Daniel suggested going to the swimming pool.


Sarah didn’t want to do much exercise. We’re planning to go out later on.

They would like to have pizza tonight.

I expect to win if we compete again. I’m looking forward to staying in a luxury hotel.







1. I’d like __________________ French fluently before my holiday

next year.

2. I’ve never __________________ very well.

I usually burn the food.

3. This week I’ll __________________ swimming every day

because our hotel has a pool.

4. When I was young I __________________ the guitar really well

but now I’m terrible.

5. Sarah works hard at school. Next year __________________

to university.

6. The band are very popular but we __________________ tickets

to the concert.

Team Gap-fill

Target language: to be able to





1. I’d like __________________ French fluently before

my holiday next year.

Team Gap-fill








Team Gap-fill


to be able to speak to be able speak







Team Gap-fill


to be able to speak to be able speak

6. The band are very popular but we __________________ tickets

to the concert.





Class story

Target language: non-defining relative clauses

Once upon a time …





Class story


Once upon a time there was a

fairy. She was friends with a girl.

They met in a forest in Tarragona

near a house.

One afternoon in winter the child

got lost. She started to cry near a

lake.

The fairy appeared at the lake and

took her home.





Class story



fairy1. She was friends with a girl2.

They met in a forest in Tarragona3

near a house4.

One afternoon in winter5 the

child6 got lost. She started to cry

near a lake7.

The fairy8 appeared at the lake9

and took her home10.

1. who was wise and beautiful 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

10.

who which where when whose





Class story



fairy1. She was friends with a girl2.

They met in a forest in Tarragona3

near a house4.

One afternoon in winter5 the

child6 got lost. She started to cry

near a lake7.

The fairy8 appeared at the lake9

and took her home10.

1. who was wise and beautiful 2. whose parents were very busy 3. where the girl liked to play 4. which was 5. when it was very cold 6. who didn’t go to school 7. which turned into silver 8. who was worried about the girl 9. where the girl was waiting and feeling sad

10. which wasn’t very far away

who which where when whose





Class story



Once upon a time there was a fairy.

She was friends with a girl.

They met in a forest in Tarragona near a house.

One afternoon in winter the child got lost.

She started to cry near a lake.

The fairy appeared at the lake and took her home.




Group quiz



I’ve always ____ ____ ___ play football quite well




Group quiz



I’ve always ____ ____ ___ play football quite well been able to




Group quiz



I’ve never been able to play the guitar

Something you’ve never been able to do:

_________________________

_________________________ Mike




Team Error Correction






Team Error Correction






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