Students learn about the two uses of the present perfect in this lesson. They'll also learn about the common time markers (for, since, all, already, still, yet, ever, never, recently, lately) and practice using them in various grammar exercises and speaking activities.

Present Perfect

The aim of this lesson is for students to learn how to use the present perfect to talk about things they've done in their life. 

Have You Ever Seen a Ghost?

In this lesson, students read three stories that use the present perfect in context. They answer comprehension questions and respond to questions about themselves using the present perfect tense. 

Present Perfect Stories

Students read about fad diets and why people go on them. They discuss dieting and practice using the present perfect tense. 

Diets

Healthy Eating Guide

In this lesson, students learn when and how to use the present perfect progressive. Exercises that mix the present perfect and present perfect progressive are included to ensure students know the differences between the two tenses.

Present Perfect Progressive

In this lesson, students read three stories that use the present perfect progressive in context. They answer comprehension questions and respond to questions about themselves using the present perfect progressive.

Present Perfect Progressive Stories

This lesson focuses on modals used for rules, guidelines, and strong advice. Through various tasks, students will practice using these modals in questions and affirmative and negative sentences.

Modals of Necessity & Obligation

Students read about mandatory voting and discuss their opinions on it. The lesson includes vocabulary development tasks, comprehension questions, discussion questions, and a review of modals of obligation.

Mandatory Voting

Students learn and practice the second conditional through writing and speaking activities. They also learn the difference between _hope_ and _wish_. This lesson includes a mixed review of the first and second conditional.

Second Conditional

In this lesson, students learn how to use the second conditional to ask about hypothetical situations. They practice forming second conditional questions and responses through various oral and written tasks.

What Would You Do?

In this lesson, students read two stories that use the second conditional in context. They answer comprehension questions and complete sentences about themselves using the second conditional.

Second Conditional Stories

In this lesson, students will learn to distinguish complete sentences from sentence fragments. They will review basic sentence patterns and practice identifying independent and dependent clauses.

Complete Sentences

In this lesson, students learn the three main ways to write a compound sentence. They also learn how to avoid a comma splice. This lesson includes a story writing challenge.

How to Write a Compound Sentence

In this lesson, students learn about the different types of conjunctions (coordinating, correlative, and subordinating) and how they’re used to join sentence elements. They also learn how to punctuate sentences with conjunctions. 

This lesson can easily be divided into three parts (to cover one type of conjunction at a time) or completed all at once for a comparison of conjunction types.

Conjunctions

In this lesson, students read three stories that use connectors in context. They answer comprehension questions and practice completing sentences using connectors.

Connector Stories

In this lesson, students learn how to form tag questions based on positive and negative verbs with and without auxiliaries. They also practice rising and falling intonation as they ask and answer tag questions in various written and spoken tasks.

Tag Questions

Students review language and useful expressions for reporting and inquiring about missing items. They practice forming questions with the present perfect (Have you seen...?) and review tag questions (You haven’t seen..., have you?).

Reporting a Missing Item

Students review language and useful expressions for clarifying and asking for clarification. They play a modified game of broken telephone and perform a skit. They also review how to use tag questions. Assessment tasks and tools are available at the end of this lesson.

Asking for Clarification

Students learn the two main functions of the past progressive (also called the past continuous). They also learn when to use the simple past vs. the past progressive. After reading the grammar explanation, students try the practice exercises. 

Past Progressive

The aim of this lesson is for students to learn to use the past progressive with “when."  

What Were You Doing When You Hurt Yourself?

Students learn the two main functions of the future progressive (also called the future continuous). They also learn when to use the simple future vs. the future progressive. After reading the grammar explanation, students try the practice exercises.

Future Progressive

This digital assessment goes with <a href="https://ellii.com/packs/grammar-genius-1/materials">Grammar Genius 1</a>. Use this assessment as an exit exam for this course. It can also be used for preview or review.

**Note**: This resource can also be used outside of this course for placement and needs assessment.

Grammar Genius 1

Present perfect, second conditional, conjunctions... This intermediate-level grammar course covers trickier verb tenses such as the past and future progressive, the present perfect, and the present perfect progressive. Students also study sentence structure and conjunctions. 

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Grammar Genius 1

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