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GPP 1
GPP 1 Unit 19 : Key Point 55
Do you like ... ? (Yes, I do.)
Is it your favorite ... ? (Yes.)
TO LOVE So do you love ... ? (Yes.)

Ask me – fish.
Do you like fish? Screw up your face and reply.
TO HATE (No, I don't. I hate fish.)

- Do you like ... ?

- Yes, I love ... ./No, I don't. I hate ... .

Have a student ask if you like tea.

TO PREFER Yes, I do, but I prefer coffee. Coffee is my favorite drink.
- Do you like ... ?
- Yes, but I prefer ... .

tea / coffee potatoes / French fries

wine / beer meat / fish
pasta / rice pork / lamb

GPP 1 Unit 19 : Key Point 56

Pretend that you are a waiter in a restaurant.
I'm a waiter. This is a five-star restaurant.
WOULD YOU LIKE ... ? Would you like a coffee? (Yes, please.)

I'D LIKE ... . What would you like to drink? (I'd like a coffee, please.)

DO YOU WANT ... ? I'm your partner/husband/wife. Do you want a coffee? Informal. (Yes, please.)

- What do you want to drink?

- A coffee, please.

Practice using informal and formal situations.

waiter trainer
boss policewoman
friend wife
child husband

GPP 1 Unit 20 : Key Point 58

THE SAME AS Is your book the same as (Peter's) book? (Yes.)
DIFFERENT FROM Is my book (show Trainer Resource Pack) different from your book? (Yes.)

- Is ... the same as ... ?

- No, it isn't. It's different from ... .
- ... isn't the same as ... .
- No. It's different from ... .

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GPP 2

GPP 2 Unit 8 : Key Point 22

PRESENT PERFECT Have a student ask you in order to introduce this structure.
VERSUS Have you … recently? (No, I haven't. I last … in 1998. And when did you
SIMPLE PAST last ... ?)

- When did you last ... ?

- I last … . / I've never … . And when did you last ... ?
- ... .

- Have you … recently/lately?

- No, I haven't.
- When did you last ... ?
- I last … in … . / … ago.

shave get up before 5 a.m.

watch a game of soccer stay up all night
go abroad kiss someone with a cold
call your grandmother cry at a sad movie
cook dinner for your partner stay in bed all day
buy someone flowers go to the gym
eat a whole box of chocolates visit your cousins

GPP 2 Unit 13 : Key Point 38

We say 'less' for uncountable nouns. What do we say for countable nouns?
FEWER (Fewer.) And the least becomes ... ? (The fewest.)
THE FEWEST
- Does … have fewer divorces than ... ?
- Yes, it does. / No, it has more.

- Which country has the fewest divorces?

- … does.

Give a selection of countries and ask students to speculate on the following:

- Which country has the most/least ... ?
- I'd say … has.
- I agree.

- Do you think … has fewer … than ... ?

- No, I'd say … has more … .
- I don't agree.

divorces immigrants
married couples retired people
single parents children
teenage mothers unemployed people
cyclists homeless people
second marriages people with holiday homes
old people people under 20

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APP 1
APP 1 Unit 9 : Key Point 27
MODERN - Is your (building) (high)?
DARK - No, it isn't.
OLD - What's it like?
TIDY - It's (low).
NEW
HIGH
LONG
LOW
LIGHT/BRIGHT
UNTIDY
NEAT
building / high office / light/bright
desk / low carpet / dark
chair / modern headquarters / big
table / long picture / modern
computer / new window / big

APP 1 Unit 13 : Key Point 37 – DVD Scene 17

- Do you like coffee?
- Yes, I like coffee.
- Would you like a (coffee)?
- Yes, I'd like a (coffee).
coffee lemonade
tea piece of cake

APP 1 Unit 21 : Key Point 63

Use the statistics in Key Point 63 as a basis for practice.
A LITTLE Is $5 a lot of money or a little money? Do tourists spend a lot of money or only a
little money in ... ?

A FEW Is six people a lot of people or a few people? Are there a lot of tourists or only a
few tourists in ... ?

- Do you have a lot of ... ?

- No, I only have a little ... .

time money
work paperwork
responsibility

- Do you have a lot of ... ?

- No, we only have a few ... .

employees warehouse
branches leisure facilities
companies

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APP 2
APP 2 Unit 8 : Key Point 23
PRESENT PERFECT Last year our share price rose by 10%. And this year it's risen by 20%.
VS. SIMPLE PAST
- What happened last year?
- ... .
- And what has happened this year?
- ... .

Share price / rise dividends / rise

competition / increase costs / fall
market share / fall profits / go up
turnover/sales / fall taxes / rise
inflation / go down

APP 2 Unit 16 : Key Point 48

ST
1 CONDITIONAL Will they vote for the proposal before they have the meeting?
+ BEFORE (No, they'll vote for the proposal after they have the meeting.)
+ AFTER
- Will you … before/after you … ?
- No, we'll … after/before we … .

circulate agenda / have meeting vote / discuss proposal

record/write minutes / have meeting prepare mission statement / start
receive checkbook / open account project
receive bank statement / open brainstorm ideas / start project
account

APP 2 Unit 26 : Key Point 76

Did Sam work for Company ... from 19… until 2000? (Yes.)
Does he still work for them? (No.)
USED TO So did he use to work for them? (Yes.)

Present question, affirmative, negative and negative with 'never' forms, then
weave examples from the situation above.

- Did Sam use to … ?

- Yes, he used to …, but now he … .

- Did Sam use to … ?

- No, he didn't use to … but now he … every day.

Use RS26A for more practice. Before starting, complete the sentences as
appropriate to your group, using what you know about their past lives.

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APP 2 Unit 26 : Key Point 76
Find someone who ... . Resource Sheet 26A

Find someone who … .

used to _________________________________________________
didn't use to ____________________________________________________
never used to ___________________________________________________
used to __________________________________ at least twice a week
always used to _________________________________________________

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Find someone who … .
used to _________________________________________________
didn't use to ____________________________________________________
never used to ___________________________________________________
used to __________________________________ at least once a week
always used to __________________________________________________

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Find someone who … .
used to _________________________________________________
didn't use to _____________________________________________________
never used to ___________________________________________________
used to __________________________________ at least three times a year
always used to __________________________________________________

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Find someone who … .
used to _________________________________________________
didn't use to _____________________________________________________
never used to ___________________________________________________
used to __________________________________ at least twice a month
always used to __________________________________________________

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