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Intermediate B1_1067X_EN English
Goals

■ Review and learn new time

connectors that express
anteriority and posteriority
■ Review and learn new time
connectors that express
simultaneity
■ Practise discussing and
debating about historical
events and characters

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After this lesson you will understand
more than you did before, though
there may be times when you are
confused during it.

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Preview and warm-up

■ In this lesson you are going to learn how to put events in chronological order
using connectors and prepositions.

I‘ve been studying for ages.

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Anteriority

■ The prepositions and connectors below can be used to express anteriority.

■ You must be careful that you use the correct tense.

before Jack lived in this house before we did.

since She has lived here since 2007.

ago He moved to Rome 10 years ago.

until I lived in Australia until I was 29.

for I worked for a bank for 20 years.

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Anteriority

I lived in Spain for 12 years before I

moved back to the UK.

She hasn’t spoken to me since I told her

I didn’t like her husband.

Holly moved to Canada 3 years ago.

He attended school until he was 16 and

then he got a job.

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Anteriority

■ Here are some more words and phrases which can express anteriority.

formerly Mumbai was formerly called Bombay.

previously She had previously told him not to call her.

I wasn’t very good at cricket at first, but now

at first
I am better.
To begin with I wasn’t sure about him, but
to begin with
now I think he’s perfect for her.

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Fill in the gaps

Fill in the gaps with any appropriate word from the previous pages.

1. I moved abroad 15 years _______________

and I don’t think I’ll ever move back.
2. You should have told me _______________
that you weren’t hungry – I wouldn’t have
cooked so much.
3. India was _______________ a British colony.
4. _______________ I hated the English weather,
but I’m used to it now.
5. I have lived in the same house
_______________ I was born.

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Answer the questions with any appropriate time expression

How long have you

When did you start
lived in the place you
school?
live now?

Until when did you

How long have you
live with your
been learning English?
parents?

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 Answer the questions

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? ? ???
?
?
?
?
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?
?
? ? ??
Have you ever met

?
Did you previously
a person you didn’t
like to begin with
but now you do?
?
work as anything
else before doing the
job you are now?

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Which cities or

? ? ? Is there anything
countries were

?
formerly called
by another
name?
? you weren’t good at
at first, but now you
are?

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Simultaneity

■ The prepositions and connectors below can express simultaneity.

■ You must be careful that you use the correct tense.

I have been doing renovations since I have

since
lived here.
They made breakfast when I was still
when
sleeping.
They were eating while he was talking on the
while
phone.

during I will be working during summer.

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Simultaneity

She has been crying since she started

watching the film.

What were you doing when the teacher

was explaining?

While she was dancing, I was cheering

her on.

During winter, I stay home a lot.

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Simultaneity

■ Here are some more words and phrases which can express simultaneity.

just You caught me just as I was leaving.

We can go out to play as soon as we finish

as soon as
our work.
At the moment she arrived, I spilled tomato
at the moment
sauce all over myself.
At the time she called, I was listening to
at the time
music.

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Fill in the gaps

Fill in the gaps with one of the words on the right.

just

while

1. There has been something wrong with her during

_______________ she came home last night.
since
2. He called me _______________ as I sat down to
eat dinner. as soon as
3. _______________ I built the cabinet, my
boyfriend made lunch.
4. _______________ my holiday from university, I
need to work to save money.
5. Call me _______________ you can – it’s urgent!

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Describe the pictures

What is happening in these pictures?

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Speaking

Answer the questions with your classmates.

1 What do you usually do while you’re eating lunch?

2
Does it annoy you when people call at the
moment you are about to start eating dinner?

3
What do you usually do during the summer?

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Posteriority

■ The prepositions and connectors below can express posteriority.

■ You must be careful that you use the correct tense.

for I’m staying here for 10 days.

from I will be here from next Monday.

until I’ll be in the office from now until we close.

after Call me after your meeting finishes.

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Posteriority

I have been saving money for a long

time.

She will be here from the 15th of this

month.

He lived with his parents until he got

married.

After dinner, they went to see a film.

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Posteriority

■ Here are some more words and phrases which can express posteriority.

We ate dinner and later we walked around

later
town.

after some time After some time, I got used to living in India.

She told him to leave and then she slammed

then
the door.
I didn’t like living abroad at first, but after a
after a while
while I started to love it.

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Fill in the gaps

Fill in the gaps with the correct word or phrase.

for from after a while later until

1. How long are you staying here _______________?

2. She was busy when I called, so I’m going to call
back _______________.
3. Our new boss will be here _______________ next
Tuesday.
4. What time is the store open _______________ today?
I need to come back later.
5. Most foreign people don’t like British tea at first,
but _______________ they can get used to it.

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Listening

You are going to listen to a text

about Florence Nightingale.
While you are listening,
complete the exercise on the
next page.

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Listening

What order are these words mentioned in the text?

Why are they mentioned?

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Historical doctors and nurses

???? ??? ??? ?

????? ???
?
Have you heard of

?
Florence
Nightingale?

???? ??? ??? ?

????? ???
? Do you know any

?
other people who
are famous in
medicine?

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A famous woman in history

You are going to give a short talk about a famous woman in

history. You should use as many time connectors as you can to
explain her life story.

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Speaking

Now, present your talk to the teacher and your class.

Can they follow the order of events as you give them?

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Reflect on the goals

Go back to the second slide of the lesson and check

if you have achieved all the goals of the lesson.

yes no

_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________ _______________________________

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Reflect on this lesson

Think about everything you have seen in this lesson.

What were the most difficult activities or words? The easiest?

+ _______________________________
_______________________________

+ _______________________________
_______________________________

– _______________________________
_______________________________

– _______________________________
_______________________________
If you have time, go over
the most difficult slides again

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Activity p. 14
1. since, 2. just, 3. While, 4. during, 5. as soon as
Activity p. 20
1. for, 2. later, 3. from, 4. until, 5. after a while
Answer key
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Florence Nightingale was an English nurse in the nineteenth
century. While Florence was a young woman, she travelled a lot
in Europe with her family. Before she became a nurse she made
friends with some powerful and influential people. During the
Crimean War, Florence travelled to Turkey to take care of the
soldiers. After she arrived, she wrote about the terrible
conditions, in which the soldiers were being cared for. At first,
Florence believed that the soldiers were overworked, but after
some time she decided that the unhygienic conditions in the
hospitals were the reason why so many men were dying there.
Later in her career, Florence did a lot to reduce deaths in the
army.
Transcription
Homework

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 Unscramble

I have

B
prison

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Categorise the words. Some go in more than one place.

just before since later

when from while for

at the moment after some time ages until

Anteriority Simultaneity Posteriority

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Activity p. 31
A. I have been living here since I was born.
B. Australia was formerly a prison colony.
Homework answer key
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