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A Fresh Start English > Level A2.2 Elementary
English > Level A2.2 Elementary

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CONTENT
• Let’s Start! • Let’s Explore! • Let’s Practice! • Extension Activity • Target Words • Learning Points

Let’s Start!

Let's do some training with Vanessa at the restaurant!

Learning Outcome Can Do Statements

Identify and describe plans for the • I can talk about things, actions and events in the
organization of events. future.
• I can talk about jobs and work.
Ask your partner: • I can use words to describe general quantities.

• Do you know what a training session


is?
• Did you ever go to one?

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Takeaway A Fresh Start
A Fresh Start English > Level A2.2 Elementary
English > Level A2.2 Elementary

Let’s Explore!

Vanessa is attending a session. What's it about? Why is she there?

Instructions: Read the text aloud.

Vanessa: Hi. I'm looking for Colette Brown. I have a training session with her.
Colette: You must be Vanessa. Nice to meet you. I'm Colette.
Vanessa: Pleasure to meet you.
Colette: How are you?
Vanessa: I'm well. I'm looking forward to learning about this position.
Colette: Great. Let's get started. There is lots of information you'll need to review.
Vanessa: Ok.
Colette: First on the agenda is what is required of you. You'll oversee day-to-day
production and operations in the kitchen. This includes planning and
directing all food preparation. You'll support the training of kitchen helpers.
Vanessa: Alright.
Colette: We won't require you to monitor inventory.
Vanessa: Mmm. What about menus?
Colette: There won't be plenty of opportunities to work with our menu planners but
you'll have some.
Vanessa: Great. I enjoy that work.
Colette: Fantastic. You'll participate in making new food products.

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Let’s Practice!

What will Vanessa do?


Instructions: Read the text. Select all the sentences in the Simple Future tense.

There is lots of information you’ll need to review. You’ll oversee day-to-day production

and operations in the kitchen. This includes planning and directing. You’ll support the

training of kitchen helpers. We won’t require you to monitor inventory.

Let’s Practice!

What’s are Vanessa’s new responsibilities?

Instructions: Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence. Use one of the
words in brackets.

1. There is ________ information to review. (lots/any/lots of)

2. This ________ includes planning and directing food preparation. (lots/all/not any)

3. There won’t be ________ opportunities to work with our menu planners. (plenty

of /a few of/a lot)

4. You will have ________ opportunities. (some /any/none)

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Takeaway
Takeaway A Fresh Start
A Fresh Start English > Level A2.2 Elementary
English > Level A2.2 Elementary

Extension Activity

What do you want to do?

Instructions: Complete the following steps. Fill in the Self-Assessment.

a) Choose a job you would like to have. Self-


Yes No
b) Write 6-7 sentences about the actions you have to do in Assessment
this job. Remember to use the Simple Future tense.
I talk about
c) Write 1 sentence about an event that happens in this
jobs and work.
job.
d) Read your sentences aloud to a partner. I use the
e) Listen to the their sentences. Simple Future
tense.
I read my
sentences
aloud.
I listen to my
partner's
sentences.

Target Words

• training session (noun): a period • kitchen helper (noun): someone who keeps
dedicated to a specific activity the kitchen at a restaurant clean and in order
e.g. I have a training session with the e.g. You'll support the training of kitchen
kitchen manager. helpers.
• to oversee (verb): to be in charge of • to require (verb): to need something
something e.g. You won't be required to keep track of
e.g. You will oversee the food them.
production. • to monitor (verb): to watch and notice
• day-to-day (adjective): happening changes
every day e.g. You don't have to monitor the supplies.
e.g. You are in charge of day-to-day • inventory (noun): a list of all the things in a
tasks. place
• operation (noun): the work or e.g. You are not looking over the inventory.
activities done by a business or • menu planner (noun): a person who organizes
organization meals in advance
e.g. Here is a list of the restaurant's e.g. You can work with the menu planners to
operations. create new dishes.
• food preparation (noun): preparing
food for eating
e.g. You will be directing all food
preparation.

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English > Level A2.2 Elementary

Learning Points

Future Tense

When you use the Future tense in the negative form, you can use the auxiliary will.
Structure: will not + base form of the verb
Short Form: won't + base form of the verb

You can use this form to:


• describe a simple action in the future
They won't help us prepare the meals.
• make a prediction
The manager won't give you a raise with that behavior.

Quantifiers

You use quantifiers to talk about the quantity or amount of something. They can be used
with countable and uncountable nouns.

Quantifiers

all
enough
no/none
not any
some
any
a lot of
lots of
plenty of

Examples:
• We have to peel all the tomatoes.
We prepare all the the menus.
There are plenty of chances to work with them.
You have lots of information to review.

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