1. Grammar 2
Day 2
1/10/2013
Nikki Mattson

2. House Keeping
• “All About You”
• Textbook update?
• Diagnostics

3. Agenda
• Warm-up
• Syllabus
• Review simple present tense
• Review contractions
• Review questions with “be”

4. Warm Up - Boggle
• Warm up activity
• 2 minutes to write as many words as
possible
• Letters must be touching
• Copies do not count
• Not abbreviations
• No names
• English only 

5. Boggle

6. Syllabus

8. Simple Present Tense

10. Simple Present
• Pg. 4

11. Simple Present Tense –
Fluency Lines
Form two lines facing one another.
Answer the discussion questions in one minute. Switch partners.
Discussion Questions
•1) Do you like animals?
•2) Do you have a pet?
•3) What types of animals are the most common pets in your country?
•4) Are any animals considered to be bad/dirty/unlucky in your country?

12. Americans and Their Pets
• Pg. 2 – listen
Write two opinions
and two questions
about the text.

13. Group Discussion
• Share your questions and opinions with
your group.

14. Group Discussion
• In my opinion...
• The way I see it...
• If you want my honest opinion....
Stating an opinion • According to Lisa...
• As far as I'm concerned...
• If you ask me...
• What's your idea?
• What are your thoughts on all of this?
• How do you feel about that?
• Do you have anything to say about this?
Asking for an opinon
• What do you think?
• Do you agree?
• Wouldn't you say?
• I agree with you 100 percent.
• I couldn't agree with you more.
• That's so true.
• That's for sure.
• (slang) Tell me about it!
• You're absolutely right.
• Absolutely.
• That's exactly how I feel.
Expressing agreement • Exactly.
• I'm afraid I agree with James.
• I have to side with Dad on this one.
• No doubt about it.
• (agree with negative statement) Me neither.
• (weak) I suppose so./I guess so.
• You have a point there.
• I was just going to say that.
• I don't think so.
• (strong) No way.
• I'm afraid I disagree.
• (strong) I totally disagree.
• I beg to differ.
Expressing disagreement • (strong) I'd say the exact opposite.
• Not necessarily.
• That's not always true.
• That's not always the case.
• No, I'm not so sure about that.

16. Practice
• Pg. 5, ex. 3
• Pg. 6, ex. 4

19. Grammar in Reading
Pg. 7 discussion Qs
1. Do working people have
problems taking care of their pets?
2. Are some animals easier
to take care of than others?
•Listen

21. Pet Care in State College
• http://www.care.com/state-college-pet-care

24. Practice
• Pgs. 9-10, ex. 5-7
• Pgs. 10-11, ex. 8

29. In Common…

30. HW
• Review pgs. 1-12