Warm-up
Repeat after the tutor.
- It’s not that I like Lisa.
- It’s not that we have a lot of money.
- It’s not that she wants to leave you.
- It’s not that Mike is poor.
- It’s not that everyone liked you.
- It’s not that I wanted to leave you.
- It’s not that I am not interested in you.
- It’s not that she doesn’t like dogs.
- It’s not that he is not busy.
- It’s not that we can’t do it.
- It’s not that I am cute.
- It’s not that I am your friend.
- It’s not that I miss him.
- It’s not that I enjoy working.
- It’s not that I always lie to you.
Notes
Here are some grammar tips.
Vocabulary
Go over the following vocabulary and expressions with your tutor. Use the illustration above if needed.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
| Expression | Definition |
| put off | (idiom) postpone, arrange a later date e.g. It’s not that we want to put off our holiday any later. |
| put out | (idiom) extinguish e.g. It’s not that we want to put out the fire yet. |
| fortune telling | (n) the practice of predicting information about a person’s life e.g. I don’t believe in fortune telling. |
| pillow | (n) a bag filled with soft material that is used as a cushion e.g. It’s not that I meant to forget my pillow. |
| put on | (idiom) put clothing/ accessories on your body e.g. It’s not that I wanted to put on new earrings for the party. |
| run into | (idiom) accidentally hit something e.g. It’s not that I meant to run into the table. |
| run over | (idiom) drive a vehicle over a person or thing e.g. It’s not that I ran over the dog with my car on purpose. |
| run over/ through | (idiom) rehearse, review e.g. It’s not that I don’t want to run over/through these lines one more time before the show. |
| rehearse | (v) to prepare for a public performance of a play, a piece of music, etc., by practicing the performance e.g. It’s not that I think we should rehearse again for the play. |
| catch a cold | (idiom) getting sick with a common cold that usually causes coughing, sneezing, etc. e.g. He got/caught a cold. |
Exercise
Go over the following exercise with your tutors.
- Make a sentence.
- that / your / not / I / am / it’s / friend / .
- always / not / busy / it’s / you / that / are / .
- score / it’s / is / not / that / your / low / .
- we / that / not / are / it’s / poor / .
- it’s / eat / that / I / not / tofu / don’t / .
- Correct the following sentences.
- I’s not that I always lie you.
- It’s not you are rich.
- It’s not that lazy he is.
- It’s not that is this yours.
- It’s not that she doesn’t likes you.
- Answer the following questions.
- You don’t want to become a model. What do you say? (use “it’s not that…”)
- You don’t think your friend is mean, but you don’t like him/her. What do you say? (use “it’s not that…”)
- Do you want to become a president? (use “it’s not that…”)
- (Homework) Write a paragraph.
- Write 10 sentences using the grammar you learned today.
- What is your opinion about fortune telling?
- Tell how to find something on the Internet.
