Warm-up
Repeat after the tutor.
- I arrived first.
- I said it first.
- He hit me first
- I finished this sentence first.
- I am driving for the first time.
- I am nervous for the first time in my life.
- She is using a smart phone for the first time in her life.
- It was easy at first.
- I was shy at first.
- We were happy at first
- I wasn’t nervous at first.
- I didn’t invest my money in the first place.
- Are you studying English for the first time?
- Were you here first?
- We shouldn’t have bought this house in the first place.
Notes
Here are some grammar tips.
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Vocabulary
Go over the following vocabulary and expressions with your tutor. Use the illustration above if needed.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
| Expression | Definition |
| association | (v) def1 e.g. example |
| attached | (v) def2 e.g. example |
| rename | (v) def3 e.g. example |
| fight or flight | (v) def4 e.g. example |
| confrontation | (v) def5 e.g. example |
| head for the hills | (v) def6 e.g. example |
| walk straight in | (v) def7 e.g. example |
| originally | (v) def8 e.g. example |
| intially | (v) def9 e.g. example |
| first and formost | (v) def10 e.g. example |
Exercise
Go over the following exercise with your tutors.
- Make a sentence.
- question1
- question2
- question3
- question4
- question5
- Correct the following sentences.
- question1
- question2
- question3
- question4
- question5
- Answer the following questions.
- question1
- question2
- question3
- (Homework) Write a paragraph.
- Write 10 sentences using the grammar you learned today.
- Say your name: Write about your first name: Are you named after someone or something? Are there any stories or associations attached to it? If you had the choice, would you rename yourself?
- Fight or flight: When faced with confrontation, do you head for the hills or walk straight in? Was there ever a time you wished you’d had the opposite reaction?
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