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Chapter 16 - Change For The Better

This document provides a summary of changes in a person's life, plans for the future, and a speaking challenge. [01] discusses using tenses like present, past and present perfect to describe changes in life. [02] focuses on using verbs plus infinitives to talk about plans, like "I plan to get a job." [03] introduces a speaking challenge asking questions about changes in life, habits to change, and goals for the year. The overall document helps learn English structures for discussing life changes, future plans, and speaking about these topics.

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Chapter 16 - Change For The Better

This document provides a summary of changes in a person's life, plans for the future, and a speaking challenge. [01] discusses using tenses like present, past and present perfect to describe changes in life. [02] focuses on using verbs plus infinitives to talk about plans, like "I plan to get a job." [03] introduces a speaking challenge asking questions about changes in life, habits to change, and goals for the year. The overall document helps learn English structures for discussing life changes, future plans, and speaking about these topics.

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A change for the

better!
You will learn:
01 Changes in a person’s life

02 Plans for the future

03 Speak up challenge!

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01

Changes in a person’s life


Using comparative and the present, past,
and present perfect tenses
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Conversation 1
Diane : Hi, Kerry. I haven’t seen you in ages. How have you
been?
Kerry : Pretty good, thanks.
Diane : Are you still in school?
Kerry : No, not anymore. I graduated last year. and I got a
job at Midstate Bank.
Diane : That’s great news. You know, you look different.
Have you changed your hair?
Kerry : Yeah, it’s shorter. And I wear contacts now.
Diane : Well, you look fantastic!
Kerry : Thanks, so do you. And there’s one more thing.
Look! I got engaged.
Diane : Congratulations!
Grammar Focus

Describing changes
With the present tense I’m not in school anymore.
I wear contacts now.
With the past tense I got engaged.
I moved to a new place.
With the present perfect I’ve changed jobs.
I’ve fallen in love.
With the comparative My hair is shorter now.
My job is less stressful.

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Let’s practice!

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02

Plans for the future

Using verbs + infinitive


Conversation 2
Alex : So, what are you going to do after graduation,
please?
Susan : Well, I’ve saved some money, and I think I’d really
like to travel.
Alex : Lucky you. That sounds exciting!
Susan : Yeah. Then I plan to get a job and my own
apartment.
Alex : Oh, you’re not going to live at home?
Susan : No, I don’t want to live with my parents – not after
I start to work.
Alex : I know what you mean.
Susan : What about you, Alex? Any plans yet?
Alex : I’m going to get a job and live at home. I’m broke,
and I want to pay off my student loan!
Grammar Focus

Verb + infinitive
What are you going to do after graduation?

I’m (not) going to get a job right away. I hope to get a new car.

I (don’t) plan to get my own apartment. I’d like to travel this summer.

I (don’t) want to live with my parents. I’d love to move to a new city.

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Let’s practice!

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03

Speak up challenge!
1. Please tell me what has
changed in your
everyday life?
2. What is the bad habit
that you want to
change? why?
3. Please tell me what has
change in the last 5
years?
4. Please tell me what
would you change in this
year?
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Thank you!
What do we learn
today?

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