15 nov 2022

Relative Connections Starter | A2–B1 People, Things, Places and Possession

NeuroEnglish for You! · A2–B1

Relative Connections Starter

People, Things, Places and Possession

WHO / WHICH

People / things

The woman who called. The book which fell.
WHOSE

Possession

The learner whose notebook is blue.
WHERE / WHEN

Place / time

The café where we met. The day when we arrived.

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14 nov 2022

The Relative Clause Map | B1–B2 A Visual Guide to Relative Clauses

NeuroEnglish for You! · B1–B2

The Relative Clause Map

A Visual Guide to Relative Clauses

DEFINING

Essential identification

The book (that) I read was useful.
NON-DEFINING

Extra information

Oxford, which is a university city, is beautiful.
FUNCTION

Subject / object / possession

who works · whom I met · whose book

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9 nov 2022

Present Perfect Signals | A2–B1 Already, Yet, Just, Ever, Never, For and Since

NeuroEnglish for You! · A2–B1

Present Perfect Signals

Already, Yet, Just, Ever, Never, For and Since

RESULT & EXPERIENCE

already · just · ever · never

I have just finished. Have you ever been?
NOT YET

still / yet

I still have not finished. I have not finished yet.
TIME FRAME

for · since · so far

for two years · since May · three tasks so far

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7 nov 2022

Writing with Purpose | B1–B2 Plan, Connect, Support and Revise

NeuroEnglish for You! · B1–B2

Writing with Purpose

Plan, Connect, Support and Revise

PLAN

Audience + purpose

Who will read this? What must I achieve?
BUILD

Point + support

State an idea. Explain it. Give an example.
REVISE

Meaning + language

Check the task, links, verbs and punctuation.

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29 oct 2022

Future in Focus | A2–B1 Will, Going to and Future Plans

NeuroEnglish for You! · A2–B1

Future in Focus

Will, Going to and Future Plans

WILL

A decision now

I will help you.
GOING TO

A plan or visible evidence

We are going to cook together.
PRESENT FOR FUTURE

Arrangement / timetable

We are meeting at six. The train leaves at seven.

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26 oct 2022

Irregular Verb Patterns | A1–B1 Learn Irregular Verbs in Families

NeuroEnglish for You! · A1–B1

Irregular Verb Patterns

Learn Irregular Verbs in Families

SAME SHAPE

AAA

cut · cut · cut
TWO ALIKE

ABB

buy · bought · bought
THREE FORMS

ABC

write · wrote · written

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4 oct 2022

English Restart | A1–A2 A Clear Route Back to English

NeuroEnglish for You! · A1–A2

English Restart

A Clear Route Back to English

BE

Identity and situation

She is a teacher. Is she here?
DO / DOES

Questions and negatives

Does he work? He does not work.
TIME

Choose the context

I study. I am studying. I studied.

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29 sept 2022

Second Chances | B2–C1 Reading and Purpose Clauses

NeuroEnglish for You! · B2–C1

Second Chances

Reading and Purpose Clauses

PURPOSE

in order to + verb

We teach in order to open doors.
BENEFICIARY

so that + subject + verb

We adapt lessons so that everyone can learn.
REFLECTION

claim + evidence

The teacher learned from his students.

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