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Welcome Home Party English > Level A2.2 Elementary

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CONTENT
• Let’s Start! • Let’s Explore! • Let’s Practice! • Extension Activity • Target Words • Learning Points

Let’s Start!

Welcome back! Let's catch up at the party!

Learning Outcome Can Do Statements

Identify and describe plans for the • I can talk about food and celebrations.
organization of events. • I can talk or report about things, actions and
events.
Ask your partner: • I can make and respond to requests.

• What did you do yesterday?

• What did you do last week?
• What did you do last month?

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Let’s Explore!

John and Peter are catching up at a Welcome Home party.

Instructions: Read the text aloud.

John: Hey Peter! It's great to see you!

Peter: Yeah, it's been a while. What was it like working on a cruise ship?
John: We worked hard, but we had some free time to explore.
Peter: Can you tell me what your favorite port was?
John: I loved Mexico. We went all the way down Baja California to Cabo San Lucas,
then to Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta.
Peter: Can you describe the food for me?
John: Absolutely! Mexican food is mostly spicy. It's often served with tacos.
Peter: What are real tacos like?
John: Tacos are a round, soft circle. You can put almost anything into a taco, like
meat, shrimp or cooked vegetables. My favorite is a taco with pork and
pineapple called Pastor.
Peter: Could you make me some tacos?
John: Sure!

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Extension Activity

Write an e-mail explaining to a friend what you did in the past, and how you felt.

Instructions: Complete the following steps. Fill in the Self-Assessment.

a) You are catching up with a friend. Start your e-

Self-Assessment Yes No
mail with “Dear ...”
b) Write what you did yesterday or the day before
I write about what I
yesterday.
did in the past.
c) Write what you did last week.
d) Write what you did last month.
I describe my feelings.
e) Describe how you felt.
f) Conclude your e-mail with a line like “See you
I read my e-mail
soon!”
aloud.
g) Read your e-mail to a partner.

Target Words

• taco (noun): a flat, round food made of corn,
typically Mexican
e.g. Mexican food is spicy, often served with
tacos.
• shrimp (noun): a type of seafood
e.g. You can put almost anything into a taco, like
meat, shrimp or cooked vegetables.
• pork (noun): meat that comes from a pig
e.g. My favorite taco is with pork and pineapple.
• pineapple (noun): a large tropical fruit
with a thick skin
e.g. Tacos with pork and pineapple are
called Pastor.
• free time (noun): time without
responsibilities
e.g. We had some free time to explore.
• to describe (verb): to explain in detail
e.g. Can you describe the food for me?

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Learning Points

Making and Responding to Simple Requests

You often make simple requests by asking a question with the modals can or could followed
by a verb.

You can respond to requests with expressions.

Making Requests Responding to Requests

Can you describe the food for me? Absolutely!

Could you make me some tacos? Sure, I'd love to!

Can you help me for a second? No problem!

The Simple Past Tense

When you talk about things, actions or events in the past, you use the Simple Past tense.

To form the Simple Past tense, you add -d or -ed to regular verbs like worked, or change
the verb for irregular verbs like went .

Examples:
• We worked hard, but we had some free time to explore.
• I loved Mexico.
• We went all the way down to Baja, California.

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