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ESL Activity I went to the shops to buy … abc memory game

This is a great game, even it works online lesson.

One child starts by saying ‘I went to the shops today to buy …’ something beginning with A (e.g. apple).
The next person continues by saying the previous item (apple) and then something beginning with B (e.g. banana).
Continue around the class, working through the alphabet, adding one more item to the end of the list each time.
If the class do this successfully, ask them to complete the activity! It is great for memory and keeps all the children interested!

I went to shop today to buy… An apple, bananas, cans, dinosaur toys, eggs, fried potato, a gum, a hum, icecreams, juice, kids socks, lolly pop, mont blanc cake, notebook, octopus, pineapple, queen chocolate, red pencil, some snacks, T shirt, UFO noodle, violin, wild wax boy, xylophone, yellow candy and zebra stuff doll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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ESL Colorful Texture Poster, Worksheet, label set, objects cards, PYP Science

ESL Colorful Texture Poster, Worksheet, label set, objects cards, PYP Science

Use this handy set of sheets to help children learn the words to describe materials.
It will support describing simple features of objects.
Show and Tell
Texture
Texture Words A4 1 page colorful vocabulary sheet (Word mat)
Texture hunt worksheets 4 pages
Textures Adjectives Word Cards text only 4 words on 1 page
63 objects picture cards (suitable for describing texture materials such as ball, unicorn, pineapple….)
Texture Words
Fuzzy
hard
fluffy
squishy
woven
rough
slimy
pointy
smooth
hairy
wrinkly
lumpy
bumpy
soft
shiny
prickly
gritty
rubbery
stretchy
bendy
spiky
metallic

TextureSetGreenApple

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Infinitives (to + verb) in English, explain why we do something


Infinitives (to + verb)

Explain why we do something

I went to the shop to buy apples.

He studies to get better marks.

She goes to the gym to be healthy.

We can use the infinitive to explain why we do something.

Why are you washing the car? To help my parents.
Why are you going out? To buy some food.
She turned on the TV to watch the news.
I’d like to go to U.K. to study English.

Use the infinitive with ‘to’.

I went to the cinema to see the new film.

I play computer games to have fun.

money / time to (do something)

We need some money to buy food.
I haven’t got time to watch television.

Compare
She went to the park to play with her friends. (NOT She went to the park play her friends.)
I’m going to Egypt to see the Pyramids. (NOT I’m going to Egypt for to see the pyramids.)

To + verb

to get / to see etc.
I went to the shop to get a newspaper.
They’re going to Brazil to see their friends.
We need to some money to buy food.

For + noun

for a newspaper / for food etc.
I went to the shop for a newspaper.
They are going to Brazil for a holiday.
We need some money for food.

After these verbs you can use to … (infinitive):
offer
decide
hope
deserve
promise

agree
plan
manage
afford
threaten
refuse
arrange
fail

forget
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