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Long Time, No See English > Level A2.2 Elementary > John Comes Home for a Visit

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

Let’s Start!

What happened last week?

Learning Outcome Can Do Statements

Accurately use information about • I can describe people.

people's jobs and places of work in • I can talk about jobs and work.
communicative situations. • I can talk or report about things, actions and
events.
Ask your partner:

• What are some problems that happen

at work?
• Did these things happen to you?
When?

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 Takeaway Long Time, No See English > Level A2.2 Elementary > John Comes Home for a Visit

Let’s Explore!

Peter and John are talking about work. What is Peter's pet peeve*?

* “Pet peeve” is a common expression. You use it to talk about something you don't like.

Instructions: Read the text aloud.

John: Long time no see! How's your work going?

Peter: It's a bit stressful.
John: Why?
Peter: Well, last week I had a problem with a colleague, Ted. He's a short,
heavyset man with a beard. He asked me to write a report. I didn't get any
help from anyone, so I just made something up. He didn't like it very much.
John: Oh, that's too bad.
Peter: Then last week, I caused another problem in the office. I'm sharing a
workspace with this woman, Amanda.
John: Amanda? Is she pretty?
Peter: Yes. She has long blonde hair and blue eyes. Anyways, she asked me to
revise a document, but I lost it, so she had to do it again.
John: Oh, Peter! That's my pet peeve!

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Let’s Practice!

Peter talks about work. Why is it stressful?

Instructions: Use the words from the Word Bank to correctly complete the sentences.

Word Bank

work / to revise / document / workspace / stressful / lose /

colleague / make / office / revise

My is a bit . In the , I share a

with a named Amanda. She asked me a ,
but I didn’t do it.

Let’s Practice!

Peter reports about experiences at work.

Instructions: Find and fix the mistakes. Each sentence has at least 1 mistake.

I cause problems in the office. Mr. Warren ask me to write a report. I didn’t got any

help from anyone, so I just make something up. Then I lose a document.

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Extension Activity
Let's talk about pet peeves at work.
Instructions: Complete the following steps. Fill in the Self-Assessment.
a) Think of your pet peeves (things that happen
that you don't like) at work.
b) Write them on a list.
c) Ask 3 other people about their pet peeves. Add
their ideas to the list.
d) Select the top 5 pet peeves shared by people.
e) Present your list to your classmates.
Target Words
• colleague (noun): a person you work with •
e.g. Last week I had a problem with a
colleague.
• heavyset (adjective): a person who has a •
large size around the waist
e.g. He's a short, heavyset man with a
beard. • to make up (verb): to invent
• beard (noun): hair grown on the chin
e.g. My colleague has a beard.
• to cause (verb): to result in some change •
e.g. I caused another problem at work.
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English > Level A2.2 Elementary > John Comes Home for a Visit
Self-Assessment Yes No
I write a list of my pet
peeves.
I talk to 3 other people
about pet peeves.
I write a list of 5 top
pet peeves.
office (noun): the place where a person
works
e.g. There's a problem in the office.
document (noun): information printed on
paper or on an electronic file
e.g. She asked me to revise a document.
e.g. I didn't know the answer, so I just made
something up.
pet peeve (expression): something that
bothers or annoys you
e.g. That's my pet peeve.
 Takeaway Long Time, No See English > Level A2.2 Elementary > John Comes Home for a Visit

Learning Points

Describing People

You use adjectives to describe people.

You can also use nouns to say what a person has, like a beard.

The adjective can be placed:

- Before the person

- After the verb to be or to have
- After an expression like “with ... ”

Adjectives Nouns

short, tall man, woman

blonde, brunette man, woman

thin, heavyset man, woman

brown, blue, green eyes

blond, brown, black, gray hair

long, short beard

Examples:
• The tall woman is in the office.
• He's a short man.
• He's a heavyset man with a beard.

The Simple Past Tense

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 Takeaway Long Time, No See English > Level A2.2 Elementary > John Comes Home for a Visit

Learning Points

The Simple Past Tense

You use the Simple Past tense to talk about events that are finished.

Simple Past tense verbs can be regular or irregular.

Regular verbs end in -ed or -ied.
Irregular verbs change in different ways.
For questions in the past, you use the auxiliary did followed by the verb in the base form,
like Did you ask ... ?
Did is the past form of to do.

Verb Simple Past Tense

to ask asked

to copy copied

to surround surrounded

to protect protected

to have had

to be was, were

to make made

to think thought

Examples:
• Last week, I had a problem with a colleague.
• He asked me to write a report.
• I didn't get any help from anyone, so I just made something up.
• He didn't like it very much.