Fluency practice

WHAT COUNTRY WOULD YOU

CHOOSE TO TRAVEL TO AND WHY?
FLUENCY
PRACTICE
CONTRACTIONS IN ENGLISH
 Part One

To Be To Have Will
I am I’m He has He’s He will He’ll
You are You’re She has She’s She will She’ll
He is He’s It has It’s It will It’ll
She is She’s I have I’ve I will I’ll
It is It’s You have You’ve You will You’ll
We are We’re We have We’ve We will We’ll
They are They’re They have They’ve They will They’ll

Negatives
Is not Isn’t
Are not Aren’t
Do not Don’t
Could not Couldn’t
Has not Hasn’t
Remember, these contractions are NOT used:
Have not Haven’t 1. In formal writing.
Will not Won’t 2. Report writing.
3. Formal letters or business letters.
 Part Two

Had – would Negative model verbs

I’d
You’d
She’d Would not Wouldn’t
It’d Could not Couldn’t
We’d Should not Shouldn’t
They’d
ACTIVITY #1

What are the things

you’ll buy if you
have one million
dollar cheque?

Do you think
money’s
important?
Why?
 Part Three ( Reduction )
Reduced forms are words that are not written in English but that are frequently used by
native speakers.
want to Going to Sort of
Wanna Gonna Sorta

Kind of Out of
Kinda Outta

Give me Let me Don’t know

Gimme Lemme Dunno

a lot / lots of
A lotta / lottsa
ACTIVITY #2
What's the most interesting thing you've read lately?

What's a fact about you that's not on the internet?

Do you listen to any podcasts? Which ones?

If you were giving a presentation, what would the topic be and why?

Are there any upcoming events you're planning on going to?

What's your favorite part about living in [your city]? Least favorite?

What's the best gift you've ever gotten?

YOUR TURN TO PRACTICE
Assignment
Answer the previous questions while recording yourself.
(Audio)
• Short answers will lead to resubmission.
• Missing reductions or contractions will lead to resubmission.
 Vocabulary
Eiffel Tower
Live – Leave – Life
Korea
Jealous
Cloth – Clothes
Disgusting
Project
Raise
Ring