Market Leader Intermediate New Edition Unit 1
A: Warmer/ speaking
Pick one brand good and give past, present and future hints about which brand you are thinking of until your partner guesses which brand it is.
Useful language
I would like to…
I am wearing it now
I wear it for special occasions/ when I need to impress someone/ at the weekends
I often/ sometimes/ rarely see/ buy/ use it.
It has been/ hasn’t popular for/ since…
It was very fashionable in…
I would like to buy it, but I think I never will
I’m going to buy it as soon as I can
It is becoming more/ less popular
It has become more popular
It became more popular
B: Grammar review
What are the differences in meaning between these pairs of tenses? Look at the example sentences above to help you if you like.
a) I would like to buy it, but I think I never will
b) I’m going to buy it as soon as I can
a) It has been fashionable since the 80s
b) It was fashionable in the 80s
a) I am wearing it…
b) I wear it…
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Related pages
Market Leader Intermediate Unit 1 page (including more stuff on brands)