Students read about presents/gifts people would like to receive and the reasons they want them before being introduced to infinitives of purpose. Students practice explaining why they want or do something with infinitives of purpose through a series of written and communicative exercises.
Giving and Receiving Presents

Overview
Daily lifePeople and placesSeasonal
Level Elementary: A2
Included
3 student pagesTeaching notes
Teaching time 120 mins
Language functions
Describing actionsExplainingExpressing needs or likesTalking about daily life
Language forms
Future formsVerb forms
Activities
ConversationGap fillMatchingQuestions and answersReadingSentence completion
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