La famille de mes rêves : extended writing
I can use BORDER to describe my ideal future family life using a range of future and conditional verbs.
La famille de mes rêves : extended writing
I can use BORDER to describe my ideal future family life using a range of future and conditional verbs.
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Key learning points
- The future and the conditional can be usefully combined to express plans and hopes for the future.
- For the longer written task, it's important to write about both bullet points and develop ideas as much as possible.
- The BORDER acronym is a useful tool to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts.
Keywords
Conditional - a form of verb used to express what would happen
BORDER - extended writing acronym
Common misconception
It isn't important to answer both bullet points in the longer writing task equally.
Students should plan carefully to address both bullet points in an equal manner, giving detailed answers and using a rich selection of language. Using the BORDER acronym helps students to fully answer the task.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
to receive, receiving
to imagine, imagining
to speak, speaking
to have fun, having fun
to get married (to)
to share, sharing
Exit quiz
6 Questions
to name, naming, to call, calling
to disappoint, disappointing
to see, seeing
to separate, break up, separating, breaking up
to receive, receiving
to imagine, imagining