Basic tenses practice and IELTS listening short practice - 21rst January class 2026

 Meeting summary

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Quick recap

The meeting began with a brief personal discussion before focusing on educational content, including exercises on phrasal verbs and grammatical structures. The participants reviewed grammar concepts, particularly past tenses and their correct usage, while also discussing vacation plans and sharing recent activities. The session concluded with English listening comprehension practice using a British Council IELTS test, followed by plans for future pronunciation and phrase practice.

Next steps

• Sebastian: Publish exercises for grammatical basic structures at some point (no specific deadline given)
• Sebastian: Continue to post a summary/entrada for each class with key activities and next class action items
• Sebastian: Do the second part of the IELTS practice test (Following section) in the next class

Summary

Phrasal Verbs Exercise Development

Sebastian mentioned working on exercises related to phrasal verbs and grammatical structures, including time-related concepts. He noted that creating these materials would take some time, and he planned to publish exercises at a later date.

Class Recap and Grammar Review

Sebastian explained that he adds a new post for each class, including a summary of the previous class and information about what will be practiced in the next class. He mentioned that they recap the year's grammar, tenses, phrasal verbs, and pronunciation, along with key activities and discussion points. The action items include continuing to work on grammar structures, and the next class will focus on continuous tenses.

Vacation Plans and Grammar Review

Sebastian and Gabriela discussed their vacation plans, with Gabriela noting she doesn't have time for vacation until April due to her December vacation. They then reviewed grammar concepts, focusing on simple past tense for actions completed in the past, and discussed an exercise about writing sentences about activities done or not done in class.

Past Tenses in English Discussion

Sebastian and Gabriela discussed the use of past tenses in English, focusing on the simple present and past continuous. They explored how to describe actions that happened in the past, including specific times like "last class" or "last vacation." Sebastian explained the correct use of double negation and emphasized the importance of understanding when to use the simple past versus the past continuous. Nathalia joined the conversation briefly before Sebastian continued to explain the main uses of the past continuous, including actions in progress, background actions, and interrupted actions.

Present Perfect Tense Discussion

Sebastian led a discussion on the use of regular verbs and the present perfect tense, emphasizing its application in describing past actions with ongoing effects in the present. Nathalia and Gabriela participated by sharing examples of their recent activities, including walking to work and using a bicycle for transportation. The session concluded with exercises on forming sentences using the present perfect tense, focusing on life experiences and actions completed recently.

IELTS Listening Practice Session

The group practiced English listening comprehension using a British Council IELTS practice test, focusing on a conversation about travel directions from Bayswater to Harbour City. Sebastian guided Nathalia and Gabriela through the test, helping them understand key vocabulary and phrases, and explaining concepts like irregular verbs and negative statements. They discussed the importance of taking the 8:55 AM bus to ensure arrival at Helendale station before 9:30 AM for the express train to Harbour City, emphasizing the need to account for potential traffic delays. The session concluded with plans to review pronunciation and practice more phrases in the next class.

Next class items

+ Year Goal Planning Activity (in English)
+ EILTS Listening exercise fragment
+ -ed ending introduction
+ Phrasal verbs quick practice and irregular past
+ Finish Ariana Grande's song

Future activity ideas:

+Reading parts from Harry Potter (Hermione) and from Twilight (Honeymoon)