A2 Teens Yearly Revision

​“Planning the Ultimate School Trip Abroad”
✈️🎒🌍

By Jesica Carreira

Ready?

This year we’ve learned a lot of English, and now it’s time to put everything together in one exciting theme: planning the ultimate school trip abroad! 🎒✨ Imagine you and your classmates getting ready for a big adventure: choosing the destination, packing your bags, exploring new places, and remembering all the fun moments. 🗺️📸 From talking about what’s happening now to describing past experiences, making future plans, giving advice, and comparing places — everything we studied helps us communicate during this amazing trip. 🌆🚌 Let’s review all our grammar by living this journey together! 🌟

There is / There are 🏙️

Function: Describe places at the destination.

Structure: There is (not) + singular / There are (not) + plural

➡️ “There is a big park near our hostel 🌳.”

➡️ “There are many cool cafés in the city ☕.”

Present Simple – Verb BE 🧍‍♂️🗣️

Function: Give basic information.

Structure: am / is / are

➡️ “The trip is next week 📅.”

➡️ “We are very excited 😄.”

Present Simple (aff/neg/questions) 🔄

Function: Talk about routines, habits, general truths.

Structures:

Affirmative: Subject + base verb

Negative: Subject + don’t/doesn’t + base verb

Questions: Do/Does + subject + base verb?

➡️ “We visit new places every day 🚌.”

➡️ “We don’t eat in the bus 🍔❌.”

➡️ “Do you like museums? 🏛️”

Adverbs of Frequency 🔁

Function: Show how often things happen.

Structure: Subject + adverb + verb (Except verb BE!)

➡️ “We always take photos 📸.”

➡️ “We rarely get lost 😅.”

Present Continuous (aff/neg/questions) 📸👀

Function: Talk about actions happening now or around now.

Structure: am/is/are (NOT) + verb-ing

➡️ “We are choosing the activities 🗺️.”

➡️ “She isn’t packing yet 🎒❌.”

➡️ “What are you doing now? 📞”

Countable/Uncountable + Quantifiers 🍎💧

Function: Talk about quantities when preparing for the trip.

Structures:

Countable: a lot of, many, a few, some, any

Uncountable: a lot of, much (not in affirmatives), a little, some, any

➡️ “We need some snacks 🍪.”

➡️ “We don’t have any water 💧.”

➡️ “How many tickets do we need? 🎟️”

Past Simple (regular/irregular) ⏳📜

Function: Talk about completed actions on the trip.

Structures:

Affirmative: verb + -ed / irregular form

Negative: didn’t + base verb

Questions: Did + subject + base verb?

➡️ “We visited the museum 🖼️.”

➡️ “I saw a street show 🎭.”

➡️ “We didn’t have time to try local food 🍲.”

Past Continuous 🌧️🎒

Function: Describe actions in progress in the past.

Structure: was/were (not) + verb-ing

➡️ “We were walking when it started raining 🌧️.”

➡️ “They weren’t listening to the guide 📢.”

Comparatives & Superlatives 📊🏆

Function: Compare places, activities, and experiences.

Structures:

Comparative: adj + -er / more + adj

Superlative: the + adj + -est / the most + adj

➡️ “The trip was better than last year 😄.”

➡️ “This is the most exciting museum 🏛️.”

Irregulars: good/better/the best, bad/worse/the worst

Future Forms 🔮✈️

Function: Plans, predictions, schedules.

WILL → predictions

➡️ “The trip will be amazing 🤩.”

GOING TO → intentions/plans

➡️ “We’re going to visit the aquarium 🐠.”

PRESENT CONTINUOUS → arrangements

➡️ “We are meeting at school at 7:30 🕢.”

PRESENT SIMPLE → timetables

➡️ “The bus leaves at 8:00 🚌.”

Modals (can/could/have to/should) 🎯⚠️💬

Functions:

Can → possibility / permission

Could → Past possibility / permission

Have to / had to / Must → obligation
Don't/doesn't/didn't have to → Lack of obligation
Mustn't/Can't → Prohibition

Should / shouldn’t → advice

➡️ “You can buy souvenirs 🛍️.”

➡️ “You could try the local dessert 🍮.”

➡️ “We have to stay with the group 👥.”

➡️ “You shouldn’t forget your passport.”

Present Perfect (ever/never/always/ for/since) ⏰

Function: Life experiences + actions that continue to now.

Structures: have/has (not) + past participle

➡️ “Have you ever travelled abroad? ✈️”

➡️ “I’ve never stayed in a hostel 🏨.”

➡️ “We’ve known each other for years 👯.”

➡️ “She has studied English since 2021 📚.”

Conditionals 0 & 1 ⚡🧠

Zero Conditional → general rules, sure situations

Structure: If + present simple, present simple

➡️ “If you eat bad food, you feel sick 🤢.”

First Conditional → real future possibilities, specific

Structure: If + present simple, will + base verb

➡️ “If it rains, we will visit the museum 🌧️➡️🏛️.”

Time to play!

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