Useful Language for Elementary / Pre-intermediate Students
What's the date and what's the time?
The links below take you to the webpage hosting the transcript of an audio episode from the Talking People Podcast, but the link to the audio episode is also included. You can print the list of all the Talking People podcast episodes for Elementary and other levels at the Talking People Podcast.
Last update: January 1, 2021 - FIXED BROKEN LINKS!
The vowels
- The ABC, Spelling Names and a good communicative method to do so!
Tags: Abc, Communicative Strategies, Dialog(ue)s, Q&A, Spelling
Dialogue: Meeting People & Spelling Words!
Tags: greetings, meeting people language, spelling names and email addresses - Dialogue: Where are you from? Audio
Transcript 
(2 pages)
Brief Dialogues - Interpersonal communication, by language function. Audio Transcript (3 pages)
Tags: initiating & ending contact, apologizing, interrupting, introducing oneself and others, asking about people's health...
Useful Classroom Language
Tags: Going to future, at / in, Can, Have, Have to, How...?, instructions, Lang. Func. (misc.), Let's, Modals (misc.), Pronunciation, Q&A, Shall I / we ...?, short answers, US / UK, Wh-, What's ...? - For a dialogue talking about a movie/film, check this out!
- Present
- Days-n-Dates
Tags: days of week, dates, birthdays, Communicative Strategies, Lang. Func. (misc.), Oral Drilling, Pres. simple, Pronunciation
Present. The Time and Dates 2
Tags: be born, birthdays, Communicative Strategies, dates, days of week, Dialog(ue)s, months, numbers, Oral Drilling, Pres. simple, Q&A
Present. Nationalities, Countries, Languages 1
Tags: Capital Letters, Lang. Func. (misc.), Oral Drilling, Pres. simple, Pronunciation
Occupations
Tags: Dialog(ue)s, Pres. simple vs. Pres. Cont., DO as main verb, Use of "a/an" X GRABAR
Present. Questions and Answers (Q&A) 1
Tags: Go (out) for / on a, Go + -ing, 'd / 'll, Adjectives, age, at / in, Be, Can't, Communicative Strategies, congratulating, Dialog(ue)s, emails, feelings & states, food / meals, formal / informal, Frequency Advs, Have, HOW are you doing? (not what), How much / many ...?, How often ...?, invitations, Lang. Func. (misc.), Let's, Modals (misc.), numbers, occupations, origin, Possessives, Pres. simple, Pronunciation, Q&A, Review: present tenses, Saxon Gen., saying sorry, saying yes / no, the time, Time Expr., Verbs of (dis)likes, Wh-
Present. Talking about Myself
Tags: Adjectives, age, family, fun / funny, Monolog(ue)s, occupations, Pres. simple, Purpose Inf., Verbs of (dis)likes
Present. Talking about People in Photos
Tags: Go (out) for / on a, Go + -ing, 3rd p.s. Pres., Adjectives, family, favs, fun / funny, Monolog(ue)s, Preps Place, Pres. cont., Pres. simple, Saxon Gen., This is
Present. My Daily Routines
Tags: Go (out) for / on a, Go + -ing, Adjectives, food / meals, Frequency Advs, Monolog(ue)s, Pres. simple, Time Expr., US / UK, Verbs of (dis)likes
Present. My Weekly Routines
Tags: Go (out) for / on a, Go + -ing, Adjectives, food / meals, Frequency Advs, fun / funny, Monolog(ue)s, Pres. cont., Pres. simple, Time Expr., US / UK, Verbs of (dis)likes - Present. Questions & Answers for Conversations on Routines (2nd p.) Audio Transcript (2 pages)
- Present. Q&A for Conversations on Routines (3rd p. sing) Audio Transcript (2 pages)
- Present. Questions & Answers for Conversations on Routines (3rd person) - coming up soon!
Present. Tricky verbs: SEE, LOOK, WATCH; HEAR, LISTEN Audio Transcript (2 pages)
Present. Story-telling: Movies
Tags: 3rd p.s. Pres., Adjectives, Monolog(ue)s, movies / films, Possessives, Pres. simple, Pres. vs Past (narratives), Pronunciation, S & O Prons., Saxon Gen., SHREK, There be, Time Expr.
Present. Likes & Dislikes
Tags: Go + -ing, Adjectives, books & mags, Can't, clothes, favs, food / meals, Frequency Advs, fun / funny, going out, Modals (misc.), Monolog(ue)s, music, Pres. simple, Pronunciation, sports, Time Expr., travel, Verbs of (dis)likes
Present. My Neighbo(u)rs
Tags: Adjectives, Can't, each other / one another, Frequency Advs, houses, Monolog(ue)s, Pres. cont., Pres. simple, Quantifiers, Time Expr., US / UK
Present. Describing a Friend
Tags: 3rd p.s. Pres., Adjectives, favs, fun / funny, Modals (misc.), Monolog(ue)s, Pres. cont., Pres. simple, Pres. simple vs Pres. cont., Pronunciation, Saxon Gen., Situations, Textual Structure, US / UK, Verbs of (dis)likes
Present. My Lifestyle
Tags: Go + -ing, Adjectives, food / meals, Frequency Advs, Monolog(ue)s, Omission of "the", Pres. simple, Time Expr., Verbs of (dis)likes - Giving Directions (Madrid)
Tags: Dialog(ue)s, imperatives (for instructions), have to, can't, get to - Giving Directions (Fuengirola)
Present. Speaking about the weather where I live / in my city/town. (Weather in general).
Tags: Monolog(ue)s, Pres. Simple for general truths. Frequency adverbs. Time phrases. - Present. Describing My House
Tags: Go to sleep vs Go to bed, Adjectives, Be, colo(u)rs, family, Frequency Advs, Have, houses, It has no / It doesn't have a..., Lang. Range, Modals (misc.), Monolog(ue)s, numbers, occupations, Preps Place, Pres. simple, Quantifiers, Textual Structure, There be, Time Expr., US / UK, Verbs of (dis)likes
- Present. Describing a park: there is/are (+ sb -ing), present continuous, narrating activities, describing people, the weather, places, colo(u)r... Transcript Audio
- Present. What's in my fridge? (Food & Drinks)
Tags: Monolog(ue)s, Pres. Simple, There be, food / meals, Have, Keep, Preps Place, Quantifiers, Numbers - Invitations. Would you like? Tags: Dialog(ue)s, I'd / I'll, invitations, Lang. Func. (misc.), Modals (misc.), offering sth, Oral Drilling, Q&A, Would you...? vs Do you...?
Past
- Pronunciation of the -ed ending, with explanation
Irregular verbs for Elementary students, with tips for the past simple
A Night Out
Tags: Go + -ing, Lang. Func. (misc.), Monolog(ue)s, Past cont, Past simple, Pres. vs Past (narratives), Pronunciation, Situations
Past. Bios
Tags: Lang. Func. (misc.), Monolog(ue)s, Past cont, Past simple, Pronunciation, Quantifiers, Review: tenses, Textual Structure, Time Expr., US / UK
Past. My Winter Holidays
Tags: Dialog(ue)s, How / What...like ...?, Lang. Func. (misc.), Past simple, Q&A
Past. My Last Weekend
Tags: Adjectives, fun / funny, Past simple, Possessives, Pres. vs Past (narratives), Pronunciation, Saxon Gen., Time Expr.
Past. My Summer Holidays
Tags: Monolog(ue)s, Past simple, Pronunciation
Past. My Day Yesterday
Tags: Adjectives, food / meals, Monolog(ue)s, Past cont, Past simple, Pres. vs Past (narratives), Pronunciation, Time Expr.
Past. Questions & Answers (Q&A) 2. With "be", Other Verbs, and the case of "have" + Who/What as subject
Tags: Dialog(ue)s, questions with "have", questions with "be", questions with Other Verbs, past simple, What as subject, Who as subject.
Functional Translation - Spring Exercise: 94 sentences to review the course language points: Listen here: Part 1 (no. 1-27) - Part 2 (no. 28-58) - Part 3! (under construction) - Transcript 
(Basico 2)
Present/Past. Feminist Bios 
in the present and in the past, for the 2019 I Feminist Cultural Week!
Present/Past. Animal Stories: Osipanda Gorgorita
Tags: Stories in the past, Describing people in photos in the present
Present/Past. Today! (1): present perfect or past simple? + dialog
Tags: Pres. perf., Past simple, time phrases (today, this morning/ afternoon/ evening), Q&A, Dialog(ue)s, Exam Tips.
Present/Past. Today! (2): My Day Today (corresponding to two audios: 2.1, 2.2).
Tags: Pres. perf., Past simple, time phrases, Dialog(ue)s, Theory: form, hear/listen to, lose/miss
Future. Situations. Talking about Holiday Plans with a language focus on "the futures", conditional sentences type 0 and type 1, prepositions & comparison. + Notes for Intermediate and Advanced students too. Dialogue with "going to" for plans and true intentions!
Audios for the Writing File