Lesson 11: Problem points

About this lesson

In this lesson you will make sense of the difficult points in English that often cause confusion for learners. We will work with Past Simple, Future Simple, the "going to" construction, and the key words "ago" and "before". Through practical examples and exercises you will learn how to avoid the most common mistakes and speak more accurately. Each topic is explained clearly with examples from real situations – career, everyday life and plans for the future.

40 minutes

What you'll learn

• Form and use the Past Simple for completed past actions.
• Form the Future Simple (will) and distinguish it from 'going to'.
• Use 'going to' for planned intentions and predictable future events.
• Use 'ago' and 'before' correctly in sentences.
• Recognise the typical mistakes with these five grammar points and avoid them.

Lesson vocabulary

• career She started her career as an engineer five years ago.
• engineer Before she became an engineer, she studied biology.
• team She works in a team of ten people.
• museum We saw very old bones in the museum last year.
• discovery It was an important discovery.
• make someone feel This music makes me feel happy.
• sound This old guitar has a beautiful sound.
• string A guitar usually has six strings.
• instrument The guitar is my favourite instrument.
• find – found Scientists found very old bones in Africa.
• believe I believe men and women can do the same jobs.
• equal Men and women are equal.
• in the past In the past, many jobs were only for men.
• practice It takes time and practice to learn a new skill.
• ago I started learning English two years ago.

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