Hello to all my fellow esl teachers worldwide,
I was wondering if you could help.
I am in the process of preparing a conversation lesson for an adult learner (intermediate). He has quite solid foundations and can use present, past and future tenses. However, he finds it more difficult in discussions where he is forced to use all three simultaneously.
I was wondering if you had and ideas or suggestions for activities which would encourage him to flit from one tense to another.
I considered a lesson in which he would be asked to comment and compare what life is like today with what it was like years ago and what it will be like in years to come.
What do you think? Have you too encountered this before with your students?
Thanks for your help.