ELT base - resources for English teachers - language points

functions
ability advice / suggestions ambitions annoying behaviour arguing arrangements awkward situations bargaining certainty changing plans comparing complaint - general language conflict resolution criticizing dealing with unexpected problems decision making deductions / guesses describing describing data describing people - appearance describing people - personality describing pictures describing places directions disagreeing emphasizing enquiry - intro giving / understanding information giving notice giving opinions giving personal news graphs and charts - describing guesses / deductions habit how to get to... instructions intentions and plans inviting likes and dislikes making arrangements making predictions narration negotiating news - personal obligation offers opinions past events - talking about permission / prohibition personal news persuading phone calls plans - changing plans plans and intentions possibility predictions preferences and wants prohibition / permission regrets request saying goodbye - leave taking saying what's wrong with things sequencing - narrative starting / maintaining conversations suggestions / advice sympathy telephoning telephoning - problems telling the time / time thanking	time / telling the time wants and preferences

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