New Year's Resolutions

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS -

Nota bene:  The word “solution” is in the word “resolution”.  The prefix “re-” means “again.”

So a resolution is a new solution to an old problem!

SAMPLE SENTENCES (Be sure to come up with your own!)

CONSTRUCTIONS WITH INFINITIVES
TIME	SUBJECT + VERB	INFINITIVE	QUALIFIER/ADVERB	PREPOSITION	ADJECTIVE	NOUN
In 2020...	I resolve ...	to smoke to eat to drink	less.	---	---	---
This year...	I will try ...	to exercise to be to be	more. less more	---	--- critical. understanding.	----
	I will try not...	to smoke to eat to drink	so much so many	--- ---	--- ---	tobacco. marijuana. junk food. vodka/Red Bull. cigarillos. Doritos. shots of Jäger.
	I resolve not ...	to fight	so much	with	my	parents brother/sister classmates etc
CONSTRUCTIONS WITH FUTURE TENSE
TIME	SUBJECT +FUTURE	QUALIFIER/ ADVERB	VERB	ADJECTIVE	NOUN	PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE
	I will...	successfully --- carefully drastically quickly	pass gain lose reduce increase	my --- --- my my	English class. self-confidence. five pounds. dependence             knowledge	on the internet. of English.
	I will	not no longer	pick ski curse	my --- ---	nose --- ---	in public. off piste. while playing video games.

Each student should write AT LEAST THREE original New Year’s Resolutions –including how you're going to reinforce/improve your English fluency.  Write them decoratively on a piece of paper.  You may illustrate your resolutions with drawings.

If you don't feel like getting personal, write a text making AT LEAST THREE predictions for 2020.   What will happen in technology, world events, the environment, politics?

Turn your resolutions/predictions in at the end of the hour.