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A1 Grammar • The Beach and the Sea ⏱️ 12 Minutes

Grammar: want to, need to, don't want to

Learn to say what you want to do, what you need to do, and what you do not want to do.

📋 How to use this lesson

🧑‍🏫 For Teachers

Teach and guide students through the rules and exercises in 12 minutes.
Check answers together with the class after each section.

🎒 For Learners

Read the 4 rule cards and the example sentences first.
Next, complete all 12 beach practice tasks from easy to hard.

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4 Rules to Learn

Say what you want: want to / wants to

Say want to when you hope to do something. After it, use a doing word like walk or swim. Say wants to for he, she and it. Say wants to walk, not wants to walking.

RIGHT: He wants to walk.

WRONG: He wants to walking.

• She wants to look for a shell.

• They want to sit on the warm sand.

Say what you must do: need to / needs to

Say need to when you must do something. After it, use a doing word like drink or wear. Say needs to for he, she and it. Say needs to drink, not needs to drinks.

RIGHT: She needs to drink.

WRONG: She needs to drinks.

• We need to put on sunscreen.

• He needs to wear a hat.

Ask a friend: Do you want to ...?

Start with Do you want to when you ask about a plan. Then say a doing word like go or swim. Say yes with Yes, I do. and say no with No, I don't. Say Do you want to go?, not Do you want going?

RIGHT: Do you want to go?

WRONG: Do you want going?

• Do you want to take a boat to the island? (Yes, I do.)

• Do you want to swim in the cool sea? (No, I don't.)

Say no: don't want to / doesn't want to

Say don't want to or doesn't want to when you say no. Use don't with I, you, we and they. Use doesn't with he, she and it. Say doesn't want to go, not doesn't wants to go.

RIGHT: She doesn't want to go.

WRONG: She doesn't wants to go.

• He doesn't want to touch a fish.

• I don't want to swim today.

Beach Practice Tasks

Complete all 12 tasks from easy to hard. Look at the clue word in brackets.

Part 1: Choose the correct sentence

Question 1 of 12 (plan)

Choose the sentence with the right form for he:

____ He wants to see the boat ____ He want to see the boat ____ He wants to seeing the boat

Question 2 of 12 (must)

Choose the sentence with the right form for you:

____ You needs to find your swimsuit ____ You need to find your swimsuit ____ You need finding your swimsuit

Question 3 of 12 (no)

Choose the sentence with the right negative form:

____ Mia doesn't wants to sit in the hot sun ____ Mia not want to sit in the hot sun ____ Mia doesn't want to sit in the hot sun

Part 2: Rewrite each sentence

Question 4 of 12 (hope)

Sentence: "I swim in the sea."

Rewrite the sentence with want to:

____ (Type your sentence here...)

Question 5 of 12 (must)

Sentence: "She buys a hat."

Rewrite the sentence with needs to:

____ (Type your sentence here...)

Question 6 of 12 (no)

Sentence: "We touch the big fish."

Rewrite the sentence with don't want to:

____ (Type your sentence here...)

Part 3: Fill the blanks

Question 7 of 12 (plan)

Type the missing word to start the question:

____ you want to visit the island today?

Question 8 of 12 (must)

Type one word: need or needs:

The sun is hot so Tom ____ to put on sunscreen.

Question 9 of 12 (hope)

Type one word: want or wants:

Emma and Leo ____ to collect five shells on the sand.

Part 4: Correct the errors in a beach note

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Message from Sam at the beach

"Hi! 1. We needs to take the morning boat. But 2. Ben doesn't wants to swim today. Also 3. I want to bringing my red swimsuit. See you soon!"

Question 10 of 12 (must)

Look at: "We needs to take the morning boat."

Type the correct word to fix needs:

____ (Type the correct word...)

Question 11 of 12 (no)

Look at: "Ben doesn't wants to swim today."

Type the correct word to fix wants:

____ (Type the correct word...)

Question 12 of 12 (hope)

Look at: "I want to bringing my red swimsuit."

Type the correct word to fix bringing:

____ (Type the correct word...)

Want To, Need To and Don't Want To

Grammar: want to, need to, don't want to

📋 How to use this lesson

🧑‍🏫 For Teachers

🎒 For Learners

4 Rules to Learn

Say what you want: want to / wants to

Say what you must do: need to / needs to

Ask a friend: Do you want to ...?

Say no: don't want to / doesn't want to

Beach Practice Tasks

Part 1: Choose the correct sentence

Part 2: Rewrite each sentence

Part 3: Fill the blanks

Part 4: Correct the errors in a beach note

Message from Sam at the beach

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