lesson 8 english 2
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Happy New Year!
We will do a dance to celebrate!
“If you’re”
“Know it”
“clap your hands”
“stomp your feet”
• Everyone take a handout.
New Year’s resolution (promise)…..My new year’s resolution is…
Take some time to write your new years resolution and draw a picture……
Examples:• To exercise more• To eat less junk food• To study more• To stop smoking
For me:“To have a healthier
lifestyle”
Class “Resolutions”
Also…..classroom Rules…..1. Respect your peers
2. Respect the process
Reminder: What not to do…..
What to do in class…..
Okay…..Subject Pronoun Review….
How can we remember?• He
• She
• It
• They
Meaning of the Simple Past
• A completed action in the past• Use it when we want to talk about last
weekend!
Comparison of the Verb: To Be
Present Tense
• I: Am• You: Are• He/She/It: IS• We: Are• You (with me): Are• They: Are
Simple Past
• I: Was• You: Were• He/She/It: Was• We: Were• You (with me): Were• They: Were• But what about
some other verbs?
Patterns
Examples:
• Simple Present: I visit my friend everyday. • Past tense: Yesterday, I visited my friend
• Simple Present: I order pizza for lunch. • Yesterday, I ordered pizza for lunch.
• She watches TV everyday. • Yesterday, she watched TV.
What is the pattern here?
Change these into the Simple Past using “-ed”
1. I enter the building2. We fold kites. 3. It heals well.
4. They record music. 5. You instruct him.
6. She plays with him. 7. I own a house.
8. We exercise everyday. 9. They study together.10. He stops the car.
Regular Verbs: Tricky Spellings!
“End with an –e then just ad –d!”• Fire Fired • Balance Balanced
End with Y (with a consonant before) then “drop the –y add – i , ed!”
• Terrify Terrified • Fry Fried
• Examples when not to drop the –y• Pray Prayed • Play Played
More tricky spellings: Simple Past• Doubling the consonant.
If the verb ends in a consonant + vowel + consonant
Then you must double the last consonant then add + ed
Stop stopped Plan PlannedBin Binned Slip Slipped
Do not double if word ends with x or wFix Fixed
Mix Mixed
Not so simple….because of irregular verbs……
Present Tense: I drive to school. Past Tense: I drove to school.
Present Tense: I write books. Past Tense: I wrote books.
What’s the pattern here?
Let’s try some of these Irregular Verbs….
1. I catch fish. 2. You build a tower.
3. He buys fish everyday. 4. We dig for treasure.
5. They come from France. 6. The cat breaks it.
7. It cost 100 dollars.
Max the Cat pt. 1
What verbs do you remember from the video?
Bingo! Add these verbs to your sheets!
Draw a picture for each one as well.
• Sleep/Slept• Run/Ran• Fly/Flew• Catch/Caught• Fall/Fell• Beat/ Beat• Break/ Broke• Shake/ Shook
• Bring/Brought• Put/Put• Feed/Fed• Go/ Went
Max the Cat Part 2.
What if we were going to turn the simple past into a negative by adding “Not”?
For answering questions about the past.
Regular Example: Yesterday, I talked to John. I didn’t talk to Sarah.
Irregular: Saturday I slept a lot. Sunday, I didn’t sleep.
Construction: Did not + Verb (infinitive)
Write these words down on your Bingo Boards! What do you think the conjugation will be?
• Give• Hold• Swim• Take• Fight• Bite • Hang• Tell• Went
Lets turn these into some negatives as well!
Max the Cat pt. 3
Pay attention to the story.
Add these irregular verbs to your Bingo Sheets:
• One box is “Free”
• Have/Had• See/Saw
• Come/Came
Simple Past Worksheet
When we talk about New Years…..
OR….
New Years! Find someone who worksheet….
CNN year in Review
What were your ‘big’ stories?
The Year in Rap 2012!
Who did Obama give more rights too?
What happened to Facebook.com stock?
Who did the HEAT put a ‘ring’ on?
Where were the first ever democratic elections held? Syria and ………..?
Palestine is a ………………..?
What did we see the space shuttle catch?
Lets talk a bout the answers to the questions?
5 Minute Break
Picture Role Play Game
On Vacation p. 22
• Other Words for a Vacation:
HolidayRecessLeave
“take a trip”
Example 6A: Making questions with the word “Did”
• A: Did they meet friends?
• B: Yes they did.• Turn the following pictures into “did”
questions (6A)
Go camping
Read a book
Go sightseeing
Visit museums
See a movie
Auxiliary: “Did”
• What does “did” mean in a question? Past, present or future?
• Using “Did” at the beginning of a question requires a yes/no answer.
Asking “Wh” -questions + “Did” to get more information.
“What did you do” (do is in the infinitive)
“Where did”
“Who did”
• Answer: Simple Past verb
• Location: Simple past verb + place
• Simple past verb + identity of people
My vacation in Laos
Lao “Grand Canyon”
I took a bus
The canyon was big!
I climbed down these stairs
I saw this waterfall
I ate blue sticky rice.
Then I saw this bigger waterfall
This was a smaller waterfall that I saw.
I walked across this bridge.
I climbed these rocks.
And I looked at this waterfall.
Notice: Verbs I used to describe my vacation
Present tense form:• Be• Take• Eat• Climb• See • Walk• Climb• Look
Simple Past form:• Was• Took• Ate
• Climbed• Saw• Walked• Climbed• Looked
Any questions about my vacation?
• Use “did” (for yes/no answer)
• Use “Wh-” word + “Did” (to find out more information)
When you go on a vacation where do you stay?
We will listen to a song:Hotel California by The Eagles
Highway
Shimmering Light
Doorway
Candle
Corridor
Courtyard
Calling
Mirrors
Pink Champagne
Chambers
Knives
Programmed
Instructions
• Make sure you understand and can pronounce the words. Ask a partner about the ones you do not know.
• Draw a picture and/or write a sentence for each word.
• Predict what you think the song is about?
Watch the video.
• What do you think the song is about?• What happens in the video?
Listen and Fill in the blanks
• Take a moment to look at the fill in the blanks sheet.
• After compare with a partner and discuss.
Listen and Fill in the Blanks Again
• Pairs compare answers and talk.
Any questions about the song?
• What does the song mean to you?• Do you want to visit the “Hotel California?”
7 (A+B) listening activity
• Take a minute to look at the instructions. • Listen to the dialogue and number the
activities.
Remember the Details Game
• Two Teams • Remember as much as you can from your
picture• Give the other team the picture you studied• Ask questions about what the other team
remembers about their picture. The correct answer gets one point.
Summary• If you’re happy and you
know it song/dance• Simple Past Regular vs.
Irregular Verbs• New Years Resolutions/
Videos• Simple Past + “Did”
questions• My Lao Vacation• The Hotel California