Good morning, everyone.
We will get started at 9:15.
Today’s class plan:
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“The Kiwi”
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Work on verbs- “Simple Present Tense of Be”
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HW Try
the exercises in “Simple Present Tense of Be”
Friday
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Parts of Speech
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Adjective work
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Talking and listening exercises- Back and Forth
1.1
“The Kiwi”
kiwi – type of fruit
kiwi – type of bird
strange- weird, unusual, not
normal, different,
unique- only one in the world
cannot- can’t ‘ apostrophe
The kiwi is the same size as
a chicken. – equal
The kiwi is smaller than a
horse.
The kiwi is bigger/larger than
a mouse.
Mei is the same age as
her friend.
Mei is the older than her
friend.
Mei is the younger than her
friend.
descriptive words- adjectives
adjectives that have one or two
syllables
syllable- the parts of a word
small smaller
big bigger
young younger
old older
nice nicer
cheap cheaper
warm warmer
cold colder
hot hotter
lazy lazier
easy easier
happy happier
sad sadder
heavy heavier
light lighter
adjectives that have three syllables
beautiful more beautiful
wonderful more wonderful
expensive more expensive
*EXCEPTION boring more boring
interesting more interesting
fantastic more fantastic
irregular
good gooder better
well- not an adjective, adverb-
goes with a verb
She speaks English very well. He
plays piano well.
I can cook well.
I work well with others.
I communicate well in my language.
I cannot communicate well with
cats.
good-adjective- goes with a noun
The movie was good. It was a good
party.
parts of speech
wings- like hands or arms of a bird, help the bird to fly
Wings help the bird to fly.
tail- the back of the animal
Cats have tails. Dogs and monkeys also have tails.
People have tailbones.
travel- by bus or airplane
fingers- thumb, pointer finger OR index finger, middle finger,
ring finger, small little finger OR pinky
the palm of your hand
your knuckles
your wrist
your elbow
your shoulder
beak – a bird’s mouth, a bird’s nose
Puffins have colourful beaks. Puffins live in Atlantic Canada.
Canada has the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Pacific Ocean
to the west, and the Arctic Ocean to the north.
HIGH LEVEL VOCABULARY nocturnal – sleeps during the day
Owls are nocturnal. Bats are nocturnal.
It smells things better than most birds do.
Kiwis are a protected animal.
Pandas are a protected animal.
Giraffes are a protected animal.
Tigers are a protected animal.
Grizzly bears are a protected animal.
Canadian nickels have a beaver on them.
nickel- 5c coin
You are as busy as a beaver. – very busy
I am as busy as a bee.
Canadian quarters have a moose on them.
quarter- 25c coin
Moose are in the deer family.
Slang words
New Zealander- ‘a kiwi’
Australian- ‘an Aussie’
Canadian- ‘a Canuck’
American- ‘a Yankee’
British- ‘a Limey’
a Vocabulary
I don’t speak French or German. negative- or
I speak Ukranian and Spanish. positive – and
He can speak German. stress, louder, stronger
He can’t speak German.
I can’t speak Persian.
I can’t speak Persian.
I can’t speak English very well.
I can’t speak English fluently, but I am working on
it.
My Spanish is so so, but it is getting stronger.
My Italian is conversational. – able to talk a bit with
people
My English is not bad, but my French is better.
fluently- very clearly, perfectly
I cannot buy this shirt.
I can buy this shirt.
b Vocabulary
-Read it by yourself.
-We will read it out loud.
Each person read one sentence
New Zealand is close to Australia. It is southeast of
Austrialia.
An apple is about the same size as an orange. They are
similar in size.
A chicken is a little bit bigger than a kiwi.
pony tail – hairstyle
hair bun
beak- a bird’s nose and mouth
Kiwis live the forest.
Canada has forests. Vietnam has jungles.
a nocturnal animal – an animal that sleeps during the day
and is awake at night, for example an owl, a bat, a coyote, a wolf, a mouse
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