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One wet, London afternoon, several classes of young teenage boys were herded into the main assembly hall. As a treat, or punishment, we were about to see the 1968 version of ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
My peers did not share my enthusiasm; Shakespeare, and a love story to boot.
However, as soon as the 15-year-old Olivia Hussey, as Juliet, appeared on the balcony, the teenage boys responded as teenage boys respond.
I, naturally, fell totally in love with ‘Juliet’.
Olivia continued working in film and TV, as well as doing voice-over work on some ‘Star Wars’ video games, up to 2015.
Sadly, Olivia passed away on 27th December 2024.
17th April 1951 – 27 December 2024
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Top Cats are able to form basic sentences such as:
I can run however I can’t fly
Warm Up: What can he or she do ?
What can you do ? What can’t you do ?
Ask your partner what he or she can do
Here, my wonderful TA will ask me, then tell the class, in order to model how to answer
Thay Paul, what can you do ?
“I can play guitar however I can’t play piano.”
Tell the class:
He can play guitar however he can’t play piano.
New vocabulary: the five senses
s — // h – – – // s – – – – // t a – – – // t o – – –
Next, use the new vocabulary in sentences.
What can he or she do and what can’t they do ?
Example:
She can see a butterfly however she can’t hear a butterfly.
She can touch a butterfly however she can’t smell a butterfly.
She can __________ a pizza however she can’t __________ a pizza.
He can ________ a guitar _______________________ .
She can ______________________________ .
The dog can __________________________________ .
Tell me more …
He is a dog.
He is a big, hungry dog.
He is a very hungry dog.
He is not (isn’t) a cat.
Adjective word bank
young / old / beautiful / happy / unhappy / clever / excited
She is a …
She is a doctor. She isn’t a teacher.
He is a …
He is a pilot. He isn’t a doctor.
She is a …
She is a student. She isn’t a pilot.
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A writing exercise for students at Level 4, ages 8 – 11
Let’s kick off with a speaking exercise:
Ask your partner these questions … and speak in ENGLISH only.
What is your English name ?
How old are you ?
What is your favourite food and why ? What food do you hate ?
What is your favourite game or toy, and why ?
Then present to the class.
Time for you to be creative and use your imagination.
First, some wonderful words. Translate them into your language:
excited
extraordinary (very, very special)
surprised
unbelievable
unique
Now, time to use them. Complete this story about a time when YOU met a talking animal. The animal can be real, or fantasy.
Try to use simple past [Verb 2].
After the writing, make a drawing or comic. Most importantly … have fun!
One [adjective] day I was walking down the street. Suddenly, I heard a [adjective] voice. I turned around but there was nobody there … only a/an {adjective + animal}
“Hello,” said the …
Tell me what happened. The animal can be:
aye-aye
cassowary
Oriental dwarf kingfisher
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There are some great websites for learning English.
[websites are plural and countable]
There is some ice-cream at VinMart.
[ice-cream is uncountable]
We use ‘any’ for a negative or a question
There aren’t any parks near my home.
There isn’t any French cheese.
Are they any good films playing?
Do you have any English tea?
Twinings tea shop, London
NOW … YOUR TURN
1 Do you have ______ questions about the new project?
2 Let me give you _______ advice.
3 You don’t need to bring ____ paper. There will be ______ print-outs available.
4 There will be _____ visitors from Germany coming. Do you know ____ German?
For Top Cats
Speaking practice:
Jim I can’t wait for Tet. Do you have any plans?
Ann Of course! I’m going to watch some films and get some rest.
Jim Have you bought any special food?
Ann I don’t have any time for shopping. I’ve still got some juice. How about you?
Jim I need to buy some fruit, some biscuits, and do I need any special food for Tet?
Ann Absolutely ! You must buy some cakes and some sweets.
Jim Anything else? I need some advise.
Ann Just make sure you have some beer. A LOT of beer. Cheers!
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Thay Paul's Notes 