I like all fruit. My favourites are apples and bananas.
Now … Your Turn
Ask your friends or tell me: What do you like ?
I like …
Match the answers with the pictures:
swimming
milk tea
toys
movies
cakes
Now make your sentences longer:
I + like + verbing + noun
I like buying toys / I like eating cakes /
I like ___________ milk tea.
Do you go alone or with friends ?
I like going shopping with my sister.
I like drinking milk tea with my ______ .
I like swimming with my _________ .
I like eating cakes with my _____ .
Finally, tell we where you like to do these things ?
I like to drink milk tea with my friends in the mall.
I like to go shopping with my mum at the market.
I like to buy toys at the _______ (where ?)
I like to eat cakes with my _______ at the _________ .
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We have talked and written about perfect cities, and used our imagination. Now let’s talk about cities of the future.
(I use Present Simple, Verb 1, not future tense due to the class ability and level)
What do they look like ?
How are they different ?
Look at this picture and then read my description.
In the future the city has many tall buildings called skyscrapers. People live high in the sky. They can see all the city from their apartment.
The city has a lot of shops. The shops are open all day and all night. They sell food, toys and new phones.
My city is very colourful with many beautiful lights at night. Nobody is allowed to smoke and all cars are electric so there is less pollution.
The buildings have shops, hospitals, cinemas, schools and sports centers. People do not need to go outside if it is raining.
Some buildings are old fashioned but most are very modern.
Now … your turn
Write about a future city. Remember to use adjectives:
clean / expensive / futuristic / high / interesting / modern / old fashioned
Check your grammar – I want it to be perfect !
From Fritz Lang’s ‘Metropolis’ 1927
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Take a look at the man in the photo. He is very happy – can you think why ? Maybe he is watching football and his team, Mexico, scored. He is shouting.
How is he shouting ? Happily ? Quietly ? Loudly ?
those three words are adverbs of manner – that just means how someone does something.
In our picture the man shouts loudly.
We take the adjective loud and add -ly
Let’s make that into a better sentence.
Are you ready Top Cats ?
I want three adjectives, a verb and then an adverb of manner. Also, give me a reason
Ça va ?
EXAMPLE: The handsome, young, Mexican man is shouting loudly because his team scored a goal.
Lets build a library of adverbs. Take these adjectives and make them adverbs. Be careful with words that end in ‘y’.
The young lady is from Korea – what is the adjective ? What is she doing, where is she, and how does she feel ? Let’s move on
I don’t think this man is very happy. What do you think ?
To whom is she speaking ? Does she want us to be noisy ? Is the phone call a secret ?
The Japanese band Tricot. They play guitar so …
Do you think riding a motorbike like this is a great idea ? Be careful, Keanu.
If he did this in MY class, what would I do ?
Bye bye – see you next week.
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At Tet, Daddy sings karaoke. The music is very l____ and t______ and Mummy was f_______ .
At Tet, I visit my grandparents. They gave me l_____ money, and we all had f___ .
Mummy makes a lot of tr________, d________ food.
Many families walk at Tet holiday. The women wear the tr_______ dress called an a__ d____ . The dress is very c_______ and they look b________ .
My uncle comes to visit. He is a doctor, so he is very i___________ . However, he tells jokes and is f______ .
Our class captain is called Lily. She is very i______ so she is a Top Cat. She tells the boys to be quiet when they are l_____ . Lily shouts at t_____ students.
Now … let’s test your grammar.
Change these sentences from present tense (verb 1) to the past tense (verb 2).
EXAMPLE: I (go) to visit my best friend.
I went to visit my best friend.
My family (visit) my grandparents and we (eat) a lot of d_______ food.
My Mummy and my aunts (wear) the tr_______ ao dai. They all (look) so b________ .
Daddy (have) his friends to our house. They (sing) songs for many hours. I (think) it (is) t________ .
Wit my l___ money, I (buy) some c_______ and b_____ flowers for my Mummy. She was so happy, she (cry).
My brother is very in_____________ , he (read) books every day. My sister (play) video games. They had a lot of f___ at Tet.
Last night I (see) a very f____ film, I (laugh) so much. This morning I (go) to school but I (forget) my books. My teacher (is) fu______ .
Top Cats … time for creative writing
Write a short story about your Tet Holiday. Use new adjectives and the past tense (Verb 2).
At Tet I …
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What is different about helping verbs can and like & want ?
Can uses verb 1, but like & want use infinite (to + verb 1)
Now … Your turn
Write 3 sentences using can, like & want.
Remember:
can + verb 1 // like + infinite // want + infinite
Only good grammar can defeat Thanos …
Good Luck !
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Divide the class into small teams. Each team is given paper, crayons, markers and a board.
The teams are names after Greek heroes:
Heracles
Theseus
Perseus
The heroes need to fight evil monsters.
Heracles must beat Cerberus, an angry dog with three heads.
Theseus must beat the Minotaur, an animal half man, half bull. The Minotaur is very, very strong.
Perseus must beat Medusa, a woman with dangerous snakes in her hair. Anyone who looks at Medusa will turn to stone.
The task is not easy, it is a task for heroes. The heroes must answer questions, write, draw and conjugate verbs.
The first team to get 10 points will win. Let’s get started.
1) Write down an animal that is black and white
2) Write down 2 animals that can fly
3) Write 3 animals that can swim
4) A _________ can _____ a house
5) A _________ can ____ fruit and vegetables
6) A ________ can ____ people who are not well.
7) A football player scoring / scores goals.
8) A teacher teach / teaches students.
9) I play / plays guitar.
10) Chose one person to draw. On the board, draw your monster (Cerberus, Minotaur or Medusa). You have three minutes each.
11) Complete the sentences with adjectives.
A dog is very ____ and _____ .
A crocodile is very ______ and ______ .
A panda is very ______ and ________ .
12) Write 2 things you do in the morning
13) Write 2 things you do in the afternoon
14) Write 2 things you do in the evening
15) Draw a clock on your board
Show me five o’clock
Show me seven o’clock
Show me twelve o’clock
16) Write 2 words that begin with bl, cl, pl.
17) Conjugate these verbs
Heracles:
I am scared of lions / you / he / she / it / Mr John / we / they
Theseus:
I am very strong / you / he / she / it / Mr John / we / they
Perseus:
I am not scared of snakes / you / he / she / it / Mr John / we / they
18) Answer ‘Sure, that sounds fun,’ ‘Good idea,’ or ‘Not really.’
Do you want to fight a lion ?
Do you want to do homework all day ?
Do you want to play tennis ?
19) Team Heracles suggest something to Team Theseus and get a response. Team Theseus ask Team Perseus, and Team Perseus ask Team Heracles.
EXAMPLE: Do you want to drink water ?
20) Some or any.
There is ____ milk.
There isn’t ____ chicken.
There are _____ grapes.
Are there ______ eggs ?
Is there ____ juice ?
_____ there _____ water ?
21) You have 10 seconds. Write food that is healthy. Write food that is unhealthy. Write some drinks.
22) Write 2 fun places for children in Sai Gon
23) Write a sentence using
exciting / dangerous / happy
24) Sing the finish work song (“Dear teacher, I am finished.”)
25) How can you kill a skeleton. Watch the hero Jason.
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I expect all students to be able to use the past tense by the end of the seminar.
infinite / present (verb 1) / past (verb 2)
1 to be am / was [I am / I was]
are / were [they are / they were]
2 to have have / had
3 to do do / did
4 to say say / said
5 to go go / went
6 to get get / got
7 to make make / made
8 to know know /knew
9 to think think / thought
10 to take take / took
11 to see see / saw
12 to come come / came
13 to want want / wanted
14 to use use / used
15 to find find / found
Past Tense Exercise
1. You (have) a test yesterday.
You had a test yesterday.
2. They (do) their homework last night.
They ——- their homework last night.
3. You (are) lazy last week.
You ——- lazy last week.
4. I (am) hungry yesterday.
I ——- hungry yesterday.
5. Sam (go) to Hong Kong last year.
Sam ——- to Hong Kong last year.
6. The man (make) tables and chairs yesterday.
The man —— tables and chairs yesterday.
7. Two weeks ago the boy (has) a new bicycle.
Two weeks ago the boy ——- a new bicycle.
8. In London I (know) many people.
In London I _______ many people.
9. I (get) 10 points in my English test.
I ______ 10 points in my English test.
10. I (want) to see a great film.
I _______ to see a great film.
Extra work for Top Cats
Corrections: Write in the past tense
I (am) born in Vietnam and (arrive) in Sai Gon in 2020. I (go) to school in District 1 because I (want) to work near my home. Last week, my friend (have) a party. She (dance) all night and I (hear) her singing. In the morning, she (have) a headache.
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The last two lessons focused on adjectives and their opposites, including:
big~ small // high ~ low // sharp ~ blunt //
easy ~ difficult // rough ~ smooth //
quiet ~ noisy // fat ~ thin // safe ~ scary
Complete the sentences with the correct adjective.
I can’t cut my hair, my scissors are __________
My puppy is so _______ however, my hedgehog is very _____________ .
The maths test was so _______ however the science test was so ________________ .
Be careful, Ms Thuy ! The man is very ______ .
Laurel and Hardy are so funny. One is very _____ however, one is very ______ .
Yoyoko is only _________________ however she is very ______________ !
Harold is climbing very _____
Oh, no ! Crocodiles have very ______ teeth.
Now … your turn
Get out your list of adjectives. Write THREE sentences with new adjectives.
To help, look at these photos:
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Last week, we learnt some adjectives and used them in a short piece of writing.
Can you remember the adjectives ?
Let me think …
The adjectives:
old / young / beautiful / handsome / ugly / happy / angry / sad / healthy / unhealthy / amazing / clever / cute / dangerous / exciting / great / intelligent / interesting / lazy / talented
This week, we are going to write another short story, but this time using Past Tense (Verb 2).
To start, here is a list of verbs in the Present Tense (Verb 1). What is the Past Tense ?
buy // drink // eat // go // listen // make // play // read // say // see // take // watch
Some of those are hard !
bought / drank / ate / went / listened / made / played / read / said / saw / took / watched
What did you do last week ?
Use Past Tense (Verb 2) and the new adjectives. I want three sentences with at least three verbs and three adjectives.
EXAMPLE:
On Saturday I watched an interesting video on YouTube. A young girl played drums very well. She was so talented. On Sunday, I read an exciting book and listened to some old music.
Now … your turn.
What did you do, what did you see, what did you eat and drink ? Did you … ?
Goodbye from Nick, Ben, Chris & Nathan
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Game 1 – say are these adjectives positive (good) or negative (bad) or neutral (neither good nor bad)
Game 2 – make sentences using present continuous and two adjectives
EXAMPLE: She is reading a heavy, interesting book.
I ___ play ___________________ , ______________________ music.
You ___ watch a _______________ , ________________ film.
He ___ talk to a ____________ , _____________ film star.
She _____ study every day because she ___ __________ and ___________.
Ms H ____ smile because she is so _________ and ___________ .
The fat cat ___ not share her food because she is ______ and _________ .
We ___ learn ________ grammar but it is _____________ .
President __ wear a _________ dress. She ____ very _________ .
The boy ___ leave school because he was __________ and _____ to the teacher.
The teacher ___ laugh because the ________ , _________ student was sent home !
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