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Students around the ages of 10 or 11 move up to a higher level, and a harder book. To ensure that the students are able to deal with these increased demands, I’ve prepared a short test.
Most of the questions are based on work covered in the previous blocks, along with some extra questions based on grammar and vocabulary that I have taught.
Students will sit apart. Anyone caught cheating will receive a ZERO score. I am serious.
Best of British !
1) Tell me three things you can see in the night sky[3 points]
2) Use present continuous (verb + ing)
EXAMPLE:
I read (verb 1) = I am reading (continuous)
You eat // He plays // She watches //[3 points]
3) Tell me something you:
always do // sometimes do // never do
[3 points]
4) Name the instrument AND write a sentence in the simple past (Verb 2)
EXAMPLE: g______ / (guitar)
I played guitar last week.
c_____ / d______ / f_____ / p_______[8 points]
5) Use adverbs of manner. Turn the adjective into an adverb:
The children spoke (quiet) //
The drummers banged (loud)[2 points]
6) If you write a review of a book, show or film, what information do you use ?[5 points]
7) What is simple past (V 2) for these Verbs ?
eat / give / go / have / make / put / see[7 points]
8) Write three questions with ‘wh’ words [where / what / why etc][6 points]
9) Tell me something a penguin can do and something a penguin can’t do. Be creative and funny [4 points]
10) Object pronouns
EXAMPLE: Can you help I = Can you help me
Nobody saw (he) // Did you see (we) //
He couldn’t talk to (she)[3 points]
11)Use these adjectives in amazing sentences:
interesting // gruesome // xenophobic // popular // important[10 points]
12) Tell me what you like to do, and what job you would like in the future[10 points]
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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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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The test results are in, Midichlorian counts checked and rechecked, and we have some new Jedi Masters, Jedi Knights and Padawans.
Here is one great example which I print verbatim, no corrections or additions. Welcome to the Jedi Council, Princess L.
Tell me what you like to do, and what job you would like in the future
Today, I introduce and tell you about what I like to do and my favorite job in the future. I like to play the piano and read comic books because is helps me relax and when I do this I’m over the moon. My favorite song to play the piano is baby shark and happy birthday song. But I want to play proud of you song however is very difficult. I always play the piano with my sister and my cousin.
I can play a lot of song I like because I always practises the piano every day should when I do this song is piece of cake. And in the future I want to be a piano teacher because I want children can play a lot of song like me. Because in my opinion, the piano is a best and easy instruments for everyone want to play. It the end and what you like to do and what job you would like to be in the future. Goodbye!
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Students around the ages of 10 or 11 move up to a higher level, and a harder book. To ensure that the students are able to deal with these increased demands, I’ve prepared a short test.
Most of the questions are based on work covered in the previous blocks, along with some extra questions based on grammar and vocabulary that I have taught.
Students will sit apart. Anyone caught cheating will receive a ZERO score. I am serious.
Best of British !
1) Tell me three things you can see in the night sky
2) Use present continuous (verb + ing)
EXAMPLE: I read / I am reading
You eat // He plays // She watches //
3) Tell me something you:
always do
sometimes do
never do
4) Name the instrument AND write a sentence in the simple past (Verb 2) g______ / (guitar)
c_____ / d______ / f_____ / p_______
EXAMPLE: I played guitar last week.
5) Use adverbs of manner. Turn the adjective into an adverb:
The children spoke (quiet) // The drummers banged (loud)
6) If you write a review of a book, show or film, what information do you use ?
7) What is simple past (Verb 2) for these Verbs ?
eat / give / go / have / make / put / see
8) Write three questions with ‘wh’ words [where / what / why etc]
9) Tell me something a penguin can do and something a penguin can’t do.
10) Object pronouns
EXAMPLE: Can you help (I) = Can you help me
Nobody saw (he) // Did you see (we) // He couldn’t talk to (she)
11)Use these adjectives in amazing sentences:
interesting // gruesome // xenophobic // popular // important
12) Tell me what you like to do, and what job you would like in the future
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I begin by eliciting class rules then a good old STB, replacing ‘bus’ with ‘taxi’. What do they know about UK ?
This leads to …
Try the birthday horseshoe game: here, one part of the room represents January, the opposite, December. The students must stand in a horse-shoe shape, according to when their birthday falls.
This leads to …
A run & write activity. I write incorrect sentences on the board. Split class into teams), and one member must rewrite the sentence correctly:
What are your name ?
I eats fruit
How old is you ?
What is your hobbies
He like swim
What you do think
There isn’t a chocolate
Why is your friend
Today’s theme is Free Time. The warm-ups should review previous lessons and
This lead to …
Word Bomb – Hobbies – what do they do in their free time ?
Listen out for mistakes, encourage full sentences and drill collocations
(Play sports / do homework / make models / go swimming)
Students can mime an activity, and drill full collocation:
play piano play table tennis listen to music read a book go swimming
Then use the Mingle – interview sheet. This will get the class up and active before break time, and after sitting through book work and listening exercises. The exercise can also encourage students to introduce themselves:
Find 3 people who:
Name
Hobby
Play an instrument
Draw or paint
Read books
Watch films
Learn English
Have a pet What pet ?
Pronunciation – phonemes
ɑ ɔː əʊ
Point to the correct phoneme
In teams, read out:
model disco show on door go walk
Players must identify the correct phoneme
Pre-teaching: Match the words with the meanings
describe planned, in order, not a mess
imagine having to do too many things
typical feeling you have too much work
pressure normal, usual
organised to tell what something looks or like
community to think about something
stressed the place or area where you live
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Let us start with a quick welcome; students can be put in pairs and spend 3 or 4 minutes asking each other questions (names, age, likes and dislikes). Then they introduce their partners to the class.
I follow by asking the students where they think I am from, and in one class I heard, “Australia.” Couldn’t be further away. Sounds of laughter and of ice-breaking. One of the younger students recognised the British accent, then London was pinpointed as my hometown.
This leads to …
First activity: stop the bus (STB) about the UK.
What is the second biggest city ?
Name of the famous clock. Name of our King.
Name of 007 (also a way to drill the notoriously absent final-s of James),
Traditional food (“fish & chips,”; again -s drill).
This combines ice-breaking games with some pronunciation and grammar drills.
This lead to …
Partner work. I show four different examples of British food and four titles. Students had to match the title and image, with some pre-teaching. The activity:
English food
Toad in the hole Sunday roast
Full English breakfast Fish and chips
Describing the food: can they name the dishes ?
What do they think of them ? (elicit adjectives)
Are they healthy ? if not, why not ?
Encourage all students to contribute, feel relaxed and comfortable, and confident to demonstrate their knowledge.
Phrasal verbs pertaining to eating
eating out
dig in
check out or check it out
pick up the cheque / bill
Vocabulary
unusual for instance partly attracted ingredients typical
Then using these in sentences:
What do you need to make pho ? (noodles, meat, vegetables, stock, herbs)
Those are the ingredients.
What do you do every day ? (go to school or work, exercise, do homework, clean the house)
That is a typical day.
Viet Nam has great food, for instance pho, bun bo Hue, Mi Quang. What is the most unusual food you know ?
Today will be partly cloudy. The smell of the cooking attracted the young lady.
There has to be a lot of time for the students to speak with each other. Sometimes working in pairs, sometimes in small groups. Make sure the students have the vocabulary to do the activity, know what they have to do and feel motivated.
Grammar: present simple and present continuous
I live in HCM or I am living in HCM
What is the difference ? Why do we use one but not the other ? (This will be covered in other blogs)
Pronunciation: the stress on negative words
I like tea, she doesn’t like coffee.
Intonation: rising voice on questions
Does she like tea ? Do you like British food ?
And finally ... students can ask their partner about things that they like: food, music, films, places etc
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I have a red and black marker system for class management: the red is a happy face, awarded for leading the students in repeating class rules, for interesting and imaginative answers, for exceptional work.
The black is for breaking the class rules, disrespect, noise etc. Two or three Black Stars result in the student being sent to Student Care.
Today I will introduce a new star:
the Blue Star
which will be given to students who speak too much, too loudly, or for interrupting the teacher.
Should a student get three Blue Stars, they will have to conjugate ten verbs during breaktime or for homework.
To kick off, conjugate these verbs:
allow // become // believe // change // create //
decide // follow // grow // help // leave // make
pass // provide // remember // return // show
spend // suggest // tell // think // walk // work
To everything, there is a season.
A time to play, and a time to work.
A time to talk, and a time to listen.
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An exercise for students to use critical thinking, and to practise speaking.
First we shall let the students work in pairs, discussing today’s question:
What’s the problem with your city … and what’s the solution ?
Let’s kick off with some useful vocabulary
pollution
litter
noise
traffic congestion
You may start like this:
I live in Sai Gon (Ho Chi Minh City). The city is very large and busy, and has many great places. However, it also has many problems.
Then talk about pollution (air and water),
litter (paper, plastic, food, bottles, cans etc)
noise (karaoke, motorbikes, street vendors, building work)
traffic (is it fun or safe to drive ?)
Remember to use amazing adjective as well as linking words to give longer, better answers.
Now for some solutions
How can we make rivers cleaner ?
How can we make the roads less congested ?
How can we stop people littering ?
How can we reduce noise pollution ?
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Thay Paul's Notes 