I am // you are // he is // she is // it is // Ms Jane is // we are // they are
Now … let’s speak !
We use the verb ‘to be’ + the adjective ‘happy‘
I am happy // you are happy //
he is happy // she is happy //
it is happy // Ms Jane is happy //
we are happy // they are happy
I am happy // you are happy //
he is happy // she is happy //
it is happy // Ms Jane is happy
we are happy // they are happy
Now … the adjective: hungry
I am hungry / you _____ hungry
he ____ hungry // she ____ hungry
it ____ hungry // Ms Jane ___ hungry
we ____ hungry // they ____ hungry
Now … let’s practise with a song.
Are you ready ?
“We are the robots.”
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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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What are the problems … and what are the solutions (the answers) ? For example, in Singapore, if someone litters (throws rubbish on the street), they have to pay a fine, pay money to the police.
Now … your turn:
Write about what you want in YOUR city and why. Use amazing adjectives, and tell me why you would like these things.
Also, tell me what you DO NOT want, and why. How would you punish people who broke rules ?
You may also draw, but do the writing first.
Good luck and have fun !
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I shall tell you about last Sunday – it was terrible and here’s why … but can you guess just by the pictures ?
(Grab is a taxi service accessed by phone app, similar to Uber)
(In Vietnam, wedding parties often have singers and then an open karaoke system)
Allow me to give you the plan of my day:
6.50 leave for work. Book Grab on my iPhone
7.40 – 9.40 Young Learners class, level 1 (21 students)
10.10 arrive home
10.11 – 14.30 wedding party across the street
10.30 – 12.00 prepare work online
17.00 – 21.30 another wedding party but much louder, more karaoke singers
18.00 go for coffee
BUT 23.30 Manchester United win 1- 0 so ‘All’s well that ends well.’
Now … your turn. Tell me about a terrible day. Remember to use amazing adjectives to explain how you felt and what was so awful.
To help you, maybe:
Good luck with your bad day !
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He can speak Japanese however he can’t speak _____
A bird can ______ however a bird can’t _______
A fish can _______ however a fish can’t ______
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Now that you have had a little time to “Wake up, wake up,” time to move on to a new story.
We have a writing activity for students to practise telling a story, using ‘signpost language’, adjectives, adverbs for the Top Cats, and to see if they can remember their grammar.
Let’s go ! Here are five pictures; what is the story ?
Time for a word bank
Signpost words
First / next / then / after / afterwards / finally
Nouns
business man / library / champagne / private jet
Adjectives
lazy / poor / bored / tired / furious / strict / hard-working / over the moon (very, very happy) / rich
Verbs
sleep / scream / study / graduate / relax
Now, start writing … and good luck !
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Intro: How do you say these words ? By the end of the lesson, with the help of Oasis, you’ll be saying, singing, them like a native English-speaker.
Verse One: In English, we speak very quickly, we combine word sounds and ‘swallow’ other letters. When you hear the song, listen … these words are pronounced like this …
Needa lit’al timeta way cup,
Needa lit’al timeta way cup, way cup
In Standard English, I teach you to pronounce the ‘t’s clearly and precisely, but in natural spoken English, many people ‘swallow’ the sound. Best way, as usual, is to practise.
Verse Two: I will show you a video by the band Oasis.
Oasis were a band of five musicians. They were from Manchester in north England. First, watch this video:
Tell me a story about the video
Who is the main subject ?
Where are they ? What are they doing ?
How do they look ?
How about the other people in the video ?
How do they feel and why ?
What do they do ?
DO NOT START WITH PRONOUNS
Remember to use new, exciting adjectives.
Look at your class notes.
Chorus: Plug in, turn up the amp to 11 and Rock ‘n’ Roll !
Let’s hit the effects pedals and get some wonderful words, amazing adjectives.
Fivehandsome, young musicians live in a tower block. They are …
What are they doing, what are they wearing ?
What is the problem ?
Tell me about the neighbours
And don’t forget to sing,
Needa lit’al timeta way cup, way cup
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I will show you some photos and I want you to write a short piece using adjectives, adverbs and some creative thinking.
Please, Thay Paul, give us an example.
OK, look at the above photo. What adjectives describe the subject ?
The lady is: Asian / beautiful / cute / healthy / intelligent / kind / popular / young
She has: long, black, wavy hair.
She wears a (an) light blue / comfortable / expensive / fashionable dress.
Where is she and what is she doing ?
She is at work, in a bright / clean / modern office. Maybe she is at home in her quiet / new apartment.
She is working on a (an) expensive / fast / new laptop. Her work is difficult / easy / important.
How does she work ?
She is smiling, so maybe she works quickly, or happily or well. Maybe she has finished and can now relax.
So what’s the story ? Let’s use present tense (verb 1).
A beautiful, young, Asian lady is working happily on her new laptop. She has finished her difficult, English homework so she feels fantastic.
How many adjectives did I use ?
Where did I put the adverb ? After the verb ‘work’. Here I used the continuous form (verb + ing). So, put the adverb after a verb (Verb 1, Verb 2 or verb + ing).
Now … your turn
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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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Thay Paul's Notes 