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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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Today we are going to use all our English skills to create a wonderful story. We shall use adjectives, adverbs, perfect grammar and show off our amazing vocabulary.
Are you ready ? Let’s Rock ‘n’ Roll !
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 ?
What are they doing ?
How do they look ? Where are they ?
How about the other people in the video ?
How do they feel and why ?
What do they do ? What do they look like ?
There is so much to write about, so plan your story before you start writing.
WILF (What I’m Looking For):
A strong start, tell me about the main subjects.
DO NOT START WITH PRONOUNS
Remember to use new, exciting adjectives. Look at your class notes.
What are they doing and how – use adverbs.
Here’s some brilliant words to make your story glorious:
irritating // annoying // thoughtless //
spyhole // letter box // dart board //
neighbours // tough guys // lady in a sari
tower block (a tall apartment building)
TOP CATS – some new expressions
Can’t hear myself think
The noise drives (the neighbours) crazy
The walls are paper-thin
If your work is sub-standard, you will have to sing this song in front of the whole class … so be brilliant !
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Thay Paul's Notes 