Subject Index: Beginners’ English

4th December 2020

Beginners’ English

Compilation of exercises: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2019/12/11/beginners-english/

The verb ‘to be’ // Young Learners, level 1 & Beginners’ English // 24th April 2023: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2023/04/24/young-learners-starter-beginners-the-verb-to-be/

The verbs ‘to have’ & ‘to see’ // Young Learners, Parklife ! // 13th March 2019: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2019/03/13/young-learners-level-1-lesson-5-parklife/

The verb ‘to like’ // Beginners’ English // 24th June 2020: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2020/06/24/beginners-english-sentence-building/

Basic verb conjugation (have / eat / wear) // Beginners’ English // 20th April 2023: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2023/04/20/beginners-english-basic-verb-conjugation/

Basic Verbs (to like) // Young Learners, Levels 1 & 2 // 21st April 2023: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2023/04/21/young-learners-level-1-2-the-verb-to-like/

Beginners‘ short conversations // Beginners’ English: Short dialogues // 8th April 2020

Cities of the Future // Young Learners, Levels 3 & 4 // 17th April 2023: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2023/04/17/young-learners-levels-3-4-imagination-and-grammar/

Grammar exercises // Beginners’ English // 23rd June 2020: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2020/06/22/beginners-englishgrammar-exercises/

Grammar past continuous // Beginners’ English // 2nd July 2020: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2020/07/02/beginners-english-i-was-reading-your-blog-past-continuous/

How was your day ? // Beginners’ English // 26th May 2020: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2020/05/28/beginners-english-how-was-your-day/

Introductions – what’s your name (video) // Beginners’ English, Part 2

Introductions // Beginners’ English: dialogues // 5th June 2020

Introducing Yourself // Beginners’ English: dialogues // 25th June 2020: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2020/06/25/beginners-english-introducing-yourself/

Introducing Yourself //Young Learners, Level 4 // 5th June 2023: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2023/06/05/young-learners-level-4-introducing-yourself/

Past tense exercise // Beginners’ English, Part 2

Past tense // Beginners’ English // Beginners’ English Part 4

Past continuous // Beginners’ English: I was reading your blog // 2nd July 2020: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2020/07/02/beginners-english-i-was-reading-your-blog-past-continuous/

Past tense pronunciation // Begs’ English: The past is passed // 7th July 2020:

Phrasal verbs & collocations // Beginners’ English Part 4

Present perfect exercises // Beginners’ English

Regular & irregular verbs // Beginners’ English Part 4

Sentence building & irregular verbs // Beginners’ English // 27th May 2020: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2020/05/26/beginners-english-sentence-building-and-irregular-verbs/

Sentence building // Beginners’ English // 5th June 2020

Sentence building // Beginners’ English // 24th June 2020

Storytelling // Let’s Tell a Story // Young Learners, Level 3 // 18th August 2022: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2022/08/18/young-learners-level-3-lets-tell-a-story/

Useful sounds ‘en’ and letter ‘g’ // Beginners’ English // 20th May 2020: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2020/05/20/beginners-english-useful-sounds/

Vowels and it’s a / it’s an // Beginners’ English: vowels // 20th May 2020: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2020/05/21/beginners-english-vowels/

What did you do yesterday ? // Beginners’ English // 26th May 2020: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2020/05/28/beginners-english-how-was-your-day/

What’s it for ? // Beginners’ English // 25th June 2020:

Subject Index: Business English

4th December 2020

Business English

Accountancy // Business English: Accountancy // 6th May 2020

Business chat and idioms // Business English: Office chat // 29th April 2020

Business email writing // Business English // email writing // 8th March 2020

Business icons // Adult Class, Level 3 // 5th November 2019 (Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Pham Nhat Vuong)

Business meetings // Business English: Time management // 29th April 2020

Subject Index: English Sentence Building

4th December 2020

Sentence building

Adult class exercises (various) // Adult Class // 17- 19 December 2019

Beginners and Young Learners // Let’s build sentences Part 1 // 5th October 2021: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2021/10/05/young-learners-4-lets-build-some-sentences-part-1/

Beginners and Young Learners // Let’s build sentences Part 2 // 6th October 2021: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2021/10/06/young-learners-4-lets-build-some-sentences-part-2/

Beginners and Young Learners // Great games // 15th October 2021: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2021/10/15/young-learners-level-6-sensational-sentences-a-great-game/

Beginners and Young Learners // Sensational sentences // Class games // 28th October 2021: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2021/10/28/young-learners-level-6-sensational-sentence-building/

Beginners and Young Learners // Six adjectives // Young Learners 2 // 23rd July 2022: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2022/07/23/young-learners-level-2-be-clever-and-wonderful/

Beginners and Young Learners // four-word sentences // Young Learners, Level 1 // 7th September 2022: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2022/09/07/young-learners-level-1-the-basics/

Create a narrative

Bad Day – create a narrative // IELTS, Lesson 3 // 19th January 2019: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2019/01/14/ielts-lesson-3-may-the-force-be-with-you/

Bad Student – create a narrative // IELTS Speaking Class 4.5 // 7th January 2019: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2019/01/06/ielts-4-5-speaking-class/

Bangkok in pictures – create a narrative // IELTS // 10th February 2019: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2019/02/10/ielts-have-love-will-travel/

Basics // Adult Speaking Class, level 1: Sentence building // 27th June 2020

Beginners: helping verbs // Beginners’ English: Sentence Building // 16th March 2020

Character // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3: Character development // 18th June 2020

Cinema: why do you like ‘Star Wars’ ? // Sentence Building & Zoom Warm Up Games // Young Learners // 2nd August 2021: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2021/08/02/young-learners-sentence-building-and-zoom-warm-up-games/

Coffee in Viet Nam // Adult Speaking Class, level 2 /// Adult Class, Level 3 // 8th October 2019

Creative writing // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3: Storytelling // 29th March 2020

// Adult Class, Level 3 // Relationships // 26th May 2020

Describing people // Adult Speaking Class, L 3: Describing people // 27th May 2020

Describing people from photos // “I’ve just seen a face …” // 6th October 2023: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2023/10/06/young-teens-ive-just-seen-a-face-i-cant-forget/

Describing photos (Vietnam War) // Adult Speaking Class, level 3: April 30th // 5th April 2020

Describing photos (police etc) // Adult Speaking Class, level 2: Tell what you see // 23rd April 2020

Discourse Markers activity // IELTS 5-6.5 // 25th September 2019

Expressions // Adult Class, Level 3 // 3rd December 2019

Expressions // Adult Class, Level 2 // 28th June 2020

Film review // Adult C, L 3 // 12 November 2019

Fixed expressions // Adult Class, Level 1 // 26th February 2019:

Food (most unusual) // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3: food // 19th April 2020

Future plans // wish + discourse marker + reason // Adult Speaking Class, level 2 // 11th January 2020: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2021/01/11/adult-speaking-class-level-2-future-plans/

General // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2 Part 2

Giving directions // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: London // 29th June 2020

How was your day ? // Adult Speaking Class, Level 1: sentence building // 27th June 2020

Kindergarten // What is it ? Basic sentence building // 14th August 2022: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2022/08/14/kindergarten-student-as-teacher/

Theseus and the Minotaur // Young Learners, Levels 3 & 4 // 2nd December 2022: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2022/12/02/young-learners-levels-3-4-tell-me-a-classical-story/

IELTS Level

IELTS sentence building // IELTS //22nd July 2019 https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2019/07/22/ielts-sentence-building/

IELTS basic sentence building // IELTS // 28th January 2019 // // IELTS // 14th January 2019

IELTS complex sentences // IELTS, Mindset: Complex sentences // 30th April 2020

IELTS complex sentences // It’s not that complicated // 24th May 2020

IELTS describe a film // IELTS // What do you like this film ? // 6th April 2020

IELTS describe a gadget // IELTS 5 – 6.5. Writing example // 15th March 2020

IELTS // Quick-fire talking // Part 2 questions // 12th May 2020

IELTS // Review // vocabulary, discourse markers, sentence building // 25th June 2020

Mind map // Building sentences // Young Learners, Level 4 // 23rd May 2023: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2023/05/23/boost-your-english-speaking/

Narrative structure // Adult C, L 3 // 14 November 2019

Past time expressions // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Part 2

Photography and photos descriptions (advanced) // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, // 25th April 2020

Sentence building plan // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: Ideas for sentence building // 6th June 2020

Tell me a story // Beginners & Young Learners, Level 4 // 12th October 2021: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2021/10/12/young-learners-level-4-tell-me-a-story/

Tell me more, tell me more // Sentence building exercises for speaking tests // Young Learners // 26th September 2023: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2023/09/26/young-learners-tell-me-more-tell-me-more/

Travel and holidays

Travel talk // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: Travel talk // 5th May 2020

Travel: holiday plans // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2 // Holiday Plans // 20th May 2020

Travel review // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: Travel language revisited // 22nd June 2020

What is happening // Adult Speaking Class, level 2, Part 2

Word order // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Part 2

Subject Index: English Vocabulary: Vocabulary building & exercises.

4th December 2020

Vocabulary building

Adjectives // Beginners’ English

Adult class (various) // Adult Class // 17- 19 December 2019

Animal idioms and expressions // A – D // 3rd April 2022: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2022/04/03/animals-idioms-phrases-and-interesting-facts-a-d/

Animal idioms and expressions // A – D (Part 2) // 6th April 2022: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2022/04/06/animals-idioms-phrases-and-interesting-facts-a-d-part-2/

Business meetings // Business English: What’s on the agenda ? // 5th May 2020

Cinema choice // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: Cinema // 9th May 2020

Cities, areas, descriptions // IELTS // 31st December 2018

Clothes // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: Describing clothes // 19th March 2020

Coffee shops // Adult Speaking Class, level 2

Colour association Signs // Young Learners, Level 4 // 1st June 2019

Come or go // Beginners’ English Part 4

Computer phrasal verbs // Young Learners 5 // 17th November 2019

Crime and punishment // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Crime & Punishment

Cultural differences (Ha Noi) // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3 // 24th April 2020

Drama films // Adult C, L 3 // 12th November 2019

Driving expressions // Beginners’ English

Emotions // Young Learners, Level 2 // 6th July 2019

Emotions //Beginners’ English: How do you feel ? // 17th March 2020

Expressions and phrases // IELTS // 19th February 2019

Expressions // Adult C, L 3 // 18th March 2019

Expressions // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2

Film vocabulary // Beginners’ English /// Adult Speaking Class, level 2

Food // Adult Speaking Class, Level 1

Foot expressions // IELTS // 25th November 2022: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2022/11/25/ielts-some-footnotes-to-help-you-stand-on-your-own-two-feet/

General // IELTS: Final Review // 5th March 2019

Friends and occupations (photos) // Adult Class, Level 3 // 5th September 2019

General // Young Teens // 29th November 2018

I live in a … // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2, Part 4

Indian lady teaches vocabulary // Adult Class, Level 3 // 11th December 2021: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2021/12/11/two-birds-with-one-stone-listening-and-vocabulary/

IELTS // Film for IELTS // What do you like this film ? // 6th April 2020

IELTS // General // 19th February 2019

IELTS // Idioms (sweets) // 19th February 2019

IELTS // Preparing for speaking test // 14th May 20202

IELTS language // IELTS 5 – 6.5. Writing example // 15th March 2020

IELTS // Like or dislike // 16th April 2019

IELTS // Music // 16th April 2019

IELTS 5-6.5 // Music // 11th September 2019

IELTS 5-6.5 // Music // 25th September 2019

IELTS // Phrases // 21st January 2019

IELTS vocabulary & expressions review // IELTS: The story so far // 7th July 2020

Job and interviews // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Job interviews // 12th Feb 2020

Jobs // Asking about jobs // Young Teens // 21st February 2019

Low-frequency words // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Part 2

Low-frequency words // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Part 3

Low-frequency words // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3, Part 4 // 27th January 2020

Money and shopping // Adult Class, Level 3 // 14 November 2019

Money expressions // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2: luxury day // 12th March 2020

Opinion phrases // Young Learners 4 // 26th October 2019

Opinion phrases // Adult Speaking Class, level 3: Art // 13th April 2020

Science jargon // Radio telescope // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2 // 1st March 2021 : https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2021/03/01/adult-speaking-class-level-2-maintain-radio-silence/

Science jargon // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2 // 2nd March 2021: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2021/03/02/adult-speaking-class-level-2-breaking-the-silence/

Semantics // New Words // 5th May 2022: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2022/05/05/semantics-new-words/

Shell expressions // Teaching Notes // 3rd February 2023: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2023/02/03/shell-phrases-in-a-nutshell/

Shopping // Adult Speaking Class, level 2

To what extent … ? // Adult Class, Level 3 //19th August 2019

Tourism language // Teenagers // 20th January 2019

Travel advert language // Adult Speaking Class, level 3: Holiday of a lifetime // 9th June 2020

Travel with new expressions // Adult Class, Level 1 // 26th February 2019

Vietnam War // Adult Speaking Class, level 3: April 30th // 5th April 2020

Vocabulary review // Adult Speaking Class, level 2

Vocabulary exercises:

How was your day ? // Adult Speaking Class, level 1: How was your day ? // 5th April 2020

Small talk, idioms, dialogue practice // Adult Speaking Class, Level 2 // 8th July 2020

Tourism presentation // Teenagers // 20th January 2019

Compilation of exercises:

https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2019/12/09/vocabulary-building-exercises/

This compilation includes:

Match new vocabulary with definitions then practice.

Personality adjectives

Relative pronouns

Small talk responses

Travel with new expressions

Travel – hotel guide

Travel – life in Sai Gon

What Difference Does It Make – definitions of similar words

Subject Index: Writing, Reading & Review Classes.

4th December 2020

Writing exercises and reading exercises

Business job interview // Business English: What’s on the agenda ? // 5th May 2020

Condensing text (‘1001 Nights) // Adult Speaking Class, level 2, Part 6 24th January 2020

Correcting texts & emails // Writing corrections (all levels) // 15th May 2020

Correcting a short text // paragraphs and grammar // Turning silver into gold! https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2024/08/19/english-essay-writing-turning-silver-into-gold/

Creative writing // Adult Class, Level 3 // Relationships // 26th May 2020

Creative writing // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3: Storytelling // 29th March 2020

Talking animal story // Murakami on the Shore // 11th December 2024: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2024/12/11/murakami-on-the-shore-talking-animals-and-a-whole-lot-more/

The Teleporting Penguin // Young Learners, Level 6 // 28th June 2023 : https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2023/06/28/the-teleporting-penguin-a-summer-school-project/

Writing a review // Please, Sir … I want to write some more // 22nd August 2024: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2024/08/22/please-sir-i-want-to-write-some-more/

IELTS cultural differences // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3 // 24th April 2020

IELTS // Writing exercises // re-arrange poor writing // 12th May 2020

IELTS // IELTS 5 – 6.5. Writing example // 15th March 2020

IELTS // Yoga & exercise // IELTS writing practice // 25th April 2020

Reading

Short stories (Sherlock Holmes) // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3. Theme: Crime & Punishment

Using a thesaurus // Creative writing // Adult Speaking Class, Level 3: Storytelling part 2 // 30th March 2020

Bible (Tower of Babel) Genesis 11 // Adult Speaking Class, level 2 // 9th January 2020

Review lessons

Young learners, Level 2 // Units 1 – 4 // 25th November 2020: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2020/11/25/young-learners-level-2-unit-review-1-4/

Young Learners, Level 2 // Units 1 – 5 focus on Sweden, and continuous verbs // 31st December 2020: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2020/12/31/young-learners-level-2-what-are-they-doing-in-sweden/

Young Learners, level 5 // Units 1 – 2 // 18th November 2020: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2020/11/18/young-learners-level-5-what-are-you-doing-how-do-you-feel/

Young Learners, Level 5 // Unit 2 // 4th November 2020: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2020/11/04/young-learners-level-5-what-were-you-doing-when/

Young Learners, Level 5 // Unit 1- 4 // 17th December 2020: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2020/12/17/young-learners-level-5-review-units-1-4/

Adult Speaking Class, Level 1 // Adjectives, contractions, adverbs & conversation practice // 25th October 2019: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2019/10/25/adult-speaking-class-level-1-review-adjectives-contractions-and-sentence-building/

Adult Speaking Class, Level 2 // Small talk, clothes // May 11th 2020: https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2020/05/11/adult-speaking-class-level-2-review-small-talk-and-clothes/

Young Learners, Level 2: Unit Review 1 – 4

25th November 2020

Everybody Up Units 1 – 4.

Subjects: Feelings, sensations, occupations, places, clothes, food

Grammar: Yes, I am / No, I’m not ||he is / she isn’t ||Is she / is she / Are they ? ||Where is ? ||What do you want ? || He does / she doesn’t ||What’s he wearing ? / She’s wearing a …

Adjectives: plain, flowery, striped, checked, delicious, intelligent, brave, scared, hard-working

Song: “I would go out tonight, but I haven’t got a stitch to wear.”

this charming man the smiths gif | WiffleGif — The Smiths with ‘This Charming Man.’

As usual, divide the class into teams, give points to make the games more exciting.

First up: feelings

Choose some top cat students, one by one. Outside of the class, show them a flashcard (happy, sad, thirsty etc). The student has to mime or act the emotion.

Next up:

Have a small group of students hold the flashcards. Model a question e.g. “Is Tina thirsty ?” Students reply, “Yes, she is,” or “No, she isn’t,” depending on whether she is holding that card. Appoint a new teacher (thay in Viet) to ask the next question.

Moving on up: Pronunciation, intonation and stress

Thay Paul loves coffee so does his friend Agent Cooper: Students can act out the scene. Not only does it require stress and emotion, but also pacing.

No time to lose: Run ‘n’ write

What are the five senses ? One student from each team writes a sense on the board. Then say a noun – one student from each team will tick which sense applies e.g. ‘Pizza.’ Students can tick ‘see,’ ‘taste,’ ‘smell’ & ‘touch.’ ‘Guitar‘ (‘see,’ ‘hear,’ ‘touch.’)

Nouns: bird / flower / ball / juice / ice cream / coffee

What’s my line ?: What are these jobs ?

ahretec // crodot // okoc // usb rrvied // hrifgefirte //

Use students as teacher and ask :

Are they pilots ?

Answer with Yes, they are OR No, they aren’t. They’re ________

The Nurses Union of Thailand keep fighting for fair compensation - PSI - The global union federation of workers in public services

Are they police officers ?

Are they students ?

Làm thế nào tôi có thể trở thành một đầu bếp trong 2020? Trường học tốt nhất, chi phí, tiền lương.

Are they football players ?

Could This Be ITV's Best Sitcom? - British Classic Comedy

Are they The Smiths ?

Smiths - The Sound of the Smiths - Amazon.com Music

Snack time: What do you want to eat ? Choose six students and give them a food flash card. They must say what they want (the card they hold) and then name something they don’t want e.g.

I want soup however I don’t want salad

Change students, then model a question, “Does Max want eggs ?” Students answers could include,

“No, he doesn’t want eggs, he wants spaghetti.”

Quick fire round: Have the students ask each other, “What do you want ?” and they have to answer,

“I want [french fries] however I don’t want [steak].”

Dress to impress:

Finally, have the students describe other student’s clothes, using at least two adjectives e.g. Thay Paul is wearing a plain white shirt.

What is this young lady wearing ?

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Young Learners, Level 6: Round, Round, Get Around

19th November 2020

Everybody Up 6, Unit 1, Lesson 4

A Beautiful South Korean Girl Wearing A Traditional Red And Black Dress Hanbok In A Royal

flamenco | music and dance | Flamenco dancers, Flamenco dancing, Flamenco

Ronaldinho endorses far-right Brazilian presidential candidate

Can you guess the three countries ?

Divide the class into three teams, named after Brazil, South Korea and Spain. On the board write three columns or project an image like this:

Numbers One Two Three 1 2 3 Stock Photo, Picture And Royalty Free Image. Image 8101098.

Ask questions and one player from each team has to run to the board and slap the correct number

Example: The capital of the UK is: 1 Manchester 2 Cardiff 3 London

What language do people speak in Brazil 1) Portuguese 2) Spanish 3) French

The Great Wall is in 1) Japan 2) Germany 3) China

How do you say ‘Hello’ in Spanish ? 1) Xin chao 2) Hola ! 3) Annyeonghaseyo

You can walk under 1) the street 2) the fountain 3) the train tracks

Walk around 1) the fountain 2) the stairs 3) the river

Which country doesn’t have camels (not in zoos) 1) China 2) Egypt 3) Japan

Now, run and write

Where can you:

see fish, sharks and sea creatures ? buy clothes and shoes and books and toys ? ride a rollercoaster ? borrow books ?

Now, sentence building

Show students two flashcards from previous lessons. They have to combine to form a long sentence, using the past tense.

EXAMPLE:

First I walked over the bridge then took the train to the museum

First I walk__ ______ the river then _____ the ferry to the aquarium

First we walk__ _____ the train tracks then _______ the subway to the department store.

He walk__ ______ the fountain then ______ a car to the library

She (run) ________ the stairs then __________ a taxi to the zoo

Now, guess the country: This music is from ?

Start clip around 0:40

If the class is active and outgoing, they may want to try some Flamenco dancing, in which case, Ole !

Young Learners, Level 5: What are you doing, how do you feel ?

18th November 2020

E Up Units 1 & 2 Review.

On stage | Reuters.com — What did the man do in the afternoon ? How did he feel ?

Objectives:

Ensure students have learnt the Unit adjectives (as well as new vocabulary from class)

Give students confidence to build longer, more interesting sentences

Give students sense of security to speak in class

Stress the importance of practice and practice and practice

A Warm up game:

Split class into teams. Read out a sentence in the present tense. Students have to write using the past tense. Depending on class size, students can run to the board, or work in small groups on a board in which case, make sure the writers are changed each turn.

EXAMPLE: I win a game. Yesterday …

I sleep all night. Last week I …

He rides a motorbike. He …

She acts in a school play. She ….

We read about Marco Polo. We …

They learn English at school. They …

I see a film. I …

We eat pizza. We …

Mr Paul drinks coffee. Mr Paul …

Now … pronunciation practice

From Twin Peaks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EsqvYBeyws

(play from 0:10 onwards)

“Damn good coffee … and hot !”

Points for the best performance

Now, sentence building

What were you doing // when were you doing it // How did you feel ?

Use the flashcards to help students form sentences

In the morning, I was riding an elephant and I felt very confident.

Adjectives are: relaxed // nervous // confident // sleepy // wide-awake // shy

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In the evening, they were telling stories and they felt very relaxed.

New vocabulary and Screen Test game

New vocabulary:

massive // discover (discovered) // breathtaking // even // skyscraper

Have students shout out the words as they hear them.

Questions:

1) Who discovered the cave ? 2) What kind of forest is in the cave ? 3) How long is it ? 4) How long would it take to walk ? 5) A skyscraper of how many stories (floors) could fit inside ? 6) How old is the cave ?

Vietnam beauty queen rocks Son Doong Cave - VnExpress International — In the afternoon she was exploring a cave and she felt very excited

Answers

1) a farmer 2) a rainforest 3) over 5 kms 4) a week 5) 40 stories (floors) 6) 2- 5 million years old

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Young Learners, Level 2: I would go out tonight, but I haven’t got a stitch to wear

11th November 2020

A step up in the musical education of my younglings. After teaching them to say … to scream, “I feel good,” a la James Brown (because I cannot stand the pre-programmed, “I’m fine,”) we’re moving on to one of my favourite bands: The Smiths. This song has a reference to clothing albeit in rather high-level English. However, the motivated students, with repetition, can absorb so much and really boost their vocabulary. So, without further ado … The Smiths with ‘This Charming Man’ : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJRP3LRcUFg

The lines in question start at 0:45 – 0:51

“I would go out tonight but I haven’t got a stitch to wear.”

This means that the singer doesn’t has any nice clothes to go out or has no money to buy new clothes

Play the song and the younglings have to shout out every time they hear the lyrics.

Bonus questions:

What is the singer wearing ? What is he doing ?

What instruments are the band playing ?

Clothes: a previous blog covered clothing vocabulary. Select what is appropriate for this level, e.g. for material just choose cotton, silk and plastic : https://thaypaulsnotes.com/2020/03/19/adult-speaking-class-level-2-describing-clothes/

What are they wearing ?