Monday - August 29th

1. Quick Introduction and quick overview of what we will be doing through the week 
1. Name and reason why are you taking English classes
2. Expectations for this week.  What would you like to take away from this course?

2. Comprehension Oral Expression 
1. Presentation of "Who am I?" You have 20 minutes to create an autobiography and present it in front of us.  We will ask questions and you will be filmed.  DON'T be afraid to make mistakes.  REACH deep and challenge yourself to use very descriptive language
1. Name
2. Like or dislike (hobbies, fears)
3. What are you like? Happy
4. Where you live
5. School
6. Do you have a nickname?
7. What are your dreams?
7. Etc

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Exercise 1: Simple Past

Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).

1. Last year I (spend)  my holiday in Ireland.
2. It (be)  great.
3. I (travel)  around by car with two friends and we (visit)  lots of interesting places.
4. In the evenings we usually (go)  to a pub.
5. One night we even (learn)  some Irish dances.
6. We (be)  very lucky with the weather.
7. It (not / rain)  a lot.
8. But we (see)  some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where (spend / you)  your last holiday?

Exercise 2: Past Progressive or Continuous

Put the verbs into the correct form (past progressive).

1. When I phoned my friends, they (play)  monopoly.
2. Yesterday at six I (prepare)  dinner.
3. The kids (play)  in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
4. I (practise)  the guitar when he came home.
5. We (not / cycle)  all day.

Exercise 3: Formulate a question using the word(s) in bold

Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.

1. Henry was living in London last year. 
2. Anita was working at a restaurant last week. 
3. Ricky was waiting for Holly. 
4. Sarah was singing a song. 

Exercise 4: Simple Past or Past Progressive

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).

1. When I (do)  the washing-up, I (break)  a plate.
2. While Tom (play)  the piano, his mother (do)  the washing-up.
3. He (drink)  some juice and then he (eat)  a few chips.
4. I (have)  dinner when I suddenly (hear)  a loud bang.
5. When my father (work)  in the garden, an old friend (pass)  by to see him.
6. She (go)  to school, (take)  out her textbook and (begin)  to learn.
7. When it (start)  to rain, our dog (want)  to come inside.
8. When Jane (do)  a language course in Ireland, she (visit)  Blarney Castle.
9. When I (be)  on my way home, I (see)  an accident.
10. I (not / understand)  what they (talk)  about.

Exercise 5: Direct Articles

Decide whether you must or must not use the direct article.

1. We went to the- cinema.
2. We usually have the- dinner at seven o'clock.
3. He plays the- tennis very well.
4. Can you play the- guitar?
5. This is my last year at the- school.
6. Jane loves listening to the- radio.
7. They went to London by the- plane.
8. We are going to see my cousins on the- Sunday.
9. Last night at eight we were watching the- news on BBC.
10. That was an important day in the- history.

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Reading Comprehension


Read the article and answer the following questions:


Article: Multitasking: Kids bored just doing just one thing. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8677115/Just-watching-TV-too-boring-for-todays-children.html

1. What is the main reason kids multitask, too busy or lack of focus/boredom?
2. Do you think the finding by the researchers is true? Have you experienced the same with kids in your family?
3. Do you think this is true only with children or does it also include the adult population?

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Written Expression
Watch this Pixar Short Film and write a narration for it.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omk6TAxJYOg