Monday, August 24, 2009

When You're Smiling




When you're smiling,
When you're smiling,
The whole world smiles with you.

When you're laughing,
When you're laughing,
The sun comes shining through.

But when you're crying,
You bring on the rain.
So stop your sighing.
Be happy again.

Keep on smiling.
‘Cause when you're smiling
The whole world smiles with you


A: GRAMMAR

Present Continuous Tense = verb to be + ing
happening right now
Or happening in the future

Examples: I am listening to you right now.
I am spending time with my mother this weekend.
And ….. I am going to spend time with my mother this weekend.


Look at the words in this song, and write the present continuous tense verbs:
1.
2.
3.
4.


Are there other ING words? What are they? How are they used?

5.
6.

B: What’s the difference between WHOLE and ALL THE ?
Examples: I ate the whole banana.
She read the whole book.

Please write all the (your) information.
All the furniture was made in Mexico.
I heard all the news.

Please write two sentences:
(the whole) ________________________________________________________
(all the/ ___________________________________________________________

My whole your whole his whole etc.
My whole family loves to watch soccer.
____________________________________________________________________

All my brothers live in China.
all my /all your/ all his/ all her/ all our/ all their )


C: CONVERSATION Talk to your partner. Then write what you think.

How can your mood change a situation? Talk about MOODS with your partner.
Are you ever in a happy mood? a sad mood? an angry mood?

The Boy Who Cried Wolf


A shepherd boy who took care of his sheep not far from a village, used to amuse himself by crying out, “Wolf, wolf!” Two or three times his trick succeeded. Everyone in the village came running to help him; however, when they arrived, the boy just laughed.
One day, a wolf really did come; and when the boy cried out in his loudest voice, nobody paid any attention to him. Not only did nobody pay any attention to him, the wolf ate his sheep.
The boy learned, too late, that people will not believe liars even when they tell the truth.

The moral of this story (what you can learn from this story) is this: NEVER CRY WOLF.

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When we think a person is calling for help and really doesn’t need it, we often say this:
“I think s/he’s just crying wolf.”

A: Why didn’t anybody help the boy? Circle the correct answer.
1. Nobody heard him call.
2. The wolf really came.
3. He didn’t cry “wolf.”
4. Nobody believed him.

B: Find synonyms in the reading above for these verbs:
1. watch over; care for_______________________________________
2. had the desired result ______________________________________
3. have a good time; spend the time pleasantly__________________________





C. Write antonyms for these words. Also, tell me what part of speech the words are.
(PART OF SPEECH) ANTONYMS
1. near (preposition) _______________________________
2. whispering (noun) ______________________________
3. failed (______________) _______________________________
4. cried (______________) _______________________________
5. left (______________) _______________________________
6. did go (______________) _______________________________
7. weakest (______________) _______________________________
8. soon (______________) _______________________________
9. everybody (______________) _______________________________
10. lie (______________) _______________________________

D. He used to amuse himself by crying out, “Wolf, wolf.”
used to
means something that no longer exists or no longer is done or you do completely differently.
Examples:
a. I used to smoke, but I don’t do it any more.
b. .My friend used to live in China, but now she lives in the United States.
c. I never used to take the bus, but now I take it every day.
d. She didn’t use to use the Internet to look up spelling words, but now she uses it all the time.
Please write two sentences –
1. something you USED TO DO but don’t do now


2. something you DIDN’T USE TO DO but you do now


E. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS: I do it myself. We ………ourselves
You …….yourself You ……..yourselves
He ………himself They……..themselves
She………herself
It…………itself
Write new sentences using the words given: He amused himself by crying out, “Wolf.”

1. _________________________playing video games.
2. _________________________watching television.
3. __________________________listening to CDs.
4. __________________________reading comics.
5. _________________________collecting stamps.




F. Rewrite the complete sentences:
1. A shepherd ______ _____________ ______ ____ his sheep.
2. He __________ ____ amuse himself by crying out.
3. _______________ in the village came to help him.
4. The boy ________________ laughed.
5. ______________paid any attention to him.

G. .Write Yes/No questions. Then answer with a short answer.
1. The boy took care of sheep.


___________________________
2. His trick succeeded a few times.


___________________________
3. Everyone in the village helped him.


___________________________
4. A wolf really did come.


___________________________
5. The wolf ate his sheep.


___________________________

H.Write another word you know that comes from the same family as the first word.
Then write a sentence using these words.


1. shepherd (noun) sheep (noun)
a. -------_________________________________________________________
b. -------_________________________________________________________
2. success (noun) __________________________ (adj.)
a. -------_________________________________________________________
b. -------_________________________________________________________
3. arrival (noun) ___________________________ (verb)
a. -------_________________________________________________________
b. -------_________________________________________________________
4. strength (noun) ___________________________ (adj.)
a. -------_________________________________________________________
b. -------_________________________________________________________
5. attentive (adj.) ___________________________ (noun)
a. -------_________________________________________________________
b. -------_________________________________________________________
6. lie (verb) ____________________________ (noun)
a. -------_________________________________________________________
b. -------_________________________________________________________

I. CONVERSATION Talk to your partner. Then write your answer.
Why do you think some people cry wolf?

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Little Robert


Little Robert asked his mother for two cents.
“What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?
“I gave it to a poor old lady,” he answered.
“You’re a good boy,” said the mother proudly. “Here are two cents more. But, tell me, why are you so interested in the old lady?
“She’s the one who sells the candy.”

A. Why did Robert want money?
1. He wanted to help an old lady.
2. He wanted to put it in his bank.
3. He wanted to buy some candy.
4. He wanted to save it.

B. Find (adjective) antonyms from the reading above.
1. big _________________
2. tomorrow___________________
3. rich ______________________
4. young __________________
5. bad __________________




C. Write new sentences with the words given.
Example: He’s a good boy.
1. _______________handsome __________________________
2. _______________strong _____________________________
3. _______________poor ______________________________
4. _______________proud _____________________________
5. _______________weak ______________________________

D. Complete these sentences:
1. Robert ___________________his mother for two cents.
2. “What ____________________you do with the money?
3. “I ________________ it to a poor old lady.”
4. “Why are you so __________________ in the old lady?

E. Write questions using Who, What, When, Where, Why, How much, How many, How far, How often, depending on the underlined word.
1. Robert asked for money. ________________________________________________
2. Robert asked for money.
________________________________________________
3. He asked for two cents. ________________________________________________
4. The lady sells candy in the afternoon. ________________________________________________
5. Robert’s mother gave him some money. ________________________________________________
Write a WHY question about Robert?
6. ________________________________________________


F. CONVERSATION

A LIE = noun
TO LIE = verb lie/lies lied lied
TO TELL A LIE = verb + noun

What is A LITTLE WHITE LIE? A little white lie is a lie you tell so \you won’t harm the other person or so you can benefit by not saying anything.
Do you think it’s OK to tell a “little white lie”?

Example: You tell someone you like their new hairdo; but in fact, you don’t like it at all.

What do you think about telling a little white lie? Talk to your partner and then write your opinion.
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