STAND BY ME by Ben E. King
When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll see.
No I won't be afraid, no I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me.
And darlin', darlin', stand by me,
oh now now stand by me
Stand by me, stand by me.
If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
And the mountains should crumble to the sea,
I won't cry, I won't cry, no I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
And darlin', darlin', stand by me, oh stand by me
Stand by me, stand by me, stand by me-e, yeah.
Whenever you're in trouble, won't you stand by me?
oh now now stand by me
Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me.
Darlin', darlin', stand by me-e, stand by me.
Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand by me.
1. What is a synonym for “tumble” ? __________________
2. What word means “to break up into little pieces”? _______________
3. What does “to shed a tear” mean? ______________________
4. What phrase means “ Be my friend when I am in trouble and need someone.” _________________________________________
5. Find all the verbs and their subjects.
Then make a check next to the future tense verbs.
a. ______________ _______________
b. ______________ _______________
c. ______________ _______________
d. ______________ _______________
e. ______________ _______________
f. ______________ _______________
g. ______________ _______________
h. ______________ _______________
i. ______________ _______________
j. ______________ _______________
k. ______________ _______________
l. ______________ _______________
6. Now, can you use WILL + BE in a sentence?
a.
Write your own sentence using WILL + base form of any verb.
b. ___________________________________________________________________
7. Can you use WON’T + BE in a sentence?
a._____________________________________________________________________
Can you use WON’T + base form of any verb in a sentence.
b.
8. If in the present tense (dependent clause), WILL in the main clause.
examples:
If I study hard, I will learn English.
If my friend studies hard and gets good grades, she will go to the university.
a. What is the IF clause in the song?
_____________________________________________________________
b. Can you write a sentence using IF + present tense, and WILL + base form in the main clause.
Gati©2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Sunday, March 16, 2008
An Irish Lullaby Lesson
Patrick was born in Roman Britain. When he was about sixteen he was captured by Irish raiders and taken as a slave to Ireland, where he lived for six years before escaping and returning to his family. He entered the church, as his father and grandfather had before him, becoming a deacon and a bishop. He later returned to Ireland as a Christian missionary, working in the north and west of the island, but little is known about the places where he actually worked.
Saint Patrick's Day is an annual feast day which celebrates Saint Patrick (circa 385–461 AD), one of the patron saints of Ireland, and is generally celebrated on March 17. The day is the national holiday of Ireland.
1. AN IRISH LULLABY
Over in Killarney
Many years ago,
Me mither sang a song to me [My mother]
In tones so sweet and low.
Just a simple little ditty,
In her good ould Irish way, [old]
And l'd give the world if she could sing
That song to me this day.
Chorus: "Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Too-ra-loo-ra-li,
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
hush now, don't you cry!
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Too-ra-loo-ra-li,
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
that's an Irish lullaby."
2
Oft in dreams I wander
To that cot again,
I feel her arms a-huggin' me
As when she held me then.
And I hear her voice a -hummin'
To me as in days of yore,
When she used to rock me fast asleep
Outside the cabin door. Chorus
You can hear the music if you put this in the address bar on your computer:
http://www.ireland-information.com/irishmusic/anirishlullaby.shtml
1. What’s a LULLABY? ______________________________________________
2. Where is Killarney? (Write a complete sentence.)
3. What idiom in the song means “I would pay everything that I have. . .”
a._____________________________________________________________
4. What idiom means A LONG TIME AGO?
a. _________________________________________________________
5. What’s a COT?
a.______________________________________
6. OFT is short for what word? __________________________
7. Look at the song and write all the past tenses
a. ________________________________________
b. ________________________________________
c. ________________________________________
The past tense can be used with AGO. Can you write a sentence in the past tense with AGO?
d. ______________________________________________________________
8. What present tense verbs are in the song?
a. ________________________________________
b. ________________________________________
c. ________________________________________
9. Please find the conditional verbs (would/could + base form)
a. ________________________________________
b. ________________________________________
10. USED TO + infinitive means something that you don’t do any more
examples: She used to smoke, but she doesn’t do it any more.
I used to listen to records, but now I listen to CDs.
SHE USED TO ROCK ME FAST ASLEEP. means
She put me to sleep by rocking me in a rocking chair when I was a baby.
Can you write a sentence using USED TO?
a. _________________________________________________________
example: She didn’t use to do homework, but now she does.
Can you write a sentence using the negative: DIDN’T USE TO _______
a. ______________________________________________________________
Saint Patrick's Day is an annual feast day which celebrates Saint Patrick (circa 385–461 AD), one of the patron saints of Ireland, and is generally celebrated on March 17. The day is the national holiday of Ireland.
1. AN IRISH LULLABY
Over in Killarney
Many years ago,
Me mither sang a song to me [My mother]
In tones so sweet and low.
Just a simple little ditty,
In her good ould Irish way, [old]
And l'd give the world if she could sing
That song to me this day.
Chorus: "Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Too-ra-loo-ra-li,
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
hush now, don't you cry!
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Too-ra-loo-ra-li,
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
that's an Irish lullaby."
2
Oft in dreams I wander
To that cot again,
I feel her arms a-huggin' me
As when she held me then.
And I hear her voice a -hummin'
To me as in days of yore,
When she used to rock me fast asleep
Outside the cabin door. Chorus
You can hear the music if you put this in the address bar on your computer:
http://www.ireland-information.com/irishmusic/anirishlullaby.shtml
1. What’s a LULLABY? ______________________________________________
2. Where is Killarney? (Write a complete sentence.)
3. What idiom in the song means “I would pay everything that I have. . .”
a._____________________________________________________________
4. What idiom means A LONG TIME AGO?
a. _________________________________________________________
5. What’s a COT?
a.______________________________________
6. OFT is short for what word? __________________________
7. Look at the song and write all the past tenses
a. ________________________________________
b. ________________________________________
c. ________________________________________
The past tense can be used with AGO. Can you write a sentence in the past tense with AGO?
d. ______________________________________________________________
8. What present tense verbs are in the song?
a. ________________________________________
b. ________________________________________
c. ________________________________________
9. Please find the conditional verbs (would/could + base form)
a. ________________________________________
b. ________________________________________
10. USED TO + infinitive means something that you don’t do any more
examples: She used to smoke, but she doesn’t do it any more.
I used to listen to records, but now I listen to CDs.
SHE USED TO ROCK ME FAST ASLEEP. means
She put me to sleep by rocking me in a rocking chair when I was a baby.
Can you write a sentence using USED TO?
a. _________________________________________________________
example: She didn’t use to do homework, but now she does.
Can you write a sentence using the negative: DIDN’T USE TO _______
a. ______________________________________________________________
Saturday, March 15, 2008
My Valentine Lesson
My Valentine lyrics by Martina McBride
1. If there were no words
No way to speak,
I would still hear you.
2. If there were no tears
No way to feel inside,
I'd still feel for you.
CHORUS
And even if the sun refused to shine,
Even if romance ran out of rhyme,
You would still have my heart
Until the end of time.
You're all I need,
My love, my valentine
3. All of my life I have been waiting for
all you give to me.
You've opened my eyes and shown me how
to love unselfishly
4. I've dreamed of this a thousand times before
In my dreams I couldn’t love you more.
I will give you my heart until the end of time.
You're all I need,
My love, my valentine.
La da da
Da da da da
CHORUS
And even if the sun refused to shine
Even if romance ran out of rhyme,
You would still have my heart
until the end of time.
‘cause all I need
is you, my valentine.
You're all I need
My love, my valentine.
1. Use THERE IS THERE WAS
THERE ARE THERE WERE
2. Tell how many of something or how many people (or not)
a pencil
one pencil
no rice no pencils
ten balls
many books
some water some books
a lot of rice a lot of books
too much noise
3. use a prepositional phrase Write a few more prep phrases.
on the table
in class
over there
right here
____________________________________________________________________
4. How many white balls are on the table?
Please answer the question using there. Write a complete sentence.
____________________________________________________________________
5. How many balls are on the table?
Please answer the question using there. Write a complete sentence.
____________________________________________________________________
6.Write your own sentences using
a. There’s a _______________________________________________________
b. There are _______________________________________________________
7.***The noun closest to THERE determines the verb (singular or plural).
There’s one teacher and 20 students in this class.
There are 20 students and one teacher in this class. You write two sentences like the above examples:
a. ____________________________________________________________________
b. ________________________________________________________________
8. IF clause unreal conditional + past tense,
main clause WOULD/COULD
a. If I were rich, [and I’m not rich] I would buy a big house.
(be in the past.)
b. If he were . . .
c. If she were . . .
d. If I had two cars, I could give one to you. (have in the past)
e. If there were more students in this class, the office would be happier.
f. If there was an earthquake [and there hasn’t been one],
everyone would be scared.
everyone would go home.
(be in the past) the ground would be shaking.
9. Finish these sentences:
a. If I were rich, __________________________________________
b. If he _________________________________________________
c. If she _________________________________________________
d. If I had _________________________________________________
e. If there _________________________________________________
f. If there _________________________________________________
10. How long has he/she been waiting for the lover?
S/He_______________________________________________________
11. Which phrase in the song means,” You have made me understand how to love you and not think only of myself.”
_______________________________________________________
12. How many time has he/she dreamed about
13. What phrase in the song means, ”forever”?
14. What phrase means “you have no more”?
a._________________________________________
What does, “I ran out of rice” mean?
[Write a complete English sentence.]
b. ______________________________________________
15. Find all the verbs. First underline them in the song. Then write them here:
present
a.
b.
past
a.
b.
c.
present perfect
a.
present perfect continuous (progressive)
a.
conditional
a.
b.
c.
d.
future
a. Gati©2008
1. If there were no words
No way to speak,
I would still hear you.
2. If there were no tears
No way to feel inside,
I'd still feel for you.
CHORUS
And even if the sun refused to shine,
Even if romance ran out of rhyme,
You would still have my heart
Until the end of time.
You're all I need,
My love, my valentine
3. All of my life I have been waiting for
all you give to me.
You've opened my eyes and shown me how
to love unselfishly
4. I've dreamed of this a thousand times before
In my dreams I couldn’t love you more.
I will give you my heart until the end of time.
You're all I need,
My love, my valentine.
La da da
Da da da da
CHORUS
And even if the sun refused to shine
Even if romance ran out of rhyme,
You would still have my heart
until the end of time.
‘cause all I need
is you, my valentine.
You're all I need
My love, my valentine.
1. Use THERE IS THERE WAS
THERE ARE THERE WERE
2. Tell how many of something or how many people (or not)
a pencil
one pencil
no rice no pencils
ten balls
many books
some water some books
a lot of rice a lot of books
too much noise
3. use a prepositional phrase Write a few more prep phrases.
on the table
in class
over there
right here
____________________________________________________________________
4. How many white balls are on the table?
Please answer the question using there. Write a complete sentence.
____________________________________________________________________
5. How many balls are on the table?
Please answer the question using there. Write a complete sentence.
____________________________________________________________________
6.Write your own sentences using
a. There’s a _______________________________________________________
b. There are _______________________________________________________
7.***The noun closest to THERE determines the verb (singular or plural).
There’s one teacher and 20 students in this class.
There are 20 students and one teacher in this class. You write two sentences like the above examples:
a. ____________________________________________________________________
b. ________________________________________________________________
8. IF clause unreal conditional + past tense,
main clause WOULD/COULD
a. If I were rich, [and I’m not rich] I would buy a big house.
(be in the past.)
b. If he were . . .
c. If she were . . .
d. If I had two cars, I could give one to you. (have in the past)
e. If there were more students in this class, the office would be happier.
f. If there was an earthquake [and there hasn’t been one],
everyone would be scared.
everyone would go home.
(be in the past) the ground would be shaking.
9. Finish these sentences:
a. If I were rich, __________________________________________
b. If he _________________________________________________
c. If she _________________________________________________
d. If I had _________________________________________________
e. If there _________________________________________________
f. If there _________________________________________________
10. How long has he/she been waiting for the lover?
S/He_______________________________________________________
11. Which phrase in the song means,” You have made me understand how to love you and not think only of myself.”
_______________________________________________________
12. How many time has he/she dreamed about
13. What phrase in the song means, ”forever”?
14. What phrase means “you have no more”?
a._________________________________________
What does, “I ran out of rice” mean?
[Write a complete English sentence.]
b. ______________________________________________
15. Find all the verbs. First underline them in the song. Then write them here:
present
a.
b.
past
a.
b.
c.
present perfect
a.
present perfect continuous (progressive)
a.
conditional
a.
b.
c.
d.
future
a. Gati©2008
Friday, March 14, 2008
God Bless America Lesson
GOD BLESS AMERICA
words and music by Irving Berlin (1918)
This is a patriotic song in the form of a prayer.
God bless America,
Land that I love.
Stand beside her, and guide her
Through the night with a light from above.
From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the oceans, white with foam,
God bless America, my home sweet home.
1. Underline and write all the verbs in the song with their subjects.
a. ___________ _______________
b. ___________ _______________
c. ___________ _______________
d. ___________ _______________
2. What is a command (an imperative) in English?
It’s an order for someone to do something.
Examples: Turn on the light. Get up. Eat your breakfast. Don’t go.
Can you find three commands (an imperative) in the song?
a. __________________________________
b. __________________________________
c. ___________________________________
Now, you write two commands. Tell me to do something.
d. _____________________________________________
e. ___________________________________________
3. What rhymes are in this song?
a. ____________rhymes with _______________
b. ____________rhymes with _______________
c. ____________rhymes with _______________
d. ____________rhymes with _______________ and _______________
4. Now, from your head, can you add another rhyme to a, b, c, & d?
a._______________________________
b._______________________________
c._______________________________
d._______________________________
5. What are the prepositional phrases in the song?
a. beside her
b. ________________________________
c. ________________________________
d. ________________________________
e. ________________________________
f. ________________________________
g. ________________________________
h. ________________________________
6. Write five more prepositions. (Work with a partner.)
a. ___________________________
b. ___________________________
c. ___________________________
d. ___________________________
e. ___________________________
7. Choose three prepositions and write your own sentences with them.
a.
b.__________________________________________________________
c.__________________________________________________________
words and music by Irving Berlin (1918)
This is a patriotic song in the form of a prayer.
God bless America,
Land that I love.
Stand beside her, and guide her
Through the night with a light from above.
From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the oceans, white with foam,
God bless America, my home sweet home.
1. Underline and write all the verbs in the song with their subjects.
a. ___________ _______________
b. ___________ _______________
c. ___________ _______________
d. ___________ _______________
2. What is a command (an imperative) in English?
It’s an order for someone to do something.
Examples: Turn on the light. Get up. Eat your breakfast. Don’t go.
Can you find three commands (an imperative) in the song?
a. __________________________________
b. __________________________________
c. ___________________________________
Now, you write two commands. Tell me to do something.
d. _____________________________________________
e. ___________________________________________
3. What rhymes are in this song?
a. ____________rhymes with _______________
b. ____________rhymes with _______________
c. ____________rhymes with _______________
d. ____________rhymes with _______________ and _______________
4. Now, from your head, can you add another rhyme to a, b, c, & d?
a._______________________________
b._______________________________
c._______________________________
d._______________________________
5. What are the prepositional phrases in the song?
a. beside her
b. ________________________________
c. ________________________________
d. ________________________________
e. ________________________________
f. ________________________________
g. ________________________________
h. ________________________________
6. Write five more prepositions. (Work with a partner.)
a. ___________________________
b. ___________________________
c. ___________________________
d. ___________________________
e. ___________________________
7. Choose three prepositions and write your own sentences with them.
a.
b.__________________________________________________________
c.__________________________________________________________
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