THE FISHERMAN AND THE LITTLE FISH
A fisherman cast his net into the sea; and when he drew it up again, it contained nothing but a single tiny fish that begged to be put back into the water.
“I’m only a little fish now, “ it said, “but I will grow big one day, and then if you catch me again, I’ll be of more use to you.”
The fisherman listened, but he replied, “Oh, no, I’m going to keep you now that I’ve got you. If I put you back, it is very unlikely that I’ll ever see you again. “
The moral of this story: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
I. Vocabulary
1. What verb means to throw, to fling, or to hurl ? _________________
2. “nothing but” means (a) nothing
(b) everything
(c) only
3. What phrase means “to be helpful” ? _________________________
4. What word means “probably will not be successful” _______________
II. Verbs
subject verb tense
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III. Conversation Talk to your partner.
1. Who went fishing?
2. Where was the fisherman fishing?
3. How many fish did he catch?
4. What did the little fish want?
5. What did the farmer do with the little fish?
6. Write what you think “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush” means.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
The Milkmaid and the Pail
The Milkmaid and her Pail
A milkmaid was going to the market carrying a pail of milk on her head. As she was walking along, she began to think of what she could do with the money that she would get from selling the milk.
“I’ll buy some chickens,” she thought, “and they will lay eggs every morning. Then I will sell the eggs. When I have enough money, I will buy a new dress and hat. Then when I go to the market, all the boys will notice me, and the other girls will be jealous; but I won’t care because I will just look at them like this. I’ll toss my head in the air and go on my way.”
Just as she said that, she tossed her head back and the pail and all the milk spilled onto the ground.
The moral of the story is this: DON’T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH.
I. VOCABULARY:
nouns
a. What’s a young girl who milks cows called? ____ __________________
b. What’s a place where food is sold? ____ _____________________
c. What’s a receptacle with a handle to carry milk or water or sand ? __ _________
d. What’s a lesson you learn from a story? ___ __________________
adjectives
a. What’s a synonym in the story for envious or resentful ?_______________
idioms:
a. It won’t bother me = __________________________________
b. I’ll move my head back and forth = ________________________
c. I’ll just keep walking. = __________________________________
verbs:
a. What’s a verb that means to see = _______________
b. When baby chicks come out of their shells, they _________________ .
II. VERB TENSES
present present progressive past past progressive future conditional
am/is/are + verbING was/were + verbING will + base form would/could + base form
go/goes am/is/are going went was/were going will go would/could go
carry/carries am/is/are carrying carried was/were carrying will carry
begin/begins began will begin
A. Identify all the verbs in the story.
subject verb tense
1. a milkmaid was walking past continuous
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IV. Conversation:
1. Who was carrying a pail of milk on her head?
2. Where was she going?
3. What was she going to sell? Why?
4. Why was she going to buy chickens?
5. Why was she going to buy a new dress and hat?
6. What happened when she tossed her head back?
7. What do you think the moral (“Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.”) means?
Gati©2008
A milkmaid was going to the market carrying a pail of milk on her head. As she was walking along, she began to think of what she could do with the money that she would get from selling the milk.
“I’ll buy some chickens,” she thought, “and they will lay eggs every morning. Then I will sell the eggs. When I have enough money, I will buy a new dress and hat. Then when I go to the market, all the boys will notice me, and the other girls will be jealous; but I won’t care because I will just look at them like this. I’ll toss my head in the air and go on my way.”
Just as she said that, she tossed her head back and the pail and all the milk spilled onto the ground.
The moral of the story is this: DON’T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH.
I. VOCABULARY:
nouns
a. What’s a young girl who milks cows called? ____ __________________
b. What’s a place where food is sold? ____ _____________________
c. What’s a receptacle with a handle to carry milk or water or sand ? __ _________
d. What’s a lesson you learn from a story? ___ __________________
adjectives
a. What’s a synonym in the story for envious or resentful ?_______________
idioms:
a. It won’t bother me = __________________________________
b. I’ll move my head back and forth = ________________________
c. I’ll just keep walking. = __________________________________
verbs:
a. What’s a verb that means to see = _______________
b. When baby chicks come out of their shells, they _________________ .
II. VERB TENSES
present present progressive past past progressive future conditional
am/is/are + verbING was/were + verbING will + base form would/could + base form
go/goes am/is/are going went was/were going will go would/could go
carry/carries am/is/are carrying carried was/were carrying will carry
begin/begins began will begin
A. Identify all the verbs in the story.
subject verb tense
1. a milkmaid was walking past continuous
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IV. Conversation:
1. Who was carrying a pail of milk on her head?
2. Where was she going?
3. What was she going to sell? Why?
4. Why was she going to buy chickens?
5. Why was she going to buy a new dress and hat?
6. What happened when she tossed her head back?
7. What do you think the moral (“Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.”) means?
Gati©2008
Sunday, May 11, 2008
So Long It's Been Good to Know You Lesson
So Long It’s Been Good to Know You
by Woody Guthrie This version was adapted by the Weavers
1. I've sung this song, but I'll sing it again,
Of the people I've met and the places I've seen.
Of some of the troubles that bothered my mind
And a lot of good people that I've left behind, saying:
CHORUS
So long, it's been good to know yuh;
So long, it's been good to know yuh;
So long, it's been good to know yuh.
What a long time since I've been home,
And I've gotta be driftin' along.
2. The sweethearts sat in the dark and they sparked.
They hugged and they kissed in that dusty old dark.
They sighed and they cried and they hugged and they kissed,
But instead of marriage they talked like this: Honey,
CHORUS
3. I went to your family and asked them for you.
They all said, “Take her. Oh, take her, please do!
She can’t cook or sew, and she won’t scrub your floor.”
So I put on my hat and tip-toed out the door, saying,
CHORUS
4. I walked down the street to the grocery store.
It was crowded with people both rich and both poor.
I asked the man how his butter was sold.
He said, “One pound of butter for two pounds of gold.” I said,
5A. The telephone rang. It jumped off the wall,
That was the preacher, a-makin' his call.
We’re waitin’ to tie the knot.
You’re getting married. Believe it or not!
(5B. The telephone rang. It jumped off the wall,
That was the preacher, a-makin' his call.
He said, "Kind friends, this may be the end.
You have your last chance at salvation from sin!")
6A. The church was jammed and the church, it was packed,
The pews were all crowded from the front to the back
A thousand friends waited to kiss my new bride,
but I was so anxious, I rushed her outside.
(6B. The church, it was jammed and the church, it was packed,
The pews were all crowded from the front to the back
That the preacher could not read a word of his text,
So he folded his specs, took up a collection, Sayin')
CHORUS
1. What words in the chorus mean: I have to go. or Gotta go
2. What are the present perfect verbs in the first verse?
a. _____________________________
b. _____________________________
c. _____________________________
d. _____________________________
3. Why are the present perfect verbs the correct verbs for this first verse?
4. In the 2nd verse, what are all the past tense verbs?
a. _____________________________
b. _____________________________
c. _____________________________
d. _____________________________
e. _____________________________
f. _____________________________
g. _____________________________
5. Why are these past tense verbs the correct verbs for this 2nd verse?
6. What does “sparked” mean in this verse?
7. “instead of ” is used when you want to tell an alternative idea.
Can you use “instead of” in a sentence?
The “of” is like a preposition, so you’ll have to follow “of” with a noun. For example,
I’ll have onion rings instead of French fries.
We went to Disneyland instead of Lake Tahoe.
Instead of swimming, we just walked along the beach.
8. In verse 3, why did he go to her family? (Answer in a complete sentence.) __________________________________________________________
9. Why did he leave? (in verse 3) Answer in the past tense, please.
10. What’s the difference between these two sentences: (Use the words either and both in your answers.)
“She can’t cook or sew.” _____________________________________________
“She can cook and sew.” _____________________________________________
11. Why do we use “or ” in “She can’t cook or sew?”
For example: We don’t come to school on Saturdays or Sundays.
I won’t eat meat or chicken because I’m a vegetarian.
12. Can you write your own example of a negative sentence using “OR” ?
13. What is a preacher ? Can you give me a synonym? ________________________________________________________________________
14. “jammed” and “packed” are adjectives. What’s another word in verse #6 that means the same thing? __________________________________
15. In verse #6, what are the pews ? ________________________________________________________________________
16. Also in verse #6B, what is the preacher’s “text”? It’s his______________.
17. What is another word for “specs” [spectacles]?
18. What is “the collection.” _________________________________________
19. We use “can” (“could” in the past) to say we are not able to do something. For example:
I can’t drive. = I am not able to drive.
I can speak both Mandarin and Cantonese. =
I am able to speak both Mandarin and Cantonese.
When I was young, I could walk 5 miles and not get tired.
Today I am not able to walk even 1 mile.
How do we say “He could not read” in another way?
He_______________________________________________________
20. Now you write two sentences, one using “can or could + base form of a verb.______________________________________________________________
and another sentence using to be able to
_______________________________________________________________________
21. Can you tell me something you cannot do.
22. What phrase in verse #5A mean “to get married”? ___________________
23 Why do you think the groom was anxious to take his bride outside?
_______________________________________________________________________
24. What words rhyme?
a. ____________ sort of rhymes with again.
b. mind rhymes with _______________
c. sparked sort of rhymes with _______________
d. kissed sort of rhymes with _______________
e. you rhymes with _______________
f. floor rhymes with _______________
g. store rhymes with _______________
h. sold rhymes with _______________
i. wall rhymes with _______________
j. end sort of rhymes with _______________
k. packed sort of rhymes with _______________
l. text sort of rhymes with _______________
by Woody Guthrie This version was adapted by the Weavers
1. I've sung this song, but I'll sing it again,
Of the people I've met and the places I've seen.
Of some of the troubles that bothered my mind
And a lot of good people that I've left behind, saying:
CHORUS
So long, it's been good to know yuh;
So long, it's been good to know yuh;
So long, it's been good to know yuh.
What a long time since I've been home,
And I've gotta be driftin' along.
2. The sweethearts sat in the dark and they sparked.
They hugged and they kissed in that dusty old dark.
They sighed and they cried and they hugged and they kissed,
But instead of marriage they talked like this: Honey,
CHORUS
3. I went to your family and asked them for you.
They all said, “Take her. Oh, take her, please do!
She can’t cook or sew, and she won’t scrub your floor.”
So I put on my hat and tip-toed out the door, saying,
CHORUS
4. I walked down the street to the grocery store.
It was crowded with people both rich and both poor.
I asked the man how his butter was sold.
He said, “One pound of butter for two pounds of gold.” I said,
5A. The telephone rang. It jumped off the wall,
That was the preacher, a-makin' his call.
We’re waitin’ to tie the knot.
You’re getting married. Believe it or not!
(5B. The telephone rang. It jumped off the wall,
That was the preacher, a-makin' his call.
He said, "Kind friends, this may be the end.
You have your last chance at salvation from sin!")
6A. The church was jammed and the church, it was packed,
The pews were all crowded from the front to the back
A thousand friends waited to kiss my new bride,
but I was so anxious, I rushed her outside.
(6B. The church, it was jammed and the church, it was packed,
The pews were all crowded from the front to the back
That the preacher could not read a word of his text,
So he folded his specs, took up a collection, Sayin')
CHORUS
1. What words in the chorus mean: I have to go. or Gotta go
2. What are the present perfect verbs in the first verse?
a. _____________________________
b. _____________________________
c. _____________________________
d. _____________________________
3. Why are the present perfect verbs the correct verbs for this first verse?
4. In the 2nd verse, what are all the past tense verbs?
a. _____________________________
b. _____________________________
c. _____________________________
d. _____________________________
e. _____________________________
f. _____________________________
g. _____________________________
5. Why are these past tense verbs the correct verbs for this 2nd verse?
6. What does “sparked” mean in this verse?
7. “instead of ” is used when you want to tell an alternative idea.
Can you use “instead of” in a sentence?
The “of” is like a preposition, so you’ll have to follow “of” with a noun. For example,
I’ll have onion rings instead of French fries.
We went to Disneyland instead of Lake Tahoe.
Instead of swimming, we just walked along the beach.
8. In verse 3, why did he go to her family? (Answer in a complete sentence.) __________________________________________________________
9. Why did he leave? (in verse 3) Answer in the past tense, please.
10. What’s the difference between these two sentences: (Use the words either and both in your answers.)
“She can’t cook or sew.” _____________________________________________
“She can cook and sew.” _____________________________________________
11. Why do we use “or ” in “She can’t cook or sew?”
For example: We don’t come to school on Saturdays or Sundays.
I won’t eat meat or chicken because I’m a vegetarian.
12. Can you write your own example of a negative sentence using “OR” ?
13. What is a preacher ? Can you give me a synonym? ________________________________________________________________________
14. “jammed” and “packed” are adjectives. What’s another word in verse #6 that means the same thing? __________________________________
15. In verse #6, what are the pews ? ________________________________________________________________________
16. Also in verse #6B, what is the preacher’s “text”? It’s his______________.
17. What is another word for “specs” [spectacles]?
18. What is “the collection.” _________________________________________
19. We use “can” (“could” in the past) to say we are not able to do something. For example:
I can’t drive. = I am not able to drive.
I can speak both Mandarin and Cantonese. =
I am able to speak both Mandarin and Cantonese.
When I was young, I could walk 5 miles and not get tired.
Today I am not able to walk even 1 mile.
How do we say “He could not read” in another way?
He_______________________________________________________
20. Now you write two sentences, one using “can or could + base form of a verb.______________________________________________________________
and another sentence using to be able to
_______________________________________________________________________
21. Can you tell me something you cannot do.
22. What phrase in verse #5A mean “to get married”? ___________________
23 Why do you think the groom was anxious to take his bride outside?
_______________________________________________________________________
24. What words rhyme?
a. ____________ sort of rhymes with again.
b. mind rhymes with _______________
c. sparked sort of rhymes with _______________
d. kissed sort of rhymes with _______________
e. you rhymes with _______________
f. floor rhymes with _______________
g. store rhymes with _______________
h. sold rhymes with _______________
i. wall rhymes with _______________
j. end sort of rhymes with _______________
k. packed sort of rhymes with _______________
l. text sort of rhymes with _______________
Thursday, May 8, 2008
"M" is for the Million Things She Gave Me Lesson
MOTHER (1914)
words by Howard Johnson
music by Theodore Morse
"M" is for the million things she gave me,
"O" means only that she's growing old,
"T" is for the tears she shed to save me,
"H" is for her heart of purest gold;
"E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
"R" means right, and right she'll always be,
Put them all together, they spell "MOTHER,"
A word that means the world to me.
1. This is a song built on an ACROSTIC.
Acrostic poems are easy to write, and some of the easiest acrostic poems use names. Let’s pretend your name is Joe.
J
O
E
Now think of a word or a phrase that describes you that begins with the letter J. Then think of a word or phrase that begins with O. Finally, think of a word or phrase that begins with E. Here's what your acrostic poem might look like:
Jolly
Outgoing
Excellent
Try this: Write your first name vertically and pick some adjectives that describe you.
2. What are the subjects and verbs in this song?
Subject Verb Tense
1. _________________ ________________ ______________
2. _________________ ________________ ______________
3. _________________ ________________ ______________
4. _________________ ________________ ______________
5. _________________ ________________ ______________
6. _________________ ________________ ______________
7. _________________ ________________ ______________
8. _________________ ________________ ______________
9. _________________ ________________ ______________
10. _________________ ________________ ______________
11. _________________ ________________ ______________
12. _________________ ________________ ______________
13. _________________ ________________ ______________
3. What rhymes with what?
a. “old” rhymes with _______________
b. “right” rhymes with ______________
4. What phrase means “to cry.” __________________________
5. What phrase means “she would give you anything she could”.
6. What phrase means “Nothing is more important than this. This is the most important thing to me.” _________________________________________________
words by Howard Johnson
music by Theodore Morse
"M" is for the million things she gave me,
"O" means only that she's growing old,
"T" is for the tears she shed to save me,
"H" is for her heart of purest gold;
"E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
"R" means right, and right she'll always be,
Put them all together, they spell "MOTHER,"
A word that means the world to me.
1. This is a song built on an ACROSTIC.
Acrostic poems are easy to write, and some of the easiest acrostic poems use names. Let’s pretend your name is Joe.
J
O
E
Now think of a word or a phrase that describes you that begins with the letter J. Then think of a word or phrase that begins with O. Finally, think of a word or phrase that begins with E. Here's what your acrostic poem might look like:
Jolly
Outgoing
Excellent
Try this: Write your first name vertically and pick some adjectives that describe you.
2. What are the subjects and verbs in this song?
Subject Verb Tense
1. _________________ ________________ ______________
2. _________________ ________________ ______________
3. _________________ ________________ ______________
4. _________________ ________________ ______________
5. _________________ ________________ ______________
6. _________________ ________________ ______________
7. _________________ ________________ ______________
8. _________________ ________________ ______________
9. _________________ ________________ ______________
10. _________________ ________________ ______________
11. _________________ ________________ ______________
12. _________________ ________________ ______________
13. _________________ ________________ ______________
3. What rhymes with what?
a. “old” rhymes with _______________
b. “right” rhymes with ______________
4. What phrase means “to cry.” __________________________
5. What phrase means “she would give you anything she could”.
6. What phrase means “Nothing is more important than this. This is the most important thing to me.” _________________________________________________
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Anything You Can Do Lesson
ANYTHING YOU CAN DO
(from the musical ANNIE GET YOUR GUN )
words and music by Irving Berlin
I'm superior, you're inferior.
I'm the big attraction, you're the small.
I'm the major one, you're the minor one.
I can beat you shootin', that's not all.
1. [Annie:] Anything you can do I can do better.
I can do anything better than you
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!
2. [Frank:] Anything you can be I can be greater.
Sooner or later I'm greater than you.
[Annie:] No, you're not.
[Frank:] Yes, I am.
[Annie:] No, you're not.
[Frank:] Yes, I am.
[Annie:] No, you're not.
[Frank:] Yes, I am. Yes I am.
3. [Frank:] I can shoot a partridge with a single cartridge.
[Annie:] I can get a sparrow with a bow and arrow.
[Frank:] I can live on bread and cheese.
[Annie:] And only on that?
[Frank:] Yes.
[Annie:] So can a rat.
4. [Frank:] Any note you can reach I can go higher.
[Annie:] I can sing anything higher than you.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
(5. [Annie:] Anything you can buy I can buy cheaper.
I can buy anything cheaper than you.
[Frank:] Fifty cents.
[Annie:] Forty cents.
[Frank:] Thirty cents.
[Annie:] Twenty cents.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!)
6. [Frank:] Anything you can say I can say softer.
[Annie:] I can say anything softer than you.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!
7. [Frank:] I can drink my liquor faster than a flicker
[Annie:] I can do it quicker and get even sicker.
[Frank:] I can open any safe.
[Annie:] Without being caught?
[Frank:] You bet. [Of course, sure]
[Annie:] That's what I thought (you crook!)
8. [Frank:] Any note you can hold I can hold longer.
[Annie:] I can hold any note longer than you.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!
[Frank:] No, you can't -- Yes, you can!
(9. [Annie:] Anything you can wear I can wear better.
In what you wear I'd look better than you.
[Frank:] In my coat.
[Annie:] In your vest.
[Frank:] In my shoes.
[Annie:] In your hat.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!)
10. [Frank:] Anything you can say I can say faster.
[Annie:] I can say anything faster than you.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't,
[Annie:] Yes, I can,
[Frank:] No,you can't,
[Annie:] Yes, I can,
[Frank:] No, you can't,,
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!
11. [Frank:] I can jump a hurdle.
[Annie:] I can wear a girdle.
[Frank:] I can knit a sweater.
[Annie:] I can fill it better.
[Frank:] I can do most anything
[Annie:] Can you bake a pie?
[Frank:] No.
[Annie:] Neither can I.
12. [Frank:] Anything you can sing I can sing sweeter.
[Annie:] I can sing anything sweeter than you.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Oh, yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't, can't, can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can, can, can, can.
[Frank:] No, you can't,
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
13. [Annie:] Anything you can sing, I can sing louder
I can sing anything louder than you
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!
(14. [Annie:] Anything you can buy, I can buy cheaper
I can buy anything cheaper than you
[Frank:] Fifty cents
[Annie:] Forty cents
[Frank:] Thirty cents
[Annie:] Twenty cents
[Frank:] No you can't
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!
15. [Frank:] I could be a racer, quite a steeplechaser
[Annie:] I can jump a hurdle even in my girdle
[Frank:] I can open any safe
[Annie:] Without being caught?
[Frank:] Yes
[Annie:] That's what I thought.
16. [Annie:] Anything you can dig, I can dig deeper.
I can dig anything deeper than you.
[Frank:] Thirty feet.
[Annie:] Forty feet.
[Frank:] Fifty feet.
[Annie:] Sixty feet.
[Frank:] No you can't
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!
17. [Annie:] Anyone you can lick, I can lick faster
I can lick anyone faster than you
[Frank:] With your fist
[Annie:] With my feet
[Frank:] With your feet
[Annie:] With an axe
[Frank:] No you can't
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!
18. [Annie:] Any school where you went I could be master
I could be master much faster than you.
[Frank:] Can you spell?
[Annie:] No I can't
[Frank:] Can you add?
[Annie:] No I can't
[Frank:] Can you teach?
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!)
1. What is this song about?
2. What 2 phrases in the song means “I can win in a contest with you”?
(Hint: Look at the 17th verse, too)
______________________________and_______________________________________
3. What’s the opposite of “superior”? __________________________________
4. What’s the opposite of “major”? ____________________________________
5. What words rhyme?
a. inferior rhymes with ___________________________
b. all rhymes with ___________________________
c. cartridge rhymes with ___________________________
d. flicker rhymes with ____________and _________________and _____________
e. thought rhymes with ___________________________
f. girdle rhymes with ___________________________
g. sweater rhymes with ___________________________
h. pie rhymes with ___________________________
i. race rhymes with ___________________________
i. caught rhymes with ___________________________
i. faster rhymes with ___________________________
Comparisons of adjectives are made in English by telling what is different.
Write two sentences using the comparative under each picture.
1. one-syllable adjectives ADD ER + THAN
short and tall
Bob Joe
a.__________________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________________
2. adjectives ending in “y” CHANGE THE “Y” to “i” and add “er” + “than”.
pretty and ugly
Betty Martha
a.__________________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________________
3. 2 or more syllable adjectives ADD MORE + ADJECTIVE + THAN
beautiful and expensive
the necklace the ring
a.__________________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________________
4. Some irregular comparisons must be memorized.
adjective comparison
good better
bad worse
far farther
a.__________________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________________
5. What comparisons are used in this song? (in each verse)
1. I can do anything better than you.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
6. What’s the difference between the responses?:
A: I can do anything better than you.
B: No, you can’t.
A: Yes, I can.
A: I am better than you.
B: No, you aren’t.
A: Yes, I am.
6. In verse 2, what phrase mean “at some time in the future, now or a long time from now”? __________________________________
7. Also in verse 2, what word means “famous”? ________________________
8. In verse 3, what are “sparrows” and “partridges”? ____________________
9. In verse 3, what does “I can live on bread and cheese” mean?
10. What is the insult that Annie says in verse 3?
Annie insults Frank by saying, _______________________________________________
11. What is the meaning of “lick” in this song? _____________________________
12. You write what you would say.
A: I can’t (don’t know how to) fix my toilet.
B: Neither can I.
(I can’t either.)
A: Bill can’t come to the party.
B: __________________________
A: My friend can’t cook very well.
B: ___________________________________
13. Now change the verb to “to be”.
A: I am not coming to your party.
B: Neither am I.
(I’m not either or Me, (n)either.)
A: I am not ready to talk to my boss.
B: ______________________________________
A: She is not a good cook.
B: _____________________________
14. Now change the verb to “have, speak, understand, . . .”
in the present tense.
A: I do not have enough time to do my homework.
B: Neither do I.
A: I do not speak English very well.
B: _______________________________________
A: Betty does not understand all the words.
B: _______________________________________
15. Now change the verb to past tense.
A: I did not have enough time to do my homework.
B: Neither did I.
A: I did not have a good time at her party.
B: ________________________________
A: My friend didn’t go to that party.
B: _________________________________________
A: ______________________________________
B: Neither did my husband.
(from the musical ANNIE GET YOUR GUN )
words and music by Irving Berlin
I'm superior, you're inferior.
I'm the big attraction, you're the small.
I'm the major one, you're the minor one.
I can beat you shootin', that's not all.
1. [Annie:] Anything you can do I can do better.
I can do anything better than you
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!
2. [Frank:] Anything you can be I can be greater.
Sooner or later I'm greater than you.
[Annie:] No, you're not.
[Frank:] Yes, I am.
[Annie:] No, you're not.
[Frank:] Yes, I am.
[Annie:] No, you're not.
[Frank:] Yes, I am. Yes I am.
3. [Frank:] I can shoot a partridge with a single cartridge.
[Annie:] I can get a sparrow with a bow and arrow.
[Frank:] I can live on bread and cheese.
[Annie:] And only on that?
[Frank:] Yes.
[Annie:] So can a rat.
4. [Frank:] Any note you can reach I can go higher.
[Annie:] I can sing anything higher than you.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
(5. [Annie:] Anything you can buy I can buy cheaper.
I can buy anything cheaper than you.
[Frank:] Fifty cents.
[Annie:] Forty cents.
[Frank:] Thirty cents.
[Annie:] Twenty cents.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!)
6. [Frank:] Anything you can say I can say softer.
[Annie:] I can say anything softer than you.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!
7. [Frank:] I can drink my liquor faster than a flicker
[Annie:] I can do it quicker and get even sicker.
[Frank:] I can open any safe.
[Annie:] Without being caught?
[Frank:] You bet. [Of course, sure]
[Annie:] That's what I thought (you crook!)
8. [Frank:] Any note you can hold I can hold longer.
[Annie:] I can hold any note longer than you.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!
[Frank:] No, you can't -- Yes, you can!
(9. [Annie:] Anything you can wear I can wear better.
In what you wear I'd look better than you.
[Frank:] In my coat.
[Annie:] In your vest.
[Frank:] In my shoes.
[Annie:] In your hat.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!)
10. [Frank:] Anything you can say I can say faster.
[Annie:] I can say anything faster than you.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't,
[Annie:] Yes, I can,
[Frank:] No,you can't,
[Annie:] Yes, I can,
[Frank:] No, you can't,,
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!
11. [Frank:] I can jump a hurdle.
[Annie:] I can wear a girdle.
[Frank:] I can knit a sweater.
[Annie:] I can fill it better.
[Frank:] I can do most anything
[Annie:] Can you bake a pie?
[Frank:] No.
[Annie:] Neither can I.
12. [Frank:] Anything you can sing I can sing sweeter.
[Annie:] I can sing anything sweeter than you.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Oh, yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't, can't, can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can, can, can, can.
[Frank:] No, you can't,
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
13. [Annie:] Anything you can sing, I can sing louder
I can sing anything louder than you
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can.
[Frank:] No, you can't.
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!
(14. [Annie:] Anything you can buy, I can buy cheaper
I can buy anything cheaper than you
[Frank:] Fifty cents
[Annie:] Forty cents
[Frank:] Thirty cents
[Annie:] Twenty cents
[Frank:] No you can't
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!
15. [Frank:] I could be a racer, quite a steeplechaser
[Annie:] I can jump a hurdle even in my girdle
[Frank:] I can open any safe
[Annie:] Without being caught?
[Frank:] Yes
[Annie:] That's what I thought.
16. [Annie:] Anything you can dig, I can dig deeper.
I can dig anything deeper than you.
[Frank:] Thirty feet.
[Annie:] Forty feet.
[Frank:] Fifty feet.
[Annie:] Sixty feet.
[Frank:] No you can't
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!
17. [Annie:] Anyone you can lick, I can lick faster
I can lick anyone faster than you
[Frank:] With your fist
[Annie:] With my feet
[Frank:] With your feet
[Annie:] With an axe
[Frank:] No you can't
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!
18. [Annie:] Any school where you went I could be master
I could be master much faster than you.
[Frank:] Can you spell?
[Annie:] No I can't
[Frank:] Can you add?
[Annie:] No I can't
[Frank:] Can you teach?
[Annie:] Yes, I can! Yes, I can!)
1. What is this song about?
2. What 2 phrases in the song means “I can win in a contest with you”?
(Hint: Look at the 17th verse, too)
______________________________and_______________________________________
3. What’s the opposite of “superior”? __________________________________
4. What’s the opposite of “major”? ____________________________________
5. What words rhyme?
a. inferior rhymes with ___________________________
b. all rhymes with ___________________________
c. cartridge rhymes with ___________________________
d. flicker rhymes with ____________and _________________and _____________
e. thought rhymes with ___________________________
f. girdle rhymes with ___________________________
g. sweater rhymes with ___________________________
h. pie rhymes with ___________________________
i. race rhymes with ___________________________
i. caught rhymes with ___________________________
i. faster rhymes with ___________________________
Comparisons of adjectives are made in English by telling what is different.
Write two sentences using the comparative under each picture.
1. one-syllable adjectives ADD ER + THAN
short and tall
Bob Joe
a.__________________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________________
2. adjectives ending in “y” CHANGE THE “Y” to “i” and add “er” + “than”.
pretty and ugly
Betty Martha
a.__________________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________________
3. 2 or more syllable adjectives ADD MORE + ADJECTIVE + THAN
beautiful and expensive
the necklace the ring
a.__________________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________________
4. Some irregular comparisons must be memorized.
adjective comparison
good better
bad worse
far farther
a.__________________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________________
5. What comparisons are used in this song? (in each verse)
1. I can do anything better than you.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
6. What’s the difference between the responses?:
A: I can do anything better than you.
B: No, you can’t.
A: Yes, I can.
A: I am better than you.
B: No, you aren’t.
A: Yes, I am.
6. In verse 2, what phrase mean “at some time in the future, now or a long time from now”? __________________________________
7. Also in verse 2, what word means “famous”? ________________________
8. In verse 3, what are “sparrows” and “partridges”? ____________________
9. In verse 3, what does “I can live on bread and cheese” mean?
10. What is the insult that Annie says in verse 3?
Annie insults Frank by saying, _______________________________________________
11. What is the meaning of “lick” in this song? _____________________________
12. You write what you would say.
A: I can’t (don’t know how to) fix my toilet.
B: Neither can I.
(I can’t either.)
A: Bill can’t come to the party.
B: __________________________
A: My friend can’t cook very well.
B: ___________________________________
13. Now change the verb to “to be”.
A: I am not coming to your party.
B: Neither am I.
(I’m not either or Me, (n)either.)
A: I am not ready to talk to my boss.
B: ______________________________________
A: She is not a good cook.
B: _____________________________
14. Now change the verb to “have, speak, understand, . . .”
in the present tense.
A: I do not have enough time to do my homework.
B: Neither do I.
A: I do not speak English very well.
B: _______________________________________
A: Betty does not understand all the words.
B: _______________________________________
15. Now change the verb to past tense.
A: I did not have enough time to do my homework.
B: Neither did I.
A: I did not have a good time at her party.
B: ________________________________
A: My friend didn’t go to that party.
B: _________________________________________
A: ______________________________________
B: Neither did my husband.
Friday, April 25, 2008
I Know an Old Lady Lesson
I Know An Old Lady
Traditional folk song sung by Burl Ives
I know an old lady who swallowed a fly, 1.
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a spider, 2.
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a bird, 3.
Now how absurd to swallow a bird!
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a cat, 4.
Now fancy that, to swallow a cat!
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a dog, 5.
What a hog, to swallow a dog!
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a goat, 6.
She just opened her throat and swallowed a goat!
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog,
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a cow, 7.
I don’t know how she swallowed a cow?!
She swallowed the cow to catch the goat,
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog,
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a horse, 8.
She's dead, of course!!
1. What word from the song means “ate without chewing.” _____________
2. What word means “I don’t know for sure”? ______________________
3. What insects and animals did she swallow?
a. She swallowed ____ _________.
b. ____ _______________________
c. ____ _______________________
d. ____ _______________________
e. ____ _______________________
f. ____ _______________________
g. ____ _______________________
h. ____ _______________________
4. What word means “to move like a snake”? _______________________
5. What word means “to shake”? ________________
6. What word means “the act of touching a part of the body, so as to cause involuntary twitching movements or laughter”? _____________
7. What word means “weird or strange”? ______________________
8. What phrase of surprise means “Wow, I can’t believe it!”?
_________________________________________
9. What phrase means “You are a pig. You eat too much”?
_________________________________________
10. What’s another phrase that means “swallowed”?
_________________________________________
11. What word means “to be amazed, don’t know how it is possible”?
_________________________________________
12. What happened to the old lady after she swallowed the horse?
_______________________________ (What’s the past tense of die ?)
13. What phrase means “for sure or certainly”? ____________________
14. Can you answer the following questions with “Of course” in a sentence of your own? For example, A: Can you help me with my homework?
B: Of course I can.
A: Will you be here in school tomorrow?
B: Of course I will.
A: Are you taking the bus?
B: Of course I am.
A: Did you watch TV last night?
B: Of course I did.
A: _______________________________________________________________________
B: ______________________________________________________________________
15. What rhymes with what?
a. _______________ and ___________________ rhyme with fly
b. ___________________ rhymes with spider.
c_______________ and ___________________ rhyme with tickled d.___________________ rhymes with bid
e.___________________ rhymes with cat
f.___________________ rhymes with dog
g.___________________ rhymes with goat
h.___________________ rhymes with cow
i.___________________ rhymes with horse
16. Is this a serious or silly song?
_________________________________________________________________
Gati©2008
Traditional folk song sung by Burl Ives
I know an old lady who swallowed a fly, 1.
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a spider, 2.
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a bird, 3.
Now how absurd to swallow a bird!
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a cat, 4.
Now fancy that, to swallow a cat!
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a dog, 5.
What a hog, to swallow a dog!
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a goat, 6.
She just opened her throat and swallowed a goat!
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog,
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a cow, 7.
I don’t know how she swallowed a cow?!
She swallowed the cow to catch the goat,
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog,
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat,
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird,
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider,
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her,
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly,
But I don't know why she swallowed the fly,
Perhaps she'll die.
I know an old lady who swallowed a horse, 8.
She's dead, of course!!
1. What word from the song means “ate without chewing.” _____________
2. What word means “I don’t know for sure”? ______________________
3. What insects and animals did she swallow?
a. She swallowed ____ _________.
b. ____ _______________________
c. ____ _______________________
d. ____ _______________________
e. ____ _______________________
f. ____ _______________________
g. ____ _______________________
h. ____ _______________________
4. What word means “to move like a snake”? _______________________
5. What word means “to shake”? ________________
6. What word means “the act of touching a part of the body, so as to cause involuntary twitching movements or laughter”? _____________
7. What word means “weird or strange”? ______________________
8. What phrase of surprise means “Wow, I can’t believe it!”?
_________________________________________
9. What phrase means “You are a pig. You eat too much”?
_________________________________________
10. What’s another phrase that means “swallowed”?
_________________________________________
11. What word means “to be amazed, don’t know how it is possible”?
_________________________________________
12. What happened to the old lady after she swallowed the horse?
_______________________________ (What’s the past tense of die ?)
13. What phrase means “for sure or certainly”? ____________________
14. Can you answer the following questions with “Of course” in a sentence of your own? For example, A: Can you help me with my homework?
B: Of course I can.
A: Will you be here in school tomorrow?
B: Of course I will.
A: Are you taking the bus?
B: Of course I am.
A: Did you watch TV last night?
B: Of course I did.
A: _______________________________________________________________________
B: ______________________________________________________________________
15. What rhymes with what?
a. _______________ and ___________________ rhyme with fly
b. ___________________ rhymes with spider.
c_______________ and ___________________ rhyme with tickled d.___________________ rhymes with bid
e.___________________ rhymes with cat
f.___________________ rhymes with dog
g.___________________ rhymes with goat
h.___________________ rhymes with cow
i.___________________ rhymes with horse
16. Is this a serious or silly song?
_________________________________________________________________
Gati©2008
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Forever Young Lesson
FOREVER YOUNG by Bob Dylan
1.
May God bless and keep you always,
May your wishes all come true,
May you always do for others
And let others do for you.
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung,
May you stay forever young,
Forever young, forever young,
May you stay forever young.
2.
May you grow up to be righteous,
May you grow up to be true,
May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you.
May you always be courageous,
Stand upright and be strong,
May you stay forever young,
Forever young, forever young,
May you stay forever young.
3.
May your hands always be busy,
May your feet always be swift,
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift.
May your heart always be joyful,
May your song always be sung,
May you stay forever young,
Forever young, forever young,
May you stay forever young.
1. In the first verse, how many wishes does the singer have? _____
Write your sentences with “wants” ____ to do something.
a. May God bless and keep you always,
The singer wants God to bless and keep you always
b. May your wishes all come true,
He/She wants ____________________________________________
c. May you always do for others
And let others do for you.
_______________________________________________________________
d. May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung,
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
e. May you stay forever young
_______________________________________________________________
f. What word means the “steps of a ladder”?
________________
In the 2nd verse how many wishes does the singer have? _____
g. May you grow up to be righteous,
__________________________________________________________
h. May you grow up to be true,
__________________________________________________________
i. May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
j. May you always be courageous,
__________________________________________________________
k. Stand upright and be strong,
__________________________________________________________
l. What word means “ a person who does moral and right things”?
__________________________
In the 3rd verse1, how many wishes does the singer have? _____
m. May your hands always be busy,
___________________________________________________________
n. May your feet always be swift,
_____________________________________________________________
o. May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift.
_____________________________________________________________
p. May your heart always be joyful,
_____________________________________________________________
q. May your song always be sung,
_____________________________________________________________
r. What phrase means “to be active and creative”? _______________________________________________________
s. What phrase means “to be physically in good shape”? _____________________________________________________
t. What word means “very fast”? _________________
u. What phrase means “when things go wrong, you don’t fall apart”? ____________________________________________________
v. What phrase means “people will talk about you and remember you long after you die”? ______________________________
w. What phrase means “you will never grow old (at least in your mind)? _____________________________________________________
4. What are the rhymes in this song? What parts of speech are they?
a. true rhymes with ___________________________ adjective
b. rung rhymes with ___________ and ____________ _________
c. strong sort of rhymes with ____________________ _________
d. swift rhymes with ___________________________ __________
1.
May God bless and keep you always,
May your wishes all come true,
May you always do for others
And let others do for you.
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung,
May you stay forever young,
Forever young, forever young,
May you stay forever young.
2.
May you grow up to be righteous,
May you grow up to be true,
May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you.
May you always be courageous,
Stand upright and be strong,
May you stay forever young,
Forever young, forever young,
May you stay forever young.
3.
May your hands always be busy,
May your feet always be swift,
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift.
May your heart always be joyful,
May your song always be sung,
May you stay forever young,
Forever young, forever young,
May you stay forever young.
1. In the first verse, how many wishes does the singer have? _____
Write your sentences with “wants” ____ to do something.
a. May God bless and keep you always,
The singer wants God to bless and keep you always
b. May your wishes all come true,
He/She wants ____________________________________________
c. May you always do for others
And let others do for you.
_______________________________________________________________
d. May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung,
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
e. May you stay forever young
_______________________________________________________________
f. What word means the “steps of a ladder”?
________________
In the 2nd verse how many wishes does the singer have? _____
g. May you grow up to be righteous,
__________________________________________________________
h. May you grow up to be true,
__________________________________________________________
i. May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
j. May you always be courageous,
__________________________________________________________
k. Stand upright and be strong,
__________________________________________________________
l. What word means “ a person who does moral and right things”?
__________________________
In the 3rd verse1, how many wishes does the singer have? _____
m. May your hands always be busy,
___________________________________________________________
n. May your feet always be swift,
_____________________________________________________________
o. May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift.
_____________________________________________________________
p. May your heart always be joyful,
_____________________________________________________________
q. May your song always be sung,
_____________________________________________________________
r. What phrase means “to be active and creative”? _______________________________________________________
s. What phrase means “to be physically in good shape”? _____________________________________________________
t. What word means “very fast”? _________________
u. What phrase means “when things go wrong, you don’t fall apart”? ____________________________________________________
v. What phrase means “people will talk about you and remember you long after you die”? ______________________________
w. What phrase means “you will never grow old (at least in your mind)? _____________________________________________________
4. What are the rhymes in this song? What parts of speech are they?
a. true rhymes with ___________________________ adjective
b. rung rhymes with ___________ and ____________ _________
c. strong sort of rhymes with ____________________ _________
d. swift rhymes with ___________________________ __________
Monday, April 7, 2008
Qué Será Será Lesson
Que Será Será
[Doris Day sang this Oscar-winning song in 1956]
1
When I was just a little girl
I asked my mother, what will I be
Will I be pretty, will I be rich
Here's what she said to me.
CHORUS
Que será, será,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Que será, será
What will be, will be.
2
When I grew up and fell in love
I asked my sweetheart what lies ahead
Will we have rainbows, day after day
Here's what my sweetheart said.
CHORUS
3
Now I have children of my own
They ask their mother, what will I be
Will I be handsome, will I be rich
I tell them tenderly.
CHORUS
Please find the subjects and verbs in this song and list them according to tense.
1. Subject Present Tense
a. Here is
b.
c.
d.
e.
f
2. Subject Past Tense
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
3. Subject Future Tense
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h
4. What language is Qué será? and What does it mean?
__________________________ _____________________________
5. What word in the song is a metaphor (a word symbol) for “good times” ?
___________________
6. When the mother says, she tells them “tenderly,” what’s a synonym for this word? __________________________
[Doris Day sang this Oscar-winning song in 1956]
1
When I was just a little girl
I asked my mother, what will I be
Will I be pretty, will I be rich
Here's what she said to me.
CHORUS
Que será, será,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours to see
Que será, será
What will be, will be.
2
When I grew up and fell in love
I asked my sweetheart what lies ahead
Will we have rainbows, day after day
Here's what my sweetheart said.
CHORUS
3
Now I have children of my own
They ask their mother, what will I be
Will I be handsome, will I be rich
I tell them tenderly.
CHORUS
Please find the subjects and verbs in this song and list them according to tense.
1. Subject Present Tense
a. Here is
b.
c.
d.
e.
f
2. Subject Past Tense
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
3. Subject Future Tense
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h
4. What language is Qué será? and What does it mean?
__________________________ _____________________________
5. What word in the song is a metaphor (a word symbol) for “good times” ?
___________________
6. When the mother says, she tells them “tenderly,” what’s a synonym for this word? __________________________
You've Got a Friend Lesson
You’ve Got a Friend Carole King 1971
When you’re down and troubled
And you need some loving care
And nothing, whoa nothing is going right.
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest nights.
You just call out my name,
And you know wherever I am
I’ll come running, to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer, or fall,
All you‘ve got to do is call
And I’ll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
You’ve got a friend.
If the sky above you
Should turn dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind should begin to blow,
Keep your head together and call my name out loud now
Soon I will be knocking upon your door.
You just call out my name and you know wherever I am
I’ll come running to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer or fall
Now all you got to do is call
And I’ll be there, yes I will.
Hey, aint it good to know that you’ve got a friend?
When people can be so cold.
They’ll hurt you and desert you.
They’ll take your soul if you let them.
but don’t you let them.
You just call out my name and you know wherever I am
I’ll come running running running to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer, or fall,
Hey now, all you’ve got to do is call.
and, I’ll be there, yes, I will
You’ve got a friend.
You’ve got a friend.
Aint it good to know you’ve got a friend.
Aint it good to know aint it good to know, aint it good to know, yeah, yeah,
You’ve got a friend.
1. What words in the song means “unhappy”? ___________and _____________
2. The word, “Whoa” is used when you’re riding a horse and you want him to stop.
Sometimes it is used in a song instead of “OH.”
3. “Your darkest nights” are those nights when you feel ___________________
4. What phrase in the song says that I will come to you at anytime you call me?
___________________________________________________________
5. What other bad signs of weather will make you feel sad?
if the sky__________________________________________________________
if the north wind ____________________________________________________
6. When people are not kind and they hurt you, according to this song, they are _______________ .
7. What word means “leave you by yourself”? ___________________________
8. What words rhyme with what?
a. care rhymes with ______________________
b. right almost rhymes with ________________________
c. again almost rhymes with ____________
d. fall rhymes with __________________
e. clouds almost rhyme with _____________ and _____________
f. hurt rhymes with __________________
9. aint is non-standard English for I’m not. or it isn’t
a. In the song, it says, “Aint it good to know you have a friend?
What is correct English for this sentence?
b. Some people use this for street talk. “I aint comin’ back until late.”
What is correct English for this sentence? ___________________________________________________________
When you’re down and troubled
And you need some loving care
And nothing, whoa nothing is going right.
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest nights.
You just call out my name,
And you know wherever I am
I’ll come running, to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer, or fall,
All you‘ve got to do is call
And I’ll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.
You’ve got a friend.
If the sky above you
Should turn dark and full of clouds
And that old north wind should begin to blow,
Keep your head together and call my name out loud now
Soon I will be knocking upon your door.
You just call out my name and you know wherever I am
I’ll come running to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer or fall
Now all you got to do is call
And I’ll be there, yes I will.
Hey, aint it good to know that you’ve got a friend?
When people can be so cold.
They’ll hurt you and desert you.
They’ll take your soul if you let them.
but don’t you let them.
You just call out my name and you know wherever I am
I’ll come running running running to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer, or fall,
Hey now, all you’ve got to do is call.
and, I’ll be there, yes, I will
You’ve got a friend.
You’ve got a friend.
Aint it good to know you’ve got a friend.
Aint it good to know aint it good to know, aint it good to know, yeah, yeah,
You’ve got a friend.
1. What words in the song means “unhappy”? ___________and _____________
2. The word, “Whoa” is used when you’re riding a horse and you want him to stop.
Sometimes it is used in a song instead of “OH.”
3. “Your darkest nights” are those nights when you feel ___________________
4. What phrase in the song says that I will come to you at anytime you call me?
___________________________________________________________
5. What other bad signs of weather will make you feel sad?
if the sky__________________________________________________________
if the north wind ____________________________________________________
6. When people are not kind and they hurt you, according to this song, they are _______________ .
7. What word means “leave you by yourself”? ___________________________
8. What words rhyme with what?
a. care rhymes with ______________________
b. right almost rhymes with ________________________
c. again almost rhymes with ____________
d. fall rhymes with __________________
e. clouds almost rhyme with _____________ and _____________
f. hurt rhymes with __________________
9. aint is non-standard English for I’m not. or it isn’t
a. In the song, it says, “Aint it good to know you have a friend?
What is correct English for this sentence?
b. Some people use this for street talk. “I aint comin’ back until late.”
What is correct English for this sentence? ___________________________________________________________
Wonderful World Lesson
WONDERFUL WORLD
1
If we could consider each other, a neighbor, a friend, or a brother.
it would be a wonderful, wonderful world.
It would be a wonderful world.
2
If each little boy had fresh milk each day,
a warm home to live in, and a place to play,
it would be a wonderful, wonderful world.
It would be a wonderful world.
3
If there were no poor and the rich were content,
If strangers were welcome wherever they went
If everyone knew what true brotherhood meant,
it would be a wonderful, wonderful world.
It would be a wonderful world.
4
If each working man had enough time to play,
If each homeless soul had a good place to stay,
it would be a wonderful, wonderful world.
It would be a wonderful world.
5
If all of us heed to what this song does teach,
remember to practice as well as to preach
It could be a wonderful world. Oh yes.
It could be a wonderful world.
1. What phrase in the song means “think about others before thinking about ourselves”? __________________________________________________
2. What phrase means “enough to eat”? ____________________________
3. What word is a synonym for “happy to have enough”? ________________
4. What word means “a shared feeling that everyone can get along with everyone”? _____________________________________________
5. What phrase says we all need some “time off from work”?
6. What do homeless people need? _______________________________
7. What word means “pay attention”? ________________________________
8. What advice do you think “Practice what you preach” means?
(Choose a or b?)
a) I tell you to do one thing but I do another thing.
For example, I tell you NOT to smoke, but I smoke anyway.
b) I tell you to follow my example and do what I say.
For example, I tell you NOT to smoke and I don’t smoke.
9. What words rhyme?
a. other rhymes with __________________
a. day rhymes with __________________
a. content rhymes with _____________ and _________________
a. play rhymes with __________________
a. teach rhymes with __________________
10. This song is about a future wonderful world that would be possible
if people were different and had a more loving attitude.
You write your own sentences.
Past tense in IF clause, WOULD/COULD in main clause.
a. If I could _______________________________ ,
______________________________________________________ .
WERE in the IF clause, WOULD/COULD in the main clause.
b. If I were ________________________________ ,
_______________________________________________________
1
If we could consider each other, a neighbor, a friend, or a brother.
it would be a wonderful, wonderful world.
It would be a wonderful world.
2
If each little boy had fresh milk each day,
a warm home to live in, and a place to play,
it would be a wonderful, wonderful world.
It would be a wonderful world.
3
If there were no poor and the rich were content,
If strangers were welcome wherever they went
If everyone knew what true brotherhood meant,
it would be a wonderful, wonderful world.
It would be a wonderful world.
4
If each working man had enough time to play,
If each homeless soul had a good place to stay,
it would be a wonderful, wonderful world.
It would be a wonderful world.
5
If all of us heed to what this song does teach,
remember to practice as well as to preach
It could be a wonderful world. Oh yes.
It could be a wonderful world.
1. What phrase in the song means “think about others before thinking about ourselves”? __________________________________________________
2. What phrase means “enough to eat”? ____________________________
3. What word is a synonym for “happy to have enough”? ________________
4. What word means “a shared feeling that everyone can get along with everyone”? _____________________________________________
5. What phrase says we all need some “time off from work”?
6. What do homeless people need? _______________________________
7. What word means “pay attention”? ________________________________
8. What advice do you think “Practice what you preach” means?
(Choose a or b?)
a) I tell you to do one thing but I do another thing.
For example, I tell you NOT to smoke, but I smoke anyway.
b) I tell you to follow my example and do what I say.
For example, I tell you NOT to smoke and I don’t smoke.
9. What words rhyme?
a. other rhymes with __________________
a. day rhymes with __________________
a. content rhymes with _____________ and _________________
a. play rhymes with __________________
a. teach rhymes with __________________
10. This song is about a future wonderful world that would be possible
if people were different and had a more loving attitude.
You write your own sentences.
Past tense in IF clause, WOULD/COULD in main clause.
a. If I could _______________________________ ,
______________________________________________________ .
WERE in the IF clause, WOULD/COULD in the main clause.
b. If I were ________________________________ ,
_______________________________________________________
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Under the Boardwalk Lesson
UNDER THE BOARDWALK
(Resnick/Young)
When the sun beats down
And burns the tar up on the roof,
And your shoes get so hot
You wish your tired feet were fireproof.
Under the boardwalk
Down by the sea
On a blanket with my baby
Is where I'll be.
(Under the boardwalk) Out of the sun.
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be having some fun.
(Under the boardwalk) People walking above.
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be making love.
(Under the boardwalk, boardwalk)
From the park you'll hear
The happy sound of a carousel
You can almost taste the hot dogs
And french fries they sell
Under the boardwalk
Down by the sea, yeah
On a blanket with my baby
Is where I'll be.
(Under the boardwalk) Out of the sun.
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be having some fun.
(Under the boardwalk) People walking above.
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be making love.
(Under the boardwalk, boardwalk)
Oh, under the boardwalk
Down by the sea
On a blanket with my baby
Is where I'll be.
(Under the boardwalk) Out of the sun
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be having some fun
(Under the boardwalk) People walking above
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be falling in love
(Under the boardwalk, boardwalk)
1. What is that black stuff that roofers use when putting on a new roof?
_____________________
2. When something won’t burn in a fire, it is said to be what? __________
3. What’s the long wooden walkway near the ocean called? ____________
4. Where is there a boardwalk in the Bay Area?
5. What are the rhymes in this song?
a. roof rhymes with ___________________
b. sea rhymes with ___________________
c. carousel rhymes with ___________________
c. sun rhymes with ___________________
d. above rhymes with ___________________
6. What verbs are used in this song? Tell their subjects and their tenses
SUBJECT VERB TENSE
a. ___________________________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________________________________
d. ___________________________________________________________________
e. ___________________________________________________________________
f. ___________________________________________________________________
g. ___________________________________________________________________
h. ___________________________________________________________________
i. ___________________________________________________________________
j. ___________________________________________________________________
k. ___________________________________________________________________
l. ___________________________________________________________________
7. What prepositions are in the song. What prepositional phrase do they introduce?
a. under under the boardwalk
b. up on up on the roof
c. _________________ _____________________________________
d. _________________ _____________________________________
e. _________________ _____________________________________
f. _________________ _____________________________________
g. _________________ _____________________________________
h. _________________ _____________________________________
I. _________________ _____________________________________
j. _________________ _____________________________________
8. Can you write three sentences using three prepositional phrases?
a. ___________________________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________________________________
Gati©2008
(Resnick/Young)
When the sun beats down
And burns the tar up on the roof,
And your shoes get so hot
You wish your tired feet were fireproof.
Under the boardwalk
Down by the sea
On a blanket with my baby
Is where I'll be.
(Under the boardwalk) Out of the sun.
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be having some fun.
(Under the boardwalk) People walking above.
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be making love.
(Under the boardwalk, boardwalk)
From the park you'll hear
The happy sound of a carousel
You can almost taste the hot dogs
And french fries they sell
Under the boardwalk
Down by the sea, yeah
On a blanket with my baby
Is where I'll be.
(Under the boardwalk) Out of the sun.
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be having some fun.
(Under the boardwalk) People walking above.
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be making love.
(Under the boardwalk, boardwalk)
Oh, under the boardwalk
Down by the sea
On a blanket with my baby
Is where I'll be.
(Under the boardwalk) Out of the sun
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be having some fun
(Under the boardwalk) People walking above
(Under the boardwalk) We'll be falling in love
(Under the boardwalk, boardwalk)
1. What is that black stuff that roofers use when putting on a new roof?
_____________________
2. When something won’t burn in a fire, it is said to be what? __________
3. What’s the long wooden walkway near the ocean called? ____________
4. Where is there a boardwalk in the Bay Area?
5. What are the rhymes in this song?
a. roof rhymes with ___________________
b. sea rhymes with ___________________
c. carousel rhymes with ___________________
c. sun rhymes with ___________________
d. above rhymes with ___________________
6. What verbs are used in this song? Tell their subjects and their tenses
SUBJECT VERB TENSE
a. ___________________________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________________________________
d. ___________________________________________________________________
e. ___________________________________________________________________
f. ___________________________________________________________________
g. ___________________________________________________________________
h. ___________________________________________________________________
i. ___________________________________________________________________
j. ___________________________________________________________________
k. ___________________________________________________________________
l. ___________________________________________________________________
7. What prepositions are in the song. What prepositional phrase do they introduce?
a. under under the boardwalk
b. up on up on the roof
c. _________________ _____________________________________
d. _________________ _____________________________________
e. _________________ _____________________________________
f. _________________ _____________________________________
g. _________________ _____________________________________
h. _________________ _____________________________________
I. _________________ _____________________________________
j. _________________ _____________________________________
8. Can you write three sentences using three prepositional phrases?
a. ___________________________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________________________________
Gati©2008
Sunshine on my Shoulders Lesson
SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS
By John Denver, Mike Taylor, Dick Kniss
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry.
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely.
Sunshine almost always makes me high.
If I had a day that I could give you,
I’d give to you a day just like today.
If I had a song that I could sing for you,
I’d sing a song to make you feel this way.
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry.
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely.
Sunshine almost always makes me high.
If I had a tale that I could tell you,
I’d tell a tale sure to make you smile.
If I had a wish that I could wish for you,
I’d make a wish for sunshine all the while.
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry.
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely.
Sunshine almost always makes me high.
Sunshine almost all the time makes me high.
Sunshine almost always . . .
1. What does “sunshine” do to the singer?
a. Sunshine ______________________________________________
b. Sunshine ______________________________________________
c. Sunshine ______________________________________________
2. How does the sunshine look in the water? ____________________
3. What word in the song means “feel terrific”? _______________________
4. The singer is thinking about four things he/she would like to give his/her lover. . . what are these things?
a. __________________________
b. _________________________
c. __________________________
d. __________________________
5. What is another word for “tale”? ________________________
6. What words rhyme with what?
a. cry rhymes with _______________
b. today rhymes with ___________________
c. smile rhymes with ________________________
7. “almost” can be used when it means 99% out of 100%
a. $2.99 is almost ________________
b. 2:55 is almost _________________
c. I have two more sentences to write. I am almost _________________ . d. She fell down the stairs and almost ______________ her leg.
e. Sunshine almost ___________ makes me high, not always,
but almost always.
f. Now you write your own sentence using ALMOST.
_______________________________________________________
Words by John Denver, Music by John Denver, Dick Kniss and Mike Taylor
G C G C G C G C
|: Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.
G C G C Am7 D7
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
G C G C G C G C
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely.
G C G C G C G C
Sunshine almost always make me high
G Am7 Bm C G Am7 Bm C
1) If I had a day that I could give you
2) If I had a tale that I could tell you
G Am7 Bm C Am7 D7
1) I'd give to you a day just like today.
2) I'd tell a tale sure to make you smile.
G Am7 Bm C G Am7 Bm C
1) If I had a song that I could sing for you.
2) If I had a wish that I could wish for you.
G Am7 Bm C G Am7 Bm C
1) I'd sing a song to make you feel this way. :|
2) I'd make a wish for sunshine all the while. CODA
CODA
G C G C G Am7 Bm C
Sunshine almost all the time makes me high.
G C G C G Am7 Bm C G
Sunshine almost always.
By John Denver, Mike Taylor, Dick Kniss
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry.
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely.
Sunshine almost always makes me high.
If I had a day that I could give you,
I’d give to you a day just like today.
If I had a song that I could sing for you,
I’d sing a song to make you feel this way.
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry.
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely.
Sunshine almost always makes me high.
If I had a tale that I could tell you,
I’d tell a tale sure to make you smile.
If I had a wish that I could wish for you,
I’d make a wish for sunshine all the while.
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry.
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely.
Sunshine almost always makes me high.
Sunshine almost all the time makes me high.
Sunshine almost always . . .
1. What does “sunshine” do to the singer?
a. Sunshine ______________________________________________
b. Sunshine ______________________________________________
c. Sunshine ______________________________________________
2. How does the sunshine look in the water? ____________________
3. What word in the song means “feel terrific”? _______________________
4. The singer is thinking about four things he/she would like to give his/her lover. . . what are these things?
a. __________________________
b. _________________________
c. __________________________
d. __________________________
5. What is another word for “tale”? ________________________
6. What words rhyme with what?
a. cry rhymes with _______________
b. today rhymes with ___________________
c. smile rhymes with ________________________
7. “almost” can be used when it means 99% out of 100%
a. $2.99 is almost ________________
b. 2:55 is almost _________________
c. I have two more sentences to write. I am almost _________________ . d. She fell down the stairs and almost ______________ her leg.
e. Sunshine almost ___________ makes me high, not always,
but almost always.
f. Now you write your own sentence using ALMOST.
_______________________________________________________
Words by John Denver, Music by John Denver, Dick Kniss and Mike Taylor
G C G C G C G C
|: Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.
G C G C Am7 D7
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
G C G C G C G C
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely.
G C G C G C G C
Sunshine almost always make me high
G Am7 Bm C G Am7 Bm C
1) If I had a day that I could give you
2) If I had a tale that I could tell you
G Am7 Bm C Am7 D7
1) I'd give to you a day just like today.
2) I'd tell a tale sure to make you smile.
G Am7 Bm C G Am7 Bm C
1) If I had a song that I could sing for you.
2) If I had a wish that I could wish for you.
G Am7 Bm C G Am7 Bm C
1) I'd sing a song to make you feel this way. :|
2) I'd make a wish for sunshine all the while. CODA
CODA
G C G C G Am7 Bm C
Sunshine almost all the time makes me high.
G C G C G Am7 Bm C G
Sunshine almost always.
Your are My Sunshine Lesson
You Are My Sunshine
Written by former Louisiana State Governor Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell; Copyright 1940 and 1977 by Peer International Corporation. This song is one of two official songs for the State of Louisiana.
Sung by Emmylou Harris and Glen Campbell
CHORUS
You are my sunshine,
my only sunshine.
You make me happy
When skies are gray.
You'll never know, dear,
how much I love you.
Please don't take my sunshine away.
1.
The other night, dear,
As I lay sleeping
I dreamed I held you in my arms.
When I awoke, dear,
I was mistaken
So I hung my head and cried.
CHORUS
2.
I'll always love you
and make you happy
if you will only say the same;
but if you leave me
to love another,
you'll regret it all some day;
CHORUS
3.
You told me once, dear
You really loved me
And no one else could come between
But now you've left me
and love another
You have shattered all my dreams.
CHORUS
1. “You are my sunshine”.
Could you replace “sunshine” with another word that means the same or similar thing? __________________ __________________ ___________________
2. “I really love you more than you realize” is another way of saying what (from the song) ___________________________________________________
3. What words in the song mean, “I made a mistake”? ________________________________
4. What word from the song means, “You will feel sorry that you did this”? ________
5. What word from the song means “have broken”? _______________________
6. Why is this a sad song? It’s a sad song because ____________________________________________________________________
7. Look for the rhymes.
a. gray rhymes with ___________________
b. and say rhymes with _________________
c. between sort of rhymes with _______________
8. How many present-tense verbs can you list?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g. Now can you write a sentence using MAKE/S or TAKE/S or LOVE/S in a sentence?
(You can make your sentence negative if you want.)
__________________________________________________________________
9. How many future-tense verbs can you list?
a.
b
c.
d.
e.
f. Now can you write a sentence using any of the above verbs in your own future sentence?
(You can make your sentence negative if you want.)
__________________________________________________________________
10. a. There is one conditional verb. What is it? _____________________________
b. Can you use this verb in an IF + past tense, conditional sentence?
___________________________________________________________________
11. There are two present-perfect tense verbs. What are they?
a. __________________________________
b. __________________________________
c. Can you write a sentence using a present-perfect tense verb
(HAVE/HAS + past participle of a verb) _____________________________________________________________________
12. How many past-tense verbs can you list?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
Can you write your own sentence using three of the above past-tense verbs?
j. ____________________________________________________________
k. ____________________________________________________________
l. ____________________________________________________________
Written by former Louisiana State Governor Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell; Copyright 1940 and 1977 by Peer International Corporation. This song is one of two official songs for the State of Louisiana.
Sung by Emmylou Harris and Glen Campbell
CHORUS
You are my sunshine,
my only sunshine.
You make me happy
When skies are gray.
You'll never know, dear,
how much I love you.
Please don't take my sunshine away.
1.
The other night, dear,
As I lay sleeping
I dreamed I held you in my arms.
When I awoke, dear,
I was mistaken
So I hung my head and cried.
CHORUS
2.
I'll always love you
and make you happy
if you will only say the same;
but if you leave me
to love another,
you'll regret it all some day;
CHORUS
3.
You told me once, dear
You really loved me
And no one else could come between
But now you've left me
and love another
You have shattered all my dreams.
CHORUS
1. “You are my sunshine”.
Could you replace “sunshine” with another word that means the same or similar thing? __________________ __________________ ___________________
2. “I really love you more than you realize” is another way of saying what (from the song) ___________________________________________________
3. What words in the song mean, “I made a mistake”? ________________________________
4. What word from the song means, “You will feel sorry that you did this”? ________
5. What word from the song means “have broken”? _______________________
6. Why is this a sad song? It’s a sad song because ____________________________________________________________________
7. Look for the rhymes.
a. gray rhymes with ___________________
b. and say rhymes with _________________
c. between sort of rhymes with _______________
8. How many present-tense verbs can you list?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g. Now can you write a sentence using MAKE/S or TAKE/S or LOVE/S in a sentence?
(You can make your sentence negative if you want.)
__________________________________________________________________
9. How many future-tense verbs can you list?
a.
b
c.
d.
e.
f. Now can you write a sentence using any of the above verbs in your own future sentence?
(You can make your sentence negative if you want.)
__________________________________________________________________
10. a. There is one conditional verb. What is it? _____________________________
b. Can you use this verb in an IF + past tense, conditional sentence?
___________________________________________________________________
11. There are two present-perfect tense verbs. What are they?
a. __________________________________
b. __________________________________
c. Can you write a sentence using a present-perfect tense verb
(HAVE/HAS + past participle of a verb) _____________________________________________________________________
12. How many past-tense verbs can you list?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
Can you write your own sentence using three of the above past-tense verbs?
j. ____________________________________________________________
k. ____________________________________________________________
l. ____________________________________________________________
I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing Lesson
I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing
Written by The New Seekers for a Coca Cola commercial
I'd like to build the world a home
And furnish it with love
Grow apple trees and honey bees and snow-white turtle doves.
CHORUS
I'd like to teach the world to sing
In perfect harmony
I'd like to hold it in my arms and keep it company.
I'd like to see the world for once
All standing hand in hand (That’s the song I hear.)
And hear them echo through the hills, "Ah, peace throughout the land."
(That's the song I hear.)
I'd like to teach the world to sing (that the world sings today)
In perfect harmony
I'd like to teach the world to sing
In perfect harmony
(instrumental interlude)
I'd like to build the world a home
And furnish it with love
Grow apple trees and honey bees and snow-white turtle doves.
CHORUS
1. What is a word in the song that means “pleasing sounds of musical notes together”? _______________________________
2. What phrase means “to be together like friends”?
3. What expression means “for this time and forever”? _________________
4. What word means “to send back a repetition of a sound”? ___________
5. What are “turtle-doves”? _______________________________
6. What is a polite way to say, “I want”? ___________________________
7. How many I’d like to . . . can you identify in this song?
Please write these on the lines.
a. ___________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________________
d. ___________________________________________________
e. ___________________________________________________
f. ___________________________________________________
g. ___________________________________________________
h. ___________________________________________________
i. ___________________________________________________
8. Now you tell me: What would you like to do? (a verb)
a. ___________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________
9. Can you also tell me something [a noun] you’d like.
What would you like?
For example: I’d like a cup of coffee.
I’d like some strawberries.
(Write two complete sentences using “a” and “some”.)
a. ___________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________
Written by The New Seekers for a Coca Cola commercial
I'd like to build the world a home
And furnish it with love
Grow apple trees and honey bees and snow-white turtle doves.
CHORUS
I'd like to teach the world to sing
In perfect harmony
I'd like to hold it in my arms and keep it company.
I'd like to see the world for once
All standing hand in hand (That’s the song I hear.)
And hear them echo through the hills, "Ah, peace throughout the land."
(That's the song I hear.)
I'd like to teach the world to sing (that the world sings today)
In perfect harmony
I'd like to teach the world to sing
In perfect harmony
(instrumental interlude)
I'd like to build the world a home
And furnish it with love
Grow apple trees and honey bees and snow-white turtle doves.
CHORUS
1. What is a word in the song that means “pleasing sounds of musical notes together”? _______________________________
2. What phrase means “to be together like friends”?
3. What expression means “for this time and forever”? _________________
4. What word means “to send back a repetition of a sound”? ___________
5. What are “turtle-doves”? _______________________________
6. What is a polite way to say, “I want”? ___________________________
7. How many I’d like to . . . can you identify in this song?
Please write these on the lines.
a. ___________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________________
d. ___________________________________________________
e. ___________________________________________________
f. ___________________________________________________
g. ___________________________________________________
h. ___________________________________________________
i. ___________________________________________________
8. Now you tell me: What would you like to do? (a verb)
a. ___________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________
9. Can you also tell me something [a noun] you’d like.
What would you like?
For example: I’d like a cup of coffee.
I’d like some strawberries.
(Write two complete sentences using “a” and “some”.)
a. ___________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________
If I Had a Hammer Lesson
IF I HAD A HAMMER (by Pete Seeger and Lee Hayes)
If I had a hammer,
I’d hammer in the morning
I’d hammer in the evening
All over this land
I’d hammer out danger,
I’d hammer out warning,
I’d hammer out love
Between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land
If I had a bell,
I’d ring it in the morning,
I’d ring it in the evening
All over this land
I’d ring out danger,
I’d ring out warning,
I’d ring out love
Between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land
If I had a song,
I’d sing it in the morning,
I’d sing it in the evening,
All over this land.
I’d sing out danger,
I’d sing out warning,
I’d sing out love
Between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land.
Well, I’ve got a hammer,
And I’ve got a bell,
And I’ve got a song to sing
All over this land
It’s the hammer of justice;
It’s the bell of freedom;
It’s the song about love
Between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land.
It’s the hammer of justice;
It’s the bell of freedom;
It’s the song about love
Between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land.
1. What is a synonym (in the song) that means “danger”? ______________
2. In this song, who are “my brothers and my sisters”? ______________
3. In this song, what does “land” mean in “all over this land”?
______________________________________________________________
4. What is the “hammer of justice”?_______________________________
5. What is the “bell of freedom?__________________________________
6. “If I had” = if + past tense means IT IS NOT TRUE
for example, If I had a new house = I don’t have a new house
If I had a million dollars = I don’t have a million dollars
Tell me something that you wish you had . . .
a. If I had ___________________________
7. Following this clause, you should use WOULD or COULD + BASE form of the verb.
For example, If I had a million dollars, I would/could buy a new car.
Tell me something you wish you had, and what would or could you do?
a. _________________________________________________________________________
8. Use an “if” clause with a past tense verb and continue the sentence with a WOULD or COULD clause.
For example, If I went to China in the summer, I would be able to see the Olympics.
If I ate cake for breakfast every day, I would get very fat.
You write your own sentence.
a. ________________________________________________________________________
9. When you use “be” with “if”, use “were” (for every person – I, you, he, she, we, they, Sally my mother).
For example: If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf.
If my brother were here, I would ask him to help me.
You write your own sentence.
a. ___________________________________________________________________________
If I had a hammer,
I’d hammer in the morning
I’d hammer in the evening
All over this land
I’d hammer out danger,
I’d hammer out warning,
I’d hammer out love
Between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land
If I had a bell,
I’d ring it in the morning,
I’d ring it in the evening
All over this land
I’d ring out danger,
I’d ring out warning,
I’d ring out love
Between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land
If I had a song,
I’d sing it in the morning,
I’d sing it in the evening,
All over this land.
I’d sing out danger,
I’d sing out warning,
I’d sing out love
Between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land.
Well, I’ve got a hammer,
And I’ve got a bell,
And I’ve got a song to sing
All over this land
It’s the hammer of justice;
It’s the bell of freedom;
It’s the song about love
Between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land.
It’s the hammer of justice;
It’s the bell of freedom;
It’s the song about love
Between my brothers and my sisters
All over this land.
1. What is a synonym (in the song) that means “danger”? ______________
2. In this song, who are “my brothers and my sisters”? ______________
3. In this song, what does “land” mean in “all over this land”?
______________________________________________________________
4. What is the “hammer of justice”?_______________________________
5. What is the “bell of freedom?__________________________________
6. “If I had” = if + past tense means IT IS NOT TRUE
for example, If I had a new house = I don’t have a new house
If I had a million dollars = I don’t have a million dollars
Tell me something that you wish you had . . .
a. If I had ___________________________
7. Following this clause, you should use WOULD or COULD + BASE form of the verb.
For example, If I had a million dollars, I would/could buy a new car.
Tell me something you wish you had, and what would or could you do?
a. _________________________________________________________________________
8. Use an “if” clause with a past tense verb and continue the sentence with a WOULD or COULD clause.
For example, If I went to China in the summer, I would be able to see the Olympics.
If I ate cake for breakfast every day, I would get very fat.
You write your own sentence.
a. ________________________________________________________________________
9. When you use “be” with “if”, use “were” (for every person – I, you, he, she, we, they, Sally my mother).
For example: If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf.
If my brother were here, I would ask him to help me.
You write your own sentence.
a. ___________________________________________________________________________
Saturday, March 22, 2008
If I Only Had a Brain Lesson
IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN (The Scarecrow’s Song)
from the movie “THE WIZARD OF OZ”
lyrics by E.H. Harburg music by Harold Arlen
(Scarecrow)
I could wile away the hours
Conferrin' with the flowers [I could be conferring . . .
Consultin' with the rain [I could be consulting . . .
And my head I'd be scratchin'
While my thoughts were busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain
I'd unravel any riddle
For any individ'le [individual]
In trouble or in pain
(Dorothy)
With the thoughts you'd be thinkin'
You could be another Lincoln
If you only had a brain
(Scarecrow)
Oh, I would tell you why
The ocean's near the shore
I could think of things I [‘d] never thunk before [had thought]
And then I'd sit and think some more
I would not be just a nuffin' [bad pronunciation of “nothing ”]
My head all full of stuffin'
My heart all full of pain
I would dance and be merry
Life would be a ding-a-derry [a made-up word to rhyme with “merry “]
If I only had a brain
CONDITIONAL verbs start with an IF clause
IF I HAD A BRAIN . . . I WOULD/COULD . . .
1. How many verbs can you find that use conditional progressive
WOULD BE + ING telling what the scarecrow would be doing right now if he had a brain?
Write the subjects and the WOULD/COULD BE + ING verbs right now!
a. _______________ ________________________________________
b. _______________ ________________________________________
c. _______________ ________________________________________
d. _______________ ________________________________________
e. _______________ ________________________________________
Now, you write a sentence using an IF clause + PAST TENSE,
followed by a WOULD BE + ING verb telling me what you would be doing right now if YOU HAD something.
If I had ________________, I would/could be _____ing_____________________
2. How many verbs can you find that are conditional
WOULD/COULD + BASE VERB
Write the subjects and the WOULD/COULD + BASE VERB
a. _______________ ________________________________________
b. _______________ ________________________________________
c. _______________ ________________________________________
d. _______________ ________________________________________
e. _______________ ________________________________________
f. _______________ ________________________________________
g. _______________ ________________________________________
h. _______________ ________________________________________
Now, you write a sentence using an IF clause + past tense followed by WOULD + BASE VERB.
If I had ___________________, I would __________________________
3. Find one present tense verb __________________________
4. Find all the rhymes.
a. hours rhymes with ____________________
b. rain rhymes with ____________ and _____________ and _____________
c. scratchin’ rhymes with ____________________
d. riddle sort of rhymes with ____________________
e. thinkin’ rhymes with ____________________
f. why rhymes with ____________________
g. shore rhymes with ____________________ and ____________________
h. stuffin rhymes with ____________________
i. merry rhymes with ____________________
4. What phrase in the song means I could spend my time ?
___________________________________________________
5. What verb means to talk with someone ? _____________________________________
6. What verb means to talk with and get information from someone? _____________________________________
7. What word means a question that you must think about and the answer is like a joke? _____________________________
Here’s an example of a riddle:
What is black and white and red all over?
The answer is the NEWSPAPER. It is black and white and READ all over.
HA HA HA
Here’s another riddle:
What animal can travel at a moment’s notice?
The answer: an ELEPHANT because he always carries his TRUNK with him.
Do you know any riddles?
8. Who was Abraham Lincoln? _______________________________________
from the movie “THE WIZARD OF OZ”
lyrics by E.H. Harburg music by Harold Arlen
(Scarecrow)
I could wile away the hours
Conferrin' with the flowers [I could be conferring . . .
Consultin' with the rain [I could be consulting . . .
And my head I'd be scratchin'
While my thoughts were busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain
I'd unravel any riddle
For any individ'le [individual]
In trouble or in pain
(Dorothy)
With the thoughts you'd be thinkin'
You could be another Lincoln
If you only had a brain
(Scarecrow)
Oh, I would tell you why
The ocean's near the shore
I could think of things I [‘d] never thunk before [had thought]
And then I'd sit and think some more
I would not be just a nuffin' [bad pronunciation of “nothing ”]
My head all full of stuffin'
My heart all full of pain
I would dance and be merry
Life would be a ding-a-derry [a made-up word to rhyme with “merry “]
If I only had a brain
CONDITIONAL verbs start with an IF clause
IF I HAD A BRAIN . . . I WOULD/COULD . . .
1. How many verbs can you find that use conditional progressive
WOULD BE + ING telling what the scarecrow would be doing right now if he had a brain?
Write the subjects and the WOULD/COULD BE + ING verbs right now!
a. _______________ ________________________________________
b. _______________ ________________________________________
c. _______________ ________________________________________
d. _______________ ________________________________________
e. _______________ ________________________________________
Now, you write a sentence using an IF clause + PAST TENSE,
followed by a WOULD BE + ING verb telling me what you would be doing right now if YOU HAD something.
If I had ________________, I would/could be _____ing_____________________
2. How many verbs can you find that are conditional
WOULD/COULD + BASE VERB
Write the subjects and the WOULD/COULD + BASE VERB
a. _______________ ________________________________________
b. _______________ ________________________________________
c. _______________ ________________________________________
d. _______________ ________________________________________
e. _______________ ________________________________________
f. _______________ ________________________________________
g. _______________ ________________________________________
h. _______________ ________________________________________
Now, you write a sentence using an IF clause + past tense followed by WOULD + BASE VERB.
If I had ___________________, I would __________________________
3. Find one present tense verb __________________________
4. Find all the rhymes.
a. hours rhymes with ____________________
b. rain rhymes with ____________ and _____________ and _____________
c. scratchin’ rhymes with ____________________
d. riddle sort of rhymes with ____________________
e. thinkin’ rhymes with ____________________
f. why rhymes with ____________________
g. shore rhymes with ____________________ and ____________________
h. stuffin rhymes with ____________________
i. merry rhymes with ____________________
4. What phrase in the song means I could spend my time ?
___________________________________________________
5. What verb means to talk with someone ? _____________________________________
6. What verb means to talk with and get information from someone? _____________________________________
7. What word means a question that you must think about and the answer is like a joke? _____________________________
Here’s an example of a riddle:
What is black and white and red all over?
The answer is the NEWSPAPER. It is black and white and READ all over.
HA HA HA
Here’s another riddle:
What animal can travel at a moment’s notice?
The answer: an ELEPHANT because he always carries his TRUNK with him.
Do you know any riddles?
8. Who was Abraham Lincoln? _______________________________________
Friday, March 21, 2008
California Here I Come Lesson
California Here I Come
Words & Music by Al Jolson, Bud De Sylva, and Joseph Meyer
Recorded by Al Jolson, 1946
When the wintry wind starts blowing
And the snow is starting in the fall,
Then my eyes went westward knowing
That's the place that I love best of all.
California, I’ve been blue
Since I’ve been away from you.
I can't wait 'till I get going.
Even now I'm starting in to call. . .
D D+ G
California, here I come.
A A7+5 D
Right back where I started from.
D Fdim Edim A7
Where bowers of flowers bloom in the spring.
D Fdim
Each morning at dawning,
Edim A7
Birdies sing an' everything.
D D+ G
A sun-kissed miss said, "Don't be late."
A A7+5 D
That's why I can hardly wait.
G Gm B7 E7
Open up that Golden Gate,
G A7 A7+5 D
California here I come.
1. What times of year make the singer think of California. (Make a check √.)
___summer ___fall ___winter ____spring
2. When the singer leaves California, what lines in the song tells us he misses California? _____________________________________________________________________
3. What does “blue” mean in the line “I’ve been blue.”
4. What season of the year is the singer’s favorite in California? (Make a check √.)
___summer ___fall ___winter ____spring
5. What is a sun-kissed miss? ___________________________________________________________________
6. What are the rhymes in the song?
a. blowing rhymes with ____________ and ________________
b. fall rhymes with ____________ and ________________
c. blue rhymes with ___________
d. come rhymes with ___________
e. bowers rhymes with ___________
f. spring rhymes with ___________ and _______________
g. late rhymes with ___________ and ________________
h. sun-kissed rhymes with ________________
i. morning sort of rhymes with ______________
7. Tell me something you can hardly wait to do. Write your own sentence.
example: I am so hungry I can hardly wait to eat lunch.
It’s been a long time, so she can hardly wait to see her boyfriend.
________________________________________________________________
Words & Music by Al Jolson, Bud De Sylva, and Joseph Meyer
Recorded by Al Jolson, 1946
When the wintry wind starts blowing
And the snow is starting in the fall,
Then my eyes went westward knowing
That's the place that I love best of all.
California, I’ve been blue
Since I’ve been away from you.
I can't wait 'till I get going.
Even now I'm starting in to call. . .
D D+ G
California, here I come.
A A7+5 D
Right back where I started from.
D Fdim Edim A7
Where bowers of flowers bloom in the spring.
D Fdim
Each morning at dawning,
Edim A7
Birdies sing an' everything.
D D+ G
A sun-kissed miss said, "Don't be late."
A A7+5 D
That's why I can hardly wait.
G Gm B7 E7
Open up that Golden Gate,
G A7 A7+5 D
California here I come.
1. What times of year make the singer think of California. (Make a check √.)
___summer ___fall ___winter ____spring
2. When the singer leaves California, what lines in the song tells us he misses California? _____________________________________________________________________
3. What does “blue” mean in the line “I’ve been blue.”
4. What season of the year is the singer’s favorite in California? (Make a check √.)
___summer ___fall ___winter ____spring
5. What is a sun-kissed miss? ___________________________________________________________________
6. What are the rhymes in the song?
a. blowing rhymes with ____________ and ________________
b. fall rhymes with ____________ and ________________
c. blue rhymes with ___________
d. come rhymes with ___________
e. bowers rhymes with ___________
f. spring rhymes with ___________ and _______________
g. late rhymes with ___________ and ________________
h. sun-kissed rhymes with ________________
i. morning sort of rhymes with ______________
7. Tell me something you can hardly wait to do. Write your own sentence.
example: I am so hungry I can hardly wait to eat lunch.
It’s been a long time, so she can hardly wait to see her boyfriend.
________________________________________________________________
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Stand By Me Lesson
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
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
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.__________________________________________________________
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
This Land was made for You and Me lesson
THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND (by Woody Guthrie)
Chorus:
This land is your land, this land is my land
From California, to the New York Island
From the redwood forest, to the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and me.
As I was walking that ribbon of highway
I saw above me that endless skyway.
I saw below me that golden valley.
This land was made for you and me
Chorus
I've roamed and rambled and I've followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts,
And all around me a voice was sounding
This land was made for you and me
Chorus
The sun came shining as I was strolling,
The wheat fields waving, and the dust clouds rolling.
The fog was lifting and a voice came chanting
This land was made for you and me
Chorus
1. What are the rhymes? Write the rhyming words:
a.
b.
c.
d.
2. Write the present-tense verbs from the song.
a.
b.
3. Write the past tense verbs from the song.
a.
b.
c.
4. Write the past progressive verbs from the song.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
5. Write the present perfect verbs from the song.
a.
b.
c.
What do you think is that “ribbon of highway”?
__________________________________________________
What does “diamond deserts” mean?
__________________________________________________
Chorus:
This land is your land, this land is my land
From California, to the New York Island
From the redwood forest, to the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and me.
As I was walking that ribbon of highway
I saw above me that endless skyway.
I saw below me that golden valley.
This land was made for you and me
Chorus
I've roamed and rambled and I've followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts,
And all around me a voice was sounding
This land was made for you and me
Chorus
The sun came shining as I was strolling,
The wheat fields waving, and the dust clouds rolling.
The fog was lifting and a voice came chanting
This land was made for you and me
Chorus
1. What are the rhymes? Write the rhyming words:
a.
b.
c.
d.
2. Write the present-tense verbs from the song.
a.
b.
3. Write the past tense verbs from the song.
a.
b.
c.
4. Write the past progressive verbs from the song.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
5. Write the present perfect verbs from the song.
a.
b.
c.
What do you think is that “ribbon of highway”?
__________________________________________________
What does “diamond deserts” mean?
__________________________________________________
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay lesson
SITTIN' ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY lyrics by Otis Redding 1967
Sittin' in the mornin' sun
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come [ comes ]
Watching the ships roll in
And then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah.
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time.
I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the 'Frisco bay
'Cause I've had nothing to live for
look like nothin's gonna come my way. [It looks like/ going to come]
So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time.
Look like nothing's gonna change. [It looks like/going to change]
Everything still remains the same.
I can't do what ten people tell me to do,
So I guess I'll remain the same, yes.
Sittin' here resting my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone.
It's two thousand miles I’ve roamed
Just to make this dock my home.
Now, I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay [going to sit]
Watching the tide roll away
Oooo-wee, sittin' on the dock of the bay.
Wastin' time. (whistle)
1. Present progressive tense tells what someone IS DOING RIGHT NOW.
verb BE (am, is, are) + ING
Right now, I am sitting in the morning sun.
Can you find any other present progressive tense verb in the song?
a. ______________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________________
d. ______________________________________________________________
Now you write a sentence using the present progressive tense.
e. ______________________________________________________________
2. Future progressive tense tells what someone WILL BE DOING in the
verb WILL BE + ING FUTURE
I’ll be sitting here when the sun sets.
I will be sitting here when the evening comes.
Now you write a sentence using the future progressive tense.
a. ______________________________________________________________
3. verb BE GOING TO + infinitive (base form of the verb) = FUTURE
I’m going to eat at 5:00.
Can you find any other FUTURE BE GOING TO verbs in the song?
a. ______________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________________
Now you write a sentence using a FUTURE BE GOING TO verbs.
d. ______________________________________________________________
4. future tense = WILL + base for of the verb
I will eat at 5:00.
Can you find any other FUTURE verbs in the song?
a. _________________________________
Now you write a sentence using a FUTURE verb.
b. ______________________________________________________________
5. HAVE + past participle = present perfect tense (is a PAST tense)
I have eaten already.
She has not seen that movie yet.
Can you find any other present perfect verbs in the song?
a. ______________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________
Now you write a sentence using a verb in the present perfect tense.
c. ______________________________________________________________
6. The PAST TENSE tells about something that happened in a past time.
I ate a hamburger for lunch yesterday.
Can you find any other PAST TENSE verbs in the song?
a. ______________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________
Now you write a sentence using a PAST TENSE verb.
c. ______________________________________________________________
Find 6 present tense verbs.
a. ______________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________________
d. ______________________________________________________________
e. ______________________________________________________________
f. ______________________________________________________________
What words rhyme (or almost rhyme)?
a. ________ rhymes with __________
b. ________ rhymes with __________
c, ________ rhymes with __________
d. ________ rhymes with __________
e. ________ rhymes with __________
f. ________ rhymes with __________
g. ________ rhymes with __________
Sittin' in the mornin' sun
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' come [ comes ]
Watching the ships roll in
And then I watch 'em roll away again, yeah.
I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time.
I left my home in Georgia
Headed for the 'Frisco bay
'Cause I've had nothing to live for
look like nothin's gonna come my way. [It looks like/ going to come]
So I'm just gonna sit on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time.
Look like nothing's gonna change. [It looks like/going to change]
Everything still remains the same.
I can't do what ten people tell me to do,
So I guess I'll remain the same, yes.
Sittin' here resting my bones
And this loneliness won't leave me alone.
It's two thousand miles I’ve roamed
Just to make this dock my home.
Now, I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay [going to sit]
Watching the tide roll away
Oooo-wee, sittin' on the dock of the bay.
Wastin' time. (whistle)
1. Present progressive tense tells what someone IS DOING RIGHT NOW.
verb BE (am, is, are) + ING
Right now, I am sitting in the morning sun.
Can you find any other present progressive tense verb in the song?
a. ______________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________________
d. ______________________________________________________________
Now you write a sentence using the present progressive tense.
e. ______________________________________________________________
2. Future progressive tense tells what someone WILL BE DOING in the
verb WILL BE + ING FUTURE
I’ll be sitting here when the sun sets.
I will be sitting here when the evening comes.
Now you write a sentence using the future progressive tense.
a. ______________________________________________________________
3. verb BE GOING TO + infinitive (base form of the verb) = FUTURE
I’m going to eat at 5:00.
Can you find any other FUTURE BE GOING TO verbs in the song?
a. ______________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________________
Now you write a sentence using a FUTURE BE GOING TO verbs.
d. ______________________________________________________________
4. future tense = WILL + base for of the verb
I will eat at 5:00.
Can you find any other FUTURE verbs in the song?
a. _________________________________
Now you write a sentence using a FUTURE verb.
b. ______________________________________________________________
5. HAVE + past participle = present perfect tense (is a PAST tense)
I have eaten already.
She has not seen that movie yet.
Can you find any other present perfect verbs in the song?
a. ______________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________
Now you write a sentence using a verb in the present perfect tense.
c. ______________________________________________________________
6. The PAST TENSE tells about something that happened in a past time.
I ate a hamburger for lunch yesterday.
Can you find any other PAST TENSE verbs in the song?
a. ______________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________
Now you write a sentence using a PAST TENSE verb.
c. ______________________________________________________________
Find 6 present tense verbs.
a. ______________________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________________
d. ______________________________________________________________
e. ______________________________________________________________
f. ______________________________________________________________
What words rhyme (or almost rhyme)?
a. ________ rhymes with __________
b. ________ rhymes with __________
c, ________ rhymes with __________
d. ________ rhymes with __________
e. ________ rhymes with __________
f. ________ rhymes with __________
g. ________ rhymes with __________
Monday, March 3, 2008
Wishin and Hopin' Lesson
WISHIN’ and HOPIN’ by Bert Bacharach sung by Petula Clark
1. Wishin' and hopin' and thinkin' and prayin'
Plannin' and dreamin' each night of his charms
That won't get you into his arms.
So if you're lookin' to find love you can share
All you gotta do is [All you have to do is. . .]
Hold him and kiss him and love him
And show him that you care.
CHORUS
[You gotta] Show him that you care just for him
Do the things he likes to do
Wear your hair just for him, 'cause
You won't get him
Thinkin' and a-prayin'
Wishin' and a-hopin'.
Just wishin' and hopin' and thinkin' and prayin'
Plannin' and dreamin' his kiss is the start
That won't get you into his heart.
So if you're thinkin' of havin' great true lovin'
All you gotta do is
Hold him and kiss him and squeeze him and love him
Yeah, just do it and after you do, you will be his.
You will be his.
You will be his.
CHORUS
So if you're thinkin' of havin' great true lovin'
All you gotta do is
Hold him and kiss him and squeeze him and love him
Yeah, just do it and after you do, you will be his
You will be his.
No more wishin' and hopin'
No more wishin' and hopin'
1. Find all the gerunds (ING NOUNS) from the song:
example: Swimming is fun. I like swimming.
a. Wishing won’t get you into his arms.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
2. What words rhyme?
a.___________________ rhymes with ________________
b.___________________ rhymes with ________________
c.___________________ rhymes with ________________
d.___________________ rhymes with ________________
3. OBJECT PRONOUNS: (objects of verbs and objects of prepositions)
ME
YOU
HIM HER IT WHOM
US
YOU
THEM
4. Do you see any object pronouns in this song?
Write the examples from the song.
1. hold him
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
5. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES (used with a noun - example: my boyfriend )
MY
YOUR
HIS HER ITS WHOSE
OUR
YOUR
THEIR
1. his charms
2.
3.
6. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS (used in place of a noun) - example: mine
MINE
YOURS
HIS HERS ITS WHOSE
OURS
YOURS
THEIRS
1.
1. Wishin' and hopin' and thinkin' and prayin'
Plannin' and dreamin' each night of his charms
That won't get you into his arms.
So if you're lookin' to find love you can share
All you gotta do is [All you have to do is. . .]
Hold him and kiss him and love him
And show him that you care.
CHORUS
[You gotta] Show him that you care just for him
Do the things he likes to do
Wear your hair just for him, 'cause
You won't get him
Thinkin' and a-prayin'
Wishin' and a-hopin'.
Just wishin' and hopin' and thinkin' and prayin'
Plannin' and dreamin' his kiss is the start
That won't get you into his heart.
So if you're thinkin' of havin' great true lovin'
All you gotta do is
Hold him and kiss him and squeeze him and love him
Yeah, just do it and after you do, you will be his.
You will be his.
You will be his.
CHORUS
So if you're thinkin' of havin' great true lovin'
All you gotta do is
Hold him and kiss him and squeeze him and love him
Yeah, just do it and after you do, you will be his
You will be his.
No more wishin' and hopin'
No more wishin' and hopin'
1. Find all the gerunds (ING NOUNS) from the song:
example: Swimming is fun. I like swimming.
a. Wishing won’t get you into his arms.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
2. What words rhyme?
a.___________________ rhymes with ________________
b.___________________ rhymes with ________________
c.___________________ rhymes with ________________
d.___________________ rhymes with ________________
3. OBJECT PRONOUNS: (objects of verbs and objects of prepositions)
ME
YOU
HIM HER IT WHOM
US
YOU
THEM
4. Do you see any object pronouns in this song?
Write the examples from the song.
1. hold him
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
5. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES (used with a noun - example: my boyfriend )
MY
YOUR
HIS HER ITS WHOSE
OUR
YOUR
THEIR
1. his charms
2.
3.
6. POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS (used in place of a noun) - example: mine
MINE
YOURS
HIS HERS ITS WHOSE
OURS
YOURS
THEIRS
1.
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