English class b1-c1 (3-10)

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Group B1-C1

Revision

Did you do your homework? Let's discuss what we did.

• Did you read chapters 8, 9 and 10? What did you think? Let's discuss.
• Did you write a short poem?
• Did you update your language development log regarding the present simple vs present continuous?

Lucy finds a wardrobe tall,

She steps inside, hears Snow's call.

A faun she meets, kind and sweet,

He gives her tea, a cozy treat.

Back in the house, she tells her tale.

But Peter, Susan, and Edmund fail.

Edmund enters, meets the queen,

She smiles, but her heart is mean.

Lucy and he talk and roam.

Through snowy woods, far from home.

The world of Narnia grows and waits.

With talking beasts and magic gates.

Winter stays, but hope appears.

Write down your short poem.

Did you like writing a poem?

😒🙁😐🙂😃

Revision

Present simple vs present continuous

What is the rule to make a present simple sentence?
(Also add the shit rule)

What is the rule to make a present continuous sentence?

Grammar

The past simple

The past simple is used for;

A past habit or routine | A fact about the past | A completed past action

- General rule is that is started in the past and is now finished

- Usually a time indication is given, such as; yesterday, last year, in 1990, etc.

How it is made.

Full verb + ed

You’ve got irregular verbs as well (some examples would be begin/began/begun, go/went, buy/bought, etc.)

A few examples

- I walked to school every day as a kid. (A past habit or routine.)

- I began kindergarten back in 2003. ( A fact about the past.)

- They gave chocolate to their teacher. (A completed past action.)

- I listened to my classmates gossip about the teacher. (A  completed past action.)

Assignment

Make 3 example sentences using the past simple.

Explain what it is used for.

The past continuous

The past continuous is used for;

An interrupted action in the past | A long background action in a story | An ongoing activity at a certain time/period in the past | Someone’s annoying past habit

- For annoyance you have to use ‘always’ or ‘constantly’ to show irritation

How it is made.

Was/were + full verb + ing

A few examples

- I was sleeping when my boss called (An interrupted action)

- It was raining. She drove slowly home (A long background action in a story)

- They were playing frisbee all weekend (An ongoing activity at a certain time/period)

- He was always complaining about his ex (Someone’s annoying past habit)

Assignment

Make 3 example sentences using the past continuous.

Explain what it is used for.

Language development log.

Add the information and your small assignment about the past simple and past continuous to your language development log.

Language development log

• Add a new page.
• Name it 'Grammar: Past Simple and Past Continuous.'
• Write down in detail what you learned about the present tenses and how they are used.

(Use your own examples.)

Today's writing assignment

Stories are told in the past simple.

Write a short story about yourself experiencing the world of Narnia. It is fiction, so everything is possible.

Let your imagination roam free.

Language development log

Add the writing assignment to your language development log.

• Add a new page.
• Name it: Writing assignment 3; short story.

Next week, these chapters have to be finished.

Chapters 11, 12, 13 and 14.

Next week:

Next week, we will be learning the future simple and future continuous.