Friday, June 26, 2020

Chores

Over the last months many children were homeschooled and parents began giving them household duties. to help. 
Read on: 
A 'chore' is a routine task or job that is often done around the home. Many people find chores unpleasant or boring and are reluctant to do them. However, when chores are divided between many people they can be accomplished much faster. Parents often assign chores to their children so that they can learn new skills and become more independent.  Sometimes, children are given an allowance or ‘pocket money’ if they complete all their household chores
Watch a video giving strategies for assigning chores to children

  • The woman in the video uses the expression ‘to lend a hand’. What do you think this means?
  • What do you think of her strategies to get kids to do chores?
 Types of chores
Sweep the floorWash the car
Mop the floorTidy / Clean up your room
Vacuum the floorMake the bed
Set the tableDust the shelves
Clear the tableHang out the washing
Wash the dishesFold the clothes
Unload the dishwasherIron the clothes
Take out the garbageMow the lawn

Conversation questions about chores
  • Who does the most chores in your home?
  • What household chores are you responsible for?
  • What chores do you husband/wife/children do?
  • What chores do you dislike the most?
  • Are there any chores that you enjoy doing?
  • Did you have to do chores when you were a child? If yes, what ones?
  • Did you receive an allowance (‘pocket money’) for completing chores?
  • Do you have a weekly routine for doing chores?
  • Do you sometimes avoid doing chores?
  • What are some strategies for making chores easier?
  • Do you ever hire someone to help you with chores?

Friday, June 19, 2020

English words for weather

Maybe you know these words maybe you don't.  

Maybe you just want to refresh.


Here are some important WEATHER words

Friday, June 5, 2020

Question Tags....

......are the short questions that we put on the end of sentences – particularly in spoken English. There are lots of different question tags but the rules are not difficult to learn.

Positive or negative?

If the main part of the sentence is positive, the question tag is negative ….
  • He’s a doctor, isn’t he?
  • You work in a bank, don’t you?

... and if the main part of the sentence is negative, the question tag is positive.
  • You haven’t met him, have you?
  • She isn’t coming, is she?

With auxiliary verbs

The question tag uses the same verb as the main part of the sentence. If this is an auxiliary verb (‘have’, ‘be’) then the question tag is made with the auxiliary verb.
  • They’ve gone away for a few days, haven’t they?
  • They weren’t here, were they?
  • He had met him before, hadn’t he?
  • This isn’t working, is it?

Without auxiliary verbs

If the main part of the sentence doesn’t have an auxiliary verb, the question tag uses an appropriate form of ‘do’.
  • I said that, didn’t I?
  • You don’t recognise me, do you?
  • She eats meat, doesn’t she?

With modal verbs

If there is a modal verb in the main part of the sentence the question tag uses the same modal verb.
  • They couldn’t hear me, could they?
  • You won’t tell anyone, will you?

With ‘I am’

Be careful with question tags with sentences that start ‘I am’. The question tag for ‘I am’ is ‘aren’t I?’
  • I’m the fastest, aren’t I?

Intonation

Question tags can either be ‘real’ questions where you want to know the answer or simply asking for agreement when we already know the answer.

If the question tag is a real question we use rising intonation. Our tone of voice rises.
If we already know the answer we use falling intonation. Our tone of voice falls.


Practice

1. You wanted that, .......... ?
a) would you
b) didn't you
c) wouldn't you
d) do you

2. He saw that .......... ?
a) is he
b) won't he
c) didn't he
d) doesn't he

3. You know that's right .......... ?
a) would you
b) wouldn't you
c) don't you
d) didn't you

4. He will be coming .......... ?
a) is he
b) did he
c) doesn't he
d) won't he

5. After all this time you'd think he'd have forgotten .......... ?
a) didn't you
b) wouldn't you
c) don't you
d) do you

6. The amount he is suffering from hay fever he needs to see a doctor .......... ?
a) doesn't he
b) did he
c) won't he
d) is he

7. You may think you know the answer but you don't .......... ?
a) don't you
b) would you
c) wouldn't you
d) do you

8. After working so hard he didn't deserve to fail the exam .......... ?
a) doesn't he
b) did he
c) won't he
d) is he

9. You wouldn't report me, .......... ?
a) don't you
b) would you
c) wouldn't you
d) do you

10. He isn't going to like this, .......... ?
a) didn't he
b) did he
c) won't he
d) is he


Answers
1. You wanted that, .......... ?
b) didn't you

2. He saw that .......... ?
c) didn't he

3. You know that's right .......... ?
c) don't you

4. He will be coming .......... ?
d) won't he

5. After all this time you'd think he'd have forgotten .......... ?
b) wouldn't you

6. The amount he is suffering from hay fever he needs to see a doctor .......... ?
a) doesn't he

7. You may think you know the answer but you don't .......... ?
d) do you

8. After working so hard he didn't deserve to fail the exam .......... ?
a) doesn't he

9. You wouldn't report me, .......... ?
b) would you

10. He isn't going to like this, .......... ?
c) won't he