Sing-a-long

The trees are different in spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Listen to a song about the four seasons.
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Do it - it is fun to practice here!

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What time is it?

Listen and learn.



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Conditions: if or ___?

GRAMMAR NOTE   Other words or phrases can be used in place of ‚if‘.  I won’t do anything unless you help me.  (=if you do not help me) I’ll leave some money here in case you need it.(=because you may need it) I’ll lend you the money provided that you pay me back in a week) I won’t go even if you beg me. (=it doesn’t matter if you beg me)

in case  or   if ?

 

1 My neighbors have gotten a watch dog.  _______ someone tries to break in they

 will have a big surprise.

2 I brought extra money_________the tickets for the show cost more than I expect.

3 The workers posted a ‚wet paint‘ sign on the doorway________someone doesn’t realize the paint is still wet.

4 ____ I get the new job I will move to Berne.

Unless  or  provided that ?

 

5 You can borrow my notes __________ you return them this afternoon.

6 She will not pass the exam_______she studies hard.

7 We will be late_______ we hurry.

 

8 __________it doesn’t rain, we will go for a walk.

Even if  or  in case ?

9 The concert starts at 8 pm.  It is 7:55 pm.    ______ we hurry, we will miss the beginning.

10 I’ll probably go home over the weekend.  But _________I don’t  would you like to

go to the museum with me?

11 I will clean my apartment ________ I have friends over this weekend.

12 I have alot of homework._______I work all evening on my homework I will not be finished.

 

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Robot Rampage!

They wanted to see the new 3D film at the cinema.
It was more complicated.

Click on this link to read along with the story.

http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/EBooks/Robot_Rampage/

Reading Comprehension

Do you like to read?  Do you like to answer questions about a story you read?

Here is the place to go:

Popcorn Words - Early Reading Game

Popcorn Words - Early Reading Game

5 basic Patterns

Subject + Verb
I swim. Joe swims. They swam.

Subject + Verb + Object
I drive a car. Joe plays the guitar. They ate dinner.

Subject + Verb + Complement
I am busy. Joe became a doctor. They look sick.

Subject + Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object
I gave her a gift. She teaches us English.

Subject + Verb + Object + Complement
I left the door open. We elected him president. They named her Jane.

Now put this to the test by connecting to this LINK

Gulliver's Travels

Paramount Pictures presents this everlasting story from 1938.

Watch this charming tale of Gulliver in the land of Lilliput. Timeless and wonderfully done!

To view the movie follow this link.

I like chicken! I like fish!

Sing-along at the Oxford global sing-along site.

Click here to begin

Magic School Bus

Choose your environment-Land, Space, or Sea, and take a fantastic ride on the magic school bus! Click here to begin!

Sentence Patterns

Parts of speech are put together to create sentence patterns in English. All of my elementary students know what I mean with a label S V O by now - subject verb object.

Basically, the eight parts of speech are as follows:

Noun (subject or object)
Pronoun (subject or object)
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Conjunction
Preposition
Interjection


Six Sentence Patterns

Sentence Patterns #1 - Noun / Verb

The most basic sentence pattern is a noun followed by a verb. It's important to remember that only verbs that do not require objects are used in this sentence pattern.

Examples:

People work.
Frank eats.

This basic sentence pattern can be modified by adding a noun phrase, possessive adjective, as well as other elements. This is true for all the sentence patterns that follow.

Examples:

People work. -> Our employees work.
Frank eats. -> My dog Frank eats.

Sentence Patterns #2 - Noun / Verb / Noun

The next sentence pattern builds on the first pattern and is used with nouns that can take objects.

Examples:

John plays softball.
The boys are watching TV.

Sentence Patterns #3 - Noun / Verb / Adverb

The next sentence pattern builds on the first pattern by using an adverb to describe how an action is done.

Examples:

Thomas drives quickly.
Anna doesn't sleep deeply.

Sentence Patterns #4 - Noun / Linking Verb / Noun

This sentence pattern uses linking verbs to link one noun to another. Linking verbs are also known as equating verbs - verbs which equate one thing with another such as 'be', 'become', 'seem', etc.

Examples:

Jack is a student.
This seed will become an apple.

Sentence Patterns #5 - Noun / Linking Verb / Adjective

This sentence pattern is similar to sentence pattern #4, but uses linking verbs to link one noun to its description using an adjective.

Examples:

My computer is slow!
Her parents seem unhappy.

Sentence Patterns #6 - Noun / Verb / Noun / Noun

Sentence pattern #6 is used with verbs that take both direct and indirect objects.

Examples:

I bought Katherine a gift.
Jennifer showed Peter her car.

Uncountable?

Uncountable nouns are substances, concepts etc that we cannot divide into separate elements. We cannot "count" them. For example, we cannot count "milk". We can count "bottles of milk" or "litres of milk", but we cannot count "milk" itself. Here are some more uncountable nouns:
•music, art, love, happiness
•advice, information, news
•furniture, luggage
•rice, sugar, butter, water
•electricity, gas, power
•money, currency

We usually treat uncountable nouns as singular. We use a singular verb. For example:
•This news is very important.
•Your luggage looks heavy.

We do not usually use the indefinite article a/an with uncountable nouns. We cannot say "an information" or "a music". But we can say a something of:
•a piece of news
•a bottle of water
•a grain of rice

We can use some and any with uncountable nouns:
•I've got some money.
•Have you got any rice?

We can use a little and much with uncountable nouns:
•I've got a little money.
•I haven't got much rice.

Uncountable nouns are also called "mass nouns".

Here are some more examples of countable and uncountable nouns:

Countable
dollar
song
suitcase
table
battery
bottle
report
tip

Uncountable
money
music
luggage
furniture
electricity
wine
information
advice
journey
travel

When you learn a new word, it's a good idea to learn whether it's countable or uncountable.

Afraid to or afraid of?

When do we use afraid + infinitive (to climb, to say, to go, etc.) and when do we use afraid of + …ing form (climbing, saying, going, etc.)?

We use afraid + infinitive when we explain the fear itself:
I am afraid to go out in the dark.
He is afraid to travel by plane.
They are afraid to cross the high bridge over the river.


We use afraid of …ing when we see an unwelcome result of an action:
I am afraid of falling.
(= I am afraid because I might fall.)
He is afraid of making a mistake.
(= He is afraid because he may make a mistake.)
They are afraid of getting lost in the forest.
(= They are afraid because they may get lost.)

Storytime from Incredible English

Scat Cat! Click here to hear this story.

Samichlaus Day

Every year on December 6th Swiss kids better not be procrastinating, because Samichlaus and his Schmutzli are under way!

Let's Play Games Kids!

Let's Go! Play a game here.