Class : Low Intermediate

Michael Holbrook

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Class notes - Week 1

Vowel sounds in English

Long vowel sounds - (Consonant + vowel {m + a})

A = Ma, made, maid, meiE= Me, Mede, Mee, Mey, mie, meaI = Mi, Mide, My, Migh O = Mo, Mode, Moe, MowU = Mu, Mude, Mue, Moo, Mou

Short vowel sounds - (Vowel + consonant {a + m})

A = at, cat, bat, rat, for/matE = Ed, bed, red, led, fedI = it, lit, pit, mitO = got, bot, rot, hot, lotU = gut, mut, hut, bun

Weak vowel sounds - The weak vowel sound is almost always the “short u” sound.

Banana (Buh/nan/uh)Consonant (con/suh/nant)America - (Uh/mer/i/cuh) Bicycle - (Bi/cuh/cle)

Verbs - Simple Present

Review

1. I am a person.

2. You ________ a student.

3. We ________ in the class.

4. They _________ outside.

5. He __________ my friend.

6. She ___________ my friend.

7. It __________ a dog.

Answers. 1. am 2. are 3. are 4. are 5. is 6. is 7. is

Review

1. _____ you a student? Yes. I am a student.

2. _____ we at the school? Yes. We are at the school.

3. _____ he our teacher? Yes. He ______ our teacher.

4. _____they in Orlando? No. They are in New York.

5. Are you from China? No. I ____ from ___________.

Answers : 1. Are 2. Are 3. Is, is 4. Are 5. Am, “your country”

Simple Present

Circle the pronoun. Write Do or Does (positive) in the sentence. 1. He __________ exercise on Tuesdays.

2. She __________ exercise on Wednesdays.3. We __________ laundry on Tuesdays.

4. They ___________ play outside. 5. It ____________ drink water.

Write a subject in the sentence.

1. _______________ do go to the store. 2. ________________ does play baseball.

3. ________________ does watch TV

4. ________________ do have an eraser. Write don’t or doesn’t in the sentence.

1. I ______________ have an airplane.2. I _____________ go to Brazil on the weekend. 3. I _____________ have time to watch football.

4. She ______________ walk to school.5. It _______________ have a home.

6. We ________________ watch TV on Mondays.

Write a subject for the sentence.

1. ___________ don’t have a phone. 2. ___________ doesn’t walk to school.

3. ___________ don’t go to school on Saturday.

4. ___________ doesn’t sing.

Complete each question using do or does correctly. Answer

each question by using an action verb, do, does, don’t, and

doesn’t correctly.

EXAMPLE: Do you like reading adventure stories? No. I

don’t like reading adventure stories.

EXAMPLE 2 : Do you like reading adventure stories? Yes. He

likes reading adventure stories.

1. ……………. Patrick (pronoun = he) play on a basketball team?

Yes. Patrick …………….on a basketball team.

2. ……………………… you like chocolate ice-cream? No. I

……………………...ice-cream.

3. ……………………………. Dora (she) watch television a lot? No.

Dora ………………. watch television a lot.

4. ……………………….. Butterflies (they) fly around in your

garden? Yes. Butterflies ……………… around in my garden.

5. ……………………………. Mother go out to dinner? No.

Mother ……………………. go out to dinner.

6. ……………………….. Mr. Brown (He) attend church. Yes. Mr.

Brown ………………… church.

7. ……………. they learn English at your school? Yes. They

……………….. English at my school.

8. ……………….. we have a pet turtle? No. We ……………….. have

a pet turtle.

9. ……………. I look like my mother? No. I …………. look like my

mother.

10. ……………….. it feel like spring? No. It …………….. feel like

spring.

11. …………………. we wait for Mom to pick us up? Yes. We

…………………. for Mom to pick us up.

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Add an extra syllable with anything like “s”, “ch”, “z”

Add – s, -es or - ies to the verbs: 1. see _____ 14. wake _____2. take _____ 15. teach _____

3. brush _____ 16. lose _____4. kiss _____ 17. catch _____5. call _____ 18. buy _____

6. give _____ 19. pass _____7. play _____ 20. come _____8. study _____ 21. fight _____9. watch _____ 22. water _____10. help _____ 23. choose _____

11. cut _____ 24. fly _____12. cry _____ 25. match _____

13. swim _____ 26. carry _____

Make a sentence using the correct verb form.

2. Underline the correct variant:1. Tom _____ his room every Saturday.

a) tidy b) tidies2. We _____ to the music every day.

a) listen b) listens3. Mary usually _____ TV in the evening.

a) watch b) watches4. The girls often _____ with the dolls.

a) play b) plays5. I _____ in the pool on Sundays.

a) swim b) swims6. They _____ their homework every day.

a) do b) does

3. Fill in don’t or doesn’t : 1. Bill _____ play tennis every Sunday.

2. We _____ go to the park.3. Kate _____ like to eat fish.

4. Sue _____ wear long dresses.5. I _____ like to get up early.

6. My brothers _____ like to drink milk.7. My cousin _____ know Italian well.8. I _____ like to walk with my dog.

9. Pam _____ go to the gym.10. They _____ understand this rule.11. We _____ often go to the movies.

12. Liz _____ wear shorts at all.13. Tim _____ grow flowers in the garden.

4. Write Do or Does : 1. ___ Kate help her mother every day?

2. ___ you listen to rock music?3. ___ Tom know all the computer games?

4. ___ they go to the zoo on Sundays?5. ___ you like to draw animals?

6. ___ your brother drive his car well?7. ___ the boys like to plant flowers?8. ___ Ben want to find his friends?9. ___ you often call your friends?

10. ___ your sister wear nice dresses?

11. ___ they learn to dance at school?12. ___ Mary spend much time shopping?

13. ___ your dog chase the cats?

Opposites

Information Questions - When

Information Questions - Why

Information Questions - What

Days of the Week

I need a phone.I need to use the phone.I like phones._________________________________________________________________________

Months of the Year

Complete the Missing Months

January, ________, March, April,

_______, June, July, _______, _______,

October, _________, December.

1. Which days are weekdays?

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2. Which days are the weekend?

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Today is Wednesday.

Today is _____________________.

Tomorrow is _______________________.

Yesterday was _______________________.

Today is Friday

Today is ____________________.

Tomorrow is _____________________.

Yesterday was ______________________.

Ordinal Numbers vs Numbers

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20.

Order = Sunday, Monday, Tuesday.

No Order = Tuesday, Sunday, Monday.

Ordinal Numbers = 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th,

12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20(ith)th.

First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth,

eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth,

eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth.

Examples

Yesterday’s date was Monday, July 23rd, 2018.

Today’s date is Tuesday, July 24th, 2018.

Tomorrow’s date is Wednesday, July 25th, 2018.

Saturday’s date is July 28th, 2018.

Answer the questions. Write complete sentences.

What is today’s date?

_________________________________

What is today’s month?

_________________________________

What is today’s day?

_________________________________

What is today’s year?

_________________________________

Seasons

12 months = January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August,

September, October, November, December.

There are 3 months in one season.

There are 4 seasons in one year.

1. Which season is hot? _______________

2. Which season is January 1st in?______________

3. Which season comes after winter? _____________

4. Which season is Thanksgiving? ______________

1. Today is Monday, the next day is ___________.

2. The next day after Tuesday is ____________.

3. The day after Monday is ____________.

4. The day before Tuesday is ____________.

5. The last day of the week is ____________.

6. The last month of the year is ____________.

7. Today is Monday the 12th, Last Monday was the

_____________.

8. The next day after Tuesday is ____________.

9. After Thursday, it is ____________.

10.____________ is after Thursday.

11.____________ is after Saturday.

12.____________ is before February.

13.Saturday is ____________ Sunday.

Telling Time - Second, Minute, Hour.

1. How many seconds are in a minute?

a. There are ___ seconds in one

minute

2. How many minutes are in an hour?

a. There are ___ minutes in one hour.

3. How many hours are in one day?

a. There are ___ hours in one day.

4. How many days are in a week?

a. There are ___ days in a week.

5. How many weeks in one month?

a. There are __ or __ weeks in a

month.

6. How many months in a year?

a. There are __ months in a year.

In On At (Prepositions of Time)

1. ___ Tuesday

2. ___ 6 PM

3. ___ week 3

4. ___ June

5. ___ lunch time

6. ___ 4:30

7. ___ 5 minutes

8. ___ Christmas day

9. ___ July 24th

10. ___ 2018