10 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- HOW MANY LETTERS DOES THE LONGEST ENGLISH WORD HAVE?
- CAN YOU SAY A SENTENCE WHICH USES EVERY LETTER OF THE ENGLIAH ALPHABET? (PANGRAM)
- WHAT IS THE SHORTEST COMPLETE SENTENCE IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE?
- WHAT IS THE MOST COMMONLY USED LETTER IN ENGLISH?
- WHAT IS THE MOST COMMONLY USED CONSONANT IN ENGLISH? AND THE SECOND MOST USED CONSONANT?
- WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON LETTER THAT BEGINS A WORD?
- WHAT IS THE LONGEST ENGLISH WORD WITH NO VOWEL LETTERS?
- WHAT IS THE ONLY ENGLISH WORD WITH 5 CONSECUTIVE VOWELS?
- HOW MANY WAYS ARE THERE OF PRONOUNCING THE COMBINATION “OUGH” IN ENGLISH?
- THERE IS ONLY ONE WORD IN ENGLISH ENDING IN “MT”. DO YOU KNOW IT?
WATCH THIS VIDEO AND FIND OUT!
***UNIT 1A: EATING IN… & OUT***
LOOK OUT FOR WORDS REFERRING TO TEXTURE AND MAKE A LIST. COMPARE LISTS WITH A PARTNER – WHAT DO THE WORDS MEAN?
DO YOU THINK THE FOLLOWING IDIOMS ARE USED IN A POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE WAY:
- couch potato
- best thing since sliced bread
- drink like a fish
FOOD FOR THOUGHT – TALKING ABOUT FOOD
HOMEWORK IDEA:
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MR BEAN – STEAK TARTARE – WATCH
WRITE DOWN ALL THE VOCAB REFERRING TO FOOD, EATING AND THE OBJECTS YOU SEE:
VERBS WHICH CAN BE DYNAMIC AND STATIVE – EXERCISE
***UNIT 1B: MODERN FAMILIES***
THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY CHART INCLUDES GOING TO/WILL/PRESENT CONTINUOUS FUTURE. HOWEVER, YOU WILL SEE THAT SOMETIMES WE CAN USE THE PRESENT SIMPLE AND MAY/MIGHT TO REFER TO THE FUTURE (NOT IN ENGLISH FILE FOR THE MOMENT!)
PREDICT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN
CLASS SPEAKING ACTIVITY – ASK AND ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS (NOTE THE TENSE OF EACH QUESTION!)
Conversation questions: Future Tenses
- Are you doing anything interesting this weekend?
- Are you meeting anyone in person this week?
- Are you doing anything on Wednesday?
- What are you having for dinner tomorrow?
- Are you doing anything special for your next birthday?
- Are you going to order take out this week?
- Are you going to cook this weekend?
- What are you going to do in the evening?
- What is the next TV show you are going to watch?
- What are you going to do next weekend?
- What are you going to study in the future?
- How do you think the world will change in 20 years?
- What will you do after you finish this course?
- How will your life change in a year?
- Will scientists ever discover life on other planets?
- How do you think technology will change our lives?
PRACTICAL ENGLISH 1 – MEETING THE PARENTS
REACTING TO WHAT PEOPLE SAY
Helendipity 