月度存档: 五月 2010

Places around town and directions

作者: 日期: 05/26/2010 没有评论

Language covered

  • Places around town
  • Prepositions of place
  • Asking and giving directions #1

PS.

  1. direction: north, south, west, east
  • get lost: Stick to me and you won’t(will not) get lost.
  • ask for directions
  • give directions

Pronunciation

/au/: how, about, down, town, house, south

Key words

bank, hospital, office, supermarket, school, pharmacy, library, bakery, park

What can you do in a bank? We can save money, take money, return money and exchange money. #save=deposit; take=withdraw

What can you do in a hospital? We can see/visit/ a doctor, when we get sick.

We can buy medicine in the pharmacy. #medicine=drug; pharmacy=drug store

In the library, we can read books and borrow books, but we need return books on time if you borrowed them.

In the bakery, we can buy bread and cookies baked by bakers.

I walk to relax at the park when I’m tired.

Useful phrases

up, down, left, right, front, back, middle; #front desk 前台

turn left, turn right, turn back, turn around, step back

go upstairs

go straight/go straight on/go straight ahead/

go along; go past; go across

on the left/on the right/on your left/on your right/

crossing, traffic lights

Direction expressions

Where is the school? It’s on the left.

How do I get to the park? Go straight ahead./Go straight on./ #1

PS.

  1. 不用加to
  • get there
  • go home

Discussion points

  • How do you ask for directions?
  • How do you give directions?
  • How do you describe places?

Asking for directions

Where is the bank, please? Go straight on. Turn left. The bank is on the right.

Could you tell me where the nearest hospital is, please? Go straight on, past the supermarket. The hospital is second on the left. #the nearest 最近的，必须加the

Excuse me. Do you know where the museum is, please? Go straight on, past the bank. The museum is on the right.

How do/can/ I get to the bakery, please? Go straight on and take the first right.

PS.

  • Who am I?
  • Do you know who I am?

Useful sentences for asking directions

  1. Could you tell me how to get to ___?
  2. How can I get to ___?
  3. How can I find___?
  4. Do you know where ___ is?

Example

  • Can you tell me how to get to the train station?
  • Sure. Go down Main Street until you reach the corner. Turn left and walk until you see a traffic light. Cross the street and look for a large supermarket. The train station is right next to it.

I can do it

作者: 日期: 05/20/2010 没有评论

New vocabulary

musical instruments: guitar, violin, flute, saxophone, cello, piano; /play the guitar/

bicycle, tricycle, unicycle, motorbike, moped; /ride a  bicycle/ #1

play chess

use chopsticks

PS.

  1. bi=2, tri=3, uni=1

Choose ‘can’ or ‘can’t’ #1

  1. Yes, I can speak German.
  2. Can you cook Japanese food?
  3. No, I can’t.
  4. I can’t use chopsticks, but I can use a knife and fork.
  5. I can play the guitar, but I can’t play the violin.
  6. What can you do?
  7. Can you sing/cook/fix a bike/drive a car/play chess/?

PS.

  1. can发音: UK: /ka:n/; US: /kæn/; 句子中连读: /[kən/

Classroom survey

  • What’s your name? / May I have your name?
  • Where are you from? / What’s your nationality?
  • How old are you?

Abilities #ability

  • What languages can you speak? malay/malayan
  • What food can you cook?
  • What sports can you play?
  • What musical instruments can you play?

Shopping (Let’s go shopping)

作者: 日期: 05/19/2010 没有评论

Language covered

  • Learning the names of clothes
  • Listening to a dialogue in a shop
  • Practice asking about the price
  • Going shopping

New vocabulary

shopaholic,  shopping mall;

buy, bought;

sell, sold;

shopping / go shopping / go window shopping;

accessories: a belt, earrings, a necklace, tie, scarf;

clothes,  blouse, trousers, leather shoes; #a pair of

handbag/purse <for woman>, wallet <for man>;

shop assistant / salesgirl / salesman;

customer / fitting room / dressing room; #try on

cash / credit card / receipt / invoice/ total;

on sale 打折 /Which is on sale?/

Dialogue

Ask about size

C: What size do you have/want/wear/?
S: small (medium / large / extra small / extra large)
C: Do you have it in medium/size | color/?
S: Yes, of course.
C: It’s a little large for me. Do you have a smaller one?
S: I am sorry, we only have this size.

Pay the bill

S: What kind of way would you like to pay, cash or credit card?
C: Cash/Credit card/ please. Can I pay check?
C: How much is it?
A: $130.
C: This is $150.
A: Here is your change.

Important sentences

I went shopping yesterday.

How can I help you? /What can I do for you?/

I am looking for blouse.

Do you have this in green?

Can you reduce the price?

Can you give me a lower price/discount/?

I can give you 20%(twenty percent) off.

Can I try it on?

How much is it?

It’s a deal! /I’ll take it!/

It suits red/color | style/ you.

It fits small/size/ you.

Shapes and colors

作者: 日期: 05/18/2010 没有评论

Language covered

  • Names of shapes
  • Adjectives describing objects
  • Colors
  • How we describe things

New vocabulary

Shapes: circle, crescent, rectangle, star, square, cube, triangle, heart, cone, cylinder; #1

Adjectives: flat, bumpy, straight, short, round, big, small, light, heavy, sharp; #2

Colors: red, silver, golden, blue, orange, purple, pink, yellow, green. #3

PS.

  1. ice cube; ice-cream cone;
  2. go straight;
  3. dark green; light green;

Key structures

What is it like?

What’s the color of the door? It’s brown.

What’s the shape of the clock? It’s a circle.

What color is the sky?

How high is the mountain? It’s 1000 meters high.

Do you know the depth of the sea? Yes, it’s 500 meters in depth.

A ruler is long and straight. A toad is small and bumpy.

A elephant is big and heavy.

A plate is flat and round.

This is a purple cone-shaped light.

This is a small green frog.

This is a long straight road.

What colour is the tree? The tree is green.

Is her hair black? Yes, it is.

Is John’s car yellow? No, it’s not/it isn’t/ yellow, it’s blue. /Isn’t John’s car yellow?/

How to learn English?

  • watch English movie
  • learn English song: You are my sunshine
  • speak with native

It’s a date

作者: 日期: 05/14/2010 没有评论

New vocabulary

painting, drawing, go to karaoke, singing, do yoga, do pottery, clay, knitting;

climbing(climb) mountain, hiking(hike), jog, gym;

play volleyball, go bowling, go skating, go skiing, go fishing;

go to the beach, go picnic, BBQ/barbecue;

same as somebody, be (not) good at, few

comedy, patience

when I/she/we/ was/were/ young/very little/

Calendar

What will Harry do/What is Harry going to do/ at 9 AM on the Friday?

Harry will meet with his boss at 9 AM on the Friday.

Important sentences

My sister likes reading books.

I love shopping for clothes.

I like doing yoga to relax.

My friend loves clay and does pottery.

I love flowers and painting them.

My friend and I do sport every weekend. #sport本身可做名词，故不用sporting也可以

My best friend loves singing and goes to karaoke on Friday.

I don’t like going fishing, because it needs patience.

We’ll have a BBQ/barbecue/ this Friday. #/last Friday/next Friday/

When I was a child, I liked painting.

Dialogue

Movie on Sunday?

Fine.

Which movie?

Oh, I think an action movie!

I don’t like action movies!

What time?

At 7 pm?

OK.

Dinner at 6 pm, then?

Great!

True of false for you? Change the sentence so it’s true for you.

  1. I like playing sports.
  2. I like doing pottery.
  3. I don’t like going to restaurants.
  4. I like doing yoga.
  5. I like reading.
  6. I don’t like painting.