Toys, Prepositions of Place Sentences / Words

  • Topic: Prepositions of place and toys vocabulary lesson.
  • Vocabulary:  teddy bear, robot, car, ball, balloon, block
  • Grammar:  This lesson focuses on the use of prepositions of place (in, on, under,  next to, behind) to talk about the locations of things. We will also look at a few new contractions.

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Prepositions of Place in Sentences

  • in the box
  • under the box
  • next to the box
  • behind the box
  • in front of the box 
  • on the box

Contractions:

  • Where's...? / Where is...?  
  • What's your...? / What is your...? 
  • No it isn't. / No, it is not.
  • I don't like. / I do not like.

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Toys: Where is my teddy? Dialogue

  • Topic: Toys and Prepositions of Place
  • Communication Objectives: To learn to talk about the positions of things in a room.
  • Language Objectives:  To learn to use at least five prepositions of place to give information on the whereabouts of objects in a room.

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  • Dialogue Story:  Freddie and Lisa are looking at their toy boxes when Lisa notices that she cannot find her teddy bear.  Freddie asks a couple of questions to help Lisa locate her missing teddy bear.
  • Sentence Structures:
    • Where is my teddy bear?
    • Is it under the bed?
    • Is it on the shelf?
    • It's behind the TV. 
    • It's not in my school bag.

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This / These / That / Those Sentences / Words

  • Topic: Demonstrative pronouns - this, that, those, these and School Supplies
  • Vocabulary:  crayons, pencils, ruler, eraser, draw, write, pen, sharpener, notebook, pencil box, backpack
  • Grammar:  This lesson focuses on using demonstrative pronouns in sentences and questions. We will also learn to ask and answer questions using contractions.

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We use demonstrative pronouns to ask about things that are near or at a distance from the speaker.

Demonstrative pronouns singular

  • This: What's this?  ( for singular objects  that are near)
  • This: What's this?  ( for singular objects that are at a distance)

Demonstrative pronouns plural

  • These: What are these?  ( for plural objects  that are near)
  • Those: What are those?  ( for plural objects that are at a distance)

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This / These / That / Those Dialogue

  • Topic: This, that, These, Those & School Supplies Dialogue
  • Communication Objectives: To learn to ask about one or many things. The lesson will use a school supplies vocabulary to build sentences.
  • Language Objectives:  To learn to use demonstrative pronouns in plural and singular forms to ask about one or more things. In doing this, learners will learn school materials and stationery vocabulary.

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  • Dialogue Story:  Mom has just bought a number of school materials for Lisa. Freddie is asked to take the materials to Lisa. A conversation about their names and uses begins.
  • Sentence Structures:
    • What's this?
    • It's a pen.
    • What's that?
    • It's an eraser.
    • What are these?
    • They're crayons.
    • Are those crayons, too?

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Family Lesson Sentences & Words

  • Topic: Family members sentences and words
  • Vocabulary:  father, mother, sister, brother, grandpa, grandma, dentist, teacher
  • Grammar:  This lesson focuses on close ended questions with demonstrative pronouns (this/these) and questions with the question word 'Who' for asking about people.

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Close ended questions & Demonstrative pronouns:

  • Is this your father(close ended question format)
  • Are these your parents(close ended question format)
  • This  is my father.

Demonstrative Pronouns (Plural/Singular)
This/These/That
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Family Members Dialogue

  • Topic: Family members short dialogue
  • Communication Objectives: To learn to talk about members of a family.
  • Language Objectives:  To learn to describe members of the family and what they do.

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  • Dialogue Story:  Freddie and Lisa go into Bob’s room and admire a family photo. They ask questions about the family photo and describe it to each other. They start talking about Bob’s family and the jobs that they do.
  • Sentence Structures:
    • It's my family photo.
    • Is that you?
    • Is this your sister?
    • Who is this?
    • My mother is a teacher.
    • My father is a dentist.

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Body Parts Lesson Sentences & Words

  • Topic: Body parts sentences 
  • Vocabulary:  eyes, ears, nose, arm, mouth, foot, toes
  • Grammar:  We will learn adjectives to describe parts of the body. An adjective describes a noun. Body part nouns can be described by adjectives - long, short,

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Adjectives:

  • long arms
  • short legs
  • big eyes
  • small eyes

Auxiliary Verb 'to have' in Present Simple, 1st, 2nd, 3rd person singular and plural

  • I have big eyes.
  • You have big eyes.
  • He  has big eyes.
  • We have big eyes.
  • You have big eyes.
  • They have big eyes.

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Body Parts Dialogue

  • Topic: Body parts dialogue
  • Communication Objectives: To learn to talk about body parts.
  • Language Objectives:  To learn to describe parts of the body using basic adjectives.

body parts

  • Dialogue Story:  Lisa is looking at a monkey in a book. Freddie asks Lisa if she can draw a picture. Lisa draws a picture of a monkey and they talk about the monkey's body parts.
  • Sentence Structures:
    • It has two big eyes.
    • Your monkey has a small nose.
    • It has short legs.

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Fruits Lesson Sentences & Words

  • Topic: Fruits Lesson
  • Vocabulary:  apples, peaches, oranges, watermelon, mango
  • Grammar:  In this lesson we will learn to use the names of fruits in plural form. We will also learn to use the articles 'a' before nouns beginning with consonants and 'an' for nouns beginning with vowels.

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Articles 'a' / 'an':

  • a  peach , a  watermelon ,
  • an  orange , an  apple

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Fruit Market Dialogue

  • Topic: Fruit Market
  • Communication Objectives: Students will learn to talk about fruits.
  • Language Objectives:  To learn to ask and answer questions using fruit vocabulary.

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  • Dialogue Story:  Mom, Freddie and Lisa are at a fruit market. Freddie and Lisa prefer different fruits. They are buying different fruits.
  • Sentence Structures:
    • I want two apples.
    • What fruits do you like?
    • I like oranges.

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