English 4th grade, unit 1
English 4th grade
UNIT 2
are fun! J. CESAR BRAZO
El Tomillar, J. C. Brazo
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English 4th grade, unit 1
Past simple tense FORM:
USE: Finished actions in the past
Regular
Irregular
verbs
verbs List of verbs
Subject + verb ED
ending 'E': D
We went to the party Alfie ate at two o'clock
ending 'Y': IED ending cvc: ccED I wanted a car / She liked apples They cried a lot / The car stopped
Subject + DIDN'T + verb (not past!) I didn't want a car / They didn't cry / We didn't go / Alfie didn't eat wanted
cried
went
ate
DID + Subject + verb (not past!) ? Did you want a car? / Did they cry a lot? / Did you go to the party?
El Tomillar, J. C. Brazo
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UNIT MAIN VERBS: Regular or Irregular? SAY THE PAST TENSE
go
join
do
break
be
there be
swim
try
sing
sound
make
have
help
can
move
play
tell
come
see
win
start
love
click
lose
stop
learn
see
run
enter
use
look
get
practise
throw
take
keep
know
catch
move
ask
El Tomillar, J. C. Brazo
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English 4th grade, unit 1
Make sentences. Use the past simple tense Yesterday - I - go - chess club Candy - be - good at - sing They - sing - good songs He - not break - one piece You - have - a good time? You - be - fastest swimmer Pete - not come - last week They - run - 2 kilometers?
El Tomillar, J. C. Brazo
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English 4th grade, unit 1
Translate into Spanish Ellos fueron a coro despues de la escuela hoy Nos vamos a apuntar a la competicion 多Te vas a unir al coro? Si Hay un concierto en Noviembre Usamos un ordenador y un programa especial En mi animacion, un pez nadaba y hacia burbujas Puedes ver mi animacion en internet Mi madre tomo esta foto la semana pasada Soy el nadador mas rapido de mi grupo 多Os lo pasasteis bien en el club de informatica? No Voy a comprar un nuevo juego de ajedrez la semana proxima
El Tomillar, J. C. Brazo
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English 4th grade, unit 1
Future 'going to'
USE:
- Actions we have PLANNED to do in a future
Oh, It's going to rain
I'm going to be a doctor!
- Predictions
Subject + present 'BE' + going to + verb He is going to be a doctor
F O
Subject + present 'BE' + not + going to + verb
R
She is not going to play tennis
M
present 'BE' + Subject + going to + verb? Is it going to rain today?
El Tomillar, J. C. Brazo
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Complete with 'future going to' -I broke my bike and I (buy) ______________ a new one -She likes running and she (join) ______________ the sports club -They swim really well and they (enter) ________________ the swimming competition -You like computers very much. (you - learn) _________________ animation? -Alfie (not have) ______________ a good time at school -This ball is good. It (not break) __________________ easily -The fish in my computer animation (swim) _________________ through the seaweed and it (make) ________________ bubbles -The choir conductor (tell) _________________ us about the singing competition today
El Tomillar, J. C. Brazo
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Adverbs Types of words that give an extra information to the verb or to the adjective Examples: John plays the guitar
(To the verb: AFTER it)
John plays the guitar well VERB
She is a good girl She is a very good girl
(To the adjective: BEFORE it)
ADJECTIVE
There are different kinds of adverbs. Most common are: Place: here, there... Quantity: a lot, some, any... Frequency: often, never... Time: now, then, soon, late, early...
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Manner: well, badly...
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CHANGE THESE SENTENCES BY USING TWO ADVERBS IN EACH ONE
really
late
too
well
easily
quickly
very
today
fast
together
slowly
quietly
My parents came very late I was surprised to see you She can swim You mustn't go to bed Do you like that food?
Alfie is a young boy but he doesn't play football Molly is a tall girl and she runs every day I'm a good swimmer. I can win We went to choir club Please, sing! They go to the sports club on Tuesdays
El Tomillar, J. C. Brazo
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MAKE QUESTIONS FOR THESE ANSWERS. USE THESE WORDS...
How much
How
Do you...
Where
When
Why
Who
What
I bought some apples and cereals in the supermarket Alfie played well Molly helped me with my homework I know it because she told me it They're going to travel tomorrow morning Miss Carey is in the cinema I have got two Euros No, we don't like cats
El Tomillar, J. C. Brazo
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How to make a good composition
Main Punctuation Marks
Full stop (period -AmE-) Comma
A small stop in the same sentence, at a list or starting a letter
Semicolon Colon
It is at the en of a sentence
After the first item of a list
To introduce a list or someone's quote
Question mark
At the end of a question
Exclamation mark (exclamation point -AmE-) Quotation marks
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End of sentence that expresses surprise, etc.
When we repeat someone's words
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Hi Tim ___ I am in Spain with my family __ This is very nice __ because people is kind and the food is excellent __ I like the hotel breakfast __ I usually have __ milk __ cereals __ jam __ eggs and juice. Dad always says __ __ Don't eat so much __ __ __ but I eat a lot __ I am taking lots of fantastic photos __ __ How about your holidays __ Regards
El Tomillar, J. C. Brazo
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Fill the blanks with the proper punctuation marks The teacher said __ __ You must take __ a ruler __ a blue pen __ some paper __ a rubber and color pencils __ __ I can swim very fast __ but I can't break the record __ Oh __ this meal is excellent __ Can you tell me the time __ please __ This is the supermarket list __ a loaf of bread __ some butter __ mineral water __ a kilo of tomatoes __ some meat and eggs __ Don't speak, kids __ Why don't you work quietly __ I broke my leg playing in the park __ Look a this __ it's a fantastic photo __ When did you arrive __
El Tomillar, J. C. Brazo
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English 4th grade, unit 1
Write an email to a friend. Include the expression: after school, sports club, two friends, funny, play tennis, win a prize. Also, use punctuation marks properly
El Tomillar, J. C. Brazo
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TOPIC - 3 members groups - Talk about your holidays - Write your own questions and answers (be careful with grammar and pronunciation...)
- It must have 3 sentences each member - Get ready to put on the play in public!
El Tomillar, J. C. Brazo
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