KE English 1D (Week One)

 Welcome One and All!😀 

*Do not forget to order textbooks for the academic year ASAP*

Let's start with introductions: 

Six corners - 

1) Tell me about where you're from 

2) Your favorite hobbies 

3) Describe your favorite vacation memory 

4) Describe your least favorite subject and why 

5) Tell me about your future plans after graduation

6) Tell me why you chose English HL/English B: What are your goals for the year? 

Ice Breaker Game: 

BALDERDASH

Each group will get three verb phrases. YOU need to come up with a meaning of the verb phrase. Explain it in detail and provide one sentence using the phrase correctly. 

Then, let's check if you get the word/phrase correct. 

Here's the list:

ADD UP

BACK DOWN

CLAM UP

JOT DOWN

KICK OFF 

LET DOWN

NOD OFF

OPT OUT

RULE OUT

STICK UP FOR

TAKE AFTER

PASS AWAY

FALL THROUGH

DROP OUT

Homework: textbooks, textbooks, textbooks...once again, textbooks. Also, finish the translations below. 

Review with Translations:

Lesson:

Warm-up: Creative Writing (10 min.) 

English Grammar in Use: Unit 50 

Let's talk about question formation in English? 

How do you ask a question? 

Did they go to the store last weekend? 

Have you seen this film? 

When did they visit Grandma's house? 

• Make a question with the following: 
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• It was really rather wet and windy with temperatures well below normal.
• Since eight o'clock this morning.
• I was cleaning up.
• I'd buy a new house.
• She can't be at home, I tried to call her a few minutes ago.
• Why don't you go shopping?
• For about 2 years.
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• Ask questions to fill the gaps with the missing information. 
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• The last few weeks have been very difficult for my friend ______. He discovered that he hadn't insured his car after his car was stolen __________. He immediately went to his insurance agent, but she told him that he had only bought ____________, and not against theft. He became really angry and ________________, but, of course, he didn't do that in the end. So, he hasn't been driving for the past two weeks, but ___________ to get to work. He works at a company about 15 miles from his home in __________. It used to take him only twenty minutes to get to work. Now, he has to get up at ___________ in order to catch the seven o'clock bus. If he had more money, he would ___________. Unfortunately, he had just spent most of his savings on an _____________ before his car was stolen. He had a wonderful time in Hawaii, but he now says that if he hadn't gone to Hawaii, he wouldn't be having all these problems now. Poor guy.

The last few weeks have been very difficult for my friend Jason. He discovered that _______________ after his car was stolen three weeks ago. He immediately went to his ___________, but she told him that he had only bought a policy against accidents, and not ________. He became really angry and threatened to sue the company, but, of course, he didn't do that in the end. So, he hasn't been ___________ for the past two weeks, but has been taking the bus to get to work. He works at a company about __________ from his home in Davonford. It used to take him ____________ to get to work. Now, he has to get up at six o'clock __________________________. If he had more money, he would buy a new car. Unfortunately, he had just __________________ on an exotic vacation to Hawaii before his car was stolen. He had a wonderful time in Hawaii, but he now says that if _______________, he wouldn't be having all these problems now. Poor guy.