2019-04-16 Level 1: places and temperatures

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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p. 21 - What would you be doing in this picture?
Studying, working, or on vacation?
part 1 - Where is the picture?
c - This is in Fiji. It’s an island. It’s morning.
	(It’s a beach on an island.)
Where is Fiji? It’s an island in the Pacific Ocean.
Boston is a city in the United States.
Lac Leman is a lake in Switzerland and France.
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part 4 - Write four sentences about places in (or near) your country.
islands
	Hawaii is an island in the United States.
	Takarajima is an island in Japan.
	Lanyu is an island in Taiwan.
	St. Peterinsel is an island in Switzerland.
mountains
	Denali is a mountain in the United States.
	Fuji is a mountain in Japan.
	Yushan is a mountain in Taiwan.
	Jungfraujoch is a mountain in Switzerland.
cities
	Detroit is a city in the United States.
	Tokyo is a city in Japan.
	Taoyuan is a city in Taiwan.
	Bern is a city in Switzerland.
lakes
	Lake Michigan is a lake in the United States.
	Lake Biwako is a lake in Japan.
	Lake Thunsee is a lake in Switzerland.
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“an island”, “an ocean” - because ‘i’ and ‘o’ are vowels
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Most countries have no “the”: Japan, Taiwan, Switzerland, Brazil, etc.
Few have “the”: the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the Philippines, etc.
	(use “the” if the name is plural or has a word like “kingdom” or “republic”)
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p. 22 “My vacation”
Tunisia is a country in Africa.
Who are the people in the picture?
Brad, Andy, Jessica, and Laura (Laura has the vacation blog.)
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[be] forms			contractions
I + am				I’m
he/she/it + is			he’s/she’s/it’s
you/we/they + are		you’re/we’re/they’re

Some words have the same sound:
you’re / your
it’s / its
they’re / there / their
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p. 22 part 4 - Complete the sentences with “we’re” and “they’re”
part 5a - Repeat the sentences.
We’re in Egypt.
We’re from India.
We’re happy.
They’re on vacation.
They’re Australian.
They’re French.
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we’re and where/wear sound different
We’re where?
We’re wearing shoes.
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Answer my questions.
Where are we? We’re in Stafford House.
Who are you? We’re the students.
Who am I? You’re the teacher.
Who is Kim? She’s your boss.
Who is Kevin? He’s my old teacher.
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part 6 - Are these statements true or false?
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The negative of [be]:
	subject + [be] + not

I am not French. / I’m not French. / (no contraction for “am+not”)
You are not Italian. / You’re not Italian. / You aren’t Italian.
He is not happy. / He’s not happy. / He isn’t happy.
We are not hungry. / We’re not hungry. / We aren’t hungry.
They are not on an island. / They’re not on an island. / They aren’t on an island.
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BREAK (10 minutes)
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p. 23 part 8 - Complete the blog with these words.
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part 9b - Use these words to write 5 true sentences.
	(2 or 3 affirmative, 2 or 3 negative)
affirmative ( + )
	We’re in a classroom.
	We’re students.
	I’m from Asia.
	I’m in North America now.
negative ( - )
	I’m not in Asia.
	We aren’t from Morocco. (We also aren’t from Monaco.)
	You’re not in Asia.
	We aren’t doctors.
		You aren’t a doctor.
		I’m not a doctor.
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singular - singular - singular
plural - plural - plural

What is his name?
What are their names?

One person has a name, a nationality, and a job.
People have names, nationalities, and jobs.
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Sentences with [be]

[be] + (article) + noun
	I am a teacher.
	They are students.
	She is a doctor.
	He is a baby.
	You are men.
[be] + location (= preposition + noun)
	We are in a classroom. (in a city, in a country, in a continent)
	They are from Brazil.
	We aren’t on a beach. (on a river, on a mountain, on an island)
[be] + adjective
	We are happy.
	Tunisia is beautiful.
	I am hungry.
[be] + nationality (adjective)
	I am American.
	You are Swiss.
	They are Brazilian.
	We’re not Moroccan.

[be] + (article) + adjective + noun
	Daniel Craig is a British actor.
	I am a hungry teacher.
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Choose a photo on your phone with people. Tell your partners about the photo.
“This is my sister and this is my wife. They’re in Florida. They’re happy.”
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Temperature adjectives
Winter in Boston is cold.
Early spring in Boston is chilly.
Late spring is warm.
Summer is hot.

Celsius	Fahrenheit	Adjective
40		104			very hot
30		86			hot
20		68			warm
10		50			chilly
0		32			cold
-10		14			pretty cold
-20		-4			very cold
How do we say these numbers? (for temperatures, ‘-’ is “minus” or “negative”)
11 = eleven
12 = twelve
13 = thirteen
14 = fourteen
15 = fifteen
16 = sixteen
17 = seventeen
18 = eighteen
19 = nineteen
20 = twenty
30 = thirty
40 = forty
50 = fifty
60 = sixty
70 = seventy
80 = eighty
90 = ninety
100 = one hundred / a hundred
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spelling problems:
three - thirteen - thirty
four - fourteen - forty
five - fifteen - fifty
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pronunciation problems:
13 / 30
14 / 40
15 / 50
16 / 60
17 / 70
18 / 80
19 / 90

a 1715
b 1750
c 7015
d 7050
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What is your birth year? (remember: we say most years as two numbers)
1995 nineteen ninety-five
1994 nineteen ninety-four
1991 nineteen ninety-one
1983 nineteen eighty-three
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p. 24 part 3 - Does the speaker say the same temperature or a different temprature? What (Fahrenheit) temperatures do they say?
a same - 12 (around -10C)
b same - 35 (around 0C)
c different - 18 (around -10)
d different - 27 (around 0)
e same - 80 (around 25)
f different - 65 (around 20)
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Homework: Find a photograph with people you don’t know. Choose names and jobs for the people. Write sentences about them. (Where are they? What’s the temperature? Who are they?)