Sunday, June 14, 2009

Exam schedule

Please meet at the usual classroom.

I will tell you the schedule then.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Please don't make these mistakes

Right:-

1.What's her name?


Wrong:-


1.What's she name

Right:-

2.Do you have a sister?
Yes I do.


Wrong:-

2.Do you have a sister?



Yes I am.


Right:-
3.She likes watching movies.


Wrong:-
3. She likes watching a movie.


Right:-
4. She likes singing.

Wrong:-
4 She likes singing a song.

Right:-
5. She likes reading.

Wrong:-
5. She likes reading a book.

Right:-

6.Is your first language English?
Yes it is.

Wrong:-
6. Is your first language English


Yes I am.

Always use "a" and "the" in English when you have a singular noun as a subject or object:

Right:-
7. She is wearing a hat

Wrong:-
7. She is wearing hat

Right:-
8. He has a pink hat

Wrong:-
8. He has pink hat


Remember after no to make "we are" "they are" "he is" into one word

Right:-
9. No he's not

Wrong:-
9. No he is not.

Right:-
10. No she's not

Wrong:-
10. No she is not.


but after yes they are two words

Right:-
11. Yes they are

Wrong:-
11. Yes they're

12. Yes she is

Wrong:-
12. Yes she's


Sentences start with capital (big) letters.
Right:-

13. She likes listening to music

Wrong:-
13. She's like listening to music. listening to music.

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Final Test

Please learn the following for your test:

The venue and times for the test will be posted here this week


Where are you from?





Note
1. “He’s” “she’s” “I’m” “they’re” “we’re” etc. are not pronounced “he is”, “she is”, “I am”, “they are” etc.. They are pronounced in one word sound.
2. If you are asked “are you from Korea?” say yes I am from Seoul/Pohang/Daegu etc. if you are Korean. Don’t just say “yes I am.”


Are you from Spain?

Yes I am. I’m from Madrid
No I’m not. I’m from Korea.
Is she/he from Korea?
Yes he/she is. She’s from Seoul.
No he/she’s not. She’s from Japan.
Are they from England? Yes they are. They’re from London.
No they’re not. They’re from Korea.
Is Mr. Kim/Mrs. Kim/Yong-eun from Germany.?
Yes he/she is. He’s/she’s from Berlin.
. No he’s/she’s not. He’s/ she’s from England
Is your friend from New York? Yes he/she is.
. No she’s/he’s not. She’s/He’s from Washington
Are you Chinese?
Yes I am.
. No I’m not. I’m Korean.
Is your friend from Chinese? Yes he/she is.
. No she’s/he’s not. She’s/He’s Canadian.












Is your first/second language Korean/Spanish/French




Is your first/second language Korean/Spanish/French?
Yes it is. No it’s not. It’s ……….(Chinese, Japanese, etc)
Is Mr Kim’s first/second language Korean/Spanish/French?
Yes it is.
No it's not it's ……….(Chinese, Japanese, etc)


Please learn all Nationalities, Languages and Countries in the back of your book on the page called “Appendix”




Pronunciation


Stronger sound on the big letters. Weaker sound on the small letters..

CHIna CAnada chiNESE maLAYsia
TURkey MExico braZIL koREan
SPAnish ARAbic jaPAN
ENGlish



What’s your brother/sister/friend like?
How old is he/she?






See page 21



See page 21 and use any words you have learned in class or doing your homework. (E.g. handsome, shy, smart, hardworking, clever, strong, etc.)


What’s your brother like?
What’s your sister like?
What’s she like?
What’s he like? He’s very friendly
She’s very pretty
She’s very kind
He’s very shy
Is your bother shy? Yes he is.
or
No he isn’t he’s very friendly.
How old is your brother?
How old is he/she? He’s twenty-one
She’s/he’s eighteen.
Is your brother twenty? No he’s not. He’s nineteen.


Note:
he likes, she likes, Mr. Kim likes, Mrs. Kim likes but I like, you like, they like, we like.

Examples:-
Listening to music
Playing the piano/guitar/violin/trumpet/saxophone/drums
Singing
Hiking
Watching TV, movies
Driving
Racing
Making things
Etc. from class.

What does she/he/your brother like doing She/he/likes listening to music


What are you wearing?
What color is that?




Know the names of clothes in the book and the colors. (Remember I’m wearing a hat not I’m wearing hat.)


What are you wearing today? I’m wearing a blue shirt with a red tie, long dark blue jeans and white sneakers.
What’s he/she/Yong-eun wearing? He’s/she’s wearing a red blouse with a red skirt and high heels.
Whose jeans are these?

Is this your t-shirt? Yes it’s mine. No it isn’t. It’s Mrs. Smith’s.
Is this Mr. Kim’s hat. Yes it’s his. No it’s not. It’s hers. (Pointing to Mrs. Smith.)
Are these Mr. Kim’s sneakers? Yes they are. No they’re not. (Or No they aren’t) They’re mine.
Are these your trousers? Yes they are. No they’re not. They’re Mr. Kim’s

Are these Mr. Kim’s clothes?




Say what he is wearing. Say what he is not wearing.

e.g. He is wearing a black tie, a white shirt and gray trousers, but he isn’t wearing a raincoat.

Monday, May 25, 2009

ACTIVE ENGLISH 5

Dear Students of Class 5

I will be posting what I want you to know for the final exams this week.


your teacher
David Watermeyer