Tuesday, 24th March 2020
Hello students,
Our first online lesson is about promises that people usually make for the New Year or any important date they choose.
You can find it in your textbooks on page 82.
PROMISES, PROMISES
First of all, I would like you to write a couple of sentences in which you describe the way we celebrate the New Year in our country. As a help, use the following link, in order to find the new vocabulary https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
Next, please, look at the text on page 82 and complete the exercise 1b and 1c. Write the answers into your notebook as a homework.
The following text is about some promises that people make at the beginning of a new year. Please, read these resolutions and answer the questions into your notebook. 🙂
My New Year’s resolutions
by Darren
I like to start every year with my New Year’s resolutions. Then I read them next 1 January and see how well I did!
Here are my resolutions this year.
1. Get fit!!
I say this every year but I hope writing it in public will make it more real. I’m aiming for three runs a week – I think I can do it! I think a fitness tracking app might help me achieve it. Or I could find a running partner. If anyone who’s reading this wants to be my partner, let me know!
2. Save 10 per cent of my salary a month
Having no savings is starting to worry me and 10 per cent is realistic. It’s not too much, but it’s not too little that I won’t see it add up. I’ll put the money into a special bank account that will make it grow … Actually, I don’t know much about that so maybe my next resolution should be to find out how to invest money!!
3. Cook more
I’d like to start inviting friends for dinner and cooking for them. I think once a month is a good plan. By the end of the year I want to have five dishes I can cook really well so people will say, ‘Have you ever had Darren’s delicious cooking?’ Who wants to be my first guest?
Now, choose among the given words/expressions and write next to the questions.
(save money regularly, learn how to cook five dishes, cook for his friends, study hard, read more find someone to run with, run three times a week, eat healthier food, save enough money to buy something, find a new job)
- What are the things the writer wants to do? ______________________________________________________________________________________
- What are the things the writer doesn’t mention?_____________________________________________________________________________
Thursday, 26th March 2020
LESSON II (52)
Grammar: BE +GOING TO
Hello again, dear students
I hope the first lesson wasn’t difficult for you . 🙂
Today we are going to learn some grammar rules about expressing the future. Sometimes, we use expressions to talk about activities we planned before. The expression we use for such cases is : BE + GOING TO + VERB (infinitive form) and is often used to talk about intentions (namjere) ; e.g. I am going to visit my friends next week (,, Namjeravam da posjetim prijatelje sljedeće sedmice.”- u ovakvoj rečenici radnja tek treba da se odigra sljedeće sedmice , ali smo je mi isplanirali ranije)
Here is the full explanation as well as some example sentences.
Remember to change “be” to the correct form for the subject ( I am, you are, he is, she is, we are, you are, they are):
- I am going to play tennis tomorrow.
- You are going to see your cousin next week.
- He / She is going to get married in September.
- We are going to have a party this weekend.
- They are going to save up for a new car.
Question form
As with all verbs that use the verb “to be”, change the subject and the form of the verb to make questions:
- Am I going to…?
- Are you going to…?
- Is he / she going to…?
- Are we going to…?
- Are they going to…?
Short replies
- Yes I am / No I’m not
- Yes you are / No you aren’t (or No you’re not)
- Yes he is / No he isn’t
- Yes we are / No we aren’t (or No we’re not)
- Yes they are / No they aren’t (or No they’re not)
Negative form
- I am not going to leave my job.
- You aren’t going to visit your cousin this week.
- He / She isn’t going to get married.
- We aren’t going to move house.
- They aren’t going to study at university.
Now, go to page 82 in your textbook and find all the sentences in this form, copy them into your notebook and translate into Serbian. (This is to be done during the lesson)
On page 83, there is a couple of exercises for your homework to be written in your notebooks and sent to me.
I also give you some links where you can practice the expression and check if you understood it well.
https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/going-to
https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises/going-to.htm
That is all for today ! 🙂
Thank you for your attention, and take care 🙂
Tuesday, 31st March 2020
LESSON III (53)- MUST/MUSTN’T
Hello ! 🙂
Today we are going to talk about Must and Mustn’t .
When you finish watching the video, go to your textbooks, page 85.
Complete the exercises 7a and 7b. Also, write the rule into your notebook.
Homework:
Copy down the sentences and complete them with MUST or MUSTN’T.
https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-82380.php
That is all, thank you and good luck 🙂
Thursday, 2nd April 2020
LESSON IV (54)- REGGAE MUSIC
HELLO! 🙂
Do you listen to music? How often do you listen to music? ( Answer these questions during the lesson) 🙂
The genre we are learning about is Reggae. Please check you books on page 86, read the text and answer the questions, for your homework. ( You have a couple of days for that)
Write the names of the music bands/musicians that play and sing reggae music, and send that to me during the class.
The following songs are for you to listen and learn something new about them.
That is all for today.
Take care and have some rest until next Tuesday. 🙂
Thursday, 21st May 2020
HELLO AND WELCOME BACK. 🙂
Today, we are writing an email to a friend.
Open your book on page 101, find the email in ex.11a, and then write a similar one to your friend. Use the written email as a help, write it in your notebook and send it to our group.
That is all for this week.
Have some rest and take care. ❤
JU SŠC "Milorad Vlačić", Vlasenica 