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2010- 5- 11, 04:25 PM
Lecture # 6
Write a Message
to a Friend
Lecture Components
Vocabulary
Days of the week
Free – time activities
Time expressions
Feelings and moods
Grammar
Simple past tense with regular verbs
Simple past tense with be and have
Writing:
Write a letter about last weekend
Days of the Week:
Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday Friday
Francisco’s Schedule Exercise B – page 82
What is Francisco doing at these times?
1) It’s 3:15 on Monday.
He’s studying with his math group.
2) It’s 7:00 on Thursday evening.
He’s practicing the guitar with Maria.
3) It’s 6:30 on Friday morning.
He’s working out.
4) It’s 8:45 on Saturday morning.
He’s playing basketball.
5) It’s 10:45 on Sunday morning.
He’s cleaning his room.
6) It’s 7:00 on Wednesday evening.
He’s calling grandma in San Diego.
Time Expressions
Time expressions tell WHEN something happens or HOW LONG something lasts:
WHEN:
in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening
on Saturday, on January 3rd
at 12:oo p.m.
at noon, at night, at midnight
HOW LONG:
for two hours , for five days, for ten minutes
from 3:00 to 5:00
Time Expressions: Exercise C – page 82
1. How long does Francisco play basketball on Saturday? (for)
He plays basketball for two hours.
2. What time does Francisco call Grandma? (at)
He calls her at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening.
3. What day does Francisco clean his room? (on)
He cleans his room on Sunday.
4. When does Francisco work out? (in)
He works out in the morning.
5. How long does Francisco practice the guitar on Tuesday and Thursday? (from …to)
He practices the guitar from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Adjectives: exercise D – page 83
These sentences are NOT true. Rewrite them using the correct adjective.
1. Francisco is sad in Los Angeles.
Francisco is happy in Los Angeles.
2. Francisco was wide awake on Saturday morning.
Francisco was very sleepy on Saturday morning.
3. Maria didn’t play basketball because she was healthy.
Maria didn’t play basketball because she was sick.
4. Francisco was full at noon.
Francisco was really hungry at noon.
5. Francisco was busy after lunch.
Francisco was bored after lunch.
6. Francisco was full of energy on Sunday evening.
Francisco was tired on Sunday evening.
Simple Past Tense with regular verbs: affirmative
1. Francisco plays basketball every Saturday.
Francisco played basketball last Saturday.
2. Maria and Francisco study every Sunday afternoon.
Maria and Francisco studied last Sunday afternoon.
3. The Garcia family shop once a week.
The Garcia family shopped last week.
4. I visit my grandfather every month.
I visited my grandfather a month ago.
Simple Past Tense with regular verbs:
Negative
Affirmative Negative Contractions
worked did not work didn’t work
shopped did not shop didn’t shop
Affirmative
Negative
Francisco helped Maria
Maria did not help her mother.
I lived in Jeddah last year.
I did not live in Riyadh last year.
They studied on Sunday afternoon.
They did not study on Saturday afternoon.
The Garcia family shopped for food.
The Garcia family did not shop for clothes.
Simple Past Tense: Exercise A – page 83
1. Maria didn’t play basketball on Saturday morning. (play)
2. Francisco’s friend Rick didn’t call him on Saturday afternoon. (call)
3. Francisco and Rick didn’t walk to the mall in the morning. (walk)
4. Maria and Francisco didn’t watch TV on Saturday night. (watch TV)
5. On Sunday, Maria and Francisco didn’t stay home all day. (stay home)
6. On Sunday morning, Francisc didn’t clean his rooms for three hours. (clean)
7. On Sunday, Francisco didn’t work out and Maria didn’t practice the guitar. (work out/ practice)
8. On Sunday evening, Francisco didn’t relax. (relax)
Simple Past Tense with be (was/were): affirmative & negative
Affirmative
Negative
I was at the game.
I was not (wasn’t) at the game.
You were hungry before lunch.
You were not (weren’t) hungry after lunch.
Francisco was tired on Sunday night.
Francisco was not (wasn’t) tired on Saturday night.
We were on a bus yesterday.
We were not (weren’t) on a plane yesterday.
You were my classmates last year.
You were not (weren’t) my neighbors last year.
They were busy on Saturday morning.
They were not (weren’t) busy on Saturday night.
Simple Past Tense with have(had): affirmative & negative
Affirmative
Negative
Francisco had a basketball game on Saturday morning.
Francisco didn’t have a basketball game on Sunday morning.
Francisco and his family had plans on Saturday.
Francisco and his family didn’t have plans on Sunday.
I had breakfast at 7:00 a.m. this morning.
I didn’t have breakfast at 8:00 a.m. this morning.
Parts of a Letter
There are usually five parts of a letter:
- The heading
- The greeting
- The body of the letter
- The closing
- The signature
Parts of a Letter
Label the parts of the following letter.
_4__Your friend,
_3__ How are you? I’m great. I’m sitting in the park right now. I’m relaxing with my friends. Last weekend was really exciting. I went to Jeddah with my family […] Did you do anything interesting? Write soon!
_1_ March 23, 2010
_5_ MAHER Al-HAMAD
_2_ Dear Abdullah,
Write a Letter to a Friend
First, tell the person how you are.
Then write about what you did last weekend.
Use time expressions to sequence events.
Finally, ask questions or make requests.
Example:
Message Outline
Greeting
Dear Salman,
Body
How I am? I’m busy. School is good. I have classes from …
What did I do last weekend? On Thursday, I played ….
What questions do I have? How are you? How is school? Are you busy?
Closing
Your friend,
Practice
What’s the best way to combine the following two sentences?
(1)Then in the afternoon, I played football.
(2)My friend Ahmad played football too.
(A) Then in the afternoon, my friend and Ahmad played football.
(B) Then in the afternoon, my friend Ahmad played football.
(C) Then in the afternoon, my friend Ahmad and I played football.
What is the best order of the following sentences in a paragraph?
(1)I have classes Saturday to Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
(2)My classes are interesting.
(3)Things here in Dammam are fine.
(4)I like my teachers, too.
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4
(B) 2, 3, 4, 1
(C) 4, 3, 2, 1
(D) 3, 1, 2, 4
Which sentence does not fit in the following paragraph?
(1)How are you? (2) How was your weekend? (3)Did you have fun? (4) I’m fine. (5) Please write soon.
(A) Sentence 1
(B) Sentence 2
(C) Sentence 3
(D) Sentence 4
What is a better word for “sleepy” in the following?
Then I had a big breakfast. I was sleepy.
(A) fine
(B) bored
(C) tired
(D) hungry
Choose the best substitute for the underlined words.
1. I did my homework to three hours on Sunday.
(A) From
(B) At
(C) For
(D) Make no change
My sister practices the guitar in Monday afternoons.
(A) On
(B) At
(C) To
(D) Make no change
3. We watches movies last weekend.
(A) Are watching
(B) Watched
(C) Watch
(D) Make no change
Write a Message
to a Friend
Lecture Components
Vocabulary
Days of the week
Free – time activities
Time expressions
Feelings and moods
Grammar
Simple past tense with regular verbs
Simple past tense with be and have
Writing:
Write a letter about last weekend
Days of the Week:
Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday Friday
Francisco’s Schedule Exercise B – page 82
What is Francisco doing at these times?
1) It’s 3:15 on Monday.
He’s studying with his math group.
2) It’s 7:00 on Thursday evening.
He’s practicing the guitar with Maria.
3) It’s 6:30 on Friday morning.
He’s working out.
4) It’s 8:45 on Saturday morning.
He’s playing basketball.
5) It’s 10:45 on Sunday morning.
He’s cleaning his room.
6) It’s 7:00 on Wednesday evening.
He’s calling grandma in San Diego.
Time Expressions
Time expressions tell WHEN something happens or HOW LONG something lasts:
WHEN:
in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening
on Saturday, on January 3rd
at 12:oo p.m.
at noon, at night, at midnight
HOW LONG:
for two hours , for five days, for ten minutes
from 3:00 to 5:00
Time Expressions: Exercise C – page 82
1. How long does Francisco play basketball on Saturday? (for)
He plays basketball for two hours.
2. What time does Francisco call Grandma? (at)
He calls her at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening.
3. What day does Francisco clean his room? (on)
He cleans his room on Sunday.
4. When does Francisco work out? (in)
He works out in the morning.
5. How long does Francisco practice the guitar on Tuesday and Thursday? (from …to)
He practices the guitar from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Adjectives: exercise D – page 83
These sentences are NOT true. Rewrite them using the correct adjective.
1. Francisco is sad in Los Angeles.
Francisco is happy in Los Angeles.
2. Francisco was wide awake on Saturday morning.
Francisco was very sleepy on Saturday morning.
3. Maria didn’t play basketball because she was healthy.
Maria didn’t play basketball because she was sick.
4. Francisco was full at noon.
Francisco was really hungry at noon.
5. Francisco was busy after lunch.
Francisco was bored after lunch.
6. Francisco was full of energy on Sunday evening.
Francisco was tired on Sunday evening.
Simple Past Tense with regular verbs: affirmative
1. Francisco plays basketball every Saturday.
Francisco played basketball last Saturday.
2. Maria and Francisco study every Sunday afternoon.
Maria and Francisco studied last Sunday afternoon.
3. The Garcia family shop once a week.
The Garcia family shopped last week.
4. I visit my grandfather every month.
I visited my grandfather a month ago.
Simple Past Tense with regular verbs:
Negative
Affirmative Negative Contractions
worked did not work didn’t work
shopped did not shop didn’t shop
Affirmative
Negative
Francisco helped Maria
Maria did not help her mother.
I lived in Jeddah last year.
I did not live in Riyadh last year.
They studied on Sunday afternoon.
They did not study on Saturday afternoon.
The Garcia family shopped for food.
The Garcia family did not shop for clothes.
Simple Past Tense: Exercise A – page 83
1. Maria didn’t play basketball on Saturday morning. (play)
2. Francisco’s friend Rick didn’t call him on Saturday afternoon. (call)
3. Francisco and Rick didn’t walk to the mall in the morning. (walk)
4. Maria and Francisco didn’t watch TV on Saturday night. (watch TV)
5. On Sunday, Maria and Francisco didn’t stay home all day. (stay home)
6. On Sunday morning, Francisc didn’t clean his rooms for three hours. (clean)
7. On Sunday, Francisco didn’t work out and Maria didn’t practice the guitar. (work out/ practice)
8. On Sunday evening, Francisco didn’t relax. (relax)
Simple Past Tense with be (was/were): affirmative & negative
Affirmative
Negative
I was at the game.
I was not (wasn’t) at the game.
You were hungry before lunch.
You were not (weren’t) hungry after lunch.
Francisco was tired on Sunday night.
Francisco was not (wasn’t) tired on Saturday night.
We were on a bus yesterday.
We were not (weren’t) on a plane yesterday.
You were my classmates last year.
You were not (weren’t) my neighbors last year.
They were busy on Saturday morning.
They were not (weren’t) busy on Saturday night.
Simple Past Tense with have(had): affirmative & negative
Affirmative
Negative
Francisco had a basketball game on Saturday morning.
Francisco didn’t have a basketball game on Sunday morning.
Francisco and his family had plans on Saturday.
Francisco and his family didn’t have plans on Sunday.
I had breakfast at 7:00 a.m. this morning.
I didn’t have breakfast at 8:00 a.m. this morning.
Parts of a Letter
There are usually five parts of a letter:
- The heading
- The greeting
- The body of the letter
- The closing
- The signature
Parts of a Letter
Label the parts of the following letter.
_4__Your friend,
_3__ How are you? I’m great. I’m sitting in the park right now. I’m relaxing with my friends. Last weekend was really exciting. I went to Jeddah with my family […] Did you do anything interesting? Write soon!
_1_ March 23, 2010
_5_ MAHER Al-HAMAD
_2_ Dear Abdullah,
Write a Letter to a Friend
First, tell the person how you are.
Then write about what you did last weekend.
Use time expressions to sequence events.
Finally, ask questions or make requests.
Example:
Message Outline
Greeting
Dear Salman,
Body
How I am? I’m busy. School is good. I have classes from …
What did I do last weekend? On Thursday, I played ….
What questions do I have? How are you? How is school? Are you busy?
Closing
Your friend,
Practice
What’s the best way to combine the following two sentences?
(1)Then in the afternoon, I played football.
(2)My friend Ahmad played football too.
(A) Then in the afternoon, my friend and Ahmad played football.
(B) Then in the afternoon, my friend Ahmad played football.
(C) Then in the afternoon, my friend Ahmad and I played football.
What is the best order of the following sentences in a paragraph?
(1)I have classes Saturday to Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
(2)My classes are interesting.
(3)Things here in Dammam are fine.
(4)I like my teachers, too.
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4
(B) 2, 3, 4, 1
(C) 4, 3, 2, 1
(D) 3, 1, 2, 4
Which sentence does not fit in the following paragraph?
(1)How are you? (2) How was your weekend? (3)Did you have fun? (4) I’m fine. (5) Please write soon.
(A) Sentence 1
(B) Sentence 2
(C) Sentence 3
(D) Sentence 4
What is a better word for “sleepy” in the following?
Then I had a big breakfast. I was sleepy.
(A) fine
(B) bored
(C) tired
(D) hungry
Choose the best substitute for the underlined words.
1. I did my homework to three hours on Sunday.
(A) From
(B) At
(C) For
(D) Make no change
My sister practices the guitar in Monday afternoons.
(A) On
(B) At
(C) To
(D) Make no change
3. We watches movies last weekend.
(A) Are watching
(B) Watched
(C) Watch
(D) Make no change