Monday February 14. 2011
(two-thousand and eleven
/tu:  tha-u-z*nd  *nd  i-le-v*n/

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English as a Second Language (ESL)
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The English language is different from many other languages because what you see in print in not always the way it is spoken. In this course we are using two tools to help you read English: TTS voice reading software, and a phonic alphabet.  Zebras54 web-resources adapted the phonic alphabet from the classical phonetics and the jolly phonics based on our experiences with sounds in different languages.

When you get used to the English language, you won't need  TTS voice reading software nor zebras54 phonics

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We think that grammar is important because it explains how to make sentences and helps to read and understand a text. We hope that the grammar exercise will help you - you do not need to learn anything by heart but please print out this course and read it from time to time.


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week 2
print out column 1 and continue with chapter 1 in column 2

The Alphabet

ABC Song

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A phonics song to help children learn the letter sounds. Written and performed by AJ Jenkins Copyright 2009: All rights reserved For MP3s ...

by KidsTV123 |

pronunciation: 

in English pronunciation of some letters does not follows the same rules for each word. - you need to learn how the word is written and how it is spoken

that is why we are using the phonic alphabet in the vocabulary section

vowels:

/a/ - varies

/è/ - varies

/*/ (neutral sound    -er -or   at the end of a noun

/ö/ varies (rare sound)

/é/: words ending with "et",

/i/, varies

/o/

/oy/ oy

/ay/ ay,

/ou/ varies

/au/ ow, w

consonants

/b/ b

/d/ d

/f/ f, ph

/g/ g+a, o, u, e, i, y

/k/ k, or c+a,o, u and qu+e, i, y

/kv/ qu + a, o

/s/ ss between two vowels, s after a vowel AND before consonant), s at the beginning of a word, c+e, i, y, s at end of word, 

/z/ z, s between two vowels

/dž/" j" at the beginning of a word,  "g" at the beginning of word followed by "i" or "e"  some other  j and g 

/š/ sh, the "c" in "cean" and the "t" in "tion"

/č/ ch,  tch, tsh

/t/ t,

/y/ y

/pause/ - h as a consonant on its own (not preceded by c or p - h makes a vowel sound longer.

/th/ - after a, o, u pronounced in a broader way, like that , after e, i, pronounced in a softer way like this

Pronoun

a pronoun is a word that can take the place of a noun.

"Thing" and "person" and "location" are not exactly pronouns because they need an article you can use them to replace a noun if you can't remember its name but do not forget

personal pronouns nominative (subject) answers the question "who"
I	we
you	you
he/she/it	they

personal pronouns accusative (complement) answers the question "whom"
me	us
you	you
him, her, it	them

personal pronouns dative answers the question "to whom"
to me	to us
to you	to you
to him, to her, to it	to them

personal pronouns genitive form answers the question "whose?"
mine	ours
yours	yours
his, hers,  NOUN's *	theirs

* whose book is this? This is Jack's.

the pronouns in English are: I, you (singular), he (masculine person),

she (female person), it (object), we, you (plural), they
This + is/ these + are / this and these are also pronouns, we call them demonstrative pronouns.
The English pronouns have a limited declension between pronouns used as subject (nominative) and object (accusative), the dative forms are derived from the accusative with a preposition in front of them.
the genitive form answers the question "whose"

Article

an article is a small word that tells you how many units of noun there are, and what gender the noun is. Numbers and portions can be used as articles.

personal pronouns and possessive articles
I  -> my	We --> our
You  --> your	You  --> your
He/ --> his She --> her It  --> its	They --> their

genitive - If you want to say that an object belongs to a noun, you add: 's to the noun referring to the  "owner". or a preposition (usually of)

The neighbour's dog. 

If the owner ends with an "s" (for example plural) , you only add ':

the neighbours' dog.

sometimes "of" is used as part of an article

"of"

• substance ("a wheel of cheese")
• elements ("a group of men")
• source ("a portion of the food")
• participation (the love of music)
• origin (men of Rome, origins of Mankind)
  
• reference (the capital of Switzerland is Berne)
• description (the first day of summer)

A noun

A noun is a word to name a person, a place or thing.

Common nouns are the names for things we can see and touch. Abstract nouns are the names for things we cannot see and touch (for example, an idea).

Proper nouns are the special names, used for a person, a place or a thing. A proper noun starts with a capital letter. In some instances, you need to start an ordinary noun with capital letter (dates, seasons)

The noun in English are genderless, and there is no declension. The spelling of a noun only changes when you need to express the plural form.
compounds nouns derived from genitive  (the day of doom --> doomsday (check dictionary)

Adjectives

an adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun. It can also describe who the noun or the pronoun belongs to or how many there are. The spelling of the adjective never changes. Adjectives referring to a nationality start with a capital letter. (English).

In English, the adjective is placed before the noun or after the verb "to be" --> this is a blue triangle / the triangle is blue.

some useful adjectives: black, red, blue, green, yellow, white, pink, brown, neutral, greedy, didactic, mad, happy, crying, chatty, sad, afraid, confused furious, shy, embarrassed, inventive, excited, approving, against, funny, ill, cheeky, diligent, in love, surprised curious, disgusted, contemptuous, evil, injured, oppressed, robotic, stupid, serene, asleep,

Verb

A verb is a word that is used to tell what a person or thing does. Verbs change according to who is involved. Verbs change according to when they take place. 

 TO BE  on its own  provides no action to a sentence: the subject complement re-identifies the subject; the adjective complement modifies it.

ACTIONS - The verb “To be” most frequently works in conjunction with another verb: “He is going into the house."  “ the other verb is in the "GERUND" form. In English, the GERUND form is VERB-ing
TO GO - Gerund form: go+ing = going. Present continuous: I am going. Constructions with gerund are typical of the English language.

Present Tense to be
I am	We are
You are	You are
He/She/It/this is	They/these are

TO GO (present continuous)

Present continuous of TO GO
I am going	We are going
You are going	You are going
He/She/It is going	They are going

Present Tense to wear (clothes, cosmetics, prosthetics)
I am wearing	We are wearing
You are wearing	You are wearing
He/She is wearing	They are wearing

Present Tense to carry
I am carrying	We are carrying
You are carrying	You are carrying
He/She/It is carrying	They/these are carrying

Present Tense to put on (clothes, cosmetics, prosthetics)
I am putting on	We are putting on
You are putting on	You are putting on
He/She is putting on	They/these are putting on

Present continuous of TO take off (clothes, cosmetics, prosthetics)
I am taking off	We are taking off
You are taking off	You are taking off
He/She is going taking off	They are taking off

Present Tense to have
I have	We have
You have	You have
He/She, it, this  has	They/these have

present continuous and simple present
In the English language, there are two forms of present. The present continuous describes an action that is happening now. The simple present describes an action that is a habit.

If we say, "The worker is using a machine", we mean that the activity is happening NOW, but perhaps this worker does not do that all the time.
present continuous. subject + to be (present) + gerund
Now, I am going to school.

If we say, "The worker uses a machine.", we mean that "NORMALLY" she does this and is doing this activity now.

If you have words such as: Once a week (or month, year, day, minute etc), normally, habitually, every + indication of time, you use the simple present.
simple present   subject + verb in present form.
Every day, I go to school.



to do for activities
Use the verb 'do' to express daily activities or jobs. Notice that these are usually activities that produce no physical object.

to do homework. to do nothing. to do something.
and in these expressions:

'Make' for Constructing, Building, Creating

Use 'make' to express an activity that creates something that you can touch. ex: to make a picture. 

Present Tense to do (simple present) gerund form is: doing
I do	We do
You do	You do
He/She, it, this  does	They/these do

Present Tense to make (simple present) gerund form is: making
I make	We make
You make	You make
He/She, it, this  makes	They/these make

An adverb is a word that describes a verb. Usually it describes how, where, when or how often it happens. The spelling of an adverb never changes.

inside, outside are location adverb

Preposition

A preposition is a word that links one noun or a pronoun to another one. Prepositions often describe where someone or something is, or where it is moving towards, or where it is moving towards. 

I live in Belfast

I am in the house.  (no action, no movement)
I am going into the house (an action, a movement)

The garden is outside the house. (no action, no movement)
I am going out of the house  (an action, a movement)

of --> see section on articles.

Or

a particle that you can find after a verb that changes its meaning.

to go - to make a movement from A to B (usually it's followed by "to"
I'm going to the house)
to go out (= to leave)
to go into: (= to enter)

A conjunction is a word to join two parts of sentences or two words together. Conjunctions are used when you want to make lists, or comparisons, or explain things with two sentences. The spelling of a conjunction never changes.

Expressions and proverbs

An expression is a group of words that never changes. A proverb is a sentence that never changes. A quote is a group of words that someone has used before and you need put them into "...." . An interjection is a single word expression and it doesn't need a full sentence. 

In the English language, there are two forms of present. The present continuous describes an action that is happening now. The simple present describes an action that is a habit.

If we say, "The worker is using a machine", we mean that the activity is happening NOW, but perhaps this worker does not do that all the time.
If we say, "The worker uses a machine.", we mean that "NORMALLY" she does this and is doing this activity now.

If you have words such as: Once a week (or month, year, day, minute etc), normally, habitually, every + indication of time, you use the simple present.

If in doubt, use the present continuous.


To make and to do:

and in these expressions:

make plans
make an exception
make arrangements
make a telephone call
make a decision
make a mistake
make noise
make money
make an excuse
make an effort

do one's best
do good
do harm
do a favour
do business


cardinal numbers (for counting)
0 = zero
1 = one
2 = two
3 = three
4 = four
5 = five
6 = six
7 = seven
8 = eight
9 = nine
10 = ten
11 = eleven
12 = twelve,
13 = thirteen
14 =fourteen
15 = fifteen)
16 = sixteen
17 = seventeen
18 = eighteen,
19 = nineteen,
20 = twenty
21 = twenty-one
22 = twenty-two
23 = twenty-three
24 = twenty-four
25 = twenty-five

1/4 = a quarter
1/3 = a third
1/2 = a half

ordinal numbers (for telling position)
1. = the first  or 1st
2. = the second or 2nd
3. = the third or 3rd
4. = the fourth or 4th
5. = the fifth
6. = the sixth
7. = the seventh
8. = the eighth
9. = the ninth
10. the tenth
11. the eleventh
12. the twelth,
13. the thirteenth
14.(the fourteenth
15. the fifteenth
16. the sixteenth
17. the seventeenth
18. the eighteenth,
19. the nineteenth,
20. the twentieth
21. the twenty-first
22. the twenty-second
23. the twenty-third
24. the twenty-fourth
25. the twenty-fifth

the last



circumstantial complement of time - "when"
circumstantial complement of place - "where"
circumstantial complement of manner - "why"
genitive - "whose" or "of what"
direct and indirect object complement - what, to what/for what

In the intermediate course we shall learn to give information, and therefore it is important to know the basics of sentence structures.

chapter 1 - grammar and basic expressions
TTS Voice reading software and translation dictionary provided by IM Translator)  speed settings " - -"  for English

use TTS and read:
 
yes
no
I love you
I am sorry
Excuse me
can I have (something) please?
Thank you
I don't understand
Hello,
my name is (name)
what is your name?
Where are you from?
I live in (location)
How old are you?
I am (number) years-old.
Goodbye!
See you soon




What? (ask about an object)
What is happening? (ask about an action)
Who? (ask about a person)
When? (ask about a time or a date)
Where? (ask about a location)
Why? (ask for an explanation)
How much does it cost?
How many? (ask about the quantity)
What time is it?  (ask about the time)
It is (number) o'clock
numbers are in column 1!

The months of the year (noun) , January February March April May June July August September October November December
The days of the week (noun)  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
the date in English, Thursday, September 23, 2010.
The seasons (nouns) Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Special occasions (expressions)  the birthday Happy Birthday! Happy New Year! New Year's Day Easter Christmas Happy Christmas New Year's Eve

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The weather (adjectives)  - stormy, rainy, sunny with clouds, sunny,
cloudy, snowy



the world (nouns)  North America South America The Pacific Ocean The Atlantic Ocean Europe Africa Asia The Indian Ocean Australia the South Pole
North South East West . I live in ...., it lives in.... , 


shapes (nouns) circle, cylinder, cube, square, triangle, cone, polygon, cross, line, crescent, rectangle, half-circle, star
colours (adjectives)  orange, yellow, blue, red, green, dark-blue, purple, pink, grey, brown, black, white, dull/bright pale/dark


pronoun/noun + TO BE + adjective
 
I am  + adjective
also practise:
This is + article + noun
start the lesson writing today's date.
exercise 1: write the months and the days on a calendar. write down when the seasons start and end. choose some special occasions and write them down in the callendar.
exercise 2: fill in a world map with the names of the continents and oceans.
draw the shapes and fill them in with different colours. Write down the name of the shape and its colour. For example. The red circle, the blue square. the circle is red, the square is blue.

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images
read and visualise these words
Adjectives: human/ animal, fast/slow. large/small, short/ tall, rough/smooth,  curly/straight,   wide/narrow, fat/lean, dirty/clean, domesticated/wild
English phonics
/fast/ /slo-u/ /lardž/ /smo:l/ /short/ /to:l/ /rof/ /smu:th/ /ker-li/ /strejt/ /wayd/ /nar-ro-u/ /fat/ li:n/ /der:-ti/ cli:-n/
/do-mes-ti-kej-t*d/, /wayld/

animals /a-ni-melz/

the bear. /be:r/
the lion. /lay-en/
the kangaroo. /ken-ga-ru:/
the tortoise. /tor-tois/
the elephant. /elef*nt/
the porcupine. /por-kyu-payn*/
the snake. /sneyk/
the seal. /si:*l/
the hippo /hip-po-po-te-m*s/
the deer. /di:*r/
the giraffe. /ži-raf/
the gazelle. /ga-zell/
the sheep. /ši:p/
the goat. /go-ut/
the young goat. /y*ng go-ut/
the goose. /gu:s/
the lamb. /la:m/
the horse. /hors/
the cow. /kau/
the bird. /berd/
the calf. /ka:f/
the  pig. /pig/
the piglet./pig-let/
the duck. /dok/
the duckling. /dok-ling/
the mouse. /maus/
the dog. /dog/
the cat. / cat/
the donkey. /don-ki/
the zebra. /ze-br*/
the chicken /čik-k*n/
the hen /hen/
the egg /eg/

exercise: as always. copy ten lines of text from your dual language book. Do the colour coding exercise (difficult!). write down the words from this chapter with colour code,

What are your favourite 10 animals? Find pictures of them.
pick up a few animals and describe them. What colour are they, are they fast, are they slow, rough or smooth etc. For example: The panda is black and white. It is wild. It lives in Asia. It is large and slow with smooth fur.

RULE OF GENDER FOR NOUNS
good news for you: English pronunciation is difficult, but you do not need to worry about the gender of nouns and you don't need to worry about declination of nouns.

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Chapter 5 - landscape image read and visualise these words the fish. /fiš/ the lake. /le-ik/ the boat. /bo-ut/ the bridge./bri-dž/ the field. /fi-*ld/ the river /ri-ver/ the crow. /cro-u/ the rabbit. /ra-bit/ the pathway. /path-we-i/ the tent. /tent/ the fishing rod /fi-šing rod/ the apple. /ap-p*l/ the tree. /tri: the leaf. /li-*f/ the branch./branč/ the flower. /fla-u-er/ the grass. /gras/ the bee. /bi:/ the snail. /sne-il/ the caterpillar. /ca-ter-pil-lar/ the butterfly./bot-ter-fla-i/ the insect. /in-sekt/ the fox.  /foks/ the cloud. /cla-ud/ the spider. /spa-i-d*r/ the village. /vil-lidž*/ the school. /sku:l/ the mountain. /ma-un-ten/ the hill. /hill/ the stable /ste-ib*l/ the barn /ba:rn/ the stone /sto-un/ the sea /si:/ the beach /bi:č/ the coast /ko-ust/ the forest /fo-rest/ the valley /val-lé/ sand /send/ adjective: rural /ru-r*l/ GRAMMAR - Describing a landscape    images practise: There is a tree by the lake. There are three bales in the field. . The fish is swimming in the river. The village is on the hill. The school is at the end of the pathway. In a rural landscape, there are villages, fields, hills etc. (visualise these sentences) then analyze this: THERE IS + SINGULAR NOUN THERE ARE + PLURAL NOUN various prepositions that can be used with a location noun: by + location, on + location, at the end of + location to hang from something: verb with preposition.

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image
read and visualise these words

image

clothes
a hat, /hat/
a t-shirt, /ti-šert/
a suit, /su:t/
a coat /ko-ut/
a jumper, /džom-p*r/
a dress, /dres/
a shirt, /shert/
a pajama, /padžama/
a trousers, /tra-u-zerz/
gloves, /glovz/
shoes /šu:z/
a jacket, /dža-ket/
socks, /soks/
sunglasses, /son-glas-ses/
goggles, /gog-g*lz/
pants,/pants/
make-up, /meyk  op/
a scarf /skarf/
a towel, /tau-el/
an umbrella, /om-br*l-l*
a uniform, /yu-ni-form/
a skirt
a mask, /mask/
a necklace, /nek-l*s/
a bracelet, /breys-let/
a watch, /u-ač/
a ring, /ring/
earrings,/i*r-ring/
a tattoo /tat-tu:/
a cane, /keyn/
a wheelchair, /uil-čer/
walking frame, /ual-king frey-m*/
prosthetics, /pros-te-tiks/
glasses /glas-ses/
stain /steyn/

human adjectives: happy, sad, injured, ill, disabled, angry, tired, OK
human adjectives: /hap-pi/, /sad/ /indžörd/ /ill/ /dis-ey-b*ld/ /engri/ /tay-r*d/ / o ke/

body
a hand, /hand/
a finger, /fin-ger/
an arm, /arm/
a foot, /fu:t/
a leg,  /leg/
a head, /hed/
the abdomen /ab-do-men/
a face, /fe-is/
an eye, /ay*/
a mouth /mauth/
a tooth, /tu:th/
a nose,/no-us*/
an ear,/i*r/
hair, /her/
a bone, /bo-un/
a skull, /skoll/
a body, /bodi/
a skeleton, /ske-l*et*n/
a wound, /wu:nd/
a scar, /ska:r/
blood /blod/
brain /brein/
heart /ha:rt/
lung   /long/
x-ray /x-rei/

GRAMMAR: verbs with clothes and human body. Expressing emotions or human condition.

verb - practise the following sentences (or similar) :. The woman is wearing a head scarf, sunglasses and a ring, the man is putting his jacket on, Leonard Cohen is taking his hat off, the woman is carrying towels, this girl is disabled, this girl is happy.

to be + human adjective

exercise: make a separate page called "numbers" and find out what cardinal and ordinal numbers are, then write the ordinal numbers and cardinal numbers up to 25.

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read and visualise these words

the shelter, /šel-ter/
the basket, /bas-ket/
the wheelbarrow /uil-bar-r*/
the bucket, /bok-ket/
the shovel /šo-v*l/
the tractor, /trak-t*r/
the van, /van/
the lorry /lo-ri/
the scaffold, /scaf-fold/
the helmet, /hel-met/
screwdriver/skru-dray-v*r/
the screw /skru/
the hammer, /ham-m*r/
the nail, /ne-il/
the broom, /bru:m/
the sponge, /spondž/
the machine, /ma-šin/
the barrier, /bar-ria/
the telephone, /te-le-fon*/
the pen, /pen/
the paper, /pey-p*r/
the camera, /kam-ra/
the  scissors (pl) , /si-z*rz/
the needle, /ni:-d*l/
the ribbon, /rib-b*n/
the calculator/kal-kyu-ley-t*r/
the roll, /roll/
the stapler, /stey-pler/
the box, /boks/
the folder, /fo:l-d*r/
the bin, /bin/
the notebook, /no:t-buk/
the pencil, /pen-s*l/
the plug /plog/
the cable /key-b*l/
the socket, /so-ket/
the tap, /tap/
the light-bulb, /layt-bolb/
the ruler, /ru-l*r/
the picture, /pik-č*r/
the manual, /ma-nyu-al/
the board, /bo-urd/
the paintbrush /peint-broš/
the paint, /peynt/
the rope, /roup/
the sack, /sak/
the trolley, /trol-li/
the trailer, /trey-l*r/
the container /kon-tey-ner/
the bag, /bag/
the button, /bot-t*n/
the keyboard /ki:-bourd/
the monitor /mo-nit*r/
the website /web-sayt/
the computer /kompyu-t*r/
language course /len-guedž kors/
the lesson /les-s*n/
the label /ley-b*l/

GRAMMAR : activities
verbs: to use +( tool), to work as (+ profession) , to do, to make
the simple present and the present continuous
visualise and analyze the following sentences:
The worker uses a machine.
The woman works as a nurse.
The artist is making a picture.
The pupil is doing homework.

activity (add these words to your "verb" page and "people" page.
to work - a worker,  /u*rk/  - /u*r-k*r/
to teach - a teacher,  /ti:č/  //ti:čer/
to study -> a student. /sto-di/ /styu-d*nt/
to think --> a thinker.  /think/ /thin-k*r/
to play --> a player,  /pley/ /play-*r/
to hunt --> a hunter.  /hont/ /hon-t*r/
 to dance --> a dancer, /dans/ /dan-s*r/
to drive --> a driver. /drayv/ /dray-v*r/
to read --> a reader.  /ri:d/ /ri:-d*r/
to research --> researcher /ri-s*rč/  /ri-s*rčer/
to translate --> a translator. /trans-le-it/ /trans-le-it*r/
To clean --> a cleaner. /kli:n/ /kli:-n*r/
to manage --> a manager. /ma-n*-dž/ /ma-n*-dž*r/
to employ --> an employer. /em-ploy//em-ploy-*r/
to be employed --> an employee. /em-ploy/ /em-plo-yi:/
To work in an office --> an office worker.  /u*rk/  - /u*r-k*r/
to represent --> a representative /r*-pre-zent/ /r*-pre-zen-t*-tiv//
to be unemployed --> an unemployed person,
/on-em-ployd/ - /on-em-ployd p*r-s*n/
to work freelance --> a freelance worker
/fri:-lans u*rk/  - /fri:-lans  u*r-k*r/
to paint --> a painter  /peynt/ /peyn-t*r/
to make art --> an artist /me-ik art/ /ar-tist/
to sing --> a singer /sing/ /sin-g*r/
to sell --> a seller /sell/ /sel-l*r/
to buy --> a buyer  /ba-i/ /ba-i-*r/

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read and visualise these words
the train, /treyn/
the locomotive, /lo-ko-mou-tiv/
railway track, /reylwey-trak/
the luggage,/log-gidž/
the carriage, /car-ri*dž/
the ticket, /tik-ket/
the signal, /sig-n*l/
the clock /klok/
the railway, /reyl-wey/
the station, /stey-š*n/
the time-table /taym-teyb*l/
the map, /map/
the bus, /bos/
the motorway /motorwey/
the taxi, /tak-si/
the road, /roud/
the  pavement /peiv-m*nt/
the aircraft, /er-kraft/
the airport. /er-port/
horse cart, /hors-kart/
cargo, /kargo/
electricity, /i-lek-tri-ci-ti/
energy, /ener-dži/
petrol station /petr*l-stey-š*n
pylon, /pai-l*n/
pipeline, /payp-layn/
power station /pou-er  stey-š*n/
sewage system/su-wež sis-tem/
engine, /en-džin/
wheel, /ui:l/

parking-space/parking spejs/
a bus-stop /bos-stop/
traffic, /traf-fik/
a traffic-sign, /traf-fik sayn/
the zebra crossing, /zebr* krosing/
the traffic lights, /traf-fik layts/
the steamer, /sti:mer/
the canal /ka-nal/
the container-ship /con-tey-ner šip/
thesailboat, /seil-bout/
the ferry, /fer-ri/
the pier, /pi:r/
the waiting-room/wey-ting ru:m
the public toilets /po-blik toy-lets/ pl
the mobile phone /mo-bayl fo:n/
a letter, /let-ter/
a stamp, /stamp/
the e-mail /i:-meyl/
the post-office /po:st of-fis/
the internet /internet/
the cash-machine, /caš ma-šin/
a postcard, /po:st-kard/
money /mo-ni/
the money-order/mo-ni or-der/
the voucher /vau-čer/
customs, /cos-t*mz/
border, /bor-der/
country, /kaun-tri/
passport /pass-port/
receipt /re-si:t/

verbs: to travel (on foot, by train, by car, by boat, by plane),  to depart, to arrive, to wait, to commute  (copy and paste into "VERBS" section

people: a traveller, a tourist, a commuter, a sailor, a ticket inspector, a railway worker, a passenger, a tourist, a mechanic, (copy and paste into "people" section)
expression: attention, have a safe journey! send me an email, freedom to travel
danger

grammar
find out about the preposition "of", about the genitive and about possessive articles and possessive pronouns.
copy and paste: "possessive articles", and section on pronouns into "PEOPLE")

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read and visualise these words

the town, /taun/

the street, /stri:t/
the square,  /skver/
the office,  /of-fis/
the city-hall, /ci-ti-ho*l/
the shop, / šop/
the cafe, /ka-fe/
the bakery, /bey-k*-ri/
the museum, /myu-si-*em/
the library, /lay-br*-ri/
the centre, sen-t*r
the hospital, /hos-pi-t*l/
the lab, /lab/
the university, /yu-ni-v*r-si-ti/
playground, /pley-gaund/
stadium /ste-di-*m/
place of worship /pleys-of-w*r-šip/
statue /sta-tiu/
the fountain,  /faun-t*n/
hotel /hau-tel/
supermarket/supermarket/
the police-station,
the building site,
the pub, /pob/
the restaurant, /res-tr*nt/
the plot of land, /plot-of-land/
the park, /park/
the bench, /benč/
the factory, /fak-tri/
the flower-beds, /flau-*r-bed/
the tourist office, /tu-rist-of-fis/
the pharmacy /far-ma-ci/
the concert hall, /kon-s*rt holl/
the market, /mar-ket/
the harbour, /harb*r/
the theatre, /thi-ey-t*r/
the cinema, /si-ne-ma/
the suburbs, /s*-b*rbz/
the flat, /flat/
newsagent's, /nyuz-eyd-ž*ents/
camp /kemp/
advertising /ad-v*r-tay-sing/
exhibition /ek-si-bi-š*n/
conference /kon-fr*ns/
location /lo-key-š*n/
stairs / sterz/
lift /lift/

adjective: civic, municipal, urban, commercial, derelict,
(optional)
people: (professions) bookseller, shopkeeper, , clergyman, optician, chief of police, fireman, postman, locksmith, salesman, repairman, athlete, florist,  lawyer, life-guard. architect, carpenter, window-cleaner, taxi  driver, shop-assistant, porter, waiter,
pumber, bricklayer, electrician, roofer, gardener, homeless person, musician, pedestrian, welder, steel worker, foreman, doorman, cameraman, librarian, barber, cashier, bank-teller, chemist, nurse, doctor, dentist, patient, chef, attendant, clerk, photographer, editor, typist, fisherman, coastgard. docker, captain, soldier, surveyor,
judge, pilot, crew, team, house-worker, craftsman, designer, webmaster

grammar: 1) find out how the possessive/genitive works for shop names.  2) find out about orthographic rules. 3) find a street-map in English

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read and visualise the words

food and drink

the soup, /su:p/
the tomato, /tomatou/
cucumber,  /kyu-kom-b*r/
lentils /len-tilz/
the onion, /o-ni-*n/
the carrot, /ker-rad/
salad /sa-led/
the potato, /po-tej-tou/
fruit  /frut/
the biscuit /bis-kit/
cabbage /cabedž/
the cake /keik/
cinnamon /sin-na-m*n/
rice  /rais/
peas  /pi:z/ pl
cheese /ci:z/
dessert /di-zert/
soya products /so-ya pro-d*cts/
flour /flau-er/
cereal /si-ri-*l/ 
yogurt /yo-g*rt/ 
meat /mi:t/
bread /bred/
chocolate /čok-let/
the orange /o-rendž/
the drink  /drink/  
juice /džu:s/
milk /mi*lk/ 
coffee /kof-fi:/
tea /ti:/
alcohol /al-ko-hol/ 
water /ua-t*r/
a pasta dish - /pasta diš/ 
a sandwich /sand-uič/
vegetarian dish /ve-že-t*-ri*n  diš/
the kitchen, /ki-č*n/
cooking utensils / yu-ten-s*ls/
the stove/ku-k*r/ 
the oven /o-v*n/
a spoon /spu:n/
a knife /nayf/ 
a fork /fork/
the plate,  /pleyt/ 
the cup /cop/ 
the saucepan /sous-pan/
the glass /gla:s/
teapot /ti:pot/

exercise:
what is your favourite recipe? write it down.

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read and visualise

arts and entertainment

the newspaper /nyus-pey-per/
the radio /re-dyo/
the television /te-le-vi-š*n/
the book  /buk/
the record /rek*rd/
the video-game /vi-de-o-geym
the DVD  /di-vi-di/
music-player /myu-zik ple-yer
the programme/pro-gram/
the painting /peyn-ting/
the article  /ar-ti-k*l/
the poem  /po-*m/
the song /song/
the album  /al-b*m/
the atlas /at-las/
the magazine /mag*zi:n/
the sports game /sports-geym/
the hobby /hob-bi/
remote control /rimoutkontrol/

furniture /f*r-ni č*r /
the floor /flour/
the ceiling/si:-ling/
the carpet /karpet/
the sofa /sou-fa/
bunch of flowers /bonč of flauers/
the curtain /k*r-t*n/
the table /teib*l/
the chair /čer/
the shelf /šelf/
the candle /kan-d*l/
the lamp /lamp/
the vase /va:z/

find out about : made of, made by, made in and how to use them. Use a painting and make sentences.
find out about different types of material used as genitive :  metal, fabric, man-made, wood, plastic, pottery   eg: this table is made of wood
 
find out about the origins of first names used in the UK  (or any English-speaking country that you like). What does the word 'etymology' mean?

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English

the bedroom

the bed,  /bed/
the blanket, /blan-ket/
the basin, /bei-sin/
the pillow, /pil-lou/
the hair-brush, /her-br*š/
the mirror, /mir-r*/
the slippers, /slip-p*z/
wardrobe, /wo:rd-roub/
the peg, /peg/
the toilet, /toi-let/
the comb, /coum/
the soap, /soup/
the doll, /doll/
the teddy, /ted-di/
the box, /boks/
the toothbrush, /tu:th-br*š/
the game, /geim/
the duvet, /dü-ve/
the toy, /toy/
music instrument/myu-zik  ins-tru-m*nt/
the desk, /desk/
the night-table, /nayt tey-b*l/
chest of drawers, /čest of drou-*rs/
razor /rei-z*/

verbs - to wash, to sleep, to wake up,
to play a music instrument, to play a game, to play with a toy, to stage a play
what is the difference between a play and a game.
optional:
name five music instruments
name five toys,
name five games
name five plays
name five book titles
GRAMMAR
How to form an adverb - An adverb is a word that describes a verb. Usually it describes how, where, when or how often it happens. The spelling of an adverb never changes.  

what time is it - the day, the morning, the afternoon, the evening, the night,
 the time (we would like our students to find a clock with handles that they can use for this exercise)
making a time table - describe one of your days. Any indication of time or date in a sentence, answers a question "When", this types of complements are called "circumstantial complements of time"

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