ELLIII: Chapter 1
Notes and Activities!
Day 1
Mrs.Ross
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I’m 30 years old.
My birthday is April 12.
I’m from Lake Zurich.
I live in Palatine.
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I have a small family.
My dad’s name is Andy.
My mom’s name is Karen.
They live in Lake Zurich.
My sister, Becky, is 28 years old. She is married and
has two dogs.
This is my sister’s son. He is my
nephew. His name is Owen and he is
10 months old.
• My husband is an architect. His name is
Brent.
• We have three-year-old dog named Mia.
I have a daughter named Eliana (Ellie).
She is 8 months old.
• I like to dance, listen to music and cook!
• I especially like to bake!
• In my free time, I dance, paint, read, listen to music,
shop, and watch t.v. But I mostly play with my
daughter!
• I also love to travel!
• I have been to
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Canada
England
Ireland
France
Spain
Brazil
Peru
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Mexico
China
Morocco
Personal Introductions
• Introduce yourself!
– What is your name?
– What are your family names?
– Where are you from?
– What did you do this summer?
– What do you like to do?
– Something interesting about yourself.
Day 2
LT-1 I can talk about who I am and who
others are.
Is he a skater?
Is he an actor?
Is she a swimmer?
Is she an instructor?
Is she a singer?
Is she a typist?
Are they players?
Are they drivers?
Are they singers?
Are they teachers?
Are we skiers?
Are we CLC Tigers?
we CLC Tigers
Are you students?
Are you violinists?
Am I a dancer?
Am I a teacher?
Day 3
Vocbulary Stations
• Station 1: Individual practice!
– Practice your flashcards
• Station 2: Pronunciation!
– Read each vocabulary word into the recorder 5
times.
• Station 3: Quiz your partner.
– Get together with one other person. They tell you
a word, you write it. Then switch! (5 words each)
Vocabuly Matching
• Find the picture of your vocabulary word.
When you find it, tape it underneath the
pictures!
• 5 words each.
LT-1 I can talk about who I am and who
others are.
Is he a skater?
Is he an actor?
Is she a swimmer?
Is she an instructor?
Is she a singer?
Is she a typist?
Are they players?
Are they drivers?
Are they singers?
Are they teachers?
Are we Prarie Ridge Wolves?
Are we CLC Tigers?
we CLC Tigers
Are you students?
Are you teachers?
Are you a violinist?
Are you a teacher?
LT-1 I can talk about what other
people do and who they are.
Question
• _______ I a student?
• _______ you a student?
• _______ he a student?
• _______ she a student?
• _______ we students?
• _______ they students?
Answer
• I _________ a student.
• You _________ a student.
• He _________ a student.
• She _________ a student.
• We _________ students.
• They _________ students.
Day 4
LT-2: I can talk about what people are
doing right now.
• The present continuous is used to talk about
what people are doing right now.
I can talk about what i and others are
doing right now.
What is she doing?
What are they doing?
They are playing.
What are you doing?
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We are taking notes.
I am listening.
I am not sleeping.
I am not picking my nose.
I am smiling.
What are they doing?
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What is the president doing?
What are Alex and Warren doing?
What is Mrs. Ross doing?
What are the soccer players doing?
What is the hulk doing?
Contractions
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I am I’m
You are  You’re
He is He’s
She is She’s
We are We’re
They are They’re
Listen and write! Watch your spelling!
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She’s painting the kitchen.
What’s he doing?
He’s baking cookies.
They’re studying.
We’re cooking dinner.
He’s knitting.
What are you doing?
I’m composing a song.
Contraction? Which one am I saying?
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I am studying.
You are ironing.
He is cooking dinner.
They are watching TV.
She is composing music.
We are painting the
house.
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I’m studying.
Your’e ironing.
He’s cooking dinner.
They’re watching TV.
She’s composing music.
We’re painting the
house.
Day 5
What are they doing???
LT-3: I can talk about what I and others
do often.
Bob and Betty both work.
He works in a bank.
She works in a museum.
They both study in the evening.
He studies math.
She studies business.
They both like to eat in restaurants.
He likes to eat in Italian restaurants.
She likes to eat in Mexican restaurants.
They both do exercises every day.
He does exercises in the morning.
She does exercises at night.
Present Simple
• The present simple tells what people do often.
Can you come up with the rules?
Talk
I ________.
He/She ______.
You _______.
We ____________.
They ___________.
Present Simple
• What about the verb watch or other verbs
that end in ch/sh/s?
Watch
I ________.
We ____________.
He/She ______.
You _______.
They ___________.
Present Simple
• How about verbs that end in y?
Cry
I ________.
He/She ______.
You _______.
We ____________.
They ___________.
He or they? Decide who I am talking
about by raising your cards.
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Goes to school every day.
Play baseball every weekend.
Practice the piano often.
Reads at night.
Always studies English.
Always go to the movies after work.
Never drive carefully.
Usually speaks very slowly.
Usually take the bus to school.
Always cleans the apartment.
Pronuciation. Present simple has
differenct pronunciation.
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Cook- cooks
Read-reads
Fix- fixes
Study-studies
Write-writes
Go-goes
Take-takes
Watch-watches
Swim-swims
Exercise-exercises
Day 6
Present continuous vs/ Simple Present
• Present continous describes what people
are doing right now.
• Simple Present describes what people do
often/usually.
I can talk about what i and others are
doing right now.
Present Simple
• The present simple tells what people do often.
Can you come up with the rules?
Talk
I ________.
He/She ______.
You _______.
We ____________.
They ___________.
That’s strange! Use the cards to create
5 different conversations.
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Is Mrs. Ross doing?
What _____________
She is/She’s running
__________________ing.
Mrs. Ross/she never ________!
runs
That’s strange! __________
she is running
Well, __________________
today!
Mrs. Ross
Run
Use the following to write as many
sentences as you can! (Use the present
continuous and simple present)
Bake
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Cook
-ing
Chicken
The
Kitchen
Is
Clean
In
Chef
are
Why do you think these people are
doing things differently today?
• Robert never listens to the radio in the
basement, but he’s listening to the radio in
the basement today!
• Sue and David never walk to work, but they’re
walking to work today.
• Mary never washes her clothes in the sink,
but she’s washing her clothes in the sink
today.
• We never eat spaghetti for breakfast, but
we’re eating spaghetti for breakfast today.
Day 7
LT- 3: I can talk about what I and
others do often.
• When you ask someone a question about
what they do…
Do I live in Crystal
Lake?
Do you like to cook?
Yes, you do.
Yes, I do.
Does Bill drive a truck? Yes, he does.
Do we smell bad?
Yes, you do.
Do they speak French? Yes, they do.
Contractions! You can shorten up the
negatives.
Regular
No, I do not.
No, you do not.
No, he does not.
No, we do not.
No they do not.
Contraction.
No, I don’t.
No, you don’t.
No, he doesn’t.
No, we don’t.
No, they don’t.
Remember the verb to be?
Question
• _______ I a student?
• _______ you a student?
• _______ he a student?
• _______ she a student?
• _______ we students?
• _______ they students?
Answer
• I _________ a student.
• You _________ a student.
• He _________ a student.
• She _________ a student.
• We _________ students.
• They _________ students.
The verb “to be”
Positives
• I am
• You are
• He is
• She is
• It is
• We are
• They are
Negatives
• I am not. I’m not.
• You are not. You’re not.
• He is not. He’s not.
• She is not. She’s not.
• It is not. It’s not.
• We are not. We’re not.
• They are not. They’re not.
LT-1 I can talk about who I am and who
others are.
Is he a skater?
Is he an actor?
Is she a swimmer?
Is she an instructor?
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Is she a singer?
Is she a typist?
Day 9
LT-4: I can talk about what I and others
like to do.
The infinite is a verb without a subject.
Subject
I
You
He
She
We
They
Like/likes
like
like
likes
likes
like
like
Infinitive
to ski.
to drive.
to dance.
to skate.
to play sports.
to act.
Chain game. Answer the question and
ask a new one!
Student 1: Do you like to swim?
Student 2: No, I don’t. Do you like to ski?
Student 3: Yes, I do. Do you like to eat pizza?
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LT-3: I can talk about what I and others
do often.
• To describe how someone does something,
you use an averb.
• An adverb describes a verb. (Describes and
action word.)
Mrs. Ross dances beautifully.
Adjective
Careless
Quick
Slow
Loud
Quiet
Good
Adverb
Carelessly
Quickly
Slowly
Loudly
Quietly
well
Is that true?- Use the cards to create
conversations.
A. Everybody says ___________________. Is
that true?
B. Yes, it is./No, it isn’t. _____________ is a
(great, fantastic, wonderful, terrible, awful,
very bad) ___________________.
Day 11
• LT-2: I can talk about what I and others are
doing right now.
• LT-3: I can talk about what I and others do
often.
Pronouns!
• Prounouns take the place of a noun.
• Susy needed milk, so Susy went to the store.
Susy looked at skim milk, but susy wanted
whole milk. Susy bought the milk. Susy
brought the milk home. Susy drank the milk.
Susy needed milk, so she went to the store.
She looked at skim milk, but she wanted
whole milk. She bought the it. She brought
the it home. She drank it.
Three types of Pronouns
• Subject pronouns take the place of the subject
of the sentence. The subject does the action.
• Susy bought milk.  Susy  She.
• Other pronouns
– I, you, he, it, we, they.
Object pronouns
• Object pronouns receive the action.
• Susy bought the milk.  Milk it.
• Bobby saw Susy. Susy her
• Other object pronouns
– Me, him, her, it, us, you, them
Possessive pronouns
• Possessive pronouns talk about possessions!
• That is my milk.
• Other possessive pronouns.
– My, his, her, its, our, your, their
Day 13
Change the story!
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Peggy likes John.
John like Peggy.
Peggy and John live in Canada.
Peggy and John’s last name is Jones.
Peggy met John at a party.
John liked Peggy right away.
John and Peggy got married at Peggy’s parent’s house.
On Peggy’s last birthday, John gave Peggy a watch.
On John’s last birthday, Peggy gave John a new coat.
LT-3: I can talk about what I and others
do often.
• How often do you…?
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Week
Weekend
Month
Year
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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
night
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Every
• Sunday morning
• Monday night
• Wednesday afteroon
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January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December