tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80883853419082167022024-02-19T03:23:10.171-08:00GRAMMAR GODDESSTSL 641: COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNINGWan Nurul Aini Wan Shuibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06517790836996895189noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088385341908216702.post-12082120129289616892011-04-29T14:17:00.000-07:002011-04-29T23:40:07.231-07:00Lesson Plan on Subject-Verb-Agreement<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Form: 2 Harmoni Date: Friday, 29th April 2011<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Subject: English Time: 3.10 p.m. – 3.55 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Topic: Chapter 12: Subject-Verb Agreement<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Theme: Science and Technology<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Objective: By the end of the lesson, students should be able to use the rules of subject-verb agreement.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Moral values: Saving the earth for a greener future.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Educational Emphases:</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">1) Thinking Skills</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">2) Preparation for the real world</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Instructional Aids: English text book<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Language content: Simple present tense- to show facts and words related to recycling.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Previous knowledge: Students have learned the introduction of chapter 12.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">References: Shanta, R., Kurup, U. & Lorenz, S. (2003). <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">English Form 2. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 1.0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Selangor: Ministry of Education Malaysia.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"><b>Teaching Procedures</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td style="border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.9pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Steps<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-left: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.3pt;" valign="top" width="244"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Teacher’s Activity<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-left: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Students’ Activity<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Step 1<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Set Induction<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">( 5 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.3pt;" valign="top" width="244"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"></div><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Teacher greets the students.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Teacher asks students this question:</span></li>
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">“She dislikes using plastic bags.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">“Do all of you agree that the sentence is correct?”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: justify;"></div><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Students greet the teacher.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Students answer teacher’s question.</span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Step 2<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Development Activity 1<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">( 10 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.3pt;" valign="top" width="244"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Teacher teaches the rules of using subject-verb agreement.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Teacher gives the examples of the correct sentences.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Teacher asks students to copy the rules and examples which are written on the white board in their exercise book.</span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Students listen to teacher’s explanation.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Students copy the rules and examples written by the teacher in their exercise book.</span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Development Activity 2<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">(15 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.3pt;" valign="top" width="244"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Teacher asks students to do Task 2 in page 153 English form 2 text book.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Teacher asks students to read aloud their answers.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Teacher checks the answers together with the students.</span></li>
</ul><br />
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</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 159.6pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Students do Task 2 in page 153 English form 2 text book.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Students real aloud their answers.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Students check the answers with the teacher.</span></li>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 135.9pt;" valign="top" width="181"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Step 3<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Conclusion<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">(5minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 183.3pt;" valign="top" width="244"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Teacher recapitulates the lesson.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Teacher gives homework to the students.</span></li>
</ul><br />
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</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Students listen to the teacher recapitulating the lesson.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Students take down the homework.</span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;">Follow- up activity:<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">As for homework you are required to complete this</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/sentencebasics/verbsubjectagreement/worksheet1.shtml"><b><span style="color: #3366cc;">worksheet</span></b></a>. Once you have completed the worksheet you may check the answers</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/sentencebasics/verbsubjectagreement/worksheet2.shtml"><b><span style="color: #3366cc;">here</span></b></a>. Remember, be honest to yourself. Make sure you check your answers once you have completed the worksheet :)</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><br />
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</div></div></div>Wan Nurul Aini Wan Shuibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06517790836996895189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088385341908216702.post-3895109459434964142011-04-29T14:06:00.000-07:002011-04-30T00:50:46.119-07:00Subject-Verb- Agreement<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Hello everyone!</span></span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">Now, we are going to learn how to make</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"><b>verbs</b></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"><b>agree</b></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">with their</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"><b>subjects.</b></span><b style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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</b><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">1. What are</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span class="apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">verbs</span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">and</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span class="apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">subjects</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">? </span></span></span><br />
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</span></span> <b><span class="apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Verbs </span>are</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: red; line-height: 115%;">action words. </span></b><br />
<strong style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">e.g.</strong><span class="apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">eat, sleep, talk, walk, do, buy </span></b>are all<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">verbs</span></b></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></span> <b><span class="apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Subjects </span>are<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: blue; line-height: 115%;"> </span></b><span class="apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">person or thing </span>who are doing the action of the verb.</b></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">e.g.</strong><span class="apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">I</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> eat; The </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>dog </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">sleeps; </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>George</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> talks a lot; </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>They</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> walk to work.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">The subject of a sentence can be </span><strong style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">singular (one)</strong><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> or </span><strong style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">plural (many).</strong><br />
<strong style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"><i>e.g.</i></strong></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><em style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">i) The </em><em style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>computer</b></span></em><em style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> is old.</em><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> (singular)</span><br />
<em style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">ii)The </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">computers</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> are old.</span></em><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> (plural)</span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">2. What is</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span class="apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">verb</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">-</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">subject</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> agreement</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">?</span></span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">The</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span class="apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">verb</span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">form can </span><strong style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">change</strong><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> depending on whether the</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span class="apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">subject</span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">is</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"><b>singula</b>r or <b>plural</b>.</span><br />
<strong style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">e.g.</strong><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">i)The </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">car park</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> (<b>singular subject</b>)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b> was </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">(<b>verb</b>) full.</span></span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">ii)The c</span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: blue; line-height: 115%;"><b>ar parks </b></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">(<b>plural subject</b>) </span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: red; line-height: 115%;"><b>were </b></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">(<b>verb</b>) full. </span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">In these sentences each of the verbs agrees with its subject. The correct verb form has been used.</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">The</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span class="apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">verb</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> must always</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"><b>agree</b></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">with its</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span class="apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">subject</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"><b><u>The formula</u></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"><b><u><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">Single</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> subject </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">= single </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">verb</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">plural </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">subject </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">= plural </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">verb.</span></b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b> <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">3. How does this work?</span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;">I<u>n regular verbs</u>:</span><b style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">First person. e.g.:</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> I</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>like</b></span></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> bananas. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>We</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">like</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> bananas. </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">Second person. e.g.: </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">You</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>lik</b></span></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">e</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> bananas. </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">You</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> </span><b style="color: #333333;">like</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> bananas. </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">Third person. e.g.: </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">He / she / it</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>likes</b></span></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> bananas. </span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: blue; line-height: 115%;"><b>They</b></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%;"> <b>like</b> bananas.</span><br />
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<b style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">Note!</b><br />
<em style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">She</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">likes</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> to cycle to work.</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">(<b>correct</b>)</span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;"> / </span><em style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">She</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">like</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> to cycle to work.</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">(<b>incorrect</b>)</span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;"> </span><br />
<em style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">We</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">like</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> swimming.</span></em><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">(<b>correct</b>)</span><span class="apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;"> / </span><em style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">We</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>likes</b> </span></em><em style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;">swimming.</em><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 115%;"><b>(incorrect</b>)</span><br />
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</div><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span>Wan Nurul Aini Wan Shuibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06517790836996895189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088385341908216702.post-36695974014610850372011-04-29T13:39:00.000-07:002011-04-29T13:52:56.670-07:00Exercise on using the comma<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Now, let's test your understanding on using the comma.</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Directions: Read each sentence. Put commas in the correct places in each </span>sentence.</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1. Would you like to read watch television or go to bed?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2. Pugs beagles and terriers are all small dog breeds.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3. Jim Fred Kelly and Kara will go bowling on Friday night.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">4. Would you rather have pizza hamburgers or hot dogs for dinner?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">5. Dolphins live in the Pacific Atlantic and Indian Oceans.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">6. We are going to the grocery store to get cookies soup eggs and butter.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">7. Don't forget to empty the trash vacuum the carpet and wash the windows.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">8. The paper scissors and pencils belong in the top drawer.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">9. Would you like me to paint your bedroom walls green blue gray or white?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">10. It's time to do your homework do your chores and practice the piano.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">11. The sand castle needs a moat windows and a drawbridge. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">12. Every cat bunny and dog in the animal shelter needs a good home.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Once you have completed this exercise, you may check your answers <a href="http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/punctuation/punctuation-commas1.pdf">here</a>. Remember to be honest with yourself. You should only check the answers when you have really completed the exercise :)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</i></span></div>Wan Nurul Aini Wan Shuibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06517790836996895189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088385341908216702.post-62098487826818798622011-04-29T13:32:00.000-07:002011-04-30T00:47:07.718-07:00Punctuation - The Comma<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The comma is very frequently used and very frequently used wrong because comma is tricky as there are so many different ways of using it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">There are probably a hundred different rules that govern how to use comma, but I ma going to limit this discussion to only five rules of using the comma.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>What is a Comma?</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">A <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>comma</b></span> is used in many contexts and languages, principally for s<b>eparating things. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">1) Use </span><span style="color: black;">a </span><span style="color: red;"><b>comma</b></span><span style="color: black;"><b> </b>when </span><span style="color: black;">beginning sentences </span><span style="color: black;">with </span><span style="color: black;">introductory</span><span style="color: black;"> words such </span><span style="color: black;">as </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;">well</span><span style="color: black;">, </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;">now</span><span style="color: black;">, </span><span style="color: black;">or</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;">yes</span><span style="color: black;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"></span>Examples: </div><div style="text-align: left;">i)<span style="color: black; font-style: italic;">Well</span><span style="color: red; font-style: italic;">,</span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"> I never thought I'd live to see the day...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"></span>ii)<span style="color: black; font-style: italic;">Yes</span><span style="color: red; font-style: italic;">,</span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"> I do need that report</span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: black;">2) Use </span><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">comma</span><span style="color: black;"> with a </span><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">coordinating conjunction </span><span style="color: black;">to connect two sentences.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">•<span style="color: black;">Coordinating conjunctions = </span><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">and, but, for, nor, or , yet </span><span style="color: black;">and </span><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">so</span><span style="color: black;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Example: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;">Redza</span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"> will pass the comma test</span><span style="color: red; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">, </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">but </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;">Sarah will not.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></span></div><div style="direction: ltr; language: en-GB; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: .38in; margin-top: 7.68pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -.38in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">3) Use </span><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">commas</span><span style="color: black;"> and an </span><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">and </span><span style="color: black;">to connect </span><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">three or more items.</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
<div style="direction: ltr; language: en-GB; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: .38in; margin-top: 7.68pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -.38in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: black;">Example: </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;">Redza</span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"> will buy </span><span style="color: black;"><i><u>a bag of potato chips</u></i></span><span style="color: red; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">, </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"><u>a hot dog</u></span><span style="color: red; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">, </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">and </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"><u>a soda</u></span><span style="color: black;">.</span><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></div><div style="direction: ltr; language: en-GB; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: .38in; margin-top: 7.68pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -.38in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"> (1) (2) (3)</span></span></div><div style="direction: ltr; language: en-GB; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: .38in; margin-top: 7.68pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -.38in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="direction: ltr; language: en-GB; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: .38in; margin-top: 7.68pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -.38in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;">4) Use </span><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">commas</span><span style="color: black;"> to </span><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">separate</span><span style="color: black;"> the elements of </span><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">dates</span><span style="color: black;"> and </span><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">places</span><span style="color: black;">.</span></span></div><div style="direction: ltr; language: en-GB; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: .38in; margin-top: 7.68pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -.38in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"></span>Examples: </span></div><div style="direction: ltr; language: en-GB; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: .38in; margin-top: 7.68pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -.38in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;">i</span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;">) The </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;">date was </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">June 12</span><span style="color: red; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">,</span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> 1999.</span></span></div><div style="direction: ltr; language: en-GB; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: .38in; margin-top: 7.68pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -.38in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black;">ii) He </span><span style="color: black;">was born in </span><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">Alor</span><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">Setar</span><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">,</span><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"> Kedah.</span><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></div><div style="direction: ltr; language: en-GB; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: .38in; margin-top: 7.68pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -.38in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="direction: ltr; language: en-GB; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: .38in; margin-top: 7.68pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -.38in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black;">5) Use </span><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">commas</span><span style="color: black;"> around </span><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">an expression that interrupts the flow of the sentence.</span></span></div><div style="direction: ltr; language: en-GB; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: .38in; margin-top: 7.68pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -.38in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"></span>•<span style="color: black;">W</span><span style="color: black;">ords such as </span><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">however, moreover, finally, therefore, of course, by the way, on the other hand, I am</span></span></div><div style="direction: ltr; language: en-GB; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: .38in; margin-top: 7.68pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -.38in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">sure, I think, or someone’s name.</span></span></div><div style="direction: ltr; language: en-GB; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: .38in; margin-top: 7.68pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -.38in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"></span><span style="color: black;">Examples:</span></span></div><div style="direction: ltr; language: en-GB; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: .38in; margin-top: 7.68pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -.38in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;">i</span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;">) Vegetation responds</span><span style="color: red; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">,</span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">therefore</span><span style="color: red; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">,</span><span style="color: black; font-style: italic;"> to changes in parent material.</span></span><br />
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</span></span></div>Wan Nurul Aini Wan Shuibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06517790836996895189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088385341908216702.post-73529226181111003262011-04-29T12:01:00.000-07:002011-04-29T13:52:17.623-07:00Lesson Plan on Future Tense (going to)<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Form: 2 Harmoni Date: Friday, 29th April 2011<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Subject: English Time: 2.55 p.m. – 3.35 p.m. (35 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Topic: Future Tense (going to)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Theme: Science and Technology<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Objective: To teach students the Future Tense (going to)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Learning Outcomes: By the end of the lesson, students should be able to use ’going to’ to show the future<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Moral values: Self-Confidence<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Educational Emphases: 1) Thinking skills<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"> 2) Preparation for the real world<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Instructional Aids: English Form 2 text book<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Language content: Simple present tense<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Previous knowledge: Students have learned simple present tense and past tense<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">References: Shanta, R., Kurup, U. & Lorenz, S. (2003). <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">English Form 2. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 1.0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: .5in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Selangor: Ministry of Education Malaysia.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Step 1<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Set Induction<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">(5 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 199.05pt;" valign="top" width="265"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"> Teacher greets the students.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"> Teacher asks the students this question?</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">“What are you going to do after school?”</span></li>
</ul><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-US"></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 154.15pt;" valign="top" width="206"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Students greet the teacher.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"> Students answer teacher’s question.</span></li>
</ul><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 108.9pt;" valign="top" width="145"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Step 2<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Development Activity 1<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">(10 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 199.05pt;" valign="top" width="265"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Teacher teaches the rules of using Future Tense (going to)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Teacher gives the examples on the whiteboard.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Teacher asks students to copy the rules and examples which are written on the white board in their exercise book.</span></li>
</ul><br />
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</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 154.15pt;" valign="top" width="206"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Students listen to teacher’s explanation.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Students copy the rules and examples written by the teacher in their exercise book.</span></li>
</ul><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Development Activity 2<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">(15 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 111.1pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 199.05pt;" valign="top" width="265"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Teacher asks students to do Task 1 in page 178, text book.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Teacher checks the answers with the students.</span></li>
</ul></td><td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 111.1pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 154.15pt;" valign="top" width="206"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Students do Task 1 in page 178, text book.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Students check the answers with the teacher.</span></li>
</ul><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 108.9pt;" valign="top" width="145"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Step 3<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">Conclusion<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt;">(5 minutes)<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 199.05pt;" valign="top" width="265"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Teacher recapitulates the lesson.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Teacher gives homework to the students.</span></li>
</ul><br />
</td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 154.15pt;" valign="top" width="206"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: left;"></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Students listen to the teacher recapitulating the lesson.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Students take down the homework.</span></li>
</ul><br />
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</div><div>Follow-up activity:</div><div>As homework you are required to complete this <a href="http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs21.htm">exercise </a>. You may check your answer once you have completed the exercise.</div><div><br />
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</i></div>Wan Nurul Aini Wan Shuibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06517790836996895189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088385341908216702.post-43490906623721220572011-04-29T11:34:00.000-07:002011-04-30T00:13:01.906-07:00Talking About The Future Tense<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>It does not make sense to worry about the future but it does make sense to learn the <b>Future Tense</b>!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br />
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</div><div>When do you use the <b>Future Tense</b> (<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">going to</span></b>)?</div><div><br />
</div><div>1) Use it when you want to make <b>predictions or guesses </b>about the <b>future.</b></div><div><br />
</div><div>e.g:</div><div>i) People are <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">going to</span></b> travel differently.</div><div>ii) Look at those cars! They are <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">going to</span></b> crash!</div><div><br />
</div><div>2) Use it when you want to talk about <b>future intentions or plans.</b></div><div><br />
</div><div>e.g:</div><div>i) He is <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">going to </span></b>hold a conference next week.</div><div><br />
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</div><div>This is a formula of Future Tense (going to) that will help you understand and remember better.</div><div><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-weight: bold;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">'Going To'</span><b> +</b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>Base form of Verb</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b><br />
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</div><div><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;"><tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td style="border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.9pt;" valign="top" width="61"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">S<b>ubject <o:p></o:p></b></div></td> <td style="border-left: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: .5in;" valign="top" width="48"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b>Be <o:p></o:p></b></div></td> <td style="border-left: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: .75in;" valign="top" width="72"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b>Going to<o:p></o:p></b></div></td> <td style="border-left: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" valign="top" width="126"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Base form of verb</span></span><o:p></o:p></b></div></td> <td style="border-left: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.5pt;" valign="top" width="162"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b>The rest of the sentence </b><o:p></o:p></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.9pt;" valign="top" width="61"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">I<o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: .5in;" valign="top" width="48"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">am<o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: .75in;" valign="top" width="72"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>going to</b></span><o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" valign="top" width="126"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>leave<o:p></o:p></b></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.5pt;" valign="top" width="162"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">soon.<o:p></o:p></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.9pt;" valign="top" width="61"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">You <o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: .5in;" valign="top" width="48"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">are<o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: .75in;" valign="top" width="72"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>going to</b></span><o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" valign="top" width="126"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">leave</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.5pt;" valign="top" width="162"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">soon.<o:p></o:p></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.9pt;" valign="top" width="61"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">He <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">She <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">It <o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: .5in;" valign="top" width="48"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">is<o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: .75in;" valign="top" width="72"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">going to</span></b><o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" valign="top" width="126"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>leave</b></span><o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.5pt;" valign="top" width="162"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">soon.<o:p></o:p></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 45.9pt;" valign="top" width="61"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">We <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">You<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">They </div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: .5in;" valign="top" width="48"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">are<o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: .75in;" valign="top" width="72"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">going to</span></b><o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 94.5pt;" valign="top" width="126"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>leave</b></span><o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 121.5pt;" valign="top" width="162"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">soon.<o:p></o:p></div></td> </tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">With this formula I'm sure you will not make any more mistakes with the <b>Future Tense </b> (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>going to)</b></span> anymore!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Love,</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Grammar Goddess.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Wan Nurul Aini Wan Shuibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06517790836996895189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088385341908216702.post-7428008803692943342011-04-29T09:33:00.000-07:002011-04-30T01:39:15.823-07:00Exercise on Simple Past Tense<div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is an exercise on Simple Past Tense.<br />
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Listen to this song by<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><h1 id="watch-headline-title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-size: 1.8333em; font-weight: bold; height: 1.1363em; line-height: 1.1363em; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-height: 1.1363em; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="long-title" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 0.9166em; letter-spacing: -0.5px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Celine Dion - Because You Loved Me (Official Video)"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/artist?a=GxdCwVVULXeHRRUq9eCsveaGTyc-j0CY&feature=watch_video_title" id="watch-headline-show-title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #0033cc; font-size: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Celine Dion</a> - Because You Loved Me (Official Video)</span></h1><div><span class="long-title" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 0.9166em; letter-spacing: -0.5px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Celine Dion - Because You Loved Me (Official Video)"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="long-title" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 0.9166em; letter-spacing: -0.5px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Celine Dion - Because You Loved Me (Official Video)"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WXx0YoEpKs">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WXx0YoEpKs</a></span></div></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/4WXx0YoEpKs?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />
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Now, fill in the blanks with the most appropriate Simple Past Tense to complete the lyrics of the song.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;">Because you loved me – Celine Dion</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><h1><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">(stand) For all those times you ________________by me <br />
(make) For all the truth that you ________________me see <br />
(bring) For all the joy you ________________to my life <br />
(make) For all the wrong that you ________________ right <br />
(make) For every dream you ________________come true <br />
(find) For all the love I ________________in you<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I’ll be forever thankful baby<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">(hold) You’re the one who ________________me up<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">(let) Never ________________me fall <br />
(see) You’re the one who ________________me through, through it all <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">(be) You ________________ my strength<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">(be) when I ________________weak<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">(be) You ________________ my voice<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">(can’t) when I ________________speak<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">(be) You ________________ my eyes<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">(can’t) when I ________________see <br />
(see) You ________________the best<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">(be) there ________________ in me <br />
(lift) ________________me up<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">(can’t) when I ________________reach <br />
(give) You ________________ me faith<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">(believe) `cause you ________________ I’m everything I am<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1in;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">(love) Because you ________________me<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -1in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">(give) You ________________ me wings<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">(make) and ________________me fly <br />
(touch) You ________________ my hand<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">(can) I ________________ touch the sky <br />
(lose) I ________________ my faith,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">(give) you ________________ it back to me <br />
(say) You ________________ no star was out of reach <br />
(stand 2x) You ________________ by me and I ________________ tall<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">(have 2x) I ________________ your love, I ________________it all<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">(give) I’m grateful for each day you ________________me<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Maybe I don’t know that much but I know this much is true<br />
I was blessed because I was loved by you<br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(chorus)</i><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">(be) You ________________ always there for me <br />
(carry) The tender wind that ________________me <br />
A light in the dark shining your love into my life<br />
You’ve been my inspiration<br />
(be) Through the lies you ________________the truth <br />
My world is a better place because of you.</span><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>We often talk about memories using the past tense because obviously those memories happened in the past. That is why you need to know the <b>Simple Past Tense</b>!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>When do you use the past tense?<br />
There are many ways of talking about the past in English, but the two main ones are the <b>simple</b> and the <b>continuous past.</b><br />
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<b>1) Simple Past Tense</b><br />
Use the simple past form of a verb when you are talking about an action that took place at specific point in the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">past</span></b> and that is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>now finished.</b></span><br />
e.g. :<br />
i) I walk<b>ed</b> the dog <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>yesterday.</b></span><br />
iii) I <b>went</b> to Florida <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>last year.</b></span><br />
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<b>NOTE!</b> The simple past is formed in different ways for <b>regular</b> and <b>irregular verbs</b>. For <b>Regular verbs</b> there is a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>rule</b></span>, but <b>Irregular verbs</b> just have <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>to be learned.</b></span><br />
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i<b>)Regular simple past tense</b><br />
I live in London now, but I<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> lived</span></b> in France for five years.<br />
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ii)<b>Irregular simple past tense</b><br />
I normally go to work by bus, but yesterday <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">I went</span></b> in the car<br />
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<b>2) Past Continuous Tense</b><br />
Use the past continuous form of a verb when you want to talk about a long action that carried on in the past. The <b>continuous past i</b>s often used to describe<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b> what people were doing when something else happened.</b></span><br />
e.g.:<br />
i) I <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">was kicking</span></b> the ball when Dave broke his arm.<br />
ii) He<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">was walking</span></b></span> the dog when I saw George.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">The past continuous is made by having <b>was</b> or <b>were</b> + the verb + <b>'ing'</b></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"></span></b><br />
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</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-family: inherit;">Grammar Goddess.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></b></div>Wan Nurul Aini Wan Shuibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06517790836996895189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088385341908216702.post-18260231564621331832011-04-29T02:30:00.000-07:002011-04-30T00:23:33.015-07:00Simple Present Tense<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSL4pSncF_Nh3qsi-5BTMnv2rq19iv5I_WIzeeFe84TQBiECyZKv-MT04Gou9baTP5SW_ctLFXDyWbfXigk_rl0MibWZdoYTVIDMwyY_BTq-3zYoklT7EaEDl6RHzbfZEguf5wIWIDOyp/s1600/simple_present_mind_map.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSL4pSncF_Nh3qsi-5BTMnv2rq19iv5I_WIzeeFe84TQBiECyZKv-MT04Gou9baTP5SW_ctLFXDyWbfXigk_rl0MibWZdoYTVIDMwyY_BTq-3zYoklT7EaEDl6RHzbfZEguf5wIWIDOyp/s320/simple_present_mind_map.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Superman is really good with <b>Simple Present Tense</b>. So should you :)</i></div><br />
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When do you use the s<b>imple present tense?</b><br />
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There are two types of simple present tense:<br />
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<b>1) Present Simple</b><br />
Use the present simple form of a verb when:<br />
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i) The action takes place <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">now.</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"></span></b>- e.g.: I want you to help me now<br />
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ii) The action is something that happens <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">regularly.</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"></span></b> - e.g.: I walk the dog everyday.<br />
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iii) You are describing things that are <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">generally true/facts.</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"></span></b> - e.g.: Train travel is expensive.<br />
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<b>NOTE! </b>When it is <b>'he', 'she' or 'it' </b>doing the action, remember to add '<b>s', 'es,'</b> or change the<b> 'y'</b> to <b>'ies'.</b><br />
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e.g.:<br />
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1) I like football, we like football, he like<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">s</span></b> football.<br />
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2) I always try hard, we always try hard, she always tri<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>es</b></span> hard.<br />
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3) I watch a lot of films, we watch a lot of films, he watch<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>es</b></span> a lot of films.<br />
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4) I seem OK, we seem OK, it seem<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">s</span></b> OK.<br />
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<b>2) Continuous Present</b><br />
Use the present continuous form of a verb when:<br />
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i) The action is not a single action, it is an action that carries on. It is good describing what people are doing at a particular moment.<br />
- e.g.: I <b>am kicking </b>the ball.<br />
- e.g.: He <b>is walking</b> the dog.<br />
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The present continuous is made by having <b>am</b>, <b>is</b>, or <b>are</b> + the verb + <b>'ing'.</b><br />
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The tense of a <a href="http://aliscot.com/bigdog/verbs.htm">verb</a> that tells us <b style="color: red;">when </b>action was done. The action can be done in the <b>past, present,</b> or <b>future.</b><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Present <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">(today)<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">verb<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-left: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.25in;" valign="top" width="216"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">paint</b> a picture.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Past <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">(yesterday)<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">verb <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">+ ed</b><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.25in;" valign="top" width="216"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I paint<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ed</b> a picture.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Future <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">(tomorrow)<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">will/shall</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> + verb<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.25in;" valign="top" width="216"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">will/shall </b>paint a picture.<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
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</div></div>Wan Nurul Aini Wan Shuibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06517790836996895189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088385341908216702.post-16004086154810259722011-04-28T23:50:00.000-07:002011-04-29T13:49:49.207-07:00What is Grammar?<div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><b>Grammar is the system of a language.</b> People sometimes describe <b>grammar as the "rules" of a language</b>; but in fact no language has rules. If we use the word <b>"rules"</b>, we suggest that somebody created the rules first and then spoke the language, like a new game. But languages did not start like that. Languages started by people making sounds which evolved into words, phrases and sentences. No commonly-spoken language is fixed. All languages change over time. What we call <b>"grammar"</b> is simply a reflection of a language at a particular time.</div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br />
</div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Do we need to study grammar to learn a language? The short answer is <b>"no"</b>. Very many people in the world speak their own, native language without having studied its grammar. Children start to speak before they even know the word <b>"grammar"</b>. But if you are serious about learning a foreign language, the long answer is "yes, grammar can help you to learn a language more quickly and more efficiently." <b>It's important to think of grammar as something that can help you, like a friend. When you understand the grammar (or system) of a language, you can understand many things yourself, without having to ask a teacher or look in a book.</b></div><div style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br />
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