English in the Summer #2
Tuesday, 22nd August
Review of dates
Confusing words continued
Public transport/public transportation
Past simple: positive, negative, questions
borrow/lend
8/6 11/1 “the” eight “of” June dJ Japan jungle eleventh
5/5 2/12 the fifth of May
12/4 21/1
1/7 20/11
2/2 31/7
30/5 1/4
3/11 11/10
20/8 31/5
21/9 25/12 “fifth”
29/10 22/9
23/4 29/2 third
Every four years is a leap year (leap = jump over)
It’s dark in here. Can/Shall I turn/switch on the light?
Don’t forget to turn/switch off the light before you leave.
WhatsApp group?
Words that are often confused: Answers
- great
- grate
- reigned “Queen Elizabeth “the Second” King Charles “the” Third
- felt great
- felt
- fell off
- cook
- cooker
- quite
- quiet “qu-yet”
- quit (= stop/ give up)’
- beers
- bears (about/around/approximately/roughly) “ruffly”
- stolen
- robbed
- dessert…lose
- lose… loose
- loosing… felt
a hare
an owl
a deer
a moose
a reindeer
deer
Do you dare to do a bungee jump?
reindeer antlers
moose horns
hair mousse/shaving mousse
chocolate mousse
Transport questions
How often do you use public transport? (Sometimes, never, every day…)
Are trains more reliable than buses?
Do you think public transport is expensive?
Is the area where you live convenient for public transport?
How often do you cycle?
What do you think of Stockholm public transport? Is there anything you particularly like? Is there anything you would complain about?
Talk about a journey by public transport that didn’t go as you planned.
Borrow or lend?
I went to the library to borrow a book.
I borrowed some money from my parents.
I lent my son some money.
He borrowed some money from me.
He asked me if I could lend him some money.
borrow – borrowed – borrowed
lend – lent – lent
borrowed
walked cooked
watched
jumped
brushed
played
cleaned
took
saw
went
drove
swam
did
had
will – would
ate
bought
taught
wrote
build built
take took
fly flew
I flew to England in June
cry cried
try tried
pay paid say said (“sedd”)
put put
cut cut
hurt hurt
get got
I took my dog for a walk
I took my children to school.
The ambulance came and took him to hospital.
I went for a walk with my friend
I went out to the archipelago
She blew bubbles (blow)
Pronunciation “t”
walked, talked, packed, picked, worked, shocked, parked
dropped, dripped, shopped, popped, jumped
washed, brushed, flashed, fished, mashed, trashed, crashed, wished
patched, marched, matched, touched
fixed,
I took the lift(BrE)/elevator (US) to the top floor.
I took the escalator down to the platform.
a cockroach – cockroaches
a motorhome (US)
a campervan
a lorry (BrE)/a truck (US)
to keep the wine chilled
a chilled glass of wine