Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Have you ever wheel game ! Spin and answer !

                                   


 

                                "Pragmatics makes grammar come alive". - David Crystal

Pragmatics definition : the branch of linguistics dealing with language in use and the contexts in which it is used, including such matters as deixis, the taking of turns in conversation, text organization, presupposition, and implicature.


Aim: Practising the use of the Present perfect tense to discuss experiences, practising the correct pronunciation of participles and of course, activating new vocabulary through discussion questions.


                                                 Have you ever questions ! Spin the wheel ! 


Before we start : Let's warm up with this exercise : Can you recall the correct form of the verb ( the participle form ) and its pronunciation ?


1. I have .... (buy) some flowers for my fiance.

2. I have .... (hear) the good news from Daniel.

3. Samuel has .... (read) my report.

4. They have .... (speak) Spanish.

5. He has .... (understand) what I mean.

6. I have .... (forget) to lock the door.

7. She has .... (have) some financial problems.

8. Anderson has .... (lose) his calculator.

9. They have .... (swim) across the river.

10. My mother has .... (give up) smoking.

11. I have .... (tell) him that I don’t like parties.

12. We have .... (spend) all of our money.

13. Jason has .... (drink) too much soda.

14. The children have .... (write) their homework.

15. He has .... (keep) his promise.

16. I have .... (choose) to stay at home.

17. The meeting has .... (begin) very late.

18. My brother has .... (fly) to San Francisco.

19. Have you already .... (meet) her?

20. Have you ever .... (think) about moving to another city?

21. Have you ever...(fall) asleep in class?

22.Have you ever...(go) surfing?


                                                                  Irregular Verbs list !





Thursday, April 20, 2023

IRREGULAR VERBS QUIZ AND PRONUNCIATION


LEAD IN / Warmer : 


Can you read the following words :




           “There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs.”- Unknown Author


    There are 3 columns of Irregular Verbs in English that are used in accordance with one of each of the 12 tenses : 


    Example :

    1st/Present : eat

    2nd/ Past : ate

    3rd /Participle : eaten


    Choose the correct form of the verb for each sentence:


    1. Have you ______________ your lost dog yet?


     find  found


    2. She spoke too softly. I couldn't ______________ her.


     hear  heard


    3. But we heard everything she ______________ .


     say  said


    4. We went shopping and I ______________ a new pair of jeans.


     buy  bought


    5. Did you ______________ well last night?


     sleep  slept


    6. I used to ______________ a lot of money, but I don't make much now.


     make  made  


    7. We were really surprised when we ______________ the game.


     win  won


    8. We thought we would ______________ for sure.


     lose  lost


    9. Have you ever ______________ a movie star?


     meet  met


    10. Mum taught our sisters how to cook, but she didn't ______________ us.


     teach  taught



    Mini Quiz


    1. The past simple (V2) and past participle (V3) forms of irregular verbs are _______ different.


     never

     always

     Often


    2. "Our athletes ran, swam, jumped, fought, rode bikes and played team sports." How many of these verbs are irregular?


     three

     four

     Five


    3. Complete with the correct form of the verb: "Have they _______ home yet?"


     go

     went

     Gone



    …………………………………………………………………………………


    Irregular Verbs - Past Participle 

    1) She has never 

    (let) her daughter have a boyfriend.



    2) Have you already 

    (read) today's newspaper?



    3) The house has been 

    (sell).



    4) He has 

    (lose) his wallet again.



    5) I have 

    (write) three essays this week.



    6) That clock was 

    (make) in Switzerland.



    7) He had 

    (run) 6 miles when he hurt his ankle.



    8) I have never 

    (see) such a beautiful view.



    9) He has 

    (teach) hundreds of students during his career.



    10) Have you ever 

    (meet) a famous person?



    11) Because she hadn't 

    (pay) the bill, the electricity went off.



    12) They have 

    (send) Christmas cards to all their friends.



    13) Where have we 

    (put) the car keys?



    14) We have never 

    (sing) in public before.



    15) She had 

    (wear) her blue dress many times.



    16) John had never 

    (speak) English before he came to London.



    17) Why have you 

    (stand) up - are we leaving?



    18) Have you ever 

    (swim) in the Atlantic Ocean?



    19) It had 

    (take) three hours to reach the station, so they had missed the train.



    20) I have never 

    (say) that I didn't love you.



    21) David jumped into the air. He had 

    (sit) on a drawing pin.



    22) The weatherman had 

    (tell) us it would be sunny, but it rained all day.



    23) I'm sorry I'm so tired. I haven't 

    (sleep) .



    24) Have you 

    (think) about changing jobs?



    25) He'd thought he had 

    (understand) but now he realised he'd made a mistake.