Thursday, August 30, 2012
Present Simple with Daily Routine Game
What is Preposition?
A preposition usually indicates the temporal, spatial or logical relationship of its object to the rest of the sentence as in the following examples:
- The book is on the table.
- The book is beneath the table.
- The book is leaning against the table.
- The book is beside the table.
- She held the book over the table.
- She read the book during class.
In each of the preceding sentences, a preposition locates the noun "book" in space or in time.
A prepositional phrase is made up of the preposition, its object and any associated adjectives or adverbs. A prepositional phrase can function as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. The most common prepositions are "about," "above," "across," "after," "against," "along," "among," "around," "at," "before," "behind," "below," "beneath," "beside," "between," "beyond," "but," "by," "despite," "down," "during," "except," "for," "from," "in," "inside," "into," "like," "near," "of," "off," "on," "onto," "out," "outside," "over," "past," "since," "through," "throughout," "till," "to," "toward," "under," "underneath," "until," "up," "upon," "with," "within," and "without."
Each of the highlighted words in the following sentences is a preposition:
- The children climbed the mountain without fear.
- There was rejoicing throughout the land when the government was defeated.
- The spider crawled slowly along the banister.
- The dog is hiding under the porch because it knows it will be punished for chewing up a new pair of shoes.
- The screenwriter searched for the manuscript he was certain was somewhere in his office.
Play the interactive preposition game below to give you more understanding
Past Simple with Snake and Ladder Game
Monday, August 20, 2012
Past Simple is formed for regular verbs by adding -d or – ed to the root of a word. Examples: He walked to the store, or They danced all night. A negation is produced by adding did not and the verb in its infinitive form. Example: He did not walk to the store. Question sentences are started with did as in Did he walk to the store?
Now go play Past Simple with Snake and Ladder Game
Past Simple with Spelling Game
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Past Simple is formed for regular verbs by adding -d or – ed to the root of a word. Examples: He walked to the store, or They danced all night. A negation is produced by adding did not and the verb in its infinitive form. Example: He did not walk to the store. Question sentences are started with did as in Did he walk to the store?Now go play the Past Simple with Spelling Game.
Present Simple with Daily Routine Memory Game
We use the present simple to talk about things in general. We are not thinking only about the present. We use it to say that something happens all the time or repeatedly, or that something is true in general. It is not important whether the action is happening at the time of speaking. In short Present Simple is used to indicate a regular or habitual action.
Present Simple with Hangman Game
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
We use the present simple to talk about things in general. We are not thinking only about the present. We use it to say that something happens all the time or repeatedly, or that something is true in general. It is not important whether the action is happening at the time of speaking. In short Present Simple is used to indicate a regular or habitual action.
The Monster in the Wardrobe
Monday, August 6, 2012
A. Educational Value
Bravery and tolerance
B. Basic Elements
Moral of the story
Most fear is without foundation, and plays on what is unknown or different
Setting
A boy’s bedroom
Characters
A boy and a monster
C. Short Story
There was once a boy who was afraid of the dark. He thought that when it was dark his bedroom filled up with monsters. But there came a time when he was too old to be allowed to keep sleeping with the light on.
That first night he was paralysed with fear, his mind full of monsters. So much so, that he went over to his wardrobe to get a torch. But when he opened the wardrobe door he came face to face with a monster, and he let out the loudest scream in the world.
The monster took a step backwards, grabbed its multicolored hair with its tentacles and... started crying! The monster cried for so long that the boy's shock and fear subsided. He calmed the monster as much as he could, and started talking to him, asking him why he was crying, and what he was doing there.
The monster told him he lived in the wardrobe, but almost never went out, because he was afraid of the boy. When the boy asked him why, the monster told him the boy's face seemed to him the most horrible thing he'd ever seen with eyes, ears and a nose. The boy felt exactly the same way about the monster, who had an enormous head full of mouths and hair.
The two of them talked so much that they became quite friendly, and they realized that both of them had been afraid of the same thing: the unknown. To lose their fear all they had to do was get to know each other. Together they traveled the world, seeing lions, tigers, crocodiles, dragons... It was the first time either of them had seen such creatures, but they made the effort to get to know them, and ended up dispelling their fear, and becoming friends.
And, although his parents weren't too happy, because they thought he was too old to still believe in monsters, the truth of it was that all kinds of creatures visited the boy's bedroom each night. And, instead of fearing them he had learned to get to know them and befriend them.
Listen to the Audiobook
D. Short Glossary
WORDS | MEANING |
Wardrobe | A large cupboard for keeping cloth in |
Lemari pakaian | |
Torch | A long stick with material that burns tied to the top of it |
Obor | |
Paralyse | To make someone unable to move all or part of their body |
Melumpuhkan | |
Subside | To become less strong or extreme |
Terhenyak | |
Horrible | Very unpleasant or bad |
Mengerikan | |
Enormous | Extremely large |
Sangat besar | |
Creature | Anything that lives but is not a plant |
Makhluk | |
Befriend | To be friendly to someone, especially someone who needs support or help |
Berlaku seperti sahabat |
E. Short Grammar
Verb
The verb is king in English. The shortest sentence contains a verb. You can make a one-word sentence with a verb, for example: "Stop!" You cannot make a one-word sentence with any other type of word.
Verb-in the story
The story is talking about past, so the verb use past participle
Present | Past Participle |
To think | Thought |
To allow | Allowed |
To keep | Kept |
To go | Went |
To get | Got |
To come | came |
Tenses
Tense (noun) is a form of a verb used to indicate the time, and sometimes the continuation or completeness, of an action in relation to the time of speaking. (From Latin tempus = time).
Past Simple Tense
· He went over to his wardrobe.
Dia pergi menuju lemari baju.
· He came face to face with a monster.
Dia datang saling bertatap muka dengan monster.
· The monster took a step backwards.
Monster melangkah ke belakang.
Past Continuous Tense
· He was crying
Dia sedang menangis.
· He was doing there.
Dia sedang mengerjakan di sebelah sana.
Past Perfect Tense
· He'd ever seen with eyes, ears and a nose.
Dia tidak pernah melihat dengan mata, telinga dan hidung.
· He had learned to get to know them.
Dia telah belajar untuk mengenal mereka.
Family Tree Game
Sunday, August 5, 2012
You may also have a stepfamily. Your stepfamily includes people who became part of your family due to changes in family life. These changes may include death, divorce or separation. New partnerships create new children. The new children and their relatives become part of your blended family. Some people are born into a stepfamily.
| My relatives | Relationship to Me | I usually call | ||
| male | female | him... | her... | |
| parent | relative of whom I am the child | Father, Daddy, Dad, Papa | Mother, Mummy, Mum, Mommy, Mom, Mama, Ma | |
| father | mother | |||
| sibling | we have the same father and mother | first name; sometimes Bro | first name; sometimes Sis | |
| brother | sister | |||
| uncle | aunt | sibling of my parent | Uncle [first name] | Aunt/Auntie [first name] |
| grandparent | parent of my parent | Grandfather, Grandpa | Grandmother, Grandma | |
| grandfather | grandmother | |||
| cousin | child of my uncle or aunt | first name | ||
| spouse | relative to whom I am married | first name | ||
| husband | wife | |||
| child | relative of whom I am the parent | first name | ||
| son | daughter | |||
| nephew | niece | child of my sibling | first name | |
| grandchild | child of my child | first name | ||
| grandson | granddaughter | |||
| great grandfather | great grandmother | parent of my grandparent | Great Grandpa | Great Grandma |
| father-in-law | mother in-law | parent of my spouse | first name; Dad | first name; Mum, Mom |
| brother-in-law | sister in-law | sibling of my spouse; spouse of my sibling | first name | |
| ex-husband | ex-wife | my previous spouse (we divorced) | first name | |
| half-brother | half-sister | my sibling born to my father or mother but not both | first name | |
| step-parent | new spouse of one of my parents | first name | ||
| step-father | step-mother | |||
| step-child | child of my spouse but not of me | first name | ||
| step-son | step-daughter | |||
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