Motivational Video

I've been inspired by my students to create this little video.

Be positive!

Six Honest Serving Men by R.Kipling

Rudyard Kipling described the question words as six honest serving men in his poem Six Honest Serving Men at the end of the story The Elephant’s Child. This poem is a tribute to a child's curiosity.

I keep six honest serving-men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When
And How and Where and Who.
I send them over land and sea,
I send them east and west;
But after they have worked for me,
I give them all a rest.

I let them rest from nine till five,
For I am busy then,
As well as breakfast, lunch, and tea,
For they are hungry men.
But different folk have different views;
I know a person small-
She keeps ten million serving-men,
Who get no rest at all!

She sends ’em abroad on her own affairs,
From the second she opens her eyes-
One million Hows, two million Wheres,
And seven million Whys!

Here's the poem presented by Yevheniia Pidlisna, the student of Pokrovsk Pedagogical Professional College.

Past Perfect Tense

There are some useful links for you to learn about Past Perfect.

THEORY (конспект до граматичної секції словника)

1. Read the following information 

Past Perfect / Минулий доконаний час

and give answers to the questions:

- How do we form the statement, the negative sentence in Past Perfect?

- What are 5 main uses of Past Perfect (вживання)?

- What time expressions are typical for Past Perfect (слова-маркери)?

PRACTICE (виконуємо за бажанням, якщо відчуваємо, що необхідно вдосконалити граматичні навички)

2. Do the following exercises:

• Positive Sentences in Past Perfect Simple
• Negative Sentences in Past Perfect Simple
• Questions in Past Perfect Simple
• Mixed Exercise in Past Perfect Simple
• „The Canterville Ghost“ (highlight verbs in past perfect simple)

TESTS (виконуємо, якщо бажаємо перевірити себе)

3. Take the tests to see how good you are at using Past Perfect:

Level 2 

Level 3

HOMEWORK EXERCISES

Remember: Past Perfect вживається для пояснення дії, яка відбулась до певного моменту в минулому. Часто цей момент виражено іншою минулою дією. Тоді маємо 2 дії в минулому. Та, що відбулася раніше виражається за допомогою Past Perfect, та, що пізніше - Past Simple.

1. Exercise 1. Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps in the correct tense – Past Perfect or Simple Past.

2. Exercise 2. Read the text and complete the activity.