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.

Five Little Bears

This is an excellent dynamic pause for primary school children. It's three in one: numbers, past simple and the plural of nouns practice.

Lyrics

Inspired by American Culture

These beautiful pictures have been drawn by Viktoria Mokrush, the student of Krasnoarmiisk Pedagogical School. Vicky is a future primary school teacher. Her art reflects her hobbies: reading, watching films and listening to music. Here is a selection of her drawings inspired by famous Americans.

Travelling: Revision Lesson (Collaboration Online)

Worksheet for Collaborative Writing Activity

Group 3 Collaborative Space

Group 4 Collaborative Space

Group 5 Collaborative Space

American to British Translator

Window on Britain - Schools

1. Watch the first part of the video (to 1.30) and complete the sentences.
Most children start primary school at the age of 5. Then, at 11 they go to _______ _______ . All children stay at the secondary school to the age of 16 and at 16 in England they take ______ examinations that is the General ________ of ________ Education. After these exams about ___ per cent of students leave school. The others usually study ______ subjects for two more years and then take A-levels or _______ level examinations.
About 20 per cent of 18-year-olds go to ___________ .They usually leave home and go to university in a different town or city. Another 20 per cent go on to other kinds of _________ and training.

2. Go on watching and answer the questions:
1) What time does the school start?
2) Are most schools in Britain for boys, for girls or mixed?
3)  Do students wear a uniform in all the British schools?
4) What subjects do they study?
5) How many students are there in a primary school class?
6) What foreign languages do the British children learn?
7) Where do they have lunch?
8) What activities do students do after school?
9) What is Eton?