KIDS: Verbs

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Thursday, March 27, 2025

What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong
a.k.a. "Satchmo" (meaning big cheeks) and "Pops"
(Aug. 4, 1901 - July 6, 1971) was an important American musician, singer, and actor for more than 50 years. He played Dixieland, jazz, scat, swing, and pop.

Some Achievements and Awards:
1937- the 1st African-American to host a radio program

1964 -the oldest artist (63 years old) to have a #1 song ("Hello

Dolly"), kicking out the Beatles 3 consecutive number ones

1968 - on RAI TV with singing, "Grassa e Bella" and at San Remo, "Mi Va da Cantare" paired with Lara Saint Paul
1972 - Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
1995 - US postage stamp
He is also in the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame and has 12 songs in the Grammy Hall of Fame. To be in this, the song must be at least 25 years old and have "qualitative or historical significance."

You can hear one of his most famous songs, "What a Wonderful World" (1967), in the film Good Morning Vietnam (1988), and in many TV commercials. It joined the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.

1) Write the colors you hear.

2) What objects go with those colors?
3) What is a "bright blessed day" ?
"dark sacred night" ?
4) What actions do you hear? (verbs)

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What a Wonderful World
I see trees of green,
Red roses, too.
I see them bloom
For me and you.
And I think to myself,
What a wonderful world!

I see skies of blue
And clouds of white.
The bright blessed day;
The dark sacred night,
And I think to myself,
What a wonderful world!

The colors of the rainbow

So pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces
Of people going by.
I see friends shaking hands,
Saying, "How do you do?"
They're really saying,
"I love you."

I hear babies cry.
I watch them grow.
They'll learn much more
Than I'll ever know.
And I think to myself,
What a wonderful world!
Yes, I think to myself, what a wonderful world!
Oh yeah.

Thursday, February 27, 2025

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

What are you doing?
I am sleeping. / I'm sleeping.
You are sleeping. / You're sleeping.
He is sleeping. / He's sleeping.
She is sleeping. / She's sleeping.
It is sleeping. / It's sleeping.
We are sleeping. / We're sleeping.
They are sleeping. / They're sleeping.
You are sleeping. / You're sleeping.

Are you sleeping?
Yes, I am. /    No, I'm not.

Is she sleeping?
Yes, she is.
No, she isn't. /   No, she's not.

Are they sleeping?
Yes, they are.
No, they aren't. /   No, they're not.

I am not sleeping, I'm reading.

I'm not sleeping, I'm reading.
You are not sleeping, you're reading.
You're not sleeping, you're reading.
He is not sleeping, he's reading.
She is not sleeping, she's reading..
We are not sleeping, we're reading.
They are not sleeping, they're reading.

I usually go to school at 8:00.
I'm going to school now.

I often read a book on weekends.
I'm reading a book.

He sings in a band.
He's singing in a band

We always play football on Saturdays.

We are playing football.

They never eat fish.
They are eating fish.

Emphasis on certain words. What do you understand?
I am not watching TV, I'm studying!
What are you doing?

What are you doing?

What are you doing?
What are you doing?

ACTIVITIES - Be creative!

1) Write questions that you think your classmates will answer "Yes, I do." or "Yes, I am." You get a point for all YES answers.
For example:
Do you like cheese? Yes, I do. / No, I don't.
Are you sitting down? Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.

2) Write questions about your class. A student closes his or her eyes and tries to answer the questions.
For example:
Who is sitting next to John?
What is Mary wearing?
What color are David's eyes?

3) What's happening? Look around the room or out the window and write sentences about what you see.

4) With a partner, write sentences about things you have in common.
For example:
We are both wearing jeans.
We both have brown hair.

5) Draw a picture of bad things people do. What do good people do?
For example:
Draw a person throwing garbage out a car window. What is the person doing? Good people throw trash in a bin.

Monday, February 24, 2025

What are they doing?

Do you like doing these activities?

How often do you do them?

Which activities don't you like?

Which activities can you do?

Which can't you do?

Sunday, February 23, 2025

GESE 3 - ACTIVITIES

REMEMBER:
you PLAY - an instrument (the piano, the guitar) / a game (Monopoly, a computer game) / sports that use balls (football, rugby, tennis).
He plays the piano very well.
We like to play Monopoly during the Christmas holidays.
They play football three times a week.

go + ing = She goes swimming twice a week.

do + activities = We do exercises at home. He does karate.

play chess / ride a bike / chat online / play video games