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BRITISH se COUNCIL Adjectives @@ COUNCIL Adjectives "Lhave a big school bag.” Examples We have a small car. | saw a white bird. She watched an old film. Remember! Adjectives don't have a plural form. We have twa small cars. | saw five white birds. She watched some old films. Be careful! Size before colour. We have a small, blue car. | saw a large, white bird. LearnEnglish Kids www britisheouncil org/learnenglishkids Examples Write your own examples. Remember! Dont look at the reference card! Can you remember? We have two cars. I saw five Writing practice. Write 2 short text using adjectives. LearnEnglish Kids www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids BRITISH se COUNCIL @@ COUNCIL "Lalways do my homework well." Examples | speak English well. | play tennis badly. ido my homework correctly. Remember! To create adverbs we normally add -ly: quick - quickly siow - slowly Be carefull ‘good’ is an adjective ‘well is an adverb This is a good book. ! read well LearnEnglish Kids www britisheouncil. org/learnenglishkids Examples Write your own examples. Remember! Dont look at the reference card! Can you remember? ican run I write (quick) (slow) Writing practice. White @ short text using adverbs. LearnEnglish Kids www.britishcouncilorg/learnenglishkids BRITISH @@ COUNCIL Adverbs of frequency "| always help my friends." Examples | always go io fhe cinema. | sometimes watch TV. I never go to museums. Remember! The adverb goes next to the verb. / usually have cereal for breakfast. She sometimes plays football. Be careful! Use ‘how often’ to ask a question. How often do you play computer games? | sometimes play computer games. LearnEnglish Kids www britisheouncil. org/learnenglishkids BRITISH oe COUNCIL Adverbs of frequency Examples Write your own examples. Remember! Dent look at the reference card! Can you remember? I cereal for breakfast. She football. Writing practice. White 2 short text using adverbs of frequency. LearnEnglish Kids www.britishcouncilorg/learnenglishkids BRITISH @@ COUNCIL "The lion was Examples / saw a lion and an elephant at the zoo. The lion was scary. Remember! We use 'a! before a word that starts with a consonant. We use ‘an" before a word that starts with a vowel. J saw a lion and an elephant. Be carefull First we use ‘al or ‘an’. After we can use ‘the’. She had a cheese sandwich and crisps for lunch. She didnt like the sandwich. LearnEnglish Kids www brtishcounciLorg/learnenglishkids Examples Write your own examples. Ao 20 Remember! Dont look at the reference cara! Can you remember? Isaw___lion and__ elephant in the jungle Ihave __ blue coat and__“redcoat.__ blue coat is my favourite. Writing practice. Wirite@ short text using diferent atices LearnEnglish Kids worn britishcounciLorg/learnenglishkids @@ BRITISH COUNCIL Comparatives and superlatives @@ BRITISH @@ COUNCIL Comparatives and superlatives “The apple is bigger!" Examples The cat is faster than the mouse, Write your own examples. but the cheetah is the fastest. The dolphin is more intelligent than the dog, but the chimpanzee is the most intelligent. Remember! We use comparatives and superlatives to compare things and to say which thing is top in a group. one syllable: smail - smailer- the smallest two syllables with y: Aappy - happier - the happiest two+ syllables: beautiful - more sutiful - the most besutiful Remember! Dont iook at the reference card! Can you remember? smail - - happy -_ - beautiful - Be careful! The adjectives ‘good’, ‘bad’ and ‘far’ have special forms. Writing practice. Write @ short text using comparatives and superiatives. good - better - the best bad - worse - ihe worst far - further - the furthest LearnEnglish Kids ‘ww.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids LearnEnglish Kids www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids BRITISH @@ COUNCIL ‘Going to’ for plans “I'm going to be a teacher!" Examples Im going to be a teacher when I'm older. He's not going to play football anymore. Remember! We use ‘going to’ to talk about our future plans. fm going to write my homework tonight. They"re going to wafch a film this weekend. Be carefull You can usually make the negative in two ways. He isn’t going to ride a bike. He’s not going to ride a bike. They aren’t going io visit us. They're not going fo visit us. LearnEnglish Kids www britisheouncil. org/learnenglishkids BRITISH oe COUNCIL ‘Going to’ for plans Examples Write your own examples. Remember! Dent look at the reference card! Can you remember? im write my homework tonight. Theyre a film this weekend. Writing practice. Write a short text using ‘going to'for plans. LearnEnglish Kids www.britishcouncilorg/learnenglishkids BRITISH @@ COUNCIL "| have got two sisters." Examples Ihave got a brother. They have got a swimming pool. He has got a cat. Remember! Ihave got a brother. = Ive got a brother. you have got = you've got he has got = he's got we have got = we've got they have got = they've got Be careful! For negatives add ‘n't’ or ‘not’. I haven't got a brother. Ihave not got a brother. He hasn't got a cat. He has not got a cat. LearnEnglish Kids www brtishcounciLorg/learnenglishkids @ COUNCIL Examples Write your own examples. 1 2 Remember! Dont ook at the reference card! Can you remember? _., computer. We homework. Writing practice. Write @ short text using heve got or ‘havent got LearnEnglish Kids worn britishcounciLorg/learnenglishkids BRITISH @@ COUNCIL Imperatives “Wait for me please!" Examples Wait quietly before class. Be nice to your brother or sister, Don’t forget your bag! Remember! You can use ‘please’ to be more polite. Please put the plates on the table. Dont make so much noise please. Be carefull Don't say ‘you’ and use the verb without ‘to’ and without ing’. Help your parents at home. Don’t run in the corridors. LearnEnglish Kids www britisheouncil. org/learnenglishkids BRITISH oe COUNCIL Imperatives Examples Write your own examples. Remember! Dent look at the reference card! Can you remember? put the plates on the table. so much noise please. Writing practice. White 2 short text using imperatives. LearnEnglish Kids www.britishcouncilorg/learnenglishkids BRITISH se COUNCIL "| go to school to learn!" Examples Tuse LearnEnglish Kids to practise English. She goes to the gym to be healthy. Remember! We can use the infinitive to explain why we do something. Why are you washing the car? To help my parents. Be carefull Use the infinitive with ‘to’ ! went to the cinema to see the new film. ! play computer games to have fun. LearnEnglish Kids www britisheouncil. org/learnenglishkids Examples Write your own exampies. Remember! Dent look at the reference card! Can you remember? Why are you washing the car? help my parents. J use LeamEnglish Kids English. Writing practice. White @ short text using infinitives. LearnEnglish Kids www.britishcouncilorg/learnenglishkids BRITISH @@ COUNCIL Like and don't like "I like ice-cream." Examples | like chocolate. They like the zoo. We like vegetables. Remember! Add an's' for she, he and it She likes apples. He likes the park. It likes warm water. Be careful! For negatives add ‘don't’ or ‘does ! don't like chocolate. He doesn’t like the zoo. They don't like vegetables. LearnEnglish Kids www brtishcounciLorg/learnenglishkids @ COUNCIL Examples Write your own examples. Ao 20 Remember! Dont ook at the reference card! Can you remember? She vegetables. I! chocolate. If cold water. Writing practice. Write @ short text using ike’ ena ‘ont ike" LearnEnglish Kids worn britishcounciLorg/learnenglishkids BRITISH @@ COUNCIL "Like speaking English!" Examples I like going to the park. I love playing games. I don’t mind doing homework. Remember! We can use ‘lke’, ‘love’, ‘hate’ and ‘don't mind’ to say how we feel about an activity. She loves watching TV. He hates tidying his room Be carefull After ‘like’, ‘love’, ‘hate’ and ‘don't mind’ we usually use the verb with ‘ing’. / Jove using the computer. He doesn’t like shopping. She doesnt mind reading. LearnEnglish Kids www britisheouncil. org/learnenglishkids BRITISH oe COUNCIL Examples Write your own exampies. Remember! Dent look at the reference card! Can you remember? She loves Tv. He hates his room. I Aomework. Writing practice. White 2 short text using like ting, LearnEnglish Kids www.britishcouncilorg/learnenglishkids BRITISH @@ COUNCIL Modals can and can't "| can speak English." Examples can swim. They can speak English. She can ride a bike. Remember! You need to add the infintive after ‘can’ Ican swim You can run fast. She can ride a bike We can speak English. They can play the guitar. Be careful! For negatives you can add ‘nit’ or ‘not’. / can’t drive a car. Leannot drive. They can't speak French. They cannot speak French. LearnEnglish Kids www brtishcounciLorg/learnenglishkids Modals can and can't Examples Write your own examples. 1 2 Remember! Dont ook at the reference card! Can you remember? I swim. They piano. Writing practice. Write @ short text using ‘cen’ or ‘cant. LearnEnglish Kids worn britishcounciLorg/learnenglishkids @@ BRITISH @@ COUNCIL Modals - must and mustn't “You must @@ BRITISH @@ COUNCIL Modals - must and mustn't Examples / must do my homework. You mustn't be late for class. We must wear our school uniform. Examples Write your own examples. Remember! We can use ‘must' to talk about tules. For the negative, we can say ‘must not’ or ‘mustn't’. Remember! Dont look at the reference card! Can you remember? Parents of their children. Parents must take care of their You children. You mustn’t shout in the library. She must not forget her books. Be careful! The main verb is without ‘to’. Writing practice. Write @ short text using ‘must’ and mustn't. He must be careful when cutting food. ! mustn't make a mess. LearnEnglish Kids ‘ww.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids LearnEnglish Kids www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids BRITISH @@ COUNCIL Much and many "lve got many toys.” Examples Ive got many games. There isnt much time. Do you get much homework? Remember! Use ‘many’ for things we can count. Use ‘much’ for things we can't count. many computers / games / sweets much time / money / homework Be carefull In questions and negative sentences we use ‘much’, but we usually use ‘a lot of’ in positive sentences. Have you got much water? / havent got much waier. [ve got a lot of water. LearnEnglish Kids www britisheouncil. org/learnenglishkids BRITISH oe COUNCIL Much and many Examples Write your own examples. Remember! Dent look at the reference card! Can you remember? games money homework sweets Writing practice. White 2 short text using much’ and ‘many. LearnEnglish Kids www.britishcouncilorg/learnenglishkids BRITISH COUNCIL "Have you got any cheese?" Examples I've got some books. There isnt any cheese. Can you see any apples? Remember! Use ‘some’ with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns, Use ‘any’ for negatives or questions with countable and uncountable nouns. (ve got some bananas and some honey. | havent got any oranges or any milk, Have you got any pears or any juice? Be careful! We use ‘a’ or ‘an’ with singular countable nouns. We put's' on plural countable nouns. We don't use ‘a’ or puts’ on uncountable nouns. | can see a cat. There are some dogs. | haven't got any chocolate. LearnEnglish Kids ‘ww.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids @ BRITISH @@ COUNCIL Nouns - countable and uncountable Examples Write your own examples. Remember! Dont look at the reference card! Can you remember? (ve got bananas and honey. | havent got oranges or milk, Have you got pears or juice? Writing practice. Write a short text using countable and uncountable nouns. LearnEnglish Kids www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids @@ BRITISH @@ COUNCIL Past simple - endings @@ BRITISH @@ COUNCIL Past simple - endings "| called my friend!" Examples | played football. We ate lots of cake! She didn’t watch a film. Examples Write your own examples. Remember! For regular verbs, we add -ed For irregular verbs, there is a special past tense form. regular: play - played, watch - watched, want - wanted irregular: eat - ate, write - wrote, go - went Remember! Dont look at the reference card! Can you remember? play - eat - write - waich - go - Be careful! When we use the negative, we don't change the main verb. We use ‘didn't’ instead. Writing practice. Write a short text using past simple. ! didn’t watch TV. ! didn’t go to school. LearnEnglish Kids ‘ww.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids LearnEnglish Kids www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids @@ BRITISH @@ COUNCIL Past simple - questions “Did you have fun?" Examples Did you have fun with your friends? Where did you go for your last holiday? Remember! Use ‘did’ and the verb, but don't change the verb to the past form! Did you have a nice weekend? What did you learn at school yesterday? Be careful! We usually add time words at the end. Did you play a game yesterday? What did you have for dinner last night? LearnEnglish Kids ‘ww.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids @@ BRITISH @@ COUNCIL Past simple - questions Examples Write your own examples. Remember! Dont look at the reference card! Can you remember? you nice weekend? What you at school yesterday? Writing practice. Write some questions using past simple questions. LearnEnglish Kids www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids BRITISH @@ COUNCIL Past simple verb ‘to be" "| was tired last night." Examples was at my Gran's house yesterday. You were late for school this morning. Remember! Iwas You were She was He was twas We were They were Be careful! For negatives add ‘n't! or ‘not’ Jwasnt late for school this morning. We were not tired yesterday. LearnEnglish Kids www brtishcounciLorg/learnenglishkids Past simple verb ‘to be" Examples Write your own examples. 1 2 Remember! Dont ook at the reference card! Can you remember? You late yesterday. it cold last week Writing practice. Write a short text using the past simple of the vero to be LearnEnglish Kids worn britishcounciLorg/learnenglishkids BRITISH @@ COUNCIL Possessives "My bed is Examples My bed is red. Our car is fast. Her cat is nice. Remember! i=my he = his you = your Be carefull The possessive pronoun goes before the noun or before the noun and adjective. She played football with her brother. We met our new teacher. LearnEnglish Kids www brtishcounciLorg/learnenglishkids @ COUNCIL Examples Write your own examples. 1 2 Remember! Dont ook at the reference card! Can you remember? bed is red. (!) car is fast. (we) cat is nice. (she) Writing practice. Write @ short text using possesive pronouns LearnEnglish Kids worn britishcounciLorg/learnenglishkids @@ BRITISH @@ COUNCIL Prepositions of place "The dog is on the sofa!" My dad is in the kitchen. The dog is on the sofa The toys arent under the We use prepositions of place to say where things are. Where's the cat? It's hiding behind the chair. Have you got any apples? Yes, theyte in the fridge between the grapes and the oranges. Be careful! lf you are in something, you are inside. If you are in front of something, you are outside it. Ben is in his house. | cant see him. Look, Ben is in front of his house. | can see him! LearnEnglish Kids ‘ww.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids @@ BRITISH @@ COUNCIL Prepositions of place Examples Write your own examples. Remember! Dont look at the reference card! Can you remember? Where's the caf? It's hiding the chair. Have you got any apples? Yes) theyre ____ the fridge the grapes and the oranges. Writing practice. Write a short text using prepositions of place. LearnEnglish Kids www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids BRITISH @@ COUNCIL of time “| wake up Examples Twas bom in April. He goes to the park on Saturdays. She wakes up at 7:00. Remember! We use ‘in’ for months and years, ‘on’ for days and dates, and 'at' for times. in January / July / 2014 on Sunday / Friday / May 1° at 17:30/ 4 otlock / half past fwo Be carefull We can use ‘on’ for special days and ‘at’ for special times too. on my birthday / New Years Day / the last day of school at midnight / bedtime / dinner time LearnEnglish Kids www britisheouncil. org/learnenglishkids BRITISH oe COUNCIL Prepositions of time Examples Write your own exampies. Remember! Dent look at the reference card! Can you remember? Friday 11:30 2014 May 1* Writing practice. White @ short text using prepositions of time. LearnEnglish Kids www.britishcouncilorg/learnenglishkids @@ BRITISH @@ COUNCIL Present continuous - future arrangements "I'm visiting my friend." Examples Pm visiting my friend tomorrow. They are coming fo our house on Saturday. Remember! We can use the present continuous to talk about future arrangements - plans which you have organised. i'm going to the cinema at the weekend. What are you doing tonight?, Be careful! For a plan which hasn't been arranged, we usually use ‘going to’. Im going to watch TV after school. (This is my plan but | haven't organised it.) LearnEnglish Kids ‘ww.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids @@ BRITISH @@ COUNCIL Present continuous - future arrangements Examples Write your own examples. Remember! Dont look at the reference card! Can you remember? io the cinema at the weekend. What you tonight? Writing practice. Write a short text using present continuous for future arrangements. LearnEnglish Kids www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids @@ BRITISH @@ COUNCIL Present perfect - experiences “Have you seen Big Ben?" Examples i have been to Indonesia. She hasn't eaten sushi. Have you seen Big Ben? Remember! We can use the present perfect to talk about experiences in our life. My brother has met his favourite singer. I have never seen an alien! Be careful! If you say when the experience was, or if you ask for extra information, use past simple. I've been io India. | went there two years ago. Did you like it? Yes, it was very interesting! LearnEnglish Kids ‘ww.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids @@ BRITISH @@ COUNCIL Present perfect - experiences Examples Write your own examples. Remember! Dont look at the reference card! Can you remember? My brother Ais favourite singer. I never an alien! Writing practice. Write a short text using present perfect for experiences. LearnEnglish Kids www.britishcouncil. org/learnenglishkids. @@ BRITISH @@ COUNCIL Present simple and present continuous "They're eating pizza!" @@ BRITISH COUNCIL Present simple and present continuous Examples ! play tennis every Sunday. I'm playing hockey now. She eats fruit every day. She's eating an apple now. Examples Write your own examples. Remember! We use the present simple to talk about routines - what you do every day or every week. We use the present continuous to talk about things you are doing now. | watch cartoons every day. I'm watching 2 film now. Remember! Dont look at the reference card! Can you remember? ! cartoons every day. i a film now. Be careful! Present simple: adds’ ores’ for he she /it Make the negative with ‘don’t or ‘doesn’t’. Present continuous: use the verb ‘to be’ and ‘ing’. Add ‘not’ to make the negative. My ded makes dinner every day. He doesn't make lunch. We are studying English now. fe aren't studying maths. Writing practice. Write a short text using present simple and present continuous. LearnEnglish Kids ‘ww.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids LearnEnglish Kids www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids BRITISH @@ COUNCIL Present simple verb 'to be’ “lam ten years old." Examples | am twelve years old! They are Egyptian. My mum is a doctor. Remember! lam =I'm You are = You're He is = He's She is = She's itis = K's We are = We're They are = They're Be carefull For negatives add ‘nof’ The negative of J am'is " I'm not' or ‘1am not". I'm not 9 years old! They're not English. She's not a teacher. LearnEnglish Kids www britisheouncil org/learnenglishkids BRITISH se COUNCIL Present simple verb ‘to be’ Examples White your own examples. 1. 2 Remember! Dant took at the reference cara! Can you remember? lam = ltis = We are = Writing practice. Write 2 short text using the present simpie of the verb to be" LearnEnglish Kids www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids BRITISH COUNCIL "She is from England." Examples Examples Lam from France. Write your own examples. They are on holiday. 1 We are hungry. 2 Remember! Remember! He is from France. He Dont iook at the reference card! speaks French, Can you remember? She isnt here. She is on He is from France. holiday. speaks French Itis freezing. It is winter in She isn't here. ison England. holiday. Be carefull Writing practice. We use i for: Write @ short text using pronouns. The weather Itis cold. Animals Itis a brown dog. The time Itis 5 o'clock. LearnEnglish Kids LearnEnglish Kids www brtishcounciLorg/learnenglishkids worn britishcounciLorg/learnenglishkids BRITISH @@ COUNCIL This, that, these, those This, that, these, those "This is my brother." Examples Examples This is my friend Liz. Write your own examples. That is my friend Daniel 1 playing in the garden. Qe Remember! Remember! You need to add ‘is' after Dont look at the reference cara! ‘this’ or ‘that’ in the present. Can you remember? This is my triend Liz. That is my friend Daniel This my friend Liz. playing in the garden. Those my friends playing in the garden. Be carefull Writing practice. For more than one person Write @ short text using this’ thet you use ‘are’ in the present. ‘these’ or those’ These are my friends Liz and Sarah. Those are my friends Daniel and Nick playing in the garden. LearnEnglish Kids LearnEnglish Kids www brtishcounciLorg/learnenglishkids worn britishcounciLorg/learnenglishkids BRITISH @@ COUNCIL Too big, too small "It's too cold!" Examples The music is too loud. Im toe young to drive. It's too hot in here Remember! We can use ‘too’ to say when something is excessive or not enough. My dad Is too old fo go fo school. The homework is too difficult - | cant do it Be carefull We use ‘too’ for negative situations. Use ‘very’ for positive situations. lt was too hot on holiday - I didn’t like it. it was very hot on holiday - Hliked it! LearnEnglish Kids www britisheouncil. org/learnenglishkids BRITISH oe COUNCIL Too big, too small Examples Write your own exampies. Remember! Dent look at the reference card! Can you remember? My dad ts to go to school. The homework is -/ cant do it. Writing practice. White 2 short text using too’ LearnEnglish Kids www.britishcouncilorg/learnenglishkids @@ BRITISH @@ COUNCIL ‘Will’ - future predictions "T'll be a star!" Examples ! will be @ teacher. He'll travel around the world. You won't have any problems. Remember! We can use ‘will’ or Il’ to talk about the future and make future predictions. For the negative, we can say ‘will not’ or ‘won't’. FILS 1 will live in a big house when I'm older, Children won't / will not go to school in the future. Be careful! The main verb is without ‘to’. My friend will be a vet to help animals. ! won't forget my friends when | grow up. LearnEnglish Kids ‘ww.britishcouncil.org/learnenglishkids @@ BRITISH @@ COUNCIL Will’ - future predictions Examples Write your own examples. Remember! Dont look at the reference card! Can you remember? ! ina big house when I'm alder. Children to school in the future. Writing practice. Write a short text using will’ for future predictions. 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