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• Topic: Months, Festivals Words & Sentences ESL Lesson
• Vocabulary:  months of the year- January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Festivals - Christmas, Halloween, New Year's Day, birthday. Ordinal Numbers - First, second, third, fourth, fifth, twentieth, twenty-first.
• Grammar:  We add the suffix  '-st, -nd, -rd, -th' to cardinal numbers to write ordinal numbers - example 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th. Ordinal number are used to show the position or rank in a sequential order. When talking about dates, we often use ordinal numbers to show position of a number relative to other numbers. For example there 31 days in December and Christmas in on the 25th day of December.

This lesson also focuses on another point which is using capital letters  at the beginning of the months of the year and names of festivals.

Ordinal vs. Cardinal Numbers

• Halloween is on October 31st. (ordinal numbers)
• There are 31 days in October.  (cardinal numbers)

Capital Letters at Start of Months & Festivals

• My birthday is on May 2nd. NOT My birthday is on may 2nd.
• When is Christmas? NOT When is christmas?
• When is Halloween? NOT When is halloween?

• Topic: Places Around Words & Sentences
• Vocabulary:  places in the city - bank, post office, stadium, restaurant, shopping mall, bookstore, park, airport, hospital, police station

      Jobs - doctor, nurse, police officer, shop assistant, chef

• Grammar:  The lesson focus on nouns related to jobs and places in the city. It therefore focuses on using the verb 'to work' in the present tense with emphasis on the third-person singular.

Verb 'to work' simple present

• I work in a hospital. (1st  person singular)
• A doctor works in a hospital. (3rd person singular)
• My dad works in a hospital. (3rd person singular)
• Doctors and nurses work in a hospital (3rd person plural)
• They work in a hospital. (3rd person plural)

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• Topic: Zoo Lesson Words & Sentences
• Vocabulary:  panda, bamboo, giraffe, ostrich, zebra, lion, tiger, meat, fruit, leaves, zookeeper, heavy, large, long, trunk, zoo, trolley, monkey, camel, elephant, rhino, hippo,
• Grammar:  This lesson focuses on asking and responding to questions about descriptions of things. Therefore, there will be adjectives to learn. We will also learn to ask for descriptions of nouns using 'like' .  The lesson also covers verbs in the simple present tense with particular focus on the third-person singular.

LIKE - for questions about descriptions:

• What does a panda look like?
• It's black and white.
• What does a giraffe look like?
• It's tall.
• What's the weather like?
• It's hot and sunny.
• What's your mother like?
• My mother is kind.
• What does a zebra look like?
• It looks like a black and white horse.

 

We can also describe things by the actions they perform

• What does a panda eat?
• A panda eats bamboo.

 

Action verbs and the 3rd person singular

• A lion eats meat.
• Lions and tigers eat meat.
• They eat meat.

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• Topic: Sports Words & Sentences
• Vocabulary:  running, volleyball, soccer, long jump, table tennis, badminton, baseball,
• Grammar:  This lesson focuses on three grammar areas - compound words, using 'like' in the present simple and adjectives followed by prepositions.

1- Compound Words

( These are words formed by combining two words. Many names of  sports are formed this way)

• basket + ball = basketball
• volley + ball = volleyball
• table + tennis = table tennis

2- Verb 'to like'  -  present simple 

(The verb 'to like' is a stative verb which describes a state, situation or condition. The focus will be on how the verb only changes in the 3rd person singular. )

• I like volleyball. (1st person singular)
• You like volleyball. (2nd  person singular)
• She likes volleyball. (3rd person singular)
• Sally likes volleyball. (3rd  person singular)
• We like volleyball. (1st  person plural)
• You(many) like volleyball. (2nd  person plural)
• They like volleyball. (3rd person plural)

3- Adjectives followed by prepositions

 (Some adjectives are often followed by a preposition in certain circumstances. When talking about things we can do very well or very badly, we often use the adjective 'good' or 'bad'  followed by the preposition 'at'. )

• I am good at  volleyball.
• I am good at math.
• He is good at playing basketball.
• I'm bad at playing soccer.
• Are you good at playing soccer?
• What sports are you good at?

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• Topic: Pets Lesson Words & Sentences for ESL
• Vocabulary:  turtle, iguana, cat, dog, parrot, gold fish, hamster, snake, frog, rabbit, personality adjectives - cute, friendly, lazy, quiet
• Grammar:  This ESL grammar lesson will focus on using the subordinating conjunction 'because' to give reasons or further explanation for a choice.  Contrary to popular beliefs, we can start a sentence with 'because'.  The lesson will also introduce common personality adjectives.

Subordinating conjunction 'because'

• I like dogs because they are friendly.
• I don't like cats because they are lazy.

Adjectives (An adjective describes a noun. A personality adjective describes character and can be abstract.)

•  a lazy cat
• a friendly dog
• a cute dog
• a quiet rabbit