Week 3 Homework : Lost Property / Hair Cuts

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In class today, we started looking at the language of transactions and more formal communications.

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We read the story, "My Dictionary, My Friend" and wrote emails / filled an online form sent to the Lost Property Department of Public Transport Victoria (PTV).

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We also practiced ringing PTV and inquiring at the Lost Property Department about the lost dictionary - and a lost Japanese umbrella.

Download the worksheets (if you were absent)










We also discovered that many of you are confused about Pronouns! That's okay :-)

Here are the exercises I promised ...

Subject Pronouns / Object Pronouns (English-Hilfen)

Possessive Determiners / Possessive Pronouns (English-Hilfen)


We have also progressed  to studying Present Perfect (Have + past participle) - see the picture of our whiteboard above

Here is a video if you want to review




GAME

Read about the Present Perfect and play a game (British Council)


GOING TO THE HAIRDRESSER (VU22601.2)

Are you confident going to the hairdresser or barber? Do you know how to make an appointment?

Here is a great video lesson  from Animated English.com



Download the PDF for this lesson

And then you have to watch Mr Bean at the Barber :-) ...




FILM

From red umbrellas to The Red Balloon ... (my favourite silent film of all time)

A Lost Boy

Level 1 and 2

This week we read the story about Paul Lee, the 2 year old boy from Queensland who was lost in the bush. Paul survived because he ate insects and sucked leaves. In this video Bear Grylls from Man Vs. Wild (SBS, Monday night, 8.30 pm)eats an African worm! Very funny ... but not very yummy!


LISTENING : A LOST CHILD

When listening to a description of a lost child, what kinds of information would you expect to hear (e.g., the child's name)?

CLICK HERE FOR LISTENING COMPREHENSION ACTIVITY - MISSING CHILDREN IN A SHOPPING CENTRE(Randall's ESL Lab - American English)



MAKING ENQUIRIES ... "I lost my son"



You are at Highpoint Shopping Centre. You look in a shop window for a minute. You look around - your son is gone!

What do you do?
What do you say?
Who do you ask?
Where do you go?

1) ASK THE PEOPLE NEAR YOU ...

a. Excuse me

b. I lost my son

c. Did you see a boy about 3 years old wearing a blue T-shirt and white pants?

WHAT WOULD THEY SAY

No luck!

ASK AT THE INFORMATION DESK

a........

b........

c........

d. Can you make an announcement?

What questions would the lady at the information desk ask you?

eg. Can I help you? / Does he speak English? / What's his name? / etc

1. NOW WRITE A DIALOGUE
Lady: Can I help you?
You: Yes, I lost my son?
Lady: Oh dear! Don't worry. What's his name?

(continue)

2. PRACTISE YOUR DIALOGUE WITH A FRIEND

3. RECORD YOUR DIALOGUE HERE

Here is a PAIR WORK exercise to help you complete the exercise above