Short Story English Speaking Teacher Rivka Rosenberg Can

Short Story English - Speaking Teacher: Rivka Rosenberg

Can you…? listen to short simple stories, watch short simple stories, follow and understand short, simple stories?

The Present Watch the first part of the short film https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Wjqi. U 5 Fgs. Yc

Let’s read these sentences: 1) His mother gives him a puppy as a present. 2) The boy does not want the dog because it has three legs. 3) The boy plays a computer game. 4) The boy and the dog go outside to play. 5) The dog plays alone in the house and has fun.

The Present Now watch the second part of the short film and put the sentences in order. https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Wjqi. U

Let’s read these sentences: 1) His mother gives him a puppy as a present. 2) The boy does not want the dog because it has three legs. 3) The boy plays a computer game. 4) The boy and the dog go outside to play. 5) The dog plays alone in the house and has fun.

Answers 1) The boy plays a computer game. 2) His mother gives him a puppy as a present. 3) The boy does not want the dog because it has three legs. 4) The dog plays alone in the house and has fun. 5) The boy and the dog go outside to play.

Adjectives happy / sad small / big excited hairy annoyed cute

Let’s Describe the Boy and the Dog The boy is busy. The dog is small. The boy is angry and annoyed. The dog is happy, cute, hairy and small. The boy is happy and tall. They both like to play.

Describe the boy and the dog using the adjectives in the box happy small big excited annoyed cute angry hairy

Read the following questions. a) What else can we say about the following sentences? Add another sentence to each sentence. b) Together let’s put an emoji of feelings near the sentences.

Example: 1) The boy is playing a computer game. The game is loud. The mother can’t talk on the telephone. �� 2) His mother gives him a present. 3) The boy does not want the dog because he has only three legs. 4) The dog plays alone and has fun. 5) The boy and the dog go outside to play.

Answers 1) The boy plays a computer game. The game is loud. The mother can’t talk on the telephone. �� 2) His mother gives him a present. He is not happy. �� 3) The boy does not want the dog because he has only three legs. The boy is angry. �� 4) The dog plays alone and has fun. The dog is happy. �� 5) The boy and the dog go outside to play. They are happy. ��

Questions 1. Is there a surprise ending to the story? Yes / No 2. Is this a good present to give the boy? Yes / No 3. Describe how you felt at the end of the story: A. I was surprised because the boy went outside at the end. B. I was surprised because the boy liked the dog at the end. C. I was not surprised at the end. D. Add your feeling

Why do you think the mother wanted the boy to have the dog? Record your answer.

Recording Activity Talk about a present you got and you did not like at the beginning, and then you changed your mind. What did you get? What made you change your mind? Record yourself and share your recording with your friends, family and teacher.

Self Assessment Yes I can go follow a short clip in English. I can describe what happened in the story. I can describe how the characters in the story feel. No Not sure

Break

Once upon a time the colors of the world had a BIG fight. All wanted to be the best.

I am the most important. I am the sign of LIFE and HOPE.

The grass is green. The trees are green. The leaves are green. Without me, all animals die.

You only think about the earth, but look around. The sky is blue. The sea is blue. The water is blue.

The sky gives us SPACE and PEACE. Without my peace, you are nothing.

You are all so serious. I bring LAUGHTER and WARMTH into the world.

The sun is yellow. The moon is yellow. The stars are yellow. Without me, there is no fun.

I am the color of HEALTH and STRENGTH. I carry the vitamins.

The carrots are orange. The pumpkins are orange. Think of the sunset. My beauty is so amazing.

I am the master of all of you. I am blood. LIFE is blood! Without me, there is no life.

I am the color of LOVE. The roses are red. The heart is red. The kisses are red.

I am purple, the color of POWER. Kings and queens always choose me because I am the sign of being smart.

…and so the colors went on fighting. Suddenly, there was a BOOOM!!!

It started to rain. The colors were afraid. They came closer to each other.

You foolish colors… Don’t you know that you each have a special purpose? Hold your hands and come to me!

From now on, when it rains, you will all be in the sky together, to remind us that you can all live in peace.

The rainbow is a sign of HOPE for TOMORROW.

… and so, whenever the rain washes the world and a rainbow appears in the sky, let’s remember to love one another.

Film yourself with your friend Wear your favorite color. What is your favorite color? Why is it your favorite color?

Let’s watch this video together https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=4 p 5286 T_kn 0

Questions 1. How did you feel at the beginning of the video and how did you feel at the end? 2. What part of the story did you like the best? 3. What was the boy’s “problem”? A. He tapped all the time. B. He ate gum all the time. C. He jumped all the time. 4. How did Mr. Jensen solve the “problem”?

Video Clip Activity Make a 30 second video clip. Interview someone about a person who made a difference in their life. Who is the person? In what way did they change the person’s life. Record your answer and share it with your family, friends and teacher.

Now you can… listen to short simple stories, watch short simple stories, follow and understand short, simple stories?

Short Story English- Speaking Teacher: Rivka Rosenberg