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An Online English Lesson (for instructor)

I must write proper

sentences.

I must take care of my Grammar.

I must speak using proper

English.

I must improve my

English Vocabulary

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English Speaking/Listening Unit

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In the 20 pages of PPT, as instructor you will see pictures, some questions you could ask students to answer relating to the picture and example answers of the questions.

In students' PPT, however, who will only see the picture on the PPT page with a short narrative of the picture, e.g. "Dad, could you read me another story? I read that one on the internet today." Students could not see the questions and answers relating to the pictures.

You can ask the students to answer the questions on the next four PPT pages you are about to see in order to practice their English speaking & listening skills.

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# 1

1. Read aloud the Caption clearly. Be careful of the two words “read”.

2. Give the synonym for “story”.

3. Express “Dad, could you read me another story ?” in a different way.

4. “that one” means ………………

5. Write another creative Caption for the Cartoon above.

Suggestion

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Answers to #1

2 Tale

3 “Father, please tell me a different tale.”

4 “that story”

5 Are you hungry, Daddy ? You keep swallowing half the sentences you are reading.”

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#21. Suggest what probably happened to the poor man .

2. Replace “stating my location” with another phrase.

3. What phrase can be used in place of “bombarded with” ?

4. “junk” can be substituted with …………

5. Write another creative Caption for the Cartoon.

Suggestion

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Answers to #2

1 His ship sank and he was marooned on an isolated island.

• “mentioning my position”

• “made to deal with lots of ”

• “useless”

• “ It’s unbelievable that I am getting all these marriage proposals from both women and men.”

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#3

The wedding cake did not turn ........ well.

The lady was shocked ……what she saw.

2. What could be deduced about the character of the man who was preparing for his wedding ?

3. “bundle” can be substituted by the phrase …………….

4. Write another creative caption for the Cartoon above.

Suggestion

1. Fill in the blanks.

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Answers to #3

1 out; at

• He was probably a stingy or miserly man.

• big amount

• “The wedding cake I baked is breaking up … you’d better pray our marriage won’t end up this way.”

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#4

1. What is the relationship between the two persons in the picture ?

2. “Downloading data” refers to …....... data.

A editing B transferring C deleting D saving

3. Rewrite the sentence completely using the present tenses.

4. Fill in the blanks : The birth ... the baby brought joy ……… Mary.

5. Write another creative Caption for the Cartoon picture.

Suggestion

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Answers to #4

1 Mother and son

• B

• “No, I don’t download you. I give birth to you !”

• of ; to/for

• “Hours at the computer have made you look like a zombie.”

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#5

1. What does the picture show ?

2. It can be inferred that ………… earn a lot of money.

A waiters B actors

C businessmen

D famous people

3. For each of the following words, give another word that can replace it.

A supposed ………… B famous ………………

C commercials ……………………4. Write another creative caption for the cartoon picture above.

Suggestion

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Answers to #5

1 It shows a waiter taking orders from two customers in a restaurant.

2 Ans. D

3 A expected B well-known C advertisements

4 “ Our specialty is ‘Durian and cheese cooked in sour plum sauce’. ”

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#61. What do you think is the place of the scene in the Picture on the right ?

2. What probably caused the computer to malfunction?

3. Express the first sentence in the Picture in another way.

4. Write another creative expression for the Cartoon Picture.

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Answers to #6

1 A Computer Service Centre.

2 Cat hair all over the computer caused this.

3 “ There was no problem at all with your computer screen. ”

4 “ We found strands of blonde hair trapped all over the keyboard. ”

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#7

1. What do you think is the relationship between the two men in the Picture ?

2. Would the boss be happy with the thing found in the suggestion box ? Explain briefly.

3. Give one purpose of having a suggestion box in a place like a bank or a supermarket.

4. Write another Caption for the Picture.

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Answers to #7

1 Boss and employee.

2 No, he would not be happy. A hangman rope suggests this : “The person in charge ought to be hanged for his terrible work.”

3 To receive constructive criticisms and suggestions to improve the services offered.

4 “A person from our rival company sent this as your birthday present.”

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#8

1. What do you think is the relationship between the man and the woman in the Picture ?

2. Give a synonym for the word “tired”.

3. What is the meaning of ‘diaper’ ?

4. ‘Diaper’ is American. The British word is _ _ _ _ _ .

5. Write another creative caption for the Picture above.

Suggestion.

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Answers to #8

1 Husband and wife.

2 exhausted

3 A piece of soft cloth to wrap round a baby’s bottom.

4 nappy

5 “ Who gave you the idea that our dog also needs a diaper like our baby ? ”

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1. Why did the woman ask the man to get rid of the chair ?

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2. Replace the words “get rid” by a single word of a similar meaning.

3. What do you think the man was doing in the room ?

4. Give another creative caption for the Picture above.

Suggestion

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Answers to #9

1 It was already spoilt and in a terrible condition.

2 dispose

3 He was probably trying to rest on the chair and it collapsed.

4 “ Since when have you joined the Invertebrates, the class of animals without backbones ? ”

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# 10

1. Give another word which can replace “advantage”.

2. Who do you think is making the comment to the owner of the house ?

3. State one disadvantage of living near a golf course.

4. Write another creative caption for the Picture above.

Suggestion

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Answers to #10

1 benefit

2 A friend visiting the owner

3 Unwanted golf balls get hit into your house compound.

4 “ Hey, what sort of alien birds have been laying these eggs in your house compound ? ”

English Reading Unit

In the next 6 PPT pages you will see three articles, some questions relating to the articles and answers of these questions.

In students’ PPT, they will only see the articles and the questions but not the answers.

You can ask the students to try to answer the questions in order to improve their English reading skills.

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Article one: Sunscreen

So you think you are too pale and want to get a good suntan this summer? Why not? Except that unless you are careful the sun can make your skin old and leathery and can even give you skin cancer. If you must sunbathes (and let’s face it, lots of us think it’s a good idea), then have a look at these gorgeous guys and babes I found on the beach and see which of them is like you.

Roger: I’m the type who always burns. It’s because I’m fair-skinned – and I’ve got red hair and freckles. That’s why I’m so good-looking! But I still burn unless I use a really high SPF (sun protection factor) – and 20 in strong sun.

Mike: Yeah I tan easily. People like me who are dark-skinned (with dark hair and brown eyes) are not really cool but we go even browner in the sun. I still use sunscreen though, something light with an SPF of about 6…

Melinda: I have to be careful because I’m the type who burns easily. But I do tan in the end. If you have got fair hair and blue eyes like me you’d better use quite a strong sunscreen (an SPF of 15 to start with)…

Alice: Me, I have got built-in protection! I don’t burn, but I don’t’ sunbathe anyway. I mean what for? I like messing around on the beach though.

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Questions of Article one

• First: can you identify where the article comes from?

• Secondly, can you put skin, hair and eye color in order of least vulnerable to the sun to most vulnerable?

• Thirdly, can you try to define the meaning of following words:

Freckles:

Fair hair:

Sunscreen:

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Answers of article one’s questions

Answer one:

A magazine for teen-agers

Answer two:

Dark hair and dark eyes -- Brown hair and brown eyes--fair hair and blue eyes -- fair skin and red hair with freckle face.

Answer three:

Freckle: Freckles are small light brown spots on someone's skin, especially on their face.

Fair hair: specially favored hair or beautiful hair

Sunscreen: A sunscreen is a cream that protects your skin from the sun's rays, especially in hot weather.

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Article two: Why Sky is Far Away

Long ago the sky was close to the Earth. Men and women did not have to plant their own food. Instead, when they were hungry, they just reached up and broke off a piece of the sky to eat. Many people in the kingdom did not use the gift of the sky wisely. When they took more than they could eat, the sky became angry. Some people threw the extra pieces into the garbage. Early one morning the angry sky turned dark. Black clouds hung over the land, and a great sky voice said to all the people, "You are wasting my gift of food. Do not take more than you can eat. I don’t want to see pieces of me in the garbage anymore or I will take my gift away." One man named Adami wasn’t careful. At festival time, he took so many delicious pieces of sky that he couldn’t eat them all. Adami decided to try to hide the pieces at the bottom of the garbage pile. Suddenly, the sky became angry and the clouds turned black. "You have wasted my gift of food again," yelled the sky. "This time I will go away so you cannot waste me anymore." All of the people cried, "What will we eat? We might starve!" The sky said, "You will have to learn how to plant crops in the ground and hunt in the forests. If you work hard, you may learn not to waste the gifts of nature."

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Questions of Article two

• First question: According to the folktale, what kind of person Adami is?

• Second question: According to the folktale, why does the sky become angry with the villagers?

• Third question: According to the folktale, what happens when Adami cannot finish all of the food he has taken?

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Answers of Article two’s questions

• Answer 1: Adamis is greedy.

• Answer 2: People do not learn it is important not to waste the food.

• Answer 3: Sky will no longer offer free food as gift to people.

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Third Article: Ready for Anything

Justin was always prepared. His bedroom was so full of flat bicycle tires, bent tennis rackets, deflated basketballs, and games with missing pieces that you could barely get in the door. His parents pleaded with him to clean out his room. "What use is a fish tank with a hole in the bottom?" his father asked. Justin's motto is: "Never throw anything out, you never know when it might come in handy." When Justin was away from home, he always carried his blue backpack. He liked to think of it as a smaller version of his bedroom—a place to store the many objects that he collected. It was full of the kind of things that seemed unimportant, but when used with a little imagination, might come in handy. Justin had earned a reputation for figuring things out and getting people out of otherwise hopeless situations. Many of his classmates and neighbors sought him out when they needed help with a problem.

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Questions of Article three

• Firs question: Why is Justin’s room such a mess?

• Second question: Justin had earned a reputation for figuring things out and getting people out of otherwise helpless situations. What does reputation mean in the context of the article?

• Third question: In what way is Justin’s backpack a smaller version of his bedroom?

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Answers of Article three’s question

• Answer 1: he never throws anything away.

• Answer 2: it means how is Justin thought by others.

• Answer 3: Justin use his backpack as a place to store objects.

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