Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Adjectives


Adjectives give us information about a noun.

For example (nouns are red and adjectives are green) ....

1. This book is new.

2. I have a small house.

3. My brother has a fast car.


Practice adjectives!

Click here and here and here! Have fun!

Buildings

Buildings are important!

Many people work in a building.

Many people study in a building.

Many people pray in a building.

Practice your "BUILING Vocabulary"

Click here and here and here. Have fun!

Math Words


Do you like math?

This picture has a cube, a cylinder, a sphere, and a pyramid.

Practice your "MATH English"!

Click here and here and here! Have fun!

Friday, April 21, 2006

Food and Drink

What is this man doing?

He is eating chips. He is drinking soda.

Practice you Food and Drink vocabulary:

Click here and here and here for exercise #1.

Click here and here and here for exercise #2.

Practice the Simple Present and Present Continuous Tenses here.

Clothes


What clothes do you like to wear?

Practice your "clothes" vocabulary:

Click here and here and here for exercise #1.

Click here and here and here for exercise #2.

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

House



This is a house.

This house has a bathroom, a bedroom, a livingroom, and a kitchen.

The livingroom has a TV, a couch, a desk, a chair, and a stereo.

Now you can practice your "house" vocabulary!

Click here and here and here for exercise #1.

Click here and here and here for exercise #2.

Monday, April 17, 2006

Verbs

Verbs are action words.

Clean, cook, walk, work, sing ... these are all verbs.

Practice your verbs!

1. Click here for exercise #1.

2. Click here for exercise #2.

3. Click here for exercise #3.

4. Click here for exercise #4.

5. Click here for exercise #5.

Friday, April 14, 2006

Animals!

Do you know that story of Noah?

He built a big boat.

He put many kinds of animals onto the boat.

Do you like animals?

Click here to take an animal quiz.

Click here for another animal quiz.

Click here for one more animal quiz.

Click here for a quiz about animals in water.

Click here for a quiz about insects (bugs).

Jokes and Riddle about the Alphabet


Do you like to laugh?

Many people like to tell jokes and riddles.

Jokes are sentences that make you laugh.

Riddles are questions that make you think.



Here are some RIDDLES about the alphabet:

1. What letter of the alphabet is an insect?

2. What letter of the alphabet is a part of the head?

3. What letter of the alphabet is a drink?

4. What letter of the alphabet is a body of water?

5. What letter of the alphabet is a vegetable?

Click here to listen to the answers!

Monday, April 10, 2006

Tools


We use tools to fix things.

Do you know the names of these tools?


Basic Students click here and here for practice.


Click here to practice your "tool" vocabulary:

  1. FIRST: click on the word (on the left)
  2. SECOND: click on the correct picture.

Click here for more tool vocabulary practice

  1. FIRST: click on the "eyes"
  2. SECOND: read the word
  3. THIRD: click on the correct picture

Click here for even more practice

  1. FIRST: look at the picture and read the word
  2. SECOND: click on the arrows to match the word and the picture
  3. THIRD: click on the word "Check" (green face = correct; red face = incorrect)

Click here for even more practice yet!

  1. Click on the small, black dots.
  2. Match the pictures and words.

Click here for one more chance to practice tool vocabulary!

  1. Click on the small ?
  2. Click on the big ?
  3. Match the pictures and words.





Friday, April 07, 2006

Articles - A, AN (or Nothing)

Sometimes you need to use an ARTICLE:

  1. I have a new car.
  2. Do you want an apple?

Sometimes you don't need an article:

  1. Your car is nice. (NOT -> Your a car is nice)
  2. I have two brothers. (NOT -> I have two a brothers)

Click here to practice articles (A, AN, or NOTHING).

Click here for more practice!

Click here for even more practice! (Guess, then check your answer).

PRONOUNS!




Subject Pronouns:

  • I
  • You
  • He
  • She
  • It
  • We
  • They

Object Pronous:

  • Me
  • You
  • Him
  • Her
  • It
  • Us
  • Them

Adjective Pronouns:

  • My
  • Your
  • His
  • Her
  • Its
  • Our
  • Their

Possessive Pronouns:

  • Mine
  • Yours
  • His
  • Hers
  • Its
  • Ours
  • Theirs

Reflective Pronouns:

  • Himself
  • Herself
  • Itself
  • Ourselves
  • Themselves

Click here to practice pronouns!

Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Computer User's Exercises



This man is working with a computer.

He has bad posture.

- His back hurts.

- His arms hurt.

- His neck hurts.

This man needs to do some exercise!

Do YOU need to do some exercise?

Click here to try a wrist exercise.

Click here to try a finger exercise.

Click here to try a thumb exercise.

Click here to try a knee exercise.

Click here to try a leg exercise.

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

WH Question Words


WH Questions = Information Questions

1. Q: What do you do on the weekends?

A: I take my children the the park.


2. Q: When do you eat dinner?

A: I eat dinner at 7:00pm.


Click here to practice WH Question Words.

Click here for more practice!

Click here for even more practice!

Friday, March 17, 2006

Ask a Question with BE and DO


The Verb BE = Am / Are / Is

  • Am I late for class?
  • Are you a student?
  • Is she your teacher?

The Verb DO = Do / Does
  • Do you live in Oakland?
  • Does he work in San Francisco?

Practice the verbs BE and DO:



What are they doing?




What is the man doing?

What is the boy doing?

What is the woman doing?

PART 1: Click here to write your answers!

PART 2: Click on "Comment" and write the answer to this question:

What are you doing right now?

Read about a Boy and his Dune Buggy!


This man is driving a dune buggy! A dune buggy is a small car. You drive it on the sand (near the beach). It is a lot of fun!

Click here to read a story about a boy and his dune buggy.

Remember - Click on all of the words to listen to them!

Thursday, March 09, 2006

Learn a song about a Chicken!




This is a song about an old chicken. His name is "Cluck". "Cluck" is the sound a chicken makes!

He lays eggs for the railroad workers to eat.
Click here to listen to and sing the song!

Match the WORDS and PICTURES

This man needs help. He needs a cane to walk.

Click here to match the words with the pictures.

1. Click on the words.
2. Listen to the words.
3. Drag the blue word to the picture.

Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Computer Vocabulary - How much do you remember?

PART 1: Click on the word "Comment" (at the bottom of these pictures on the right).

PART 2: Write the Numbers and Words for the pictures you see.

  • For Example: #1 = Mouse
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5.



6.






Finished? Do you know what time it is? Click here!

Friday, March 03, 2006

Simple Present and Present Continuous

QUESTION: When do you go to sleep every night?


ANSWER:
I go to sleep at 10:00pm every night.


Grammar: Use the Simple Present Tense with a habit or routine (something you do every day, each week, three times a year, etc).



QUESTION:
What is she doing right now?

ANSWER:
She is singing.

Grammar: Use the Present Continuous Tense to talk about someting that is happening right now.

Click here to practice Yes / No Questions.

Yes / No Question Practice

Am I handsome?

Are you a student?

Is he a teacher?

Do you like hamburgers?

Does she work here?

Click here to practice questions!

Friday, February 17, 2006

The Verb BE


Hi! I am a new daddy! This is a picture of my first son. His name is Benjamin. My new son one week old. His name is Joseph. My two sons are funny!

Do you see the red words above? These are the Verb BE.

I want you to practice the Verb BE tonight.

Do this:

  1. Click here to go to the Verb BE exercise.
  2. Write the correct form of the verb BE in the boxes.
  3. Click on Check to see if your answers are correct.
HAVE FUN!

Count and Non-Count Nouns


English has a lot of nouns.

Nouns are PEOPLE, PLACES and THINGS.

Some nouns are COUNT NOUNS.

Some nouns are NON-COUNT NOUNS.

Here are three grammar exercises about nouns.
(Drag the words Count and Non-Count next to the nouns).

  1. Click here for exercise #1
  2. Click here for exercise #2
  3. Click here for exercise #3

Read a Story!


Dogs love bones!

Click here to read a story about a dog and his bone.

  1. Click on the words.
  2. Listen to the words.
  3. Click on the green arrow to see the next page.
  4. Click on the little ear to listen to the sentences.

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Grammar Practice

1. COUNT and NON-COUNT Nouns
What fruit is this?

BANANA! I love bananas!

Is banana a count noun? Is banana a non-count noun?

Click here to practice count and non-count nouns.

2. The verb BE - present and past.

I am a student today. I was a farmer yesterday.

Click here to practice the verb BE

3. A Little and A Few

NOT Correct: I have a few money.
Correct: I have a little money.

Remember:
Use "a little" with non-count nouns.
Use "a few" with count nouns.

Click here to practice A Little and A Few.

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Match Words and Pictures

Do these three things:

  1. Read the word
  2. Find the right picture
  3. Click on the picture

Click here to go to the website! Good Luck!

If you like the quiz, click on the words Next Quiz (at the bottom of the page) and do another quiz!

Word order

Can you make a question with these words?

is your What name ?

Click here to do a sentence puzzle (click on the words to put them in order).

Monday, February 06, 2006

Classroom Things


Do you know what this is?

This is a STAPLER.


We have lot of things in our classroom.

Click here to practice your classroom words!

Friday, February 03, 2006