Something new to watch!
New words:
cartoon, radio, camcorder, the news, documentary, channel, advert, remote control, TV programme, mobile phone
Grammar:
The infinitive of purpose
-We use to + base form after an action to say why we did the action.
She went upstairs to get her coat. Dad switched on the TV to watch the news.
How often...? and adverbs of time
-We use how often...? to ask someone how frequently they do something.
How often do you eat in a restaurant?
-To talk about how frequently we do things, we can use the expression once / twice / three times / a + day / week / month / year.
I eat in a restaurant about once a month.
Sally goes on holiday twice a year.
-We also use evry + hour / afternoon / day / Tuesday / week / month / year.
I get up at 7 o'clock every day.
We play basketball every Friday. = We play basketvall on Fridays.
once (x 1)
twice (x 2)
three times (x 3)
four times (x 4)
etc.
Voluntary Work: Reading and Writing
Read the TV guide:
Schedule (Example):
Saturday's TV: Channel 3:
10:00 Cartoon: Sandy and Fido
This week Fido and Sandy meet a new girl. At first she is unfriendly. Fido is angry about this and plays a trick on the girl. This makes the new girl unhappy, but soon she starts to laugh and laugh. Who could this unusual girl be?
10:30 Film: The Red Rocket
The Red Rocket is lost in space and arrives on an unknown planet. Some of the astronauts are unlucky. They start to feel unwell and their skin turns blue. What will they do to survive?
12:30 News
Find out what events happened in the world today. Also includes a weather report.
1:00 Documentary: Our History
Find out about school life 100 years ago. Were all teachers scary? Were all school chairs uncomfortable? Do you think children were unhappier than children today?
Extra writing: (give your work to Manuela)
Write your own TV schedule giving the following information:
What time does each programme start?
What kind of programme is it?
What is it called?
What is it about?
You can use some of the following words:
film, documentary, cartoon, find out, space, animals, information, adventure, exciting, actors, story, funny, drawings, play a trick on, for children.
Read the TV guide:
Schedule (Example):
Saturday's TV: Channel 3:
10:00 Cartoon: Sandy and Fido
This week Fido and Sandy meet a new girl. At first she is unfriendly. Fido is angry about this and plays a trick on the girl. This makes the new girl unhappy, but soon she starts to laugh and laugh. Who could this unusual girl be?
10:30 Film: The Red Rocket
The Red Rocket is lost in space and arrives on an unknown planet. Some of the astronauts are unlucky. They start to feel unwell and their skin turns blue. What will they do to survive?
12:30 News
Find out what events happened in the world today. Also includes a weather report.
1:00 Documentary: Our History
Find out about school life 100 years ago. Were all teachers scary? Were all school chairs uncomfortable? Do you think children were unhappier than children today?
Extra writing: (give your work to Manuela)
Write your own TV schedule giving the following information:
What time does each programme start?
What kind of programme is it?
What is it called?
What is it about?
You can use some of the following words:
film, documentary, cartoon, find out, space, animals, information, adventure, exciting, actors, story, funny, drawings, play a trick on, for children.
