A helping hand - Hello! Beyond Words Term 1 - أول اعدادي

UNIT Lesson objectives: Use the past simple tense 1 2 A helping hand Read and understand forum posts about 6 2 1 summer vacation activities Read and listen to forum posts about summer vacation activities. Match the activities (1-3) to the posts (a-c). 1 teaching adults to read and write Arabic. 2 starting a local group to collect litter 3 writing stories using Al Think! What do you think a forum post is? C < > : ☑ Tell us about your summer vacation and post your photos! a I noticed that there were too many empty cans and chocolate bar wrappers on the streets in our city. Last summer, I decided to do something about it. I didn't want to wait for the adults to clean up our streets. I made some posters to ask young people to join my group. Four people came to our first meeting. We picked up litter from one part of the city, put it in bags, and took it to the recycling center. The week after that, eight people came and then after that there were twelve of us. The group grew and grew over the vacation and now it has twenty-four members. Elsa, Salzburg, Austria Two months ago, I started helping out at a project in my city. In this project, young people like me help adults who can't read and write Arabic. My partner was Mrs Azza and she was very nice. First, we looked at the alphabet together. I said the sound for each letter and Mrs Azza repeated it. Sometimes, she nearly gave up, but then I said things like: "You're doing really well! Don't stop now." It was fun to be a teacher instead of a student, especially when I asked her: "Did you do your homework this week?", or "What did you learn yesterday?" It was great to help Mrs Azza learn something new. Gameela, Luxor, Egypt b Last summer, I did something really fun. I took part in a project where young people write stories using Al. Because computers write them, we had to check to make sure that there were no mistakes in them. Before I started, I didn't know that Al can write really good stories. You imagine that only people can write stories, but Al can give a helping hand. I was surprised! Most of the stories I read were fine, but sometimes I found something strange in them. For example, there was one story where the sun never sets. Of course, that's not possible, so I changed that part of the story. Leon, Manchester, UK Read the forum posts again. Complete the sentences with the correct name: Elsa, Gameela, or Leon. 1 2 34 56 said positive things to someone so they didn't stop doing something. made some posters to ask young people to join her group. was the leader of a group that got bigger over the summer. was surprised by something he/she saw in the summer. noticed problems and made changes to solve them. did something to help someone to have a better life.

3 Read the Language box and complete the examples with words from the three forum posts. The past simple The past simple We use the past simple to talk about actions that started and ended in the past. We often use these time phrases with the past simple: yesterday, last year, (two) weeks ago. For example: Two months ago, I started helping out at a project in my city. Of course, that's not possible, so 16. that part of the story. Irregular verbs with different endings The group 7 vacation. and 8 over the 19 the sound for each letter and Mrs Azza repeated it. This summer, 1 10 The verb be something really fun. My partner 1 Negative sentences with regular and Mrs Azza and she 2 very nice. irregular verbs 11 Most of the stories I read 3 Regular verbs with -ed endings to wait for the adults to fine. clean up our streets. Questions with regular and irregular verbs Last summer, 14. about it. to do something 12 First, we 5 at the alphabet together. you 13 your homework this week? What 14 15 you yesterday? UNIT 1 4 Look at the photos. Use the prompts to write sentences or questions in the past simple about the summer activities in each one. 1 people from our community / plant / flowers and vegetables 2 we give the plants a lot of water 3 yesterday /1/ not want / to leave the garden 4 my dad/work/ all summer 5 I help out in his family's workshop 6 my dad/make/toys/ and I/help/ him 7 what you do / last summer? 5 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about your summer vacation. What did you do in the I helped my grandma in her garden. summer vacation? We planted lots of flowers. 7