Lemon tree

Today we read a story of

The Ant and the Grasshopper

"Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling in that way?"

"I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and recommend you to do the same."

"Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; we have got plenty of food at present." But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil.

When the winter came the Grasshopper found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing, every day, corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer.

Then the Grasshopper knew...

It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.

grasshopper-კალია

ant- ჭიანჭველა

Chat - ჭორაობა

said- თქვა

toiling and moiling - ჯაფა, ოფლის ღვრა

in that way - ამგვარად

lay up- მომარაგება

food- საკვები

winter- ზამთარი

recommend- გირჩევთ

the same- იგივე

bother about - დარდი, თავის ატკიება, ზუნვა

plenty of - ქვეყნის, ძალიან ბევრი 

at present- ამჟამად

went on its way - თავის გზას გაუყვა

continued - გააგრძელა

came- მოვიდა

found - იპოვნა

duying of hunger- შიმშილით სიკვდილი

distribute - დარიგება, გადანაწილება

store-მარაგი

collected-შეაგროვა

knew- იცოდა

prepare- მომზადება

After translating and writing down all the new words from the fable  we watched the following video :

Then we did the following exercise :

The grasshopper was toiling and moiling - T/F

The ant was helping to lay up food for the winter- T/F

When the winter came the grasshopper had food-T/F

Grasshoper was dying of hunger- T/F

We also listened to the extract from the song "Lemon Tree" ( see the definition of the words in the pevious blog)

I'm sitting here in the boring room

It's just another rainy Sunday afternoon

I'm wasting my time

I got nothing to do

I'm hanging around

I'm waiting for you

But nothing ever happens and I wonder

I'm driving around in my car

I'm driving too fast

I'm driving too far

I'd like to change my point of view

I feel so lonely

I'm waiting for you

But nothing ever happens and I wonder

I wonder how

I wonder why

Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue blue sky

And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree

I'm turning my head up and down

I'm turning turning turning turning turning around

And all that I can see is just another lemon-tree

Homework:

Learn all the new words from "Lemon Tree" as well as the song itself.

Next time we will organize lip sync battle.

This video may be  helpful for you 

Time

Today we revised telling time:

-What's the time please?
- It's (5:20) twenty PAST 5.

For the next time we will learn HALF PAST & TO

Here are some worksheets that could be helpful.

Today we also revised Present Continuous . We read an extract of lyrics of "Lemon tree". Students had to find and underline the verbs that were in the present continuous. 

Lemon tree

I'm sitting here in a boring room
It's just another rainy Sunday afternoon
I'm wasting my time, I got nothing to do
I'm hanging around, I'm waiting for you

But nothing ever happens and I wonder

I'm driving around in my car
I'm driving too fast, I'm driving too far
I'd like to change my point of view

I feel so lonely, I'm waiting for you
But nothing ever happens and I wonder

I wonder how, I wonder why
Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue, blue sky

And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon tree
I'm turning my head up and down
I'm turning, turning, turning, turning, turning around
And all that I can see is just another lemon tree.

Key :

Lemon tree

I'm sitting here in a boring room
It's just another rainy Sunday afternoon
I'm wasting my time, I got nothing to do
I'm hanging around, I'm waiting for you

But nothing ever happens and I wonder

I'm driving around in my car
I'm driving too fast, I'm driving too far
I'd like to change my point of view

I feel so lonely, I'm waiting for you
But nothing ever happens and I wonder

I wonder how, I wonder why
Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue, blue sky

And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon tree
I'm turning my head up and down
I'm turning, turning, turning, turning, turning around
And all that I can see is just another lemon tree.

We translated  lyrics of the song and wrote down all the new words that we are supposed to learn at the next lesson.

Boring - ennuieux

/it's just - C'est tout simplement

Another - un autre 

rainy - pluvieux

afternoon- apresmidi

I am waisting - je gaspille

I got nothing to do - j'ai rien a faire

I 'm hangig around - trainer

I am waiting for you- je t'attends

Happen - se passer

I wonder - me demander

I am driving around - je conduis

fast- rapide

far-loin 

point of view- mon avis, attitude

feel - se sentir

lonely - seule

yesterday- hier

tree- arbre

turn - tourner

Present Continuous

We studied Present Continuous and revised Present simple 

We did also some exercises.