alc-english-book-4/st-lesson-1.module

$MODULE
FORMAT: 2
TITLE: Lesson 1: Sports and Games
DESCRIPTION: Learn sports vocabulary, simple past tense, and leisure activity conversations.
TARGET_LANG_G: en
HOME_LANG_G: en
VOICE_DEFAULT: aoede | Clear, friendly American English narrator
VOICE_INTRO: aoede | Speak like a friendly narrator
VOICE: David | achernar | Male student
VOICE: Robert | achird | Male student
VOICE: Andrew | schedar | Male student
VOICE: Burt | gacrux | Male student

$LESSON Vocabulary and Function

$DIALOGUE They Play Sports
INSTRUCTION: Listen and repeat the new words and sentences.
REPEAT

VOCAB: football
LINE: The boys play football in the afternoon. {page_005_001.jpg}

VOCAB: tennis
LINE: Betty and Joan play tennis on Sundays. {page_005_002.jpg}

VOCAB: soccer
LINE: Dan and Ron play soccer after school. {page_005_003.jpg}

VOCAB: basketball
LINE: The boys play basketball every day. {page_006_001.jpg}

VOCAB: baseball
LINE: Joe plays baseball on the weekend. {page_006_002.jpg}

$DIALOGUE Do You Like Sports?
INSTRUCTION: Listen and repeat these sentences.
REPEAT

LINE: I like tennis.
LINE: Dan likes soccer.
LINE: They like football.
LINE: Do you like baseball?
LINE: She doesn't like sports.

$DIALOGUE What Do They Like To Do?
INSTRUCTION: Listen and repeat the words and sentences.
REPEAT

VOCAB: like to
LINE: Joe likes to play baseball. {page_007_001.jpg}

VOCAB: ball
LINE: The children like to play with a ball. {page_007_002.jpg}

VOCAB: game
LINE: Kate and Sue like to go to football games. {page_007_003.jpg}

LINE: Mr. and Mrs. Adams like to watch games on television. {page_007_004.jpg}

$DIALOGUE New York City Is a Very Big City
IMAGE: page_008_001.jpg
INSTRUCTION: Listen and repeat the sentences.
REPEAT

VOCAB: city
LINE: San Antonio is a city in the United States.

LINE: It's a city in Texas.

VOCAB: cities
LINE: Houston and Dallas are cities in Texas, too.

LINE: New York and Chicago are big cities.

LINE: Cities have tall buildings.

LINE: Los Angeles is a city in California.

LINE: What's the name of your city?

$DIALOGUE This Is Downtown
IMAGE: page_009_001.jpg
INSTRUCTION: Listen and repeat the words and sentences.
REPEAT

VOCAB: live
LINE: I live in the city.

VOCAB: town
LINE: My friend George doesn't live in a city. He lives in a small town.

VOCAB: restaurant
LINE: They have good food in that restaurant.

VOCAB: cook
LINE: The cook in that restaurant cooks good food.

VOCAB: downtown
LINE: The tall buildings are downtown.

VOCAB: visit
LINE: Mary likes to visit downtown.

VOCAB: start
VOCAB: start to
LINE: My English class starts at 7:30 a.m. We start to study new words at 8:00 a.m.

VOCAB: end
LINE: My class ends at 2:15.

$DIALOGUE They Visit Every Month
INSTRUCTION: Read the paragraphs.

Narrator: Joe lives in the city of San Antonio.
LINE: His father and mother don't live in the city.
LINE: They live in the small town of Castroville.

LINE: Every month, they come to the city and visit Joe.

VOCAB: visit
LINE: Their visit always starts on a Friday and ends on a Sunday.

LINE: On Saturday nights, they go to a good restaurant. {page_010_001.jpg}
LINE: Sometimes, they go to Lugo's Italian Restaurant. {page_010_001.jpg}
LINE: They know Mr. Lugo. He cooks very good food. {page_010_001.jpg}

$PRODUCE Answer the Questions
INSTRUCTION: Answer the questions about the paragraphs.
INPUT: either
CHECK: llm
SHOW_PROMPT

PROMPT: Where do Joe's father and mother live?
RESPONSE: They live in the small town of Castroville.

PROMPT: Where does Joe live?
RESPONSE: Joe lives in the city of San Antonio.

PROMPT: When does their visit always start?
RESPONSE: Their visit always starts on a Friday.

PROMPT: When does it end?
RESPONSE: It ends on a Sunday.

PROMPT: Where do they go on Saturday nights?
RESPONSE: On Saturday nights, they go to a good restaurant.

PROMPT: What restaurant do they sometimes go to?
RESPONSE: Sometimes, they go to Lugo's Italian Restaurant.

PROMPT: Does Mr. Lugo cook good food?
RESPONSE: Yes, he cooks very good food.

$DIALOGUE Speaking Skill: Jet and Yet
INSTRUCTION: Repeat the words. Focus on the sounds.
REPEAT

LINE: jet ... yet
LINE: jarred ... yard
LINE: jay ... yea
LINE: jam ... yam
LINE: jaw ... yaw
LINE: joke ... yolk
LINE: juice ... use
LINE: jack ... yak
LINE: jot ... yacht
LINE: jeer ... year

$DIALOGUE Come and See the Game
INSTRUCTION: Listen and read the dialog.
REPEAT

David: Hi, Robert. Do you like soccer?
Robert: Yes, I do.
David: We have a soccer game this afternoon.
Robert: I want to see it. What time?
David: At six.
Robert: All right. See you at six.
David: Okay.

$DIALOGUE Come and Play
INSTRUCTION: Listen and read the dialog.
REPEAT

Andrew: Do you like baseball?
Burt: Yes, I do. Do you play?
Andrew: Sometimes.
Burt: We play baseball on the weekends.
Andrew: When do you play?
Burt: Saturday mornings. Do you want to play?
Andrew: All right.

$CHAT Let's Play Soccer
INTRO: Practice inviting someone to play a sport.
SCENARIO: Work with a classmate. Invite them to play a sport and arrange a time to meet.
INITIAL_PROMPT: You are a student who loves sports. A classmate is inviting you to play a game. Respond enthusiastically, agree to play, and arrange a time to meet.

$DIALOGUE They Do It All the Time
INSTRUCTION: Listen and repeat the sentences.
REPEAT

VOCAB: all
LINE: James sleeps from 10:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. He sleeps all night long. {page_014_001.jpg}

VOCAB: long
LINE: Mr. Wilson works every work day of the year. He works all year long. {page_015_001.jpg}

VOCAB: cleans up
LINE: Tim cleans up his room on Saturdays. He cleans all morning long. {page_015_002.jpg}

VOCAB: show
LINE: The children like to watch Mr. Roberts' show on TV. They watch shows all morning long. {page_015_003.jpg}

$PRODUCE Make Sentences
INSTRUCTION: Make sentences like the examples.
INPUT: speak
CHECK: reveal

EXAMPLE
TEMPLATE: all day (long)
RESPONSE: Mother cleans all day on Mondays.

EXAMPLE
TEMPLATE: all year (long)
RESPONSE: Mrs. Smith works all year long.

TEMPLATE: all day (long)
RESPONSE: They play baseball all day long.

TEMPLATE: all month (long)
RESPONSE: He works hard all month long.

TEMPLATE: all week (long)
RESPONSE: We studied all week long.

TEMPLATE: all night (long)
RESPONSE: James sleeps all night long.

TEMPLATE: all morning (long)
RESPONSE: Tim cleans all morning long.

TEMPLATE: all afternoon (long)
RESPONSE: They watch TV all afternoon long.

TEMPLATE: all evening (long)
RESPONSE: She cooks all evening long.

TEMPLATE: all year (long)
RESPONSE: Mr. Wilson works all year long.

$LESSON Grammar: Past Tense

$GRAMMAR Simple Past Tense

**Simple Present vs. Simple Past**

| | |
|---|---|
| SIMPLE PRESENT: | We {walk} to class every day. |
| **SIMPLE PAST:** | **We {walked} to class yesterday.** |
| SIMPLE PRESENT: | He {walks} to class every day. |
| **SIMPLE PAST:** | **He {walked} to class yesterday.** |

**1. Spelling: verb + -ed = simple past**

* {play} + ed = {played}
* {walk} + ed = {walked}
* {close} + d = {closed}
* {study} + ed = {studied}

**2. Pronunciation of -ed:**

* **GROUP I (/d/):** {answered}, {circled}, {cleaned}, {closed}, {learned}, {listened}, {lived}, {memorized}, {opened}, {played}, {reviewed}, {shaved}, {spelled}, {studied}
* **GROUP II (/t/):** {asked}, {checked}, {cooked}, {liked}, {looked}, {looked up}, {marked}, {talked}, {walked}, {watched}, {worked}
* **GROUP III (/Id/):** {corrected}, {ended}, {repeated}, {selected}, {started}, {visited}, {wanted}

$PRODUCE Group I Pronunciation
INSTRUCTION: Change the sentences to simple past tense. They have GROUP I -ed pronunciation (/d/).
INPUT: speak
CHECK: reveal

EXAMPLE
TEMPLATE: Mary studies French every day. (last month)
RESPONSE: Mary studied French last month.

TEMPLATE: Dan learns new words every day. (yesterday)
RESPONSE: Dan learned new words yesterday.

TEMPLATE: Pat listens to the radio in the morning. (yesterday morning)
RESPONSE: Pat listened to the radio yesterday morning.

TEMPLATE: Sam opens the window at night. (last night)
RESPONSE: Sam opened the window last night.

TEMPLATE: Dick shaves every morning. (yesterday morning)
RESPONSE: Dick shaved yesterday morning.

TEMPLATE: Lana memorizes new words every day. (yesterday)
RESPONSE: Lana memorized new words yesterday.

TEMPLATE: The teacher reviews the old words every day. (yesterday)
RESPONSE: The teacher reviewed the old words yesterday.

$PRODUCE Group II Pronunciation
INSTRUCTION: Change the sentences to simple past tense. They have GROUP II -ed pronunciation (/t/).
INPUT: speak
CHECK: reveal

EXAMPLE
TEMPLATE: John always finishes his homework. (last night)
RESPONSE: John finished his homework last night.

TEMPLATE: Dan always asks questions. (yesterday)
RESPONSE: Dan asked questions yesterday.

TEMPLATE: Sometimes Father cooks dinner. (last night)
RESPONSE: Father cooked dinner last night.

TEMPLATE: The girls walk to school every day. (yesterday)
RESPONSE: The girls walked to school yesterday.

TEMPLATE: Ken looks up the new words after class. (yesterday)
RESPONSE: Ken looked up the new words yesterday.

TEMPLATE: Ben always likes baseball games. (last night)
RESPONSE: Ben liked baseball games last night.

TEMPLATE: We always watch that show. (yesterday)
RESPONSE: We watched that show yesterday.

$PRODUCE Group III Pronunciation
INSTRUCTION: Change the sentences to simple past tense. They have GROUP III -ed pronunciation (/Id/).
INPUT: speak
CHECK: reveal

EXAMPLE
TEMPLATE: I repeat the words every day. (yesterday)
RESPONSE: I repeated the words yesterday.

TEMPLATE: The movie starts at 8:00 every night. (last night)
RESPONSE: The movie started at 8:00 last night.

TEMPLATE: John selects the correct answer in the morning. (yesterday)
RESPONSE: John selected the correct answer yesterday.

TEMPLATE: We want to go to the movies today. (yesterday)
RESPONSE: We wanted to go to the movies yesterday.

TEMPLATE: Miss Brown corrects our papers at night. (last night)
RESPONSE: Miss Brown corrected our papers last night.

TEMPLATE: I visit my brother on the weekends. (last weekend)
RESPONSE: I visited my brother last weekend.

TEMPLATE: The test ends at 10:00 a.m. (10:00 a.m. yesterday)
RESPONSE: The test ended at 10:00 a.m. yesterday.

$DIALOGUE He's Doing It Again
INSTRUCTION: Listen and repeat the sentences.
REPEAT

VOCAB: again
LINE: Mr. Green worked late yesterday. Today he's working late again.

LINE: Last week I watched the Los Angeles Show. Yesterday I watched the show again.

LINE: Jack played tennis two days ago. He's playing tennis again today.

$PRODUCE Use "Again"
INSTRUCTION: Complete the sentences using the word "again".
INPUT: speak
CHECK: reveal

EXAMPLE
TEMPLATE: Sam played football last week. — Yesterday, Sam ____.
RESPONSE: Yesterday, Sam played football again.

TEMPLATE: Two years ago my family lived in Houston. — Now, my family ____.
RESPONSE: Now, my family lives in Houston again.

TEMPLATE: Peter visited New York City two years ago. — Last month, he ____.
RESPONSE: Last month, he visited New York City again.

TEMPLATE: We repeated the new words 5 minutes ago. — Right now, ____.
RESPONSE: Right now, we are repeating the new words again.

TEMPLATE: Lee cleaned his car last week. — Yesterday, he ____.
RESPONSE: Yesterday, he cleaned his car again.

TEMPLATE: I studied my lesson last night. — This morning, I'm ____.
RESPONSE: This morning, I'm studying my lesson again.

TEMPLATE: Mrs. Adams cooked fish last month. — Last Monday, she ____.
RESPONSE: Last Monday, she cooked fish again.

TEMPLATE: The show ended late last week. — Last night, it ____.
RESPONSE: Last night, it ended late again.

TEMPLATE: The game started early last week. — This week, it ____.
RESPONSE: This week, it started early again.

$DIALOGUE Speaking Skill: The UH Sound (lunch, son)
INSTRUCTION: Repeat each word.
REPEAT

LINE: lunch
LINE: come
LINE: ago
LINE: the
LINE: cup
LINE: up
LINE: bus
LINE: son
LINE: young
LINE: does

$DIALOGUE Speaking Skill: The EE Sound (leave, week)
INSTRUCTION: Repeat each word.
REPEAT

LINE: leave
LINE: see
LINE: eat
LINE: meat
LINE: clean
LINE: sleep
LINE: read
LINE: week
LINE: sheet
LINE: beef

$LESSON Grammar: Questions and Negatives

$GRAMMAR Negative Simple Past Tense

To make negative statements in the simple past tense, use **did not** (or the contraction **didn't**) followed by the base form of the verb.

| Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|
| Jack played baseball yesterday. | He {did not play} tennis. |
| | He {didn't play} soccer. |

$DIALOGUE You Didn't Answer My Question
INSTRUCTION: Repeat these negative statements.
REPEAT

LINE: Tom didn't clean his room last Saturday.
LINE: Linda did not cook dinner last night.
LINE: George didn't play basketball yesterday.
LINE: They did not like Chicago.
LINE: He didn't shave this morning.

$PRODUCE Make Negative Statements
INSTRUCTION: Make a negative statement in the simple past tense using the cue.
INPUT: speak
CHECK: reveal

EXAMPLE
TEMPLATE: My brother visited Dallas. (Houston)
RESPONSE: He didn't visit Houston.

TEMPLATE: Joan played tennis yesterday. (soccer)
RESPONSE: She didn't play soccer.

TEMPLATE: Sally cooked chicken for dinner yesterday. (beef)
RESPONSE: She didn't cook beef.

TEMPLATE: Jack lived in Chicago two years ago. (New York)
RESPONSE: He didn't live in New York.

TEMPLATE: My English class started at 7:15 this morning. (7:30)
RESPONSE: It didn't start at 7:30.

TEMPLATE: Frank cleaned his car last week. (this week)
RESPONSE: He didn't clean his car this week.

TEMPLATE: Rita marked the wrong answer. (right answer)
RESPONSE: She didn't mark the right answer.

TEMPLATE: Mark visited New York City last month. (Los Angeles)
RESPONSE: He didn't visit Los Angeles.

TEMPLATE: The movie ended at 10:30 last night. (10:00)
RESPONSE: It didn't end at 10:00.

TEMPLATE: John learned English. (Arabic)
RESPONSE: He didn't learn Arabic.

TEMPLATE: Dan shaved last night. (this morning)
RESPONSE: He didn't shave this morning.

$DIALOGUE Speaking Skill: Cop and Cup
INSTRUCTION: Repeat the words. Focus on the sounds.
REPEAT

LINE: cop ... cup
LINE: lock ... luck
LINE: hob ... hub
LINE: tock ... tuck
LINE: Don ... dun
LINE: bog ... bug
LINE: pop ... pup
LINE: shot ... shut

$GRAMMAR Simple Past Tense Questions

To ask yes/no questions in the simple past tense, start with **Did**, followed by the subject, and the base form of the verb.

| Did | Subject | Verb | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| | The show | {started} | at 8:00. |
| **Did** | the show | **{start}** | at 8:00? |

**Short Answers:**
* {Yes, it did.} (Yes, the show started at 8:00.)
* {No, it didn't.} (No, the show didn't start at 8:00.)

$PRODUCE Cued Questions and Answers
INSTRUCTION: Ask and answer questions. Use the simple past tense.
INPUT: speak
CHECK: reveal

EXAMPLE
TEMPLATE: Ted/work/late/last week
RESPONSE: Did Ted work late last week? No, he didn't.

EXAMPLE
TEMPLATE: Bill/like/your new car
RESPONSE: Did Bill like your new car? Yes, he did.

TEMPLATE: Linda/play/baseball/yesterday
RESPONSE: Did Linda play baseball yesterday? Yes, she did.

TEMPLATE: you/visit/your brother/last year
RESPONSE: Did you visit your brother last year? Yes, I did.

TEMPLATE: Dave/study/French
RESPONSE: Did Dave study French? No, he didn't.

TEMPLATE: Tony's family/visit/Los Angeles
RESPONSE: Did Tony's family visit Los Angeles? Yes, they did.

TEMPLATE: Frank/review/his lesson/last night
RESPONSE: Did Frank review his lesson last night? Yes, he did.

TEMPLATE: the children/play ball/yesterday
RESPONSE: Did the children play ball yesterday? Yes, they did.

TEMPLATE: Sue and Kate/watch/baseball game/last night
RESPONSE: Did Sue and Kate watch a baseball game last night? Yes, they did.

TEMPLATE: Mary/clean/her car/last weekend
RESPONSE: Did Mary clean her car last weekend? Yes, she did.

$PRODUCE Picture Questions and Answers
INSTRUCTION: Write past tense questions and short answers on the lines.
INPUT: speak
CHECK: reveal

TEMPLATE: class/start/7:30 {page_025_001.jpg}
RESPONSE: Did class start at 7:30? Yes, it did.

TEMPLATE: class/end/12:00 {page_025_002.jpg}
RESPONSE: Did class end at 12:00? Yes, it did.

TEMPLATE: Alex/cook/beef {page_025_003.jpg}
RESPONSE: Did Alex cook beef? Yes, he did.

TEMPLATE: Mr. Wilson/walk/downtown {page_025_004.jpg}
RESPONSE: Did Mr. Wilson walk downtown? Yes, he did.

TEMPLATE: Beth/clean/room this morning {page_025_005.jpg}
RESPONSE: Did Beth clean her room this morning? Yes, she did.

TEMPLATE: John and Sara/go to a restaurant {page_025_006.jpg}
RESPONSE: Did John and Sara go to a restaurant? Yes, they did.