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Welcome to the English Danny Channel.

This is the free E-workbook that we give to
all of our students. In this E-workbook you
will find a sample of different lessons to
help you improve your English.

You are free to use this workbook any way

you want. Some activities in this workbook
require you to watch our free YouTube
videos.

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Lesson 1:Classroom English words and phrases.
Click Here to watch the video.
We’ve grouped all the expressions used in our video into a few categories for
you to practice understanding in context.
 
1) Greetings and Beginnings
Teachers can greet a class with: Hello, students / Hello, everyone
Teachers and students can identify themselves with: I am… / My name is…
Teachers can greet a returning class with: Welcome back / Nice to see you
again / Good to see everyone again
Depending on the time of day, your greeting can include: Good morning /
Good afternoon / Good evening
And you ask how people are feeling or doing with: How is… / How are…
 
Class / Lesson / Activity – a class is a course of learning that you can take; a
lesson is something you learn in one class (a class can have several lessons);
an activity is something you DO in a class
Verbs to indicate a beginning: To begin / To start
Phrases asking if the class wants to begin: Is everybody ready? / Are you
ready?
 
2) Directions and Instructions
Ordinal numbers: these are numbers indicating what ORDER something
happens in. Instead of 1, 2, 3, 4 we can say “first,” “second,” “third,” “fourth,”
and so on. For the final item in a list we can say “last.”

Verbs for things you might be asked to do by a teacher: practice / do / try

Verbs for basic language activities: read / write / listen / speak (or say)       
Verbs for activities involving a textbook: open / turn to / look at
 
Phrases for working with others: in a group / with a partner / form a group /
make a group
Phrases
for working alone: by yourself / on your own
 
3) Feedback and Comprehension
Verbs for asking for understanding or comprehension: understand / get / follow / see / remember

Phrases for giving feedback to someone: What does… mean? / Can you
explain…?

Words for positive teacher feedback: good / perfect / nice job / not bad

Words for constructive teacher feedback: try again / not quite / close
/ almost

4) Endings
Words used to indicate an end or completion: finish / stop / end / time /
over / done         
           
Below, we have some short example conversations using the words or
phrases in the categories above. See if you can complete the conversations
by filling in the blanks with words or phrases from the appropriate section.

1) Beginning of Class
Teacher: _______, students. _____ is everyone?
Students: We’re fine.
Teacher: That’s great. My ______ is Don, and I’m excited to ______ this class.
Is everybody _______?
Students: Yes, we are.
Teacher: Good. Let’s ______ today’s _________...
 
Answers:
hello, how, name, begin / start, ready, begin / start, class / lesson (you can begin today’s class or today’s lesson,
either way of saying it is okay)
2) Giving Directions
Teacher: Let’s begin with our _____ lesson of the day. ______ your books to page 15.
Students: Okay.
Teacher: With a ______, read Exercise A on page 15. ______ your answers to
the questions in your book.

Teacher: Now, let’s do our _____ lesson. ______ to page 16. This is a
___________ activity for 3 or 4 people. So form a ______ with a few other people
and ________ speaking the example sentences.
Student: Should we __ both activities?
Teacher: No, only Activity 1 for right now. Let’s focus on __ out loudly and
clearly.

Answers:
first, open, partner, write
Answers:
second / next, turn, group, group, try / practice, try / practice / do,
speaking

3) Feedback and Comprehension

 Student: Teacher, how did our group do?
Teacher: You did a _________ job. It sounded very clear.
Student: Can you _______ the second activity?
Teacher: Sure. You need to _____ the sentences in the book, then
_________ your answers to the questions on the page. We’ll check the answers
in a minute.
Student: Does this look like the right answer?
Teacher: Not __________. __________ again with a different verb.
Student: How about this one?
Teacher:_____________.

Answers:
nice / good, explain, read, write, quite, try, perfect / good
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Lesson 2: The simple past.
Please watch this video first---->
Simple past video
The past is a time period before now.
SIMPLE PAST STATEMENTS: REGULAR VERBS
WE ADD ED TO THE VERB.
FOR EXAMPLE:

stay--------------> stayed
watch----------> watched
exercise-----> exercised
study----------> studied
shop-----------> shopped
play------------> played
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Lesson 1: The simple past.

Please watch this video first---->
Simple past video
The past is a time period before now.
SIMPLE PAST STATEMENTS: IRREGULAR VERBS
IRREGULAR VERBS
FOR EXAMPLE:

buy--------------> bought
see--------------> saw
teach-----------> taught
ride---------------> rode
make-------------> made
sit----------------> sat
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Lesson 1: The simple past.
Please watch this video first---->
Simple past video
The past is a time period before now.
DO YOU KNOW THE PAST FORM OF THESE VERBS?
WRITE REGULAR AND IRREGULAR SIMPLE PAST VERBS.

buy____________________
go _____________________
read ___________________
talk____________________
watch_________________
take___________________
eat ____________________
feel____________________
bought, went, read, talked, watched, took, ate, felt
Answers

Write answers to the questions (about last weekend).

1. Where did you go? ________________________________________________.
2. What did you buy?_________________________________________________.
3. Who did you talk to?______________________________________________.
4. What did you watch on TV?______________________________________.
5. What did you read?________________________________________________.
6. What did you eat?_________________________________________________.
7. What else did you do?____________________________________________.
Lesson 3: Watch this video (click here)
Follow up questions study and practice
What are follow up questions? Follow up questions are questions you ask to find out more
information about a topic. For example, if you are talking to someone about their hobby you
could ask them follow up questions about their hobby to find out what their hobby is, how it
works, where they practice their hobby, when they practice their hobby, and so on.

Follow up questions often use the “WH” question words.

Who, What, Where, When, Why, How

With how,
we ask questions like “how much” and “how often.”
 
By using follow up questions you can simulate a real English
conversation very easily. Get comfortable asking and answering
these questions to improve your conversation skills.
 
The following sections are designed to help you get some
practice with using follow up questions.

First, let’s get a little more information about the grammar of

WH questions. These questions often use the verbs “is” or “do.”
For example:

  What is your hobby?

  Where do you practice your hobby?

When we use “do” as a helping verb, we use another action verb
in the base form to complete the idea. Look at these examples
using the verbs “to like,” “to watch,” and “to go.”
What movies do you like?
 Who do you watch movies with?
 Where do you go to watch movies?

Can you complete these question sentences with the right verbs
or question words?
1)   What food ______ you like?
2) _________ do you go to buy food? Do you
go to a supermarket?
3) When ______ you usually _______ dinner?
 4) ________ do you usually eat with?
Friends or family?
 5) _________ do you usually eat with? A
fork or chopsticks?
 6) Why ___________ you like that food?
  7) How _________ do you ___________ that food? Every
day?

Answers:
1) do
2) where– the next question mentions a PLACE, so this is a “where” question
3) do, eat / have (we can say eat dinner or have dinner)
4) who –the next question mentions PEOPLE, so this is a “who” question
5) what –the next question mentions THINGS you eat with, so this is a “what” question
6) do
7) often, eat / have – the next question mentions FREQUENCY, so this is a “how often”
question
Here are some example follow up questions from the video. Look
at the examples. Can you answer the questions? Can you think of
another follow up question using the same question word?

Topic: Movies
Who is your favorite actor?__________________________
Who_________________________________________________

What kind of movies do you like?____________________

What_________________________________________________

When do you usually watch movies?_________________

When________________________________________________
 
Where do you like to watch movies?_________________
Where________________________________________________
 
Why do you like [this] movie / [this] actor?____________
_______________________________________________________
Why __________________________________________________
 
How many movies do you watch each year?___________
________________________________________________________
How___________________________________________________
For more practice, think of your own topic and questions. Try to answer the questions.
If you have a partner who is practicing English, take turns trying to answer each other’s questions.
Topic:____________________________________________________________________________________
Questions:
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

Quick note for beginners: if you’re having trouble thinking of example questions, try
to make some questions in the SIMPLE PAST. Examples: “Who taught you
this hobby?” “What movie did you see last?” “When did you first
try your favorite food?
 
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Phrases for asking someone else’s opinion

What do you think of….? What do you think about…?

How do you feel about…? What’s your opinion of…?

Examples:
What do you think of Italian food?

How do you feel about going to see a movie?

What’s your opinion of this book?

Phrases for saying your opinion:

I think…                     As far as I’m concerned…
I feel….                       Personally I think…
In my opinion…  If you ask me…

Examples:
Personally, I think winter is better than
summer.

As far as I’m concerned, pop is better

than rock music.

If you ask me, Rome is the best place in

Italy.
Talking about things you like:

I love… I can’t get enough of… I’m really into…

Examples:

I love dogs. I can’t get enough of this ice cream. I’m really into rock music.

Talking about things you dislike:

I don’t really like… ________ is not my thing. ________ is not my style. I’m not into……

Examples:

I don’t really like spicy foods. Jazz music is not my thing.

I’m into basketball.

Answer the questions:

What do you think about Pop music?
________________________________________________________________________
How do you feel about action movies?
________________________________________________________________________
What is your favorite ice cream?
________________________________________________________________________
How do you feel about social media?
________________________________________________________________________
Write a question___________________________________________________?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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Cooking Video (click here)

English Cooking Corner : Chicken Soup Worksheet

Vocabulary List

Recipe Vegetables Onion Celery

Carrot Chop Peel Rough

Chunk Cube Prepare Bone

Fat Herb Stir Simmer

Matching
1. Herb a. any of the hard parts inside a human or animal that make up its frame
2. Vegetables b. a roughly cut piece
3. Recipe c. a set of instructions telling you how to prepare and cook food
4. Bone d. a plant, root, seed, or pod that is used as food
5. Chunk e. to remove the skin of fruit and vegetables
6. Simmer f. a solid or liquid substance from animals or plants and used especially in cooking
7. Prepare g. to cut something into pieces with an axe, knife, or other sharp instrument
8. Fat h. a type of plant whose leaves are used in cooking to give flavor
9. Chop i. to make or get something or someone ready
10. Peel j. cook something liquid, at a temperature slightly below boiling

Fill in the blanks 

1. To cook the food, you need to follow the directions in the ______________. 
2. We need to ______________ the soup for one hour. 
3. Carrots have skin on them, so we need to ______________ them. 
4. Carrots, celery, and onions are all ______________. 
5. Thyme and marjoram are both ______________.
Listening Practice (Listen to the video and fill in the blanks) 
1. To start, let’s look at the ____________ we will use. We will use one onion,
two ribs of celery, and two ____________ carrots. Make sure you wash the
celery, because it can be dirty _____________.
2. For our celery, we want to chop it a bit ____________. I don’t like big
___________ of
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celery, so I chop it into cubes like this. This is called cubing. So, you need to ____________ the celery like I show
here. 3. You’ll also want to get your _____________. For this recipe I’m using 4 bone-in chicken
thighs. These work well because of the ____________, ____________, and, ____________ in the thighs. You can
also use one whole chicken. Let’s go see what we’ll use to cook with. 4. Once the soup is ____________, NOT
____________, reduce the heat to low, like this,
and cover the soup with the lid. Okay, we are going to cook the soup like this for ____________. You can check on
the soup a few times, and stir it a bit, but I like to just let it cook for 1 hour without touching it. 5. This soup is very
____________. It tastes ____________, ____________, and deep in
flavor. It reminds me of something my mother would make. This is
also very healthy! You can also add some cooked ____________ to it,
or some rice. I’m going to add some noodles. Wow, that tastes
great! I hope you enjoyed today’s lesson and recipe!

Write the answer. 

1. How much chicken is used in this
recipe? ______________________________________________________________________
2. How long does the soup cook
for? ________________________________________________________________________ 
3. What vegetables are used in this
recipe? ______________________________________________________________________
4. How much salt is used in this
recipe? ______________________________________________________________________
5. Do you think it looks delicious? Why? (Write at least 2
sentences.) _________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________