CONNECTING

IDEAS
“Life is like riding a bicycle.
To keep your balance you
must keep moving.”

–Albert Einstein
 WARM UP
What is difficult for some people, but a
piece of cake for you?
A: Hi, there! How’s it going?
B: Hi! I’m doing great! What about you?
A: I’m fantastic! Thanks for asking. Btw, what is difficult for
some people, but a piece of cake for you?
B:As a matter of fact, I ____________. That’s a piece a
cake for me. What about you?
A:______________________________.
01
GRAMMAR
TIP
 FANBOYS
For I don’t eat peanuts for I’m allergic to nuts.
F
A And The girl ate pasta and salad.

N Nor It's not hot, nor cold.

B But
John likes movies, but not scary ones
O Or
Do you prefer more money or more time?
Y Yet
S So
She was scared yet gave the speech anyway.

It started to rain so I put up my umbrella.

 FANBOYS
How do you say ____________?
Voy a la biblioteca, porque me encanta leer.
I go to the library, for I love to read.

No puedo ir a trabajar, ni al médico.

I cannot go to work, nor the doctor's.

 FANBOYS
How do you say ____________?
Ella no volvió esa noche ni la siguiente.

She did not return that night, nor the night after.

El tiempo es frío, pero luminoso y soleado.

The weather is cold, yet bright and sunny.

PRACTIC
E
FANBOYS
https://www.englishcurrent.com/gra
mmar/coordinating-conjunctions-fan
boys-exercises/

https://agendaweb.org/exercise
s/grammar/conjunctions
 FANBOYS
Discuss the following questions. I would rather go
to the past and
● Would you rather go into the past and meet meet my
your ancestors or go into the future and meet ancestors.
your great-great-grandchildren? Given the fact
that, I would have
● Would you rather be able to talk with the the chance to
animals or speak all foreign languages? talk to them.

● Would you rather win the lottery or live twice as What about you?
long?

● Would you rather work in a group or work alone?

HOMEWORK
F For

A And Write sentences using

each of the fanboys. Use
N Nor your own ideas.

B But Send them to your coach.

O Or
Y Yet
S So
The challenges you've overcome. You Are Achieving Your Goals

Who I am You Are Resilient In Every Situation

Trying something new You Have Learned A Lot And Grown

From Your Mistakes
Going after your dream job

Everything and anything

You Have Come So Far

You Have Faced Your Fears And

Conquered Them
 01
Grammar Tip
 Reflexive Pronouns.
I Myself I enjoyed myself last night.
Don’t hurt yourself!
You Yourself
He should listen to himself. He
He Himself sounds confused.
She Herself She introduced herself to me.
History repeats itself.
It Itself I think we’ll enjoy ourselves at the
We Ourselves party.
They fixed the computer
They Themselves
themselves.
 Reflexive Pronouns.
How do you say__________________?

Pintamos la casa nosotros mismos.

We painted the house ourselves.

Ella aprendió a leer por sí misma.

She learned to read all by herself.
 Reflexive Pronouns.
How do you say__________________?

Nos encontramos en medio de una situación muy

complicada.
We found ourselves in the middle of a very complicated
situation.

El se cortó con el cristal roto.

He cut himself on the broken glass.
 SENTENCE CHAIN
Directions: Students have to come up with a sentence using
reflexive pronouns. The coach will start give her example, then
the next person is going to say what the coach said as well as
his/ her own sentences and so on.

If someone cannot remember what someone else said. It is

going to be the last person in line to say what everybody has
already said and provide his/her own sentence.
Wipe.
Hang.
Sweep.
Make the bed.
Repair.
Iron.
Do the washing up.
Do the laundry.
Take out the trash
Dust
Thanks!
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