I cant even touch my toes!

lesson description
You will be able to create contractions, identify parts of the body, and use the present tense form of the verbs know and look.

objectives
Identify parts of the body Form contractions Practice present tense verbs

Lesson ID: #0386

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vocabulary
3 10 8 4 7 2 1 5 6 9 11 12

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19

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1 2 3 4

head neck hair nose

5 6 7 8

face feet toes chest

9 10 11 12

back shoulder mouth teeth

13 14 15 16

ear leg knee flexible

17 18 19 20

arm hand fingers eye

verbs
to know I know you know she/he/it knows they/we know to look I look you look she/he/it looks they/we look

your turn
Fill in the blank with the correct to know or to look verb. For example: They know how to cook. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. The woman ______ at the girl on the bicycle. We ______ the book on the shelf is good. Kim ______ her spaghetti is delicious! ______at your eye. It is red! Jeff ______ at the shopping list before he goes to the market. The dentist ______ a lot about teeth. I ______ you want to go to the restaurant today. Sara ______ for a movie theater to go to.

key phrases
Wash your face. Open your mouth. Brush your teeth. Look in the mirror. Relax your body. Touch your toes. I am flexible. Look at that!

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conversation
Read the following conversation out loud five times. Peter: Do you have a yoga mat? Sara: No, I dont. Do I need one? Peter: Yes, you need a mat. Where is yours, Jeff? Jeff: Kim will get a mat for me. Where is she? Sara: Can I do this? I cant even touch my toes. Ouch, my back! Jeff: Are you ok? Sara: Im nauseated. Peter: No, youre not; shes fine. Jeff: Look, do this. Can you touch your arms? Sara: Im not sure I can. Oh, my gosh! Look at that guy!

Bonus Feature: Watch the English Highway video to follow along! (Lesson ID: #0326)

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your turn
Write the correct name of the body part in the crossword puzzle.
8 11 9

1 across

5 across

9 down

5 10 7 6

2 across

6 across

10 down
2

3 1

3 across

7 down
C M

11 across

CM

4 across Lesson ID: #0386

8 down

MY

CY

CMY

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contractions
Contractions are a very common way in which fluent English speakers, when they speak or write, are able to reduce two words into one. These new words are written like this: I am = Im I am a doctor. = Im a doctor. How to form contractions To form contractions, you have to replace letters with an apostrophe (). For example, the contraction of I + have replaces the first two letters of have (ha) with an apostrophe (I have = Ive). Contractions using not One of the most common structures of contractions is formed with the word not and either a to be verb, a modal verb (can, should, would, etc.) or an auxiliary verb. To form contractions using the word not, replace the o with an apostrophe (). I do not see it. = I dont see it. She is not here. = She isnt here. We can not (cannot) go. = We cant go.

your turn
Draw a line from each contraction to its meaning. 1. Im 2. Ive 3. shes 4. weve 5. theyre 6. its 7. were 8. hes 9. theyve 10. youve 11. youre a. it is b. you have c. I have d. you are e. they are f. I am g. she is/she has h. they have i. we are j. we have k. he is/he has

To Have
I have You have He has She has They have We have Ive Youve Hes Shes Theyve Weve

To Be
I am You are He is She is They are We are Im Youre Hes Shes Theyre Were

To Be or Auxiliary + not
are not is not was not were not do not does not did not have not has not had not arent isnt wasnt werent dont doesnt didnt havent hasnt hadnt

Modal + Not
can not (cannot) could not would not should not will not cant couldnt wouldnt shouldnt wont

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putting it all together

Choose five images and complete the sentences with your own information.

cultural tip
Oh my gosh! is usually used to express surprise. Similar phrases are: Holy cow! Are you kidding!? No way!

For example:

I can play the piano with my hands. I cant walk with my hands.

I can _______________________ with my ________________ . I cant ______________________ with my ________________ . I can _______________________ with my ________________ . I cant ______________________ with my ________________ . I can _______________________ with my ________________ . I cant ______________________ with my ________________ . I can _______________________ with my ________________ . I cant ______________________ with my ________________ . I can _______________________ with my ________________ . I cant ______________________ with my ________________ .

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Answer Key

your turn - exercise 1

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. looks know knows Look looks knows know looks

your turn - exercise 2

1 across = hand 2 across = toe 3 across = arm 4 across = hair 5 across = leg 6 across = shoulder 11 across = feet 7 down = head 8 down = finger 9 down = teeth 10 down = eye

your turn - exercise 3

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. f c g j e a i k h b d

putting it together - exercise 4

Students should complete the sentences with their own information.

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