Easy Grammar with Hamsters, or Welcome to GrammArea!
Эта книга в легкой и занимательной форме знакомит ребенка с основными временами английского языка. Путешествуя по Граммэрии вместе с друзьями-хомячками, можно встретить Миссис Всегда и Обычно, заглянуть в деревню Сейчас, приготовить отменные блюда вместе с Мистером Поваром, подружиться с Хомой из зоопарка, охранником Петровичем и многими другими обитателями этой волшебной страны. Книга подойдет в качестве дополнительного материала для занятий учителям английского языка, репетиторам, а также родителям-энтузиастам, в особенности тем, кто придерживается коммуникативной методики обучения. Книга написана в форме диалога с маленьким читателем, в ней много стихов, иллюстраций и различных интерактивных заданий. Уровень владения языком А1-А2.
To MGs with love and gratitude.
To Masha, who is much better at poetry than me, and Katya, a real wizard of illustration, and Dina, the most patient sister in the whole wide world.
Hello, my friend! Me and my friends-hamsters are glad to meet you! Now we are ready to start our wonderful journey, only please have in mind what the following words mean:
Talk! – Answer the given questions, talk about yourself, etc.
Play! – Let’s play a game!
Note! – Read the given rule and try to memorize it.
Zoo! – Stories, exercises and poems about Homya from the Zoo and his friends.
Hammy and Homiq
Look at the picture below, my friend. Can you see the two hamsters? Their names are Hammy and Homiq. They are good old friends. They like travelling very much.
< image l:href="#"/>Talk! Do you like hamsters, my friend? What pets do you like best? Do you like travelling? What country would you like to travel to? Is it a magic country? What do you like most about it?
There is a place Homiq and Hammy want to visit very much. It’s called GrammArea and it’s a magic country! Wherever you go there, you learn magic words and become a Magician in the end. Let’s travel with our friends and do magic together!
We start with the Hymn of GrammArea which should take us there! Homiq and Hammy know it by heart:
The Hymn of GrammArea
GrammArea! GrammArea!
That’s where we want to be!
GrammArea! GrammArea!
All hamsters here are free!
We come to you, GrammArea,
And go until the end!
Meet me in GrammArea
And let me be your friend!
Now you need to think about someone who would like to travel with you, Hammy and Homiq. It can be anyone whom you like best, for example, your pet – a cat, a dog, a parrot or a goldfish. Let’s call him or her – Your Magic Friend and he (she) will travel with us everywhere!
Now wave your magic wand and say the spell:
One, two, three – travel with me!
By car or by bus – travel with us!
Present Simple
Where are Hammy and Homiq? They are on the lawn in front of a house. They are delighted that the magic hymn works! Can you draw your Magic Friend and yourself near the house in the picture below?
Talk! Would you like to live in a city or in a village? What do you like best – country-houses or flats? Why?
Now that we’re here, let’s look around! There’s something written on the house. Probably, it’s the first magic words! Let’s say them together! PRESENT SIMPLE! What does it mean? Hammy thinks that the owners of the house have got a Simple Present for us! What else can it be? Let’s find out!
There are six hamsters in front of the house. Maybe, they will teach us magic! Look at the picture below.
Can you say the hamsters’ names out loud? Which hamster do you like best? What do they hold in their paws? Why? We may find the answer if we ask the hamsters.
– Our names are Always, Often, Sometimes, Never, Every Day and Usually. We live in Present Simple. We are very busy. We do SIMPLE things in PRESENT. We’d like to share our favourite poem with you.
Hamsters’ Present Simple poem
From day to day, from day to day
We always, always do the same!
I always wash the dishes!
I often wash the floor!
I never go to market!