Easy Grammar with Hamsters, or Welcome to GrammArea! - Elena Soboleva

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that you see in the picture into the right pot! Say the magic words (Mrs. Often helps you), for example: He (she or it) often works hard.

      Homiq is so impressed with Mrs. Often’s work that he makes up a poem about her. Please find everything that Mrs. Often does!

      Mrs. Often is hard-working

      Mrs. Often is so clever – she works hard and home she goes.

      Often flies from here to there – carries bags and never groans.

      When she finishes her washing, fixes she and mends all things,

      Often kisses she her children – often joy and gladness brings.

      Dear friend, whom do you like best – Mrs. Always or Mrs. Often? Why?

      Help the hamsters

      The hamster called Never has got a very naughty son. His name is Never Junior. Look at him. He is in picture below. It seems that someone is very untidy…

      By the way, are YOU sometimes naughty? Why yes? Why no? Never Jr. usually, every day, always, often does very naughty things and disappoints his parents. But we’ve got a magic hat and a magic wand, haven’t we? So, let’s help Never Jr. behave better! For this you should read everything that this hamster does (from the list below) only adding his magic (!) name to it and remembering how to plant flowers. For example: He NEVER teases a friend. You should try to be very convincing and serious while doing this magic or it won’t work! Now, let’s start!

      Tease a friend

      Stick out his tongue

      Make a mess in his room

      Break a chair

      Eat only sweets the whole day

      Come home in messy dirty clothes

      Get to dinner with dirty paws

      Go outside without his parents’ knowing it

      Walk in dangerous places

      Meet a big bad wolf and talk to him in a friendly way

      Brilliant! Good job! Thank you!

      HamFish

      All the hamsters that come to GrammArea are asked to make up any magical creature, draw it and describe its habits. Then they use magic to make this creature alive!

      Homiq and Hammy also have some ideas about it. Homiq is here to tell us.

      We’re glad to present to your attention the wonderful HAMFISH! (You can see it in the picture above). He lives in all waters, especially in the Hamster Sea, which is in Hamsterran Area of GrammArea. He needs water, fish, chips and burgers! He uses underwater stones, sand and plants or even shells to build his house. A she-hamfish has babies from 5 to 12 centimeters long. Babies can have different names: Flyer, Swimmer, Hammy, Lucky, Cheeker, Waterhom, Eater, Racer, Whiskers. An average hamfish has got whiskers from 10 to 20 centimeters long. It is a very clever animal. It walks on the ground easily.

      Why do you think this creature is called Hamfish? Now to make our Hamfish alive we should find all the examples of Present Simple in the text above. For example: He lives… Let’s help Hamfish live happily in GrammArea!

      Great! Dear friend, now it’s time for your magic creature! Don’t be shy and draw it, but please, don’t show it to anyone yet!

      Play! Let your friends guess what your magic creature looks like. Let them ask you some questions about this creature and you should answer only “yes” or “no”. The questions can be as follows: Does your creature have long ears? Is your animal black? Does it have a tail? Does it have a cat’s head? Does it have a family? Does it have a name? Does it have many legs? and so on.

      Say and Show

      Now tell us about your Magic Friend who travels with you in GrammArea. And what does he or she do every day, usually, always, never, often, sometimes? Our fun list will help you with this (only add –s or –es each time): for example: He often hiccups after a good meal (and show us how he does it). Let’s start:

      to hiccup after a good meal

      to jump and hop like a mad hare at night

      to moo like a real cow

      to pretend to be a hedgehog

      to behave like an old goat

      to chase his or her tail like an Indian

      to lick his (her) paws in the morning

      to wash and splash like a duck in a bathtub

      to miss you when you’re out

      Hamsters’ club show

      Talk! Do you often go to circus, my friend? What do you like best at the circus: clowns, acrobats or animals? Would you like to be a circus-actor?

      Hammy and Homiq go to the Hamsters’ Club! They can see a notice there. Let’s read it together!

      Attention! Attention!

      Only today and only at our Hamsters’ club!

      Fantastic circus-actress Georgina performs in her

      Very Special Show!

      Look! Who is it on the poster? Would you like to watch her show? How many hamsters can you see sitting in the circus? What does she have in her paw?

      It must be very interesting! – says Homiq. – Let’s read on:

      During the show the actress Georgina:

      – climbs into the basket and jumps out high up in the air;

      – stands on one paw for 15 seconds;

      – rings the bell (no paws!);

      – jumps over the high fence;

      – stands on her head in the armchair;

      – drinks some water from the cooler (no paws!);

      – waves to the audience and wishes farewell.

      Hurry! Hurry to the show and enjoy!

      For Hammy and Homiq: come to the show and get a note which says where to go next in GrammArea.

      Dear friend, to help Georgina perform better, find all the examples of Present Simple in the notice above (start with climbs).

      Georgina’s day

      Meanwhile, Georgina has a whole day ahead of her. Make a list of what she does during the day. Hammy and Homiq can help. They have got a magic box full of words which you can use.

      Write the correct words above and you’ll learn whom she has to visit before the show – just put all the marked letters in the table below.

      Great! Homiq and Hammy try to help Georgina too. Below is the list from them. What can the famous actress do from this list? Write down what you think of it (use the words from the tables 1 and 2 or even your own words). Don’t forget to put the verbs from table 1 in the correct form!

      First she ___________________(1) __________________ (2).

      Then she ___________________(1)

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