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TALKING ABOUT PAST EVENTS/ACTIVITIES
Expressing Past Activities
Narrating One's Character
Narrate his/her activities
We closed school for the holidays and I was both excited and nervous. I was anxious to see my father and mother so I called my mother to tell her that I would be leaving for home Friday morning. The journey home went well and I saw beautiful landscapes like Mount Usambara. We arrived in Arusha City at 4:30 pm and found my father and young brother waiting for me at the bus station. I was very happy to see them! Once home, I did many activities such as going to shamba, washing dishes, watering the garden and visiting my friends. I really enjoyed my holiday!
Taking About the Past
Narrating Past Events
Narrate past events
An event is an action/activity that happened, is happening or is going to happen. Some actions are planned and others are unplanned/unexpected. In 1929-33 there was a great economic depression which started in the U.S.A and spread all across the world. These events can be counted in terms of days, hours, weeks, months, years and etc. and can be recorded onto magazines, gazettes, video tapes, etc. There are different words used when talking about past events. These are words such as; "last [week, month, year]," "yesterday". In addition, the verb ‟be‟ turns into ; was and were. For instance, ‟last week I was playing football.‟
EXPRESSING FUTURE PLANS/ACTIVITIES
Talking about Future Plans/Activities
This topic enables students to express and talk about future plans or activities at school, home, street, market, shop, hospital etc situations. Talking about future plans/activities is normally done using words and expressions such as 'will', 'shall', 'next', 'tomorrow', 'are going' to', 'about to', and infinitives such as can, may, could, should, would, might, etc.
Expressing Future Plans
Express future plans
There are four common ways to talk about future activities
• Future simple tense (I will do)
• Future progressive (I'll be doing)
• Present continuous tense (I am doing)
• Present simple tense (I do)
Example 1
• I shall decorate my house.
• I will do it today.
• She will talk to me.
• I shall phone him at his office.
• He will be flying home on Sunday.
• Jane will write a letter to her mother.
Be + to infinitive
• We are to be married soon.
• She is to be regarded as politician.
• You are to be back by 10 o'clock.
Be about + to infinitive
• We are about to leave Morogoro.
• She is about to complete her studies.
• They are about to visit us.
Be + v- ing + to infinitive
• They are going to see the headmaster.
• I am going to see a doctor tomorrow.
• They are going to eat rice today.
• We are going to wash our clothes tomorrow.
• My aunt is coming tonight.
• We are leavingnext week for Nachingwea.
The use of may, might, can, could, should
• I would like to declare the meeting open.
• We may help you next mouth.
• They should go to school easily.
• He could do his exams next month.
Talking about
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