One month ago, the Big Monster came to the class. Before she started the lesson, she said; One week later there will be a big competition. There’ll be a big surprise. And after it, I asked:
-Who will join this competition? The Big Monster answered;
-5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grades of Nadide but I believe you’ll win.
Benan asked:
-Will all secondary school join this competition? I think we won’t win.Big Monster Said:
-Not all school. First the 5th grades will race, second the 6th grades, third the 7th grades and last the 8th grades. After 5th grades’ competition there will be one winner. But it is an elimination of 5th grades. Then 7th and 8th grades’ winners will race and it will be second eliminations. And competition will start here. Second elimination winners will race here and who wins will take a big surprise. Saliha asked:
-Please big monster say the big surprise.
Ayşenaz said:
- Yes, teacher please say.
Big monster answered:
- No, I can’t say the big surprise but maybe I can give clues.
Aslınaz said:
- OK. So we will guess it. Maybe our guess is true.
Big Monster said:
-But not now we must start the lesson. When the bell rings, at the breaktime or lunch break if you come and ask the clue, I will answer you but if you come first and guess true, I will give you 3 green papers. But you will not say anything to your friends about it. Deal?
All class shouted:
- OK. WE MADE A DEAL ONE MINUTE AGO!
After this event all class laughed, laughed and laughed… Then class started to listen the Big Monster and Big Monster started the lesson… After lesson, class forgot the big surprise and I asked the Big Monster. Big Monster said:
- A trip. But where?
I said:
- Italy?
Big Monster said:
-Yes! How can you guess true at the first time? Did you listen the English teachers yesterday?
I said:
- No, I didn’t listen.
Big Monster Said:
- OK. I will give you 3 green papers but don’t say anything about the big surprise, OK?
I said:
OK. I won’t say anything about the big surprise. After me, Benan came and she couldn’t
guess at the first time, she said France after it she said Italy. And after Benan, Saliha came
but first she said USA, second Russia, third France and last she said Italy. And the bell rang
again and we began the lesson but before the lesson I asked:
- Big Monster I have 2 questions about the competition. Can I ask?
Big Monster answered:
- Yes, you can ask.
Me:
- What is the competition about?
Big Monster
- Yes, I forgot to say it. Competition is about ‘Past Irregular Verbs.’
Me:
- Will we begin this competition with English class or the 6-, 6-A, 6-B classes?
Big Monster
- Of course, English level classes. And tomorrow in our first English lesson I will give you a card of the ‘Past Irregular Verbs’. Let’s play a game about the ‘Past Irregular Verbs’. The class started playing the game.
TOMORROW
The lesson started Big Monster came to the class and said:
- Good morning little monsters!
And class shouted:
- Gooood moorning Biig Monsterr!
Big Monster started to talk;
- Yesterday I said I will give you ‘Past Irregular Verbs’ paper and I brought them to today. Let’s have a look at these papers:
BASE FORM PAST FORM BASE FORM PAST FORM
awake awoke hide hid
be was, were hit hit
beat beat hold held
become became hurt hurt
begin began keep kept
bend bent know knew
bet bet lay laid
bid bid lead led
bite bit learn learned, learnt
blow blew leave left
break broke lend lent
bring brought let let
broadcast broadcast lie lay
build built lose lost
burn burned, burnt make made
burst burst mean meant
buy bought meet met
catch caught pay paid
choose chose put put
come came read read
cost cost ride rode
creep crept ring rang
cut cut rise rose
deal dealt run ran
dig dug say said
do did see saw
draw drew sell sold
dream dreamed, dreamt send sent
BASE FORM PAST FORM BASE FORM PAST FORM
drive drove show showed
drink drank shut shut
eat ate sing sang
fall fell sit sat
feed fed sleep slept
feel felt speak spoke
fight fought spend spent
find found stand stood
flee fled swim swam
fly flew take took
forbid forbade teach taught
forget forgot tear tore
forgive forgave tell told
freeze froze think thought
get got throw threw
give gave understand understood
go went wake woke
grow grew wear wore
hang hung win won
have had write wrote
hear heard
All class said:
- They are very easy. We learned them in 4th grade.
Ecrin said:
-When you first said it, I was scared of it because I thought it will be very hard.
All class shouted:
-Yes, we thought so.
Big Monster:
- OK. I will say two things. First, you must study them and the second let’s start the lesson. This week all students and teachers spoke about this competition and the big surprise.
ONE WEEK LATER!
Three weeks ago, we had the competition of “Past Irregular Verbs”. Explorers, Monsters and Trackers raced. Of course, Monsters class was the champion. In 5th grades Hunters class was the champion. Three weeks ago, we raced and we won. Big Monster said:
- I said you will win one week ago. One week later you will race with 5th hunters. I think it is easier than the first one.
I said:
- Yes, teacher it will be easier because we will race with 5th grades.
We couldn’t wait this week. It passed very slowly.
ONE WEEK LATER!
Two weeks later of course we won. It was the easiest competition. But next one won’t be easy. It seems hard. Big Monster said:
-Little Monsters, next week you will race with 8th Monsters. It will be the hardest one in “Past Irregular Verbs Competition.” You must study hard if you want to win. This week we studied very hard. On Thursday we studied hardest than this week but 8th grades Monsters are lazy. They didn’t study ‘Past Irregular Verbs.” On Friday we had the competition.
MONDAY AFTER THE COMPETITION!
Ramazan Teacher will say one minute later. He is saying now!
AND WE WOOON! MONSTERS WON A TRIP TO ITALY…….. by Nurefşan OĞUZ-6th Monsters
