My mother

Time: now

Subject
My mother

Verb

What?

When?

My mother

is cooking

Time: now

Subject

Verb

My mother

is cooking

What?

When?

My uncle

is cooking

some
vegetables

Time: now

Subject

Verb

What?

When?

My mother

is cooking

some
vegetables

now.

Subject

Verb

What?

Subject

Verb

assistant /
helper

Abu

fishmonger

Ahmad

chicken seller

Ah Kay

man customer

Andy

woman
customer

Aishah

What?

weighing

wrapping

chopping
holding

buying

carrying

Subject

Verb

assistant /
helper

Abu

is weighing

fishmonger

Ahmad

is wrapping

chicken seller

Ah Kay

is chopping

man customer

Andy

is buying

woman
customer

Aishah

is holding
is carrying

What

chicke
n

Subject

Verb

Wh

assistant /
helper

Abu

is weighing

crabs

fishmonger

Ahmad

is wrapping

fish

chicken seller

Ah Kay

is chopping

chicken

man customer

Andy

is buying

crabs

woman
customer

Aishah

is holding
/carrying

cuttlefish
/ basket

Now write out the sentences :

1.
An assistance is weighing some
crabs.
2.
His name is Abu.
3.
4.
5.
6.

A fishmonger is wrapping some fish.

His name is Ahmad.
A man is chopping a chicken.
His name is Ah Kay.

7.
8.

A man is buying some crabs.

His name is Andy.

9.
10.

A woman is carrying a basket.

Her name is Aishah.

11.
12.

A woman is holding a cuttlefish.

Her name is Aishah.

You may write the sentences this way:

1.

Abu is weighing some

crabs.

2.
Ahmad is wrapping
some fish.
3.
Ah Kay is chopping a
chicken.
4.
Andy is buying some
crabs.
5.
Aishah is carrying a
basket.
6.
Aishah is holding a
cuttlefish.

You may combine some of the

sentences this way:

1. Abu is weighing some

crabs while Ahmad is
wrapping some fish.
2. Ah Kay is chopping a
chicken.
3. Andy is buying some
crabs.
4. Aishah is carrying a
basket and
holding a cuttlefish.

You may add more details to the sentences

this way: WHERE?

1. Abu is weighing some crabs while

Ahmad is wrapping some fish at
their fish stall.
2. Ah Kay is chopping a chicken in
his
stall.
3. Andy is buying some crabs from
the fish stall.
4.

Aishah is carrying a basket and

holding a cuttlefish at the fish
stall.

You may now add some other details to the

sentences:

1. Abu, who is smiling, is weighing some

crabs while Ahmad, who is wearing a
hat, is wrapping some fish.
2. Ah Kay, who is bald, is chopping a
chicken.
3. Andy, who has a newspaper, is
buying some
crabs.
4. Aishah, who is wearing a headscarf,
is carrying a
basket and holding a cuttlefish.

You may now add some other details to the

sentences: WHERE?

1. Abu, who is smiling, is weighing some

crabs while Ahmad, who is wearing a
hat, is wrapping some fish at their
stall.
2. Ah Kay, who is bald, is chopping a
chicken in his
chicken stall.
3. Andy, who has a newspaper, is buying
some
crabs from the fish stall.
4. Aishah, who is wearing a headscarf, is

Exercise 1

Name: _________________

Exercise 1

Date:
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English Active
Learning

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2. ______________________________________________
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3. ______________________________________________
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ng

on the computer

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

There

is

a
one
*uncountable*

single thing
single person
single place

weighing
scale

basket

Where?

There

is

a
one
*uncountable*

single thing
single person
single place

Where?

weighing
scale

on the
counter.

basket

on Aishahs
arm.

people

There

are

a few
some
many
several
*countable*

things
people
places

a few

crabs

many

fish

several

cuttlefish

many

chickens

many

stalls

some

vegetables

Where?

There

are

a few
some
many
several
*countable*

things
people
places

a few

crabs

many

fish

at Ahmads
stall.

several

cuttlefish

at Ahmads
stall.

many

chickens

*two*

stalls

in the market.

some

vegetables

in Aishahs
basket.

Where?

at Ah Kays
stall.

Write simple sentences:

1. There is a weighing scale on the

counter.
2. There is a basket on Aishahs
arm.
3. There are many fish at Ahmads
stall.
4. There are two stalls in the picture.
5. There are some vegetables in
Aishahs basket.