Ε’ Τάξη – Unit 1

Internet Friends Around Europe

Computers, e-mail, internet friends, countries and free-time preferences. Grammar focus: Present Simple, likes/dislikes + -ing, prefer … to …, questions and nationalities.

LessonsVocabularyGrammarProject

Unit map

Theme: computers and internet friends

Vocabulary: computer parts, Internet, countries, nationalities, free time

Grammar: Present Simple, likes/dislikes, prefer, questions

Skills: e-mail, survey, dialogue, map work, project

Lessons

Τα 3 Lessons του Unit 1

Ξεκινάμε με υπολογιστές, e-mail, φίλους από την Ευρώπη, χώρες, εθνικότητες και δραστηριότητες ελεύθερου χρόνου.

Lesson 1

Do you like computers?

Computer parts, e-mail and free-time activities.

  • I use the Internet to find information.
  • I check my e-mails after school.
  • I enjoy playing computer games.

Lesson 2

Internet friends

Meet Kostas, Mark and Nadine and talk about countries, age, school and likes.

  • Where are you from?
  • I am from Greece.
  • She is French.

Lesson 3

The United Kingdom

Read about the British Isles and prepare a small country/region project.

  • capital city
  • population
  • national flower

Vocabulary

Λεξιλόγιο Αγγλικά – Ελληνικά

Το λεξιλόγιο είναι χωρισμένο σε κατηγορίες για να βρίσκεις γρήγορα τις λέξεις.

Computers and Internet

EnglishΕλληνικά
computerυπολογιστής
laptopφορητός υπολογιστής
screenοθόνη
keyboardπληκτρολόγιο
mouseποντίκι υπολογιστή
printerεκτυπωτής
scannerσαρωτής
speakerηχείο
microphoneμικρόφωνο
headphonesακουστικά
towerμονάδα υπολογιστή
tabletτάμπλετ
passwordκωδικός
websiteιστοσελίδα
the Internetτο διαδίκτυο
e-mailηλεκτρονικό μήνυμα
sendστέλνω
receiveλαμβάνω
check my e-mailsελέγχω τα e-mail μου
surf the Netσερφάρω στο διαδίκτυο
chat onlineμιλάω διαδικτυακά
find informationβρίσκω πληροφορίες
downloadκατεβάζω
computer expertειδικός στους υπολογιστές

Europe and nationalities

EnglishΕλληνικά
EuropeΕυρώπη
Europeanευρωπαϊκός / Ευρωπαίος
countryχώρα
nationalityεθνικότητα
capital cityπρωτεύουσα
flagσημαία
mapχάρτης
borderσύνορο / συνορεύω
GreeceΕλλάδα
GreekΈλληνας / ελληνικός
FranceΓαλλία
FrenchΓάλλος / γαλλικός
EnglandΑγγλία
EnglishΆγγλος / αγγλικός
IrelandΙρλανδία
IrishΙρλανδός / ιρλανδικός
PortugalΠορτογαλία
PortugueseΠορτογάλος / πορτογαλικός
SpainΙσπανία
SpanishΙσπανός / ισπανικός
GermanyΓερμανία
GermanΓερμανός / γερμανικός
ItalyΙταλία
ItalianΙταλός / ιταλικός
AlbaniaΑλβανία
AlbanianΑλβανός / αλβανικός
RussiaΡωσία
RussianΡώσος / ρωσικός
the United KingdomΗνωμένο Βασίλειο
BritishΒρετανός / βρετανικός

Free time and preferences

EnglishΕλληνικά
free timeελεύθερος χρόνος
drawζωγραφίζω
do puzzlesλύνω παζλ
watch TVβλέπω τηλεόραση
do sportsκάνω αθλήματα
help with the houseworkβοηθάω στις δουλειές του σπιτιού
listen to musicακούω μουσική
play computer gamesπαίζω παιχνίδια στον υπολογιστή
play chessπαίζω σκάκι
read booksδιαβάζω βιβλία
ride a bikeκάνω ποδήλατο
spend timeπερνάω χρόνο
clubλέσχη / ομάδα
memberμέλος
surveyέρευνα
preferπροτιμώ
enjoyαπολαμβάνω
hateμισώ / δεν αντέχω

24 flip cards

Each student gets one number. Say the English word, tap the card and check the Greek meaning.

Vocabulary exercises

Practice with the new words

A. Computer store

Match the words to the parts of a computer.

  1. screen
  2. keyboard
  3. mouse
  4. printer
  5. scanner
  6. microphone
  7. headphones
  8. speaker
  9. tower
  10. password
Show answers – Δες τις λύσεις
  1. screen = οθόνη
  2. keyboard = πληκτρολόγιο
  3. mouse = ποντίκι
  4. printer = εκτυπωτής
  5. scanner = σαρωτής
  6. microphone = μικρόφωνο
  7. headphones = ακουστικά
  8. speaker = ηχείο
  9. tower = μονάδα
  10. password = κωδικός

B. Internet use: good or not?

Write G for good use and C for careful use.

  • visit museums online
  • talk to friends around Europe
  • play games for hours
  • write an e-mail
  • give your password to a stranger
  • find information for a project
Show answers – Δες τις λύσεις
  1. G
  2. G
  3. C
  4. G
  5. C
  6. G

C. Countries and nationalities

Complete the nationality.

  1. Greece – ______
  2. France – ______
  3. England – ______
  4. Ireland – ______
  5. Spain – ______
  6. Italy – ______
  7. Germany – ______
  8. Portugal – ______
  9. Russia – ______
  10. Albania – ______
Show answers – Δες τις λύσεις
  1. Greek
  2. French
  3. English / British
  4. Irish
  5. Spanish
  6. Italian
  7. German
  8. Portuguese
  9. Russian
  10. Albanian

D. Free-time survey

Ask 6 classmates. Use: Do you like …?

  • playing computer games
  • drawing
  • doing sports
  • listening to music
  • watching TV
  • doing puzzles

E. Write an e-mail

Write 5-6 lines to an internet friend.

Start: Dear Mark, I am sending you this e-mail to say hello…

  • your name and age
  • where you are from
  • what you like doing
  • what you don’t like doing
  • one question for your friend

F. Club poster

Find students with the same interests and make a small club poster.

Example: We like drawing. We meet every Friday. We make a poster every month.

Grammar Corner

Grammar explanations – Γραμματική

like + -ingI like drawing
preferto
Present Simpledo / does
-she likes
fromnationality

like / enjoy / hate + -ing

English: After like, enjoy, love and hate, we usually use the -ing form.

Ελληνικά: Μετά από τα like, enjoy, love, hate βάζουμε συνήθως ρήμα με -ing.

  • I like watching tennis on TV.
  • She enjoys listening to music.
  • Mark hates doing homework.
  • Do you like playing computer games?

prefer … to …

English: We use prefer … to … to say that we like one thing more than another.

Ελληνικά: Το χρησιμοποιούμε όταν προτιμάμε κάτι περισσότερο από κάτι άλλο.

  • I prefer table tennis to chess.
  • They prefer playing outside to sitting at home.
  • I prefer drawing to watching TV.

Present Simple affirmative

English: Use Present Simple for habits, routines and general facts.

Ελληνικά: Το χρησιμοποιούμε για συνήθειες, προγράμματα και γενικές αλήθειες.

  • I use the Internet after school.
  • You check your e-mails every day.
  • We play computer games at the weekend.
  • They talk to friends online.
  • He uses a computer at school.
  • She checks her e-mails on Friday.
  • Kostas likes computers.
  • Nadine enjoys studying.

he / she / it: spelling

English: With he/she/it, add -s or -es. If the verb ends in consonant + y, change y to -ies.

Ελληνικά: Στο he/she/it το ρήμα αλλάζει. Προσέχουμε την ορθογραφία.

  • play – she plays
  • watch – he watches
  • study – she studies
  • enjoy – he enjoys
  • go – it goes
  • fly – the bird flies

Negative: don’t / doesn’t

English: Use don’t with I/you/we/they and doesn’t with he/she/it. After doesn’t, the verb stays simple.

Ελληνικά: Μετά το doesn’t δεν βάζουμε -s στο ρήμα.

  • I don’t go to school on Sundays.
  • We don’t play games for hours.
  • He doesn’t like tests.
  • She doesn’t watch the news.

Questions: Do / Does

English: Use Do or Does to ask Present Simple questions.

Ελληνικά: Για ερωτήσεις στον Present Simple χρησιμοποιούμε Do ή Does.

  • Do you use the Internet?
  • Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
  • Does Mark live in London?
  • Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.

Extra grammar practice

More practice

A. Present Simple: choose

  1. Kostas ______ from Greece. (come / comes)
  2. Mark ______ in London. (live / lives)
  3. Nadine ______ studying. (like / likes)
  4. I ______ my e-mails after school. (check / checks)
  5. We ______ the Internet for information. (use / uses)
  6. Connor ______ computer games at the weekend. (play / plays)
  7. A pupil ______ in the afternoon. (study / studies)
  8. Helen ______ English at school. (teach / teaches)
  9. The school bell ______ at two o’clock. (ring / rings)
  10. They ______ to friends online. (talk / talks)
Show answers – Δες τις λύσεις
  1. comes
  2. lives
  3. likes
  4. check
  5. use
  6. plays
  7. studies
  8. teaches
  9. rings
  10. talk

B. Add -ing

  1. I like ______ computer games. (play)
  2. She enjoys ______ to music. (listen)
  3. We hate ______ tests. (do)
  4. They prefer ______ sports to watching TV. (do)
  5. Mark doesn’t like ______ homework. (do)
  6. Kostas enjoys ______ time on computers. (spend)
  7. Do you like ______ e-mails? (write)
  8. Nadine loves ______ languages. (study)
Show answers – Δες τις λύσεις
  1. playing
  2. listening
  3. doing
  4. doing
  5. doing
  6. spending
  7. writing
  8. studying

C. Make it negative

  1. He uses the computer. -> He ______ use the computer.
  2. They check e-mails. -> They ______ check e-mails.
  3. She likes school. -> She ______ like school.
  4. I play chess. -> I ______ play chess.
  5. Mark hates homework. -> Mark ______ hate homework.
  6. We live in Greece. -> We ______ live in Greece.
  7. Connor sends e-mails. -> Connor ______ send e-mails.
  8. You watch TV. -> You ______ watch TV.
Show answers – Δες τις λύσεις
  1. doesn’t
  2. don’t
  3. doesn’t
  4. don’t
  5. doesn’t
  6. don’t
  7. doesn’t
  8. don’t

D. Make questions

  1. you / use / the Internet / every day?
  2. Kostas / like / computers?
  3. Nadine / come / from France?
  4. Mark / hate / tests?
  5. your friends / play / computer games?
  6. Connor / check / his e-mails?
  7. you / prefer / drawing / to watching TV?
  8. your class / enjoy / English?
Show answers – Δες τις λύσεις
  1. Do you use the Internet every day?
  2. Does Kostas like computers?
  3. Does Nadine come from France?
  4. Does Mark hate tests?
  5. Do your friends play computer games?
  6. Does Connor check his e-mails?
  7. Do you prefer drawing to watching TV?
  8. Does your class enjoy English?

E. Country or nationality?

  1. My friend is from France. She is ______.
  2. Pablo is from Portugal. He is ______.
  3. Hans is from Germany. He is ______.
  4. Isabella is from Italy. She is ______.
  5. Kostas is from Greece. He is ______.
  6. Carmen is from Spain. She is ______.
  7. Svetlana is from Russia. She is ______.
  8. Mark is from England. He is ______.
Show answers – Δες τις λύσεις
  1. French
  2. Portuguese
  3. German
  4. Italian
  5. Greek
  6. Spanish
  7. Russian
  8. English / British

F. Prepositions and expressions

  1. I prefer chess ______ table tennis.
  2. She is fond ______ surfing the Net.
  3. Connor writes ______ Kostas.
  4. The British Isles are situated ______ the west side of Europe.
  5. I play computer games ______ the weekend.
  6. We go to school ______ weekdays.
  7. I check my e-mails ______ Friday afternoon.
  8. Nadine comes ______ France.
Show answers – Δες τις λύσεις
  1. to
  2. of
  3. to
  4. on
  5. at
  6. on
  7. on
  8. from

Project

Internet friends project

1. My e-mail

Write a friendly e-mail to an internet friend. Include your country, age and free-time activities.

2. Europe map

Choose 5 countries. Add flags, capitals and nationalities.

3. Club poster

Form a class club with students who like the same free-time activity.

4. UK mini leaflet

Make a small leaflet about the United Kingdom or another European country.

Βίντεο και έξτρα εξάσκηση

Watch and practise

Present Simple

Search: Present Simple for kids do does

Open videos

Likes and dislikes

Search: likes and dislikes ing English for kids

Open videos

Countries and nationalities

Search: countries and nationalities English kids

Open videos