Contents
=> “Pet Names” - warm-up activity by Aaron Carlson
=> “Mr. Poosheesty’s Spoiled Plans” - a “was going to” activity
=> In the Next Issue

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“Pet Names” - warm-up activity
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Aaron Carlson, English Language Fellow in Saratov, Russia, brings us this activity.

A pet name is what you call someone you love. For, example, “honey.”

As a warm-up activity, write the list below on the board. Students, in pairs or groups, should see how many pet names they can figure out.

Each line below represents one missing letter. (Add a few more letters for beginning groups)

Afterwards, students can practice calling each other these names.

1. b _ _ y
2. _we _ the_ _t
3. _uga_
4. _y d_ _ r (two words)
5. da_ _in_
6. a_ g _l
7. k_t_en
8. l_v_r
9. s_ee_ ie

Answers

1. baby
2. sweetheart
3. sugar
4. my dear
5. darling
6. angel
7. kitten
8. lover
9. sweetie

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“Mr. Poosheesty’s Spoiled Plans” - a “was going to” activity
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DIRECTIONS: Mr P has at least 10 intentions in the story below, but he’s not successful. Re-tell the story saying what ” he was going to do” and how he didn’t succeed. For example, for #1, “He was going to go bowling, but he left his wallet at home.”

This can be done orally or in writing. It’s a good review or introduction to the “was going to” construction.

<><> VOCABULARY FROM THE STORY<><>

BOWLING ALLEY = the place where you go bowling

WALLET = where a man keeps his money, and a photo of his car, and possibly even a photo of his wife.

THE FLORIST’S = where flowers are sold… and where men should go more often. Their poor wives and mothers and girlfriends!

CITATION = commonly known as “ticket”; it’s the piece of paper a cop gives you saying that you have to pay money for driving too fast, or too stupidly.

COP = a cop of course; sometimes known as policeman

A SPARE = an extra tire that you keep in the trunk/boot of a car, and that is, sadly,usually flat.

MR P’s SPOILED PLANS

(1) Mr. Poosheesty wanted to go bowling. He drove to the bowling alley, but he discovered he’d left his wallet at home.

(2) He started to drive home. But a policeman stopped him. The policeman gave him a citation for driving without a license.

(3) Mr. P wanted to call the cop a bad name, but he decided that wouldn’t be smart. He thought of his girlfriend Penny Pufoasa. She would make him feel better. He went to the florist’s, but remembered he had no money.

(4) He considered stealing a couple of roses, but the florist looked big and mean. He realized he had better go home and get his wallet.

(5) He started to drive home, but he got a flat tire.

(6) He wanted to fix the tire, but he had no tools and no spare.

(7) He was going to hitchhike home, but no one would give him a ride. To his dismay, it started to rain.

(8) He wanted to use his umbrella, but it was in the car.

(9) He wanted to open the car and get the umbrella, but found he had
locked the keys inside the car. To his delight and surprise, a car finally stopped.
It was girlfriend–Penny Pufoasa, his sweet Romanian princess! He got into her car.

(10) He wanted to kiss his lovely Penny, but she kissed him first.

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In the next issue (about March 21st)
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Because we’re so late this time, it’ll be only a week till our next issue! And in it you’ll find…

…a cool GEOGRAPHY QUIZ to help students learn
those pesky but necessary articles of place.

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Copyright 2001 Kevin McCaughey & I.M. Poosheesty
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