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Present Continuous and Past Continuous

The Present continuous is used for an action that takes place now and continues into the future to a certain time. Example, “I am writing to my friend now” or “I am sitting in a chair and watching TV.”

The Past Continuous is used for an action that takes at a certain time in the past and continues until a certain point. Example, “I was walking to school yesterday” or “I was watching TV before dinner.”

1. I ______________ (walk) to school right now.
2. He _____________ (throw) a ball with his brother last week.
3. I ______________ (watch) a movie last night with my friend.
4. They _____________ (learn) to weave in class.
5. I ________________ (speak) English right now.
6. You _______________ (read) text while you watch TV.
7. They _______________ (play) basketball in the tournament last weekend.
8. He _________________ (shoot) a gun at the deer.

Answers: 1 am walking, 2 was throwing, 3 was watching, 4 are learning, 5 am speaking, 6 are reading, 7 were playing, 8 is shooting

Look at the pictures and say what the Scouts are doing.
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After you say what the scouts are doing ask you partner what they are doing. Then act out an action and have your partner guess.

Journal Entry: Write in your journal about a favorite outdoor activity, game or sport. Tell why you like. Do not forget to be descriptive. The more description you give the better.

Tradational Housing

Questions while you watch the program

1. How old are Mongolian gers?
2. Are Mongolian gers expensive?
3. Are they difficult to build?
4. What is a house constructed of snow called?
5. Where do they build houses on stilts?
6. What house is older than gers in North America?
7. Name a famous Roman building.
8. What kind of house was built in England during the medieval times?
9. Where can you find a minka?

Match the pictures with the types of houses.

Ger Igloo Stilt House Tepee Colloseum Castle Minka House Apartment

1. 2.
3. 4.
5. 6.
7. 8.

Answers: 1 igloo, 2 tepee, 3 castle, 4 ger, 5 house, 6 minka, 7 stilt house, 8 apartment

Discussion/ Partner Questions

1. What kind of house would you like to live in?
2. What kind of house would you not like to live in?
3. Which house is the smallest
4. Which house is the biggest
5. Why do people build different houses?

Getting Sick

Questions while you watch the program.

1. What was today’s episode about?
2. What are symptoms of a cold?
3. What is the name of the doctor they met?
4. What are some ways we can avoid getting a cold?
5. Is it important to eat and drink the right things?

Vocabulary to know

Cold sneeze cough headache fever doctor medicine tablets

1. You say, “Bless you” when someone____________.
2. I went to see the ________ yesterday, but she was at lunch.
3. You take ____________ to help you feel better.
4. When you sneeze and cough you may have a ___________.
5. I take some ________ when I have a headache.
6. Sometimes you _______ when you are getting sick.
7. I am feeling really hot. Maybe I have a ________.
8. Quite please because I have a __________.

Discussion/Partner Questions:

1. When were you sick?
2. What sickness did you have?
3. Did you take medicine?
4. What did you do when you were sick?
5. Did you see a doctor when you were sick?
6. Have you ever help someone when they were sick?

Journal Entry: This week’s journal entry is about being sick. Write about a time when you were sick. Include details about the sickness, how you got better, and who helped you get better.

Answers: The answers are given during the show. Example, Today’s episode is about being sick.
1 sneezes, 2 doctor, 3 medicine, 4 cold, 5 tablets, 6 cough, 7 fever, 8 headache

Look up these words and translate them to Mongolian

Aspirations Wishes Dreams Goals Achieve Reach

There are several ways to talk about aspirations, dreams, and goals. Two common ways are using the words, “intend” and “want”. These verbs usually take the infinitive, but not always. Here are some examples.

Examples: I intend to travel to Darkhan for the weekend.
I want to go to Japan for the New Year.

The following sentences match with the correct question. Then ask your partner the questions. They should answer. After you asked the questions to your partner, then your partner should ask you the questions.

After both have asked and answered, make your own questions to ask your partner.

This year Voice Box is starting a journal segement. This means each week you should write a journal entry into a journal. This journal is for you, but you may share it with other if you want. We will provide journal topics, but you may make your own topics
Journal Entry: Write about an aspiration you have. And write steps that will help you achieve your aspirations

Answers: 1d, 2e, 3f, 4a, 5b, 6c, 7h, 8g

This weeks episode was filmed from a place called the Lotus Childrens Centre.
Gabrielle goes out to the centre on weekends to play with the kids, and thought they were so special she just had to introduce us all to them. The Lotus Centre was set up by an Australian woman named Didi 1n 1995.

To keep the Lotus Centre going they are always looking for willing volunteers and kind donations. To check the centre out visit their website at. www.lotuschild.org

There are 150 kids at the Lotus Centre	Gabrielle loves playing with the kids. Even when they are pulling her hair
Hugs all round.	The kids at the Lotus Centre love to sing songs. They used every opportunity to show Gabrielle and Batuka their best singing voices.
Gabrielle and Batuka preparing for a big day of filming	Some of the kids love climbing all over Batuka

This Saturday you guys are in for a treat! You get to check out Gabrielle trying to become an honorary scout (and it is hilarious!) We also speak with a scout who tells us all the amazing things she has been doing with the scouting group. Did you know that the scouts have activity events all the time, where the kids can learn many survival skills. And there are even adult scouts who do some cool activities (including paintballing). Check out some cool information on the scouts by reading this script.

1. Our guest this week Tsoloman has travelled all the way to Japan as part of her scouting.

2. The Mongolian scouts get to meet other scouts from all around the world.

3. They learn many survival skills such as camping.

4. There are around 10,000 scouts in Mongolia.

Batuka: Hi everyone. You are probably wondering what Gabrielle and myself are doing.

Gabrielle: This is called Morse Code. Well there are 2 types of Morse code. The first one is the sound of tapping that spies like James Bond use. This one we are using is a way of communicating from far distances. I learnt how to do this when I went out to become an honorary scout.

Batuka: What exactly is a scout?

Gabrielle: They are a group of people who get together for fun activities and survival games . There are young scouts, boy scouts, girl scouts, and even adult scouts. There are scout groups all around the world.

Batuka: So what did you have to do to become an honorary scout?

Gabrielle: How about I show you!

Scene Two: with the scouts

Voice over
There are scouts of all different ages here. This man is the Scout Leader. He is in charge of all the activities.

The first job of the day is to put up all the tents…and this is my first challenge in becoming an honorary scout.

Okay it didn’t go that well. But I have plenty more opportunities to prove myself as a top scout!

The scouts teach many survival skills such as tying knots, camping and cooking.

They also love to have singalongs around the campfire.

And some of the scouts just love singing!

Many of the activities are about fire safety. The kids here are trying to light a camp fire with a magnifying glass. The sun’s rays catch the light in the glass and burns hot enough to make a fire. Although it doesn’t seem to be working now!

They also play with fire balls…which, as I found out are hot hot hot!!

Okay it was now time to prove myself with a balancing game. Surely it can’t be that hard. I just have to balance some flour on my foot while taking my shoes off!

Nearing the end of the day I had one last chance to become an honorary scout…with the activity I know best…Morse Code! You can talk to people very far away with just these arm gestures. It started off a little shaky…but I finally got the hang of it.

The Scout Leader blows the whistle to signal the end of the activities and the scouts rush over to give attention.

At the end of each activity day the new scouts are sworn in, and other scouts get prizes for being outstanding sportsmen.

I was waiting nervously to see if I had made the cut …and I had!!

I was now an honorary scout.

Letter of the week

Gabrielle: Well It’s that time now…letter of the week (insert letter of the week graphic).

Batuka: This week it is from Chinbat and he writes… “I have been with the scouts for 2 years and they have changed my life. It is so fun to be part of a group that love to do the same things as me. My favourite part of scouts is learning how to do everything on my own.”

Thanks Chinbat!

Gabrielle: Please shoot us an email about anything at all to voiceboxtv@gmail.com

Goodbyes

Gabrielle: Well thanks for being with us and learning all about the scouts club.

Batuka: You can find all the information from today’s show, including how to become a scout, on our website www.voiceboxtv.org

Gabrielle: But before we go here is our street karaoke with the scouts doing what they do best…being wild!

Well Gabrielle tried her hand at building a Mongolian ger this week, but was not very successful! But Batuka and Gabrielle did discuss traditional housing all around the world. From igloos to teepes they discovered that many countries are still using their traditional type of housing. Gabrielle even went out to check out the building of a ger. You can read the script here. Be sure to tune in next Saturday as we check out the cool Mongolian scouts.

1. There are many beautifully decorated gers around Mongolia.
2. The Kazahz gers look very different from Mongolian gers. They have a pointy roof.
3. The Japanese ‘Minka’ home is still seen all around Japan today.
4. The English castles date back to the 13th Century.

Batuka: Oh my god, what are you doing?

Gabrielle: Well Ive heard about how great Mongolian Gers are. So I thought I would try and build one for myself (notices the camera) Oh hi there everyone.

Batuka: Hi everyone, and welcome to the Voice Box show. As you can see Gabrielle is trying to build a Mongolian Ger. But she is not doing it right, at all!

Gabrielle: Oh I didn’t’t think I was (drops the wood). So how do you build one then?

Batuka: Well I don’t know exactly… But I do know that Mongolian Gers date back almost 3000 years!!

Gabrielle: Wow and now they are everywhere. People build them because they are easy to build and take down, they aren’t’t too costly, and because they are part of the rich Mongolian heritage.

Batuka: They are Mongolia’s traditional type of housing. There are many other types of traditional housing too.

Gabrielle: That’s right like igloos! An igloo is a snow house that is constructed with blocks of snow. They are mostly used by Eskimos of Canada, the artic and the greenlands. Even though igloos are made of snow, they can actually become quite warm with just body heat. Some Igloos can also house up to 20 people!

Batuka: Wow. You know, in Indonesia and Thailand their traditional houses are built on stilts above the ground. This is because it gets very wet and muddy. If the houses are on stilts then they can avoid getting swept away if there is flooding.

Gabrielle: Oh and what about tepees. These were built by the Native American Indians and are even older than gers. And the reindeer people still live in Tepees. A Tepee is a tent in a cone like shape that is made with animal skin. Like Ger’s they are also easy to build and take down. These days many people use tepee tents when camping.

Gabrielle: And then there are the ancient Roman buildings. These were very extravagant, with marble floors and with large pillars. The most famous example of their building style is the colosseum. This was a large ampi-theatre where the Romans would go to watch live gladiator fights.

Batuka: Speaking of BIG house, what about all the castles in England! They were built during the ‘medieval’ time where there were knights in shining armor. Some even date back to the 13th Century!

Gabrielle: In Japan the traditional type of housing for most people was called the “minka”. You can still see heaps of Minka style houses around Japan even today. They have high peeked roofs to allow rain and snow to fall right off….Now that’s a smart idea!

Batuka: So all this talk about the traditional houses of the world…and we still don’t know how to build a Mongolian Ger!?

Gabrielle: Well, actually I went out to see how it was done! Let’s take a look.

Scene Two
Voice over:
There are around 10 men working on this ger, and they are hoping to have it built in just 40 minutes! The Ger consists of the Uni- which are like poles. The Tooho which are the wooden rings. The Hana which are the walls and the haalga which is the door.
The wooden frame is covered with felt layers made from animal hair. Although we don’t know an exact number it’s believed there are around 600 thousand Gers currently built in Mongolia. Well these guys did manage to finish this Ger in 39 minutes flat! But as Gaans tells me…it will probably take me 20 hours to build my first one…so I may just leave it to the experts.

Scene Three: Letter of the week

Gabrielle: It’s time now for our “Letter of the Week”. And this week it’s from EnkBold.

Batuka: He writes…“I have lived in a Ger all my life and I wouldn’t’t want it any other way! Our Ger is over 20 years old and we have had to replace the canvas on the outside just 3 times. I live with my Grandmother, my Mother and Father and my two sisters. Mongolian Gers are so good because they only take a couple of hours to build, but they seem to last a lifetime!”

Batuka: Thanks Enk Bold. If you would like your letter read out please email us voiceboxtv@gmail.com

Gabrielle: And now it’s time now for a great English series called English Bites!

Good bye

Batuka: Well I hope you enjoyed learning more about Mongolian Gers..

Gabrielle: And other traditional housing around the world! And if you want to check out the information from today’s show then head to www.voiceboxtv.org.
Oh and I almost forgot to tell you that Batuka’s sister has just had a baby girl! He is now a proud and happy uncle!

Batuka: I am so proud, and so happy!

Gabrielle: See you next week everyone.

Batuka: See you then!

He rocks in the tree tops all day long
Hoppin’ and a-boppin’ and singing his song
All the little birdies on Jaybird Street
Love to hear the robin go tweet tweet tweet

Rockin’ robin, tweet tweet tweet
Rockin’ robin’ tweet tweetly-tweet
Blow rockin’ robin
‘Cause we’re really gonna rock tonight

Every little swallow, every chick-a-dee
Every little bird in the tall oak tree
The wise old owl, the big black crow
Flappin’ their wings singing go bird go

Rockin’ robin, tweet tweet tweet
Rockin’ robin’ tweet tweetly-tweet
Blow rockin’ robin
‘Cause we’re really gonna rock tonight
Yeah yeah

Pretty little raven at the bird-band stand
Told them how to do the bob and it was grand
They started going steady and bless my soul
He out-bopped the buzzard and the oriol

He rocks in the tree tops all day long
Hoppin’ and a-boppin’ and singing his song
All the little birdies on Jaybird Street
Love to hear the robin go tweet tweet tweet

Rockin’ robin, tweet tweet tweet
Rockin’ robin’ tweet tweetly-tweet
Blow rockin’ robin
‘Cause we’re really gonna rock tonight

Pretty little raven at the bird-band stand
Told them how to do the bop and it was grand
They started going steady and bless my soul
He out-bopped the buzzard and the oriol

He rocks in the tree tops all day long
Hoppin’ and a-boppin’ and singing his song
All the little birdies on Jaybird Street
Love to hear the robin go tweet tweet tweet

Rockin’ robin, tweet tweet tweet
Rockin’ robin’ tweet tweetly-tweet
Blow rockin’ robin
‘Cause we’re really gonna rock tonight