Date Topics covered for translation Sentences to translate

1/9/11 Good Habits 1. Get up early in the morning.

2. Brush the teeth.
3. Bath Daily
4. Pray to God
5. Take breakfast
6. Go to school
7. Read lessons
8. Go to bed on time at night.
1/16/11 Pronouns - I, we, you, he, she, it, your, yours, him, his, her, 1. I love my school.
they, me, my, mine, us, our, their and Them 2. My name is Hari and I am 10 years old.
3. We live in Michigan.
4. You should get up early in the morning.
5. He is very smart.
6. She is studying.
7. It is a beautiful bird.
1/23/11 Pronouns - I, we, you, he, she, it, your, yours, him, his, her, 1. What is your favorite game?
they, me, my, mine, us, our, their and Them 2. Is the backpack yours?
3. What is his name? (or) What is her hobby?
4. They are my friends.
5. My favorite game is tennis.
6. Our teacher taught us how to paint the box.
7. My grandfather gave me a pet dog.
8. I played soccer with them.
1/30/11 Preposition – In, on, of, by, from, with, to, into, across, Within, 1. The Lion lives in a cave.
without, for, at , upon etc. 2. There is a mango on the table.
3. A friend of mine gave me this car.
4. A home by Disneyland is my dream.
5. Sita is from India.
6. He ran fast with his brother.
7. I will never ride my bike without wearing a helmet.
8. Everyday I will read for my younger sister.
 9. We drove to the store.
10. Radha lives across the street.
2/6/11 Conjunction – And, but, so, or, if, because, while, that, though, 1. Today I ate candy and ice cream.
yet and neither; nor 2. We went to the park, but did not play in the mud.
3. She is sick today, so she cannot come to school.
4. Do you want to drink milk or juice?
5. If it is raining, then I will take the umbrella.
6. While ramya was singing, her younger sister was coloring.
7. Vignesh not only speaks English, but also Tamizh and
Spanish.
8. The water is neither hot nor cold.
9. Today’s game depends on whether it going to rain or
shine.
2/20/11 Question Words - Who, whose, which, where, when, what, 1. Who is your uncle?
why, whom, How, how long, how much, How many, How far 2. Whose is this winter coat?
etc 3. Which costume are you going to wear tonight?
4. Where are you going?
5. Where are you from?
6. When is your birthday?
7. What is the time now?
2/27/11 Question Words - Who, whose, which, where, when, what, 8. Why didn’t you take the medicine?
why, whom, How, how long, how much, How many, How far 9. Whom do you like the most?
etc 10. How many days are there in a week?
11. How long was the movie?
12. How much does it cost?
13. How many candies do you have?
14. How far is the library from your home?
3/6/11 Interjection/Exclamatory words – Ah!, Alas, Hey!, Pooh, wow 1. "Ah, now I got it."
2. “Alas! he is badly hurt now”
3. “Hey! What a good idea!”
4. "Wow! This place is very beautiful”
5. “Pooh, Does your bike cost only this much”
3/13/11 Workers – Teacher, Headmaster/ principal, professor, Doctor, 1. I like my science teacher very much.
Nurse, Dentist, Farmer, cook, weaver, reporter, carpenter, Pilot, 2. My Principal name is Mr. Kumaran.
Editor, Gardener, Assistant, Tailor, singer etc 3. Doctors help us to get cure when we are sick.
4. I want to become a pilot
5. Tailor’s stitch our clothes.
3/20/11 Relatives: Mother, Father, Grandmother, Grandfather, elder 1. Mother shows care and love.
brother, younger brother, elder sister, younger sister, aunt, uncle, 2. My father will praise my good work.
son, daughter etc. 3. My brother gives me prize.
4. My grandmother will come tomorrow.
5. My grandfather will tell us stories.
6. My elder sister helps me in studies.
7. Our uncle bought some fruits for us.
8. My aunt and her daughter went to Florida.
9. I will play basket ball with my brother.
10. I will take good care of my younger sister.
3/27/11 Parts of the Body – Head, Face, Eyes, Ears, nose, mouth, tooth, 1. I see with my eyes.
teeth, lip, Cheek, Nail, shoulder, body, hand, palm, etc. 2. I hear with my ears.
3. I smell with my nose.
4. Our body is made up of bones and muscles.
5. We use our hands to lift things.
4/3/11 Place – Nest, tent, street, home, house, mansion, village, town, 1. Birds build nests.
city, stream, lake, ocean, river, room, kitchen, prayer hall, 2. Houses protect us from hot sun, rain and storms.
backyard, hotel etc. 3. Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.
4. Do not play on the street.
5. Plant some trees in your backyard.
6. Rain water collects in ponds, lakes and river.
4/10/11 Plants: Tree, plant, Bush, Shrub, Flower, leaf, branch, stem, 1. Plants need air, water and soil to grow.
vegetables, fruits and grass. 2. Trees are very useful to us.
3. Plants give us vegetables and fruits to eat.
4. Trees give us shade to rest.
5. We should not cut the trees.
6. Trees help us to get rain and keep the air clean.
 7. Trees give us wood to make furniture.
8. Leaves are green in color.
4/17/11 Vegetables: Brinjal/eggplant, Drumstick, Cabbage, Radish, 1. Vegetables are of different shapes and colors.
Oakra/Lady’s finger, Potato, Tomato, Onion, Chilly, Bitter gourd, 2. Tomatoes are used to make ketchup sauce.
Cucumber, Garlic, Ginger, pea, pumpkin, spinach and methi 3. Spinach and methi are leafy vegetables.
4. Potatoes, garlic and onion grow underground.
5. Vegetables are good for health.
6. Chilies make our food spicy.
7. Eggplant is purple in color.
8. Vegetables like pea, cabbage, oakra and drumstick are
green in color.
9. Radish is available in both red and white color.
10. Bitter gourd tastes bitter.
4/24/11 Fruits: Orange, Apple, jackfruit, grapes, guava, fig, Banana, 1. It is a good habit to eat fruits daily.
Pineapple, Lime, Mango, Melon, Date fruit etc. 2. Drinking fruit juices is healthy to our body.
3. Fruits like jackfruit, Pineapple and banana are yellow in
color.
4. Michigan’s state fruit is apple.
5. Most of the fruits have seeds.
5/1/11 Flowers: Lotus, Jasmine, rose, lily, garland etc 1. Lotus is the national flower of India.
2. Rose plants have thorns.
3. Lotus blooms during the day.
4. Lily blooms during the night.
5. Jasmine flowers gives good fragrance.
5/15/11 Days, months, year. 1. There are seven days of the week.
2. The first day of the week is Sunday.
3. The last day of the week is Saturday.
4. There are twelve months in a year.
5. What day comes after Monday?
6. What day comes before Wednesday?
7. What day comes between Thursday and Saturday?
5/22/11 Magic Words: Please, Welcome, Excuse me, With great 1. Thanks for helping us.
 pleasure, of course, thanks, sorry, Pardon, sir, Dear Sir, Respected 2. Please give me your doll.
sir etc. 3. Sorry for being late.
4. Excuse me, May I come in.
5. Sir, could you please tell me how to do this?6
5/29/11 The School: Principal, assistant principal, teacher, student, staff, 1. I go to _____________ school.
cafeteria, playground, classroom, Library, office etc. 2. Our school playground has swings and slides to play,
3. There are many classrooms in my school.
4. My principal name is Mr/Ms.___________
5. Our school has a big library.
6. We eat our lunch at cafeteria.
6/5/11 Expressions: Smile, laugh, cry, glad, weep, hungry, Angry, 1. We laughed at the funny joke
Happy, Sad, Sorry, Doubt, busy, lazy, active, act, innocent etc. 2. We should not be lazy.
3. My baby sister cried.
4. I am very hungry.
5. He was sad, because he lost his money.
6. I am sorry for being late.
6/12/11 Review for final assessments Review for final assessments
6/19/11 Final Assessments Final Assessments
Preposition Examples
About I will tell you a story about a lion.
Above The plane flies above the clouds.
Across They walked across the field.
After After lunch, I shall complete the remaining task.
Against I helped her going against the wishes of my loved ones.
Along All along the way, she did not speak a word.
Among The profit was shared among the shareholders.
Around Due to the snow, we turned around to return back home.
At The land is at war with its neighbor.
Before She had decided to quit before Christmas, but changed her plan.
Behind The church is located behind the supermarket.
Below The temperatures have dipped below freezing point.
Beneath The water level is beneath the average level.
Beside When we were in school, I used to sit beside her in class.
Besides Besides maths, I am very fond of history.
Between The profit was shared between the three of them.
Beyond The play was beyond my expectations.
But Everyone but her agreed with the arrangement.
By A house by the sea, to retire, is my dream
Concerning He is always curious about anything concerning her.
Despite Despite the snowfall, she decided to carry on with her journey.
Down Jimmy lives down the street.
During She works during the day and studies at night.
Except Except her no one has any objections to the plan.
For I jog for 10 miles everyday.
From She comes from Argentina.
In When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
Inside Inside the tough exterior, lies a gentle soul.
Into As soon as she stepped into the room, there was pin drop silence.
Like She looks like her father.
Minus Ten minus eight equals two.
Near They have bought a new home near the school.
Of A friend of mine recommended the beautician to me.
Off To regain her lost health, it is important, she stays off her fad diet programs.
On There is an apple on the table.
Onto He always climbs onto the table.
Opposite Her desk is located diagonally opposite my desk.
Out of Out of sheer curiosity, I asked her the question.
Outside Outside the house lies a beautiful garden.
Over The journey cost me way over my budget.
Past She walked past me, but refused to acknowledge my presence.
Per What was the per person cost incurred?
Plus Eight plus six equals fourteen.
Since She was waiting for him since ten in the morning.
Through I slept all through the day.
Throughout Throughout winter, she has been sick.
To I am going to Atlanta, before I head back home.
Toward (s) It started raining towards the evening.
Under The road is under repair.
Underneath She found her earring underneath the carpet.
Until I did not get the documents until 5 pm.
Upon Once upon a time, there lived a king.
Up I walked up the stairs, to see the problem.
Up to The decision is up to the both of them.
Versus The last game was England versus France.
Via I will go via Sydney.
With She walked in with her new boyfriend.
Within She caters to customers within a radius of 5 miles.
Without I never leave my house without an umbrella, due to the uncertain weather.

WHAT IS A PREPOSITION?

Prepositions are words that relate its object to another word in the sentence. Often the words below are used as prepositions, however,
there are more than what is listed here.
 about before down of to
above behind during off toward
across below for on under
after beneath from onto underneath
against beside in out until
along between inside outside up
among beyond into over upon
around but (except) like past with
at by near through without

Conjunctions.

1. On Friday night we watched TV and a movie.

2. We went to the park, but we did not have time for the museum.
3. She has to work late tonight, so she cannot make it to party.
4. Let's meet at the beach or in front of the hotel.
5. Although it was very hot, they went running.
6. Since we could not go away on vacation (dependent clause), we decided to take a couple of French classes this summer (independent
clause).
7. While her brother went to law school in California, Monica went to law school in California.
8. We talked both to her parents and her doctor.
9. Jason not only speaks Chinese, but also Japanese and Korean.
10. You can have either pie or a cake.
11. She neither liked the hotel nor the restaurant.
12. Everything depends on whether he gets the teaching job in June or the one in September.
The table below shows some interjections with examples.

interjection meaning example

expressing pleasure "Ah, that feels good."
expressing realization "Ah, now I understand."
ah
expressing resignation "Ah well, it can't be heped."
expressing surprise "Ah! I've won!"
alas expressing grief or pity "Alas, she's dead now."
expressing pity "Oh dear! Does it hurt?"
dear
expressing surprise "Dear me! That's a surprise!"
asking for repetition "It's hot today." "Eh?" "I said it's hot today."
expressing enquiry "What do you think of that, eh?"
eh
expressing surprise "Eh! Really?"
inviting agreement "Let's go, eh?"
er expressing hesitation "Lima is the capital of...er...Peru."
expressing greeting "Hello John. How are you today?"
hello, hullo
expressing surprise "Hello! My car's gone!"
calling attention "Hey! look at that!"
hey
expressing surprise, joy etc "Hey! What a good idea!"
hi expressing greeting "Hi! What's new?"
hmm expressing hesitation, doubt or disagreement "Hmm. I'm not so sure."
expressing surprise "Oh! You're here!"
oh, o expressing pain "Oh! I've got a toothache."
expressing pleading "Oh, please say 'yes'!"
ouch expressing pain "Ouch! That hurts!"
uh expressing hesitation "Uh...I don't know the answer to that."
uh-huh expressing agreement "Shall we go?" "Uh-huh."
um, umm expressing hesitation "85 divided by 5 is...um...17."
expressing surprise "Well I never!"
well
introducing a remark "Well, what did he say?"