Teacher's Notes: Pancakes for Breakfast
This story passively teaches present vs. past tense. The first part of the story is told in a “I always” style – going through the daily routine in present tense. The second part of the story focuses on a specific bad day, in which everything went wrong – in past tense, using most of the same vocabulary that was already presented. It also introduces several common expressions.
New Words
boring
true
exactly
even (“even if it’s raining”)
I don’t mind
science
history
mathematics
art
library
favorite
cartoon
neighbor
actually
terrible
disappointed
worse
flat tire
field trip
complain
sigh
either (“I don’t want to, either”)
horrible
skateboard
dream
Worksheet Answers
Sentences in order: 11, 6, 12, 8, 3, 9, 4, 10, 1, 7, 2, 14, 5, 13
True or False? 1. F, 2. T, 3. F, 4. T, 5. F, 6. F, 7. T, 8. F, 9. F
Sentences: 1. exactly, 2. mind, 3. science, 4. history, 5. library, 6. favorite, 7. flat tire, 8. actually, 9. disappointed, 10. complains, 11. field trip, 12. dream, 13. either, 14. sigh
