Language Development

You Made a Difference!

Language: Give Information

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A Better Place

When I came to school,
I was alone and new.
I felt lonely and scared,
but then I met you.


You spoke to me
with a smile on your face.
You made my world
a better place.

A Better Place
When I came to school,
I was alone and new.
I felt lonely and scared,
but then I met you.
You spoke to me
with a smile on your face.
You made my world
a better place.

Express Yourself

GIVE INFORMATION

Imagine you are the boy in the song. Give information about your first day at school. Use these sentences, but make the verb tell about the past.

    Example
  • 1. I came to my new school.

  • 1. I come to my new school.

  • 2. I feel worried and nervous.

  • 3. I meet my new teacher.

  • 4. I am curious about my classmates.

  • 5. The students are friendly.

  • 6. I make a new friend.

7. Work with a partner. Talk about someone who made a difference your first day at school. Use some of the past tense verbs that you learned.

    Example
  • 7. I met Sokha. She made me feel happy at my new school.