Lesson video

Hello everybody, and I am Miss Corbert, welcome to an English lesson, and today's lesson is called What is a Recount? I wonder if you know what a recount is? By the end of this lesson, you will, for this lesson, I need you to have your thinking brains, your listening ears, and your looking eyes.

You also need to use your memory about things that have happened to you in the past.

I wonder if you can do that for me? Let's get started.

Today's lesson outcome is I can name some of the features of a recount.

Here are keywords that will help us to get there.

Now, as we are learning what a recount is, don't worry if you don't quite know what this means.

For now, I would just like you to repeat the keywords after me.

Are you ready? Let me hear you, recount, chronological order, first person, past tense, opinion.

Those are some interesting words, and we'll find out what all of those mean as we work through the lesson together.

The first part of our lesson is exploring the past tense.

Here are some stories that you might know, "Snow White, "Jack and the Beanstalk," and maybe "Ramayana." (gasping) We can retell these stories by talking about the events that happened in the story.

We can also retell real events that have happened in our own lives.

We call this a recount.

There's our keyword.

A recount is when we retell things that have happened in our own lives or in other people's lives.

A recount is about a real event that happened in the past, (gasping) the past! So here is somebody here, I think this is Alex.

Alex is right now in the present, something that is happening now, something that's already happened to Alex has come in the past, the past tense.

Something that has not yet happened is the future tense.

The tense tells us when something happens.

So for example, in the past, I went somewhere last week.

Present tense, I go today, or the future, I will go next week Because a recount is about a real event that has happened, we are going to be focusing on the past tense.

Can you say that with me? Past tense.

So true or false, get your thumbs ready to show me.

A recount is about an event that is going to happen in the future, is that true or is that false? Could you pause the video and have a discussion about it? Off you go.

What do you think? Show me your thumbs, true or false? False, a recount is about an event that has already happened in the past.

We don't know what's happened in the future yet, so we can't retell or recount it.

Let's recount the events that took place when you woke up this morning, or at least these are what happened to me.

I brushed my teeth.

Can everyone brush their teeth for me? Give me a thumbs up if you brushed your teeth today.

I hope so.

I got dressed.

Give me a thumbs up if you've got dressed, and I travelled to school.

That's what I did today, but you might not have done that today.

Those are the things that I have done.

All of these events took place in the past.

All of those things have happened already to us.

Look at these sentences again.

I brushed my teeth.

I got dressed.

I walked to school.

The verb in the sentence helps us to know what the tense is in, a verb is the doing word, I brushed, that's something that I did, my teeth.

I got dressed, something that I did.

I walked to school.

The verb tells us as well, not just what has happened, but when it's happened, whether it's happening now, in the future, or in the past.

Many past tense verbs end with the letters "-ed," can you see, brushed ends in "-ed." Dressed "-ed," walked -"ed." Got is a verb and it's the past tense of get, that's an irregular verb and doesn't end in "-ed." So, now it's your turn to try and identify the verbs in the past tense, so verbs of actions that have already happened.

Are you listening to them? Brush, brushed, excited, hopped.

Here's a clue that not all words ending in "-ed" are necessarily past tense verbs.

So you've got to think about things that have happened in the past and that's our actions.

Pause the video and find the verbs in the past tense.

Let's see if you've got them.

The verbs are brushed, I brushed my teeth, or I brushed my hair, and hopped.

I hopped up and down.

Brush could be a noun if we're just naming a brush, or it could be a verb in the present tense, I brushed my hair.

Excited ends in "-ed," but it's not a verb, It's an adjective, a feeling, it's a feeling adjective, well done! Have a look at these events, again, I brushed my teeth, I got dressed, I travelled to school.

Do you notice anything about the order that they are in? Hmm, do you notice anything? Let me give you some thinking time.

Those events are in chronological order.

There's our keyword, chronological order, well done.

And recounts are usually told in chronological order.

This means the order in which they happened.

First, I brushed my teeth.

So that's the first thing that happened.

Then I got dressed.

That's the next thing that happened.

After that, I walked to school.

If these weren't in the right order, it might be, after that, I walked to school, first I brushed my teeth, then I got dressed.

That would be a silly order.

So we need to make sure that we retell our events in chronological order, the order in which they happened.

So, can you place these events in that chronological order? Maybe you could use those words to help you, first, then, or after that.

Pause the video now and put them in order, off you go.

Let's see if you got it.

First, I brushed my teeth, well done.

Then, I got dressed.

After that, I walked to school, well done.

Okay, it is your turn to try and think about three things that you have done so far today and put them into order.

They might be the same things that I've done, or they might be different.

Think about eating your breakfast, or depending on the time of the day, your lunch, or your snack.

Think about something that you might have done, like a club that you might have been to, or a lesson that you might have learned, or things like putting on your shoes.

So I would like you to draw three pictures of three events that happen to you today, and put them in chronological order, and then explain what happened using the past tense, I, mm, I.

I.

, then swap over, and listen to somebody else's idea.

Pause the video now.

Well done, I love seeing what you've got up to today.

Let's see one example.

Here are some events in chronological order.

I played football.

I read a book.

I went to bed.

That sounds like a very busy, tiring day.

I wonder whether your day looked like this, or whether it looked different.

Well done, putting your event in the past tense in chronological order.

Now we're going to try and recount an event.

We often recount events when talking to someone.

So it is letting someone know what we've been doing.

Recounts can also be written down.

I am going to write a recount about last weekend and then read it to you.

So if I'm thinking about last weekend, am I thinking about the present, today? Or am I thinking about the past, something that's already happened? So, I will remember to use the past tense and I will remember to place events in chronological order.

Okay, let's remind ourselves before I start, I need your help.

Chronological order, means time order in which they happen.

Is that true or is that false? Can you show me your thumbs in five seconds? 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1.

Can you show me? True, chronological order is the order in which it happened.

So when I write and tell you my recount, I'm going to make sure that it's in the order that it happened.

Okay, are you listening? Last weekend, I visited my grandparents.

First, I travelled there on a fast, noisy train.

(gasping) It was very exciting! Then, I saw my grandparents on the long, busy platform.

After that, we went to the park and we enjoyed a delicious picnic.

Finally, I said goodbye and went back home on the train.

My favourite part was giving them a hug.

It felt special! So that is my recount.

Can you identify any past tense verbs? Remember, verbs are doing or being words.

Most of our doing words end in "-ed." Some of our being words are a little bit harder to spot.

Can you pause the video and see if you can find all of the past tense verbs? Off you go.

Let's see if you can find them.

Last weekend, I "visited" my grandparents.

"Visited" is my first verb.

First, I "travelled," second verb, there on a fast, noisy train.

It "was," "was" is a being verb, don't forget.

It "was" very exciting.

Then, I "saw" something that I did, "saw" is another irregular verb, "saw" my grandparents on the long, busy platform.

After that, we "went," another irregular verb, to the park, and we "enjoyed" a delicious picnic.

Finally, I "said" goodbye and "went" back home on the train.

My favourite part "was" giving them a hug.

It "felt" special.

10 verbs, and lots of those verbs are irregular verbs without that "-ed." So well done if you managed to find just some of them.

Can you find the sentence that is in the past tense? Maybe to help you, you could put last weekend in front of it to see if it makes sense.

I see my grandparents.

I will see my grandparents.

I saw my grandparents.

Hmm, which one is in the past tense? Pause the video now and say the sentence.

Did you get it? I saw my grandparents, it's already happened.

If we put last weekend at the front, last weekend I see my grandparents, that's happening now.

Last weekend, I will see my grandparents.

That would be in the future.

So last weekend I saw my grandparents, well done! Recounts are mostly written in the first person.

There's another one of our keywords, first person, using words like "I", "me," or "mine," it's when we talk about ourselves.

The first person is used when you are recounting events that happened to you.

Have another look at my recount and see if you can spot any first-person words in my writing.

You might look out for "I," "me," "my," "mine," "we," 'cause you're talking about doing something together, or "us." Hmm, let's see if you can find them.

I'll read it out again.

Last weekend, I visited my grandparents.

First, I travelled there on a first, and noisy train.

It was very exciting! Then, I saw my grandparents on the long, busy platform.

After that, we went to the park and we enjoyed a delicious picnic.

Finally, I said goodbye and I went back home on the train.

My favourite part was giving them a hug.

It felt special! Can you identify the first person words, words where we're talking about ourselves and things that we do? Can you pause the video now and find the first-person words? Off you go.

Let's see if you managed to find them.

Last weekend "I" visited "my" grandparents.

First, "I" travelled there on a fast, noisy train.

It was very exciting! Then, "I" saw "my" grandparents on the long, busy platform.

After that, "we" went to the park and "we" enjoyed a delicious picnic.

Finally, "I" said goodbye and went back home on the train.

"My" favourite part was giving them a hug.

It felt special! Well done if you managed to spot just some of those words.

So, can you find the first person words, the words that you use to talk about yourself, not other people? I'm going to give you 10 seconds to find them between I, you, my, and they.

Pause the video, try and find them.

Have you found them? You should have found, I and my, if you use you, you're talking about someone else, and similarly with they, you're talking about someone else.

So recounts express facts because they're about real things.

A fact is something that is known to be true or can be proved.

So last weekend, I visited my grandparents.

I did, that's true.

Last weekend, I flew on a unicorn in the sky.

Which one do you think is a fact? Last weekend, I visited my grandparents.

I'd love to fly on a unicorn in the sky, but I don't think that can be proved to be true.

A recount is often personal because it's about an experience that you have had.

So this means often expect an opinion.

An opinion is a personal view about something about how you feel about something.

Going on the train was exciting.

That's how you feel about it.

Other people might not feel the same.

One person's opinion might be different to another person's opinion.

Going on the train was bumpy! So each person's opinion is their own feelings about something.

So can you match the thing that is the fact and the thing that is the opinion, how someone felt about something? You've got to choose from, I went back home on the train, and it felt special.

Hmm, which is the fact, and which is the opinion? Can you have a think? I'm going to give you 10 seconds to decide, 10, Five.

Zero, let's see.

I went back home on the train.

That's something that happened, that is true, which means it is a fact.

So that means it felt special, is the opinion, is how you feel about something, a personal response, well done! So you have heard my recount, so now it's your turn to recount what you did last weekend.

Don't forget to talk in the past tense because it's already happened.

Talk through the events in chronological order, so the time order that they happened.

Use first-person words like "I," "me," and "my," and express an opinion.

So you might say, last weekend, I.

It was.

I felt.

, hm.

Then, swap over and listen to your partner's recount.

I'm looking out for great speaking and fantastic listening.

Pause the video now.

Fantastic! Did you manage to recount what you did last weekend? And did you remember to talk in the past tense, talk through the events in time, order, use first person words like "I," "me," and "my," and express an opinion? And then, did you swap over and listen to your partner? Here's one that I heard.

"Last weekend, I went to the shops with my family.

Then, we went to the cinema.

It was funny.

I felt excited." Fantastic job, everybody.

So in this lesson we have learned that a recount is a type of writing, which retells something that's already happened, which means recounts are told in the past tense.

Recounts are often mostly told in chronological order, the time order that they happened in.

Recounts are mostly written in the first person using "I," "me," and, "my." And recounts can include facts, things that are true, and opinions, how we feel about something.

Well done, everybody, and I loved hearing about things that have happened to you.

I really hope to see you again soon, bye!.