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St. John's Catholic Church
(Church Hall)

Monday at 7pm - Bingo Night
Tuesday at 7am - Tea & Coffee Morning
Wednesday at 6pm - Bible Reading Club
Thursday at 8pm - Guest Speaker
Friday at 5pm - Youth Club 8-16
Saturday Afternoon - Walking Club
Sunday - Tea & Coffee after Mass

Welcome!
In the ... 
        morning/afternoon/evening
At the ...
        weekend
On ...
        [day] = Monday, Tuesday
        Wednesday, Thursday
        Friday, Saturday, Sunday
At ...
        [time] = 3 o'clock
        7:30am (seven thirty A.M)
Verbs - regular
to watch...[TV, a film, Catoons]
to like...[swimming, reading]
to play...[golf,football,chess]
to enjoy...[travelling, cooking]
to love...[shopping, somebody]
Verbs - irregular
to go...[on holiday, walking]
to be...[39 years old, married]
to have...[time, a dog, a cold]
to see..[a friend, a film]
Conjunctions
and - I like tea and coffee
with - with my friends
but - I like tea but hate coffee
Questions
What...?
When...?
Do you...[verb]...?
Would you...[verb]...? (polite)

Positive (+) and negative (-)
I/you/we/they like(+) / don't like (-)
He/She/it like
s(+) / doesn't like(-)

don't = do not
what's = what is
I'd = I would
It's = It is
I'm = I am
The Parishioners

Christina (age 16):
In the evening I usually watch TV.  At the weekend I like going to town centre with my friends.

James (age 35): I am very busy but at the weekend I like to play golf.  After work on Friday I go to the pub with my collegues.

Mary (age 67): I am retired so I have lots of free time.  My husband and I enjoy going to the theatre and seeing our grandchildren.

Philip (43) and Susan (39): We have two children.  In the school holidays we go camping in the National Park.  We love hiking in the beautiful countryside.  At the weekend I like gardening.

Thomas (age 9): I like playing football, so I go to a football club on Tuesday after school.

Patricia (age 12): I go to ballet class on Wednesday.  I also go to drama school on Saturday morning.

Ask and answer:

What music do you like?          I like ...[but I don't like...]
What's your favourite sport?    My favourite sport is ...
When is Mass?                       Mass is on ..[day], at ..[time]
What do you do in your free time?    I ...[
go/play/watch] ...
What films do you enjoy?        I enjoy ...[horror/romantic/
                                                          action] films.
Do you have time on ..[day]?   Yes, I have time/No,I'm busy
Would you like to ..[go/play]?  Yes, I'd like to/ No thanks,
                                             I don't like ..[going/playing]..
What's your phone number?     It's ...[0779843710]
What's your address?              It's ...[79 Maple Lane, Hull,
                                             East Yorkshire, HU8 7DP
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