Warm-up
Repeat after the tutor.
- Help me understand this poem.
- Help your grandmother walk.
- I helped my brother find a math tutor.
- My trainer helped me lose weight.
- I didn’t help him steal the diamond.
- I am helping my sister learn Japanese.
- He is helping a girl move her box.
- We can help you make money.
- Can you help us find this street?
- Did you help her buy a car?
- I help him walk.
- I helped her study English.
- He helped me park my car.
- They helped me find this store.
- She helped us understand this question.
Notes
Here are some grammar tips.

Vocabulary
Go over the following vocabulary and expressions with your tutor. Use the illustration above if needed.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
Expression | Definition |
poem | (n) a piece of writing that usually has figurative language and that is written in separate lines that often have a repeated rhythm and sometimes rhyme e.g. My friend helped me write a poem about my parents. |
park | (v) to leave a car, truck, motorcycle, etc., in a particular place e.g. I need help finding somewhere to park. |
break away | (phrasal verb) to get away from someone or something especially by using force or effort e.g. He helped us break away from the dogs that were chasing us. |
break down | (phrasal verb) of a machine : to stop working properly e.g. Our car broke down on the highway so we needed to get someone to help us get home. |
humble | (adj) not proud : not thinking of yourself as better than other people e.g. He needed help remembering to stay humble. |
praise | (v) to say or write good things about (someone or something) : to express approval of (someone or something) e.g. Do you need help writing praise for the new business? |
chubby | (adj) somewhat fat e.g. He was always chubby so he had a trainer help him lose weight. |
deposit | (v) to put (money) in a bank account e.g. She needs help depositing her money into the bank. |
member | (n) someone or something that belongs to or is a part of a group or an organization e.g. Can you help me become a member of the gym? |
cookie | (n) a sweet baked food that is usually small, flat, and round and is made from flour and sugar e.g. Are you sure you don’t need help eating all those cookies? |
Exercise
Go over the following exercise with your tutors.
- Make a sentence.
- English / helped / I / study / her / .
- understand / she / question / us / this / helped / .
- cook / is / me / helping / she / .
- you / exercise / help / can / I / .
- move / me / help / microwave / this / can / you / ?
- Correct the following sentences.
- I helped he walk.
- They helped me found this store.
- I am helping him learning French.
- He helping me find my son.
- Can you help me lost my weight?
- Answer the following questions.
- Have you ever helped someone move? Describe it.
- Have you helped teach someone something? What was it?
- In what ways does your tutor help you?
- (Homework) Write a paragraph.
- Write 10 sentences using the grammar you learned today.
- Breaking the law: Think about the last time you broke a rule (a big one, not just ripping the tags off your pillows). Were you burned, or did things turn out for the best?
- Sweet sixteen: When you were 16, what did you think your life would look like? Does it look like that? Is that a good thing?