2. When do we use
the simple present
tense?
The simple
present
Frequency
adverbs
Final–s/-es and
spelling
Usually?
Sometimes?
Never?
Go-goes
Work-works
Wash-washes
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5. Where are you from?
I’m from New York.
Where do you live now?
I live in the Sunset area.
6. The Simple Present
Facts, Truth or
Permanent Situations
(a) Cody lives in San Francisco.
(b) Ashley is from New York.
(c) There are many good
restaurants in San Francisco.
7. I usually take the shuttle.
How do you go to work?
The shuttle leaves around
8:30am, and it takes about 2
hours to get to my office.
How long does it take to
get to your office?
12. Cody: Ashley, what do you like to do on the weekend?
Ashley: I spend a lot of time outdoors. I go hiking every Saturday.
How about you? What do you usually do on the weekend?
Cody: My roommate and I go to the farmers market every Sunday
morning. I sometimes go surfing on the weekend, too.
Ashley: Which farmer’s market do you go to? The one near Civic Center?
Cody: No, we go to the one near Fort Mason. Would you like to join us
this Sunday?
Ashely: Sure! That sounds like a plan!
Situation 3
13. I sometimes go surfing
on the weekend.
What do you usually do
on the weekend?
15. How to use frequency adverbs?
Subject + Freq. Adv + Verb (simple present)
Subject + BE (is, am, are)+ Freq. Adv
I usually wake up when the sun comes up.
My roommate is rarely home in the evening.
Do you usually wake up when the sun comes up?
Subject + Freq. Adv
Is your roommate rarely home in the evening?
Subject + Freq. Adv
BE (is, am, are)+ Freq. Adv + Verb
22. A horse, It, Ann, She, Tom, He
Horses, Tom and Ann, We, They
Singular Noun Verb-s
Plural Noun Verb
Subject: Singal Noun or Plural Noun?
23. A horse runs.
Horses run together.
Singular Noun Verb-s
Plural Noun Verb
Pay attention to the Subject
24. Let’s Practice!
My parents like to go hiking.
My family likes to go hiking.
Where’s the subject?
Singular or plural?
Plural
Where is the verb?
-s or no -s?
no -s
Singular
Where’s the subject?
Singular or plural?
Where is the verb?
-s or no -s?
Verb -s
25. Let’s Practice!
Cody goes to the farmer’s market every Sunday.
My dad teaches at the university.
Where’s the subject?
Singular or plural?
Singular
Where is the verb?
-es or no -es?
Verb -es
Singular
Where’s the subject?
Singular or plural?
Where is the verb?
-es or no -es?
Verb -es
26. Group 1 Add-s, for most verbs
Plural
Noun
visit speak ride write
Singular
Noun
visits speaks rides writes
Group 2 Add-es to verbs end with –ch, -sh, -s, -x, -z
Plural
Noun
catch wash miss fix buzz
Singular
Noun
catches washes misses fixes buzzes
Spelling of Final: -s or -es
27. Group 4 Irregular verbs
Plural
Noun
go do have
Singular
Noun
goes does has
Spelling of Final: -s or -es
Group 3
If the verb ends in a consonant + y,
change the –y to -ies
If the verb ends in a vowel + y,
simply add -s
Plural
Noun
fly try carry pay stay
Singular
Noun
flies tries carries pays stays
30. Let’s Practice!
his bike every Sunday.
Verb?-s or -es?
Paul rides
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Notes de l'éditeur
The teacher introduces the topics
Record two people having this dialog. Insert the video after the introduction.
We use simple present tense to describe situations that stays true in the past, now and in the future. Think about it- what situations will not change through time?
the teacher reads out the dialog, emphasize on the words in red
Cody lives in San Francisco- we know Cody lived in SF yesterday, today and tomorrow. The situation stays unchanged for a while. The fact that Ashley is from New York will never change, and same with the fact that there are many good restaurant is San Francisco. When speakers say these sentences, they will know the situations are facts or truth, and it will not change for a while.
Record two people having this dialog. Insert the video.
the teacher reads out the dialog, emphasize on the words in red
Same with the previous slide, just different sentences.
The teacher should invite students to participate in the practice by pausing for 5 secs and say” the answer is……., did you get it right?”
Record two people having this dialog. Insert the video
the teacher reads out the dialog, emphasize on the words in red
Introduce the adverbs
Emphasize the form = in front of the be verbs and after the regular verbs,
The teacher should invite students to participate in the practice by pausing for 5 secs and say” the answer is……., did you get it right?”
Emphasize ”eats” and “eat”
Singular nouns- verb + s
The teacher should invite the audience to participate the practice by asking the questions and pausing for students to think about it
Teacher introduce the rules of final –s and –es. The teacher can just go over it with the charts.