Present Simple + Animals CBKA

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b
• Leerjaar 1

Starting

       

       Pen/pencil

       Laptop

      

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Class rules for a safe environment:

1. We only speak Dutch or English in the classroom.

We spreken alleen Nederlands of Engels in de klas.

2. We raise our hands when we want a turn.

We steken onze hand op als we een beurt willen.

3. We NEVER laugh at or bully each other.

We lachen elkaar NOOIT uit en we pesten elkaar niet.

Goals

At the end of this lesson you will be able to state a fact about an animal using the Present Simple.

Planning

• Learn about the Present Simple
• Group activity
• Round off 

Present Simple

Rules and examples

When:

We use the Present Simple: 

• To state facts
• to state habits
• to give instructions

How:

We make the Present Simple by:

• using the whole verb
• Adding -s or adding -es

For example:

1. She watches a movie every day.

(verb + -es  - stating a habit)

2. Water freezes at 0 degrees.

(verb + -s - stating a fact)

3. Take off your jacket when you come in. 

(whole verb - giving instructions)

We use the Present Simple to:

1. Say how we feel
2. state facts, habits and instructions
3. say what is happening now
4. say what happened in the past

We make the Present Simple by:

1. verb + -S
2. Verb + - es
3. whole verb
4. All of the above

Which of these sentences is the Present Simple

1. I ate ice cream yesterday
2. He goes to the gym every day
3. Slugs have 4 noses
4. I'm watching a movie

Which sentence is in the Present Simple?

1. Owls hunt at night
2. Do your homework
3. He is a teacher
4. She rides her bike every day

Group activity!

• Groups of 3
• Choose an animal
• look up a fact about that animal (1 per person)
• Write one fact on each post-it note using the Present Simple
• Present your animal with your group
• phones stay in your bag

Examples

Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards.

Crocodiles cannot stick their tongue out.

Starfish do not have a brain.

Only female mosquitoes bite.

Polar bear skin is black!

Bats are the only mammals that can fly.

A newborn kangaroo is the size of a lima bean.

Did we reach our goal?

At the end of this lesson you will be able to state a fact about an animal using the Present Simple.

Are you able to state 5 facts about an animal using the Present Simple?

1. Yes
2. No