FOCUS 1 - unit 1: 1.2 & 1.5 grammar: present simple & adverbs of freq & plurals & WH

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

Focus 1 - Unit 1

1.2 grammar

present simple: affirmative & negative

1.5 grammar

adverbs of frequency

present simple: question & wh-questions

to talk about

• regular activities
• states and permanent situations
• preferences 

(verbs such as like, hate, love)

to be

Affirmative (bevestigend)

I/ you / we/ they --> infinitive 

They play football every Saturday

He/she/it --> infinitive + s

He plays football every Saturday

Negative

I/ you/ we/ they --> don't (do not) + infinitive

I don't like to play football

He/ she/ it --> doesn't (does not) + infinitive

She doesn't like to play football

Present simple: spelling rules

He, she and it --> add an -s to the infinitive 

She loves cookies

Verbs ending in 

consonant + y --> ies       cry --> cries

-o, -sh, -ch, -x, -z  --> +es     relax -->relaxes

irregular: have --> has

Jake ....... his dog

1. love
2. loves

We .... to school everyday

1. walk
2. walks

I .... to play computer games

1. like
2. likes
3. don't like
4. doesn't like

He ..... French very well

1. speak
2. speaks
3. doesn't speak
4. don't speak

It ..... sleeping

1. likes
2. like

I .... the piano every Thursday

1. play
2. plays
3. doesn't play
4. don't play

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Lesson 2

Quick recap:

 1.2 present simple affirmative & negative

Do you remember....?

1.5 adverbs of frequency 

present simple questions + wh-questions

I .... to school every day

1. cycle
2. cycles
3. doesn't cycle
4. don't cycle

We .... a new TikTok every Friday

1. record
2. records
3. doesn't record
4. don't record

My brother .... all the time, it ..... so annoying!

1. sing - is
2. sings - is
3. sings - has
4. sing - has

Adverbs of frequency 

Often

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

Ever

She never walks to school. / She is usually late.

Before main verbs

after verb of to be

I am

you are

he/she/it is

they are

we are

you are

Phrases with the present simple

every day

every Sunday

every weekend

She walks to school every day

Usually at the end of a sentence

Yes or No questions

Do you play? -->  Yes, I do/ No, I don't 

Does she play? --> Yes, she does / No, she doesn't

I/ you/ we/ they --> do

He/she/it --> does

SHIT - rule --> he/ she/ it

does + infinitive (without the extra s!)

Wh- questions

Why

Where

When

Who

How (how often, how many)

Which

What (What kind, what time)

Whose 

Wh- questions

What do you play?

What does she play?

I/ you/ we/ they --> do

He/she/it --> does

SHIT - rule --> he/ she/ it

does  + full verb (without the extra s!)