1E Grammar: present tense & tags

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome T3D

Hang your jacket, put away your phone and sit down

Grab your workbook and a pen(cil) IN SILENCE

Question of the day

What's your fave memory from the past five schoolweeks?

Class expectations (verwachtingen)

Everyone tries to speak English - mistakes? No problem

Be active and participate in class

Phones are out of sight and on silence

Listen to the person who's speaking and raise your hand

Bring your workbook and laptop to every lesson

Have respect for yourself and the people/things around you

Today you will...

... get used to the new seating plan (plattegrond)

... work on paragraph 1E Grammar

... know how to use the Present Simple & Continuous

... know how to use tag questions

1E Grammar

Goal: you can use and know the difference between the Present Simple + Continuous

Discuss these questions: 

1: What do you remember about the Present Simple + Continuous?

2: What's something you're doing now?

3: What's something your neigbor always does?

Present Simple: verb + s/es/ies

Always, habbits, regularities, schedules.

The train leaves at 10 AM. 

I always visit my grandma on Mondays.

She has soccer practice every day.

Time words: every day, always, at/on time/day.

Present Continuous: am/are/is verb + ing

Something is happening now.

Ms. Wildeman is talking right now.

Are you listening to me?

I hope that everyone is paying attention. 

Time words: at the moment, right now, currently

Simple or continuous: my mom / drink / coffee / for breakfast

Simple or continuous: My best friend / live / near me

Simple or continuous: your cousin / eat / oranges / right now

Simple or continuous: We / go / on holiday abroad / every year

Simple or continuous: My English teacher / talk / at the moment

Let's practice

Grab your phone/laptop and practice by clicking the links.

Simple vs. Continuous, time words, answering questions, questions and negatives, simple word order, continuous word order

• Pair up with a neigbor and speak using these boxes.

I understand the difference between the Present Simple and Continuous.

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1E Grammar

Read the text on the slide.

What's a tag question? Hint: look at the underlined text.

• Een tag is een kort vraagje aan het einde van een zin.
  
• Ms. Wildeman is teaching today, isn’t she?

1E Grammar: rules for tags

Use the same verb (werkwoord).

Ms. Wildeman doesn't love cats, does she?

Look out for positive and negative sentences.

The students in T3F are sweet, aren’t they?

Pay attention to the name and pronoun.

Ms. Wildeman can’t give us chocolate, can she?

They don't have the key, ...?

1. do they
2. don't they

She played a beautiful song, ...?

1. did she
2. didn't she

You work in a supermarket, ...?

1. do you
2. don't you

Alisha’s dad is a police officer, ... ?

1. is he
2. isn't he

He didn’t go to the party yesterday, ...?

1. did he
2. didn't he

I know how to make tag questions

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Lesson reflection

What could've gone better in today's lesson?

What went well during today's lesson?

What would you like to do in a future English lesson?