H1D March 1

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English Lesson

March 1

Lesson goals

I know the difference between the present simple and the present continuous

Planning

Spring break

Present simple vs Present Continuous

Name two things you did in your spring break

Present simple = 

Standard form

- habits

- facts

- states

I walk / don't walk.

He walks / doesn't walk.

Do I walk / Does he walk?

Signal words

always

never

seldom

regularly

often

sometimes

usually

every week/year

On Mondays, Tuesdays

Present continuous

Happening now

Signal words:

now / at the moment / Look! / Listen!

I	am ('m)	hele ww + ing	playing
He/She/It	is ('s)	hele ww + ing	talking
We/You/They	are ('re)	hele ww+ ing	listening

Present continuous

Questions

Am	I	hele ww + ing	playing
Is	he/she/it	hele ww + ing	talking
Are	we/they/you	hele ww+ ing	listening

Present continuous

Negative

I	am not ('m not)	hele ww + ing	playing
He/she/it	is not (isn't)	hele ww + ing	talking
We/they/you	are not (aren't)	hele ww+ ing	listening

I

Spelling rules

- verbs ending in -e: drop this - e and add - ing

take - taking / have - having / use - using

Short vowel + consonant - double the consonant

swim - swimming / run - running / sit - sitting

Special verbs: lie - lying / die - dying / be - being

Tricky verbs

HAVE

possession: I have a book

action: I am having breakfast

THINK

opinion: What do you think?

action: What are you thinking?

BE

Usual state: Carl is a nice man.

Action at the moment: Carl is being mean.

DO

Job: What do you do?

action: What are you doing?

When do you use the present simple?

1. When something happens always, never, regularly
2. With words like never, often, usually, sometimes
3. With facts
4. With words like while and when

When do you use the present continuous?

1. When something happened at a particular moment in the past
2. When something happens always, never regularly
3. With words like now, right now, at the moment
4. When something is happening right now

Every Sunday we (go) __________ to my grandparents.

1. go
2. goes
3. are going
4. going

She usually (walk) __________ to school.

1. walk
2. walks
3. is walking
4. walking

Quiet please! I (write) _________ a test.

1. am writing
2. writing
3. is writing
4. write

We (play) __________ Monopoly at the moment.

1. play
2. is playing
3. are playing
4. plays

The children often (cry) _________ .

1. cry
2. cries
3. are crying
4. crying

Look! He (leave) _________ the house.

1. leaves
2. leave
3. are leaving
4. is leaving

(watch / he) ____________ the news regularly?

1. Do he watch
2. Does he watch
3. is he watching
4. are he watching

He often (go) ___________ to the cinema.

1. go
2. goes
3. is going
4. are going

 Homework:

Do page 7 booklet

Make definitions 21-30 page 3 booklet