Skillture Present simple and thanksgiving

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Goal of this lesson

You will learn more about the Present Simple and what Thanksgiving is.

Grammar 2.1.1 Present Simple (Part 2)

HOE maak je deze tijd?

WANNEER gebruik je deze tijd?

Wat zijn de SIGNAALWOORDEN waar je op moet letten?

You make a present simple:

* affirmative sentence  

I / we / you / they + verb

he/she/it + verb + (e)s

I walk                                               we walk

you walk                                         you walk

he/she/it walks                           they walk

remember the shit- rule

shit = he / she / it + verb + (e)s

1) the verb ends in a hissing sound: he/she/it + verb + es

He watches TV.

2) the verb ends in a consonant + y: ies

to try - He tries.

3) to go - he goes 

You use the present simple:

* facts                  The sun sets in the West.

* habits                He never brushes his teeth.

* timetables       Your lesson starts at a quarter past nine.

*signal words

Always - never - sometimes - usually - often - every

I ..... my face in the morning. (to wash)

He ... his car every day. (to drive)

I ... bread in the morning. (to eat)

It ... its face every morning. (wash)

Do you understand how to make a present simple?

1. Yes, I do.
2. A little bit, I need a bit more help.
3. What is a present simple? I just woke up.

Thanksgiving

What do you know about Thanksgiving?

What we learn from 

an American series/ sitcom/ etc....

The story.....

• Pilgrims landed in Cape Cod Bay, in         Massachusetts in 1620.
• They were against the Church of England and wanted to start a new life in a new country.
• They had a hard time due to the weather and lack of food. 
• The Indian tribe (Wampanoag) helped them.
• Life improved and the Pilgrims & The  Wanpanoag celebrated with a feast.

Class discussion

In the next slides there will be questions and statements

Walk to the side which you feel is closest to your personal opinion

example:

Pineapple shouldn't be on pizza

Agree? Walk to Yes

Disagree? Walk to no

Apple pie is beter than chocolate pie

Agree? Walk to yes

Disagree? Walk to no

Holidays like Thanksgiving should be less about food

Agree? Walk to yes

Disagree? Walk to no

Americans should stop eating turkeys and replace it with something vegetarian/vegan

Agree? Walk to yes

Disagree? Walk to no

Americans should stop celebrating Thanksgiving

Agree? Walk to yes

Disagree? Walk to no

Can turkeys fly?

Agree? Walk to yes

Disagree? Walk to no

What are you
thankful for?

Choose your activity!

• Drillster 
• Duolingo (>150 xp)
• Englisch-hilfen.de
• My School's Network (1 event)
• Learning the words from the wordlists
• Learn the sentences from the chunks 

Have a look at the goals. Did you reach the goals of this lesson ?

I learnt to use the Present Simple, practised my English skills and learnt about Thanksgiving

Homework for Monday November 27th

• L:  1st half wordlist page 47