1AHt - Unit 1 - Present Simple

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• Leerjaar 1

Week 45

Goals:

• I increase my vocab with at least 3 new words this lesson
• I can name at least 4 keywords of the Present Simple
• I can explain the usage of the Present Simple
• I can make affirmative sentences
• I can explain the SHIT-rule. 

Present Simple

state verbs

Which rule applies?
Every president of the USA lives in the White House

1. routine or habit
2. fact or general truths
3. verb that describes states

My brother goes to basketbal practice every week.

1. routine or habits
2. facts and general truths
3. verb that describes states

Do you like white chocolate?

1. routine or habits
2. facts and general truths
3. verbs that describe states

The Present Simple

How to form the Present Simple:

    Subject + infinitive (base form) 

I always cycle to school.

You play football every Wednesday.

We never catch the ball.

They sometimes miss the bus.

Signal words like everyday, never, always, every Wednesday, sometimes, usually, frequently  tell you it is about a routine. 

It happens often, regularly!

The Present Simple

How to form the Present Simple:

    She / He / It  + infinitive + (e) s 

He always cycles to school.

My brother plays football every Wednesday.

The dog never catches the ball.

My sister sometimes misses the bus.

Signal words like everyday, never, always, every Wednesday, sometimes, usually, frequently  tell you it is about a routine. 

It happens often, regularly!

Which signal words go with the Present Simple to talk about routines?

Signal word

Not a signal word

Next Friday

Yesterday

Never

Wednesday

Often

Every week

Let's start by making an affirmative sentence:
I sometimes ..... (forget) my textbook.

1. forget
2. forgets

My Mum and Dad .... (work) at home during a lockdown.

1. works
2. work
3. working
4. worked

My sister .... (go) to primary school.

1. go
2. go's
3. goes
4. gos

My brother ..... (switch) very easily from English to French.

1. switches
2. switch
3. switchs

Let's try a question:
....... you like fish and chips?

1. Does
2. Do
3. Have
4. Has

Let's try a negation:
No, I ....... (not/like) fish and chips.

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

My best friend also ...... (not/like) fish and chips.

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

Week 45

Goals:

• I increase my vocab with at least 3 new words this lesson
• I can name at least 4 keywords of the Present Simple
• I can explain the usage of the Present Simple
• I can make affirmative sentences
• I can explain the SHIT-rule. 

Which 3 new words do you have?

Type 4 signal words of the Present Simple used in sentences about routines.

Explain the Present Simple to your peer.

Explain the SHIT-Rule to your peer.

Make an affirmative sentence with the verb 'watch'.

I totally understand the Present Simple.

I understand the Present Simple but I need more practise.

I need some more explanation and practise more

It's all abracadabra for me. Don't understand at all.