1. POSSESSIONS

2.  Are you familiar with these objects?
 How many of them have you already got?
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PHONE

3.  English is a very easy language. Verbs don’t
change when you conjugate them. If you
know the infinitive form you can make the
present simple without any problem.
◦ WALK
◦ I want to explain someone that I go to school on
foot everyday I just said that…
◦ WTYehoeuIy
walk to school everyday
◦ The only change that we make is when we want to
talk about something that someone does ( HE/SHE/IT)
 SHE walkS to school everyday

7. Well, I always do my homework,
and I often ask the teacher for
help. I got aI gn o“tA a+n.” “F” again.
You got an “A+”
again!?!? How do
Hmmm… Well, I am
Maybe I need to try
your study habits.
usually late for class, and I
never you do my do homework.
it?

8. Adverbs of frequency say how often
something happens.
He always studies.
usually
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n
100%
50%
0%
always
usually
often
He sometimes studies.
sometimes
He rarely studies.
rarely
never never

9. Adverbs of frequency come after the
verb be.
She is sometimes late.
The students are never bored.

10. Adverbs of frequency usually come
before other verbs.
She often checks her answers.
He usually pays attention in class.

11. Work with a partner. Describe your
study habits. Use adverbs of
frequency and the phrases below.
Example: study at my computer
1) study in front of the TV
2) ask the teacher for help
3) be early to class
4) review my grammar notes
5) make flashcards
6) be attentive in class
100%
50%
0%
always
usually
often
sometimes
rarely
never
I sometimes study at
my computer.

12. Use how often to ask about frequency.
How often
do you study
with a
partner?
I rarely study
with a
partner.

13. With a partner, ask
questions with how often.
Follow the examples.
How often _______ you…
Example:
•Hofawll oafstleeenpd ostuydoyuinfagll asleep studying?
1) study in a group
2)listen to the teacher
3) practice speaking English
4) get an “A” on a test
5) be confused in class

14.  Adverbs used to describe how frequent we do
an activity

16.  http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagam
e/viewgame.asp?id=6502
 http://www.johnsesl.com/scrambledtxt/adve
rbs/
© Rafael Moreno Esteban 2007

17.  When we make sentences into negative form
we have to memorise two important words
 DON’T and DOESN’T
 DON’T is used with I / YOU / WE / THEY
 I don’t walk to school everyday
 DOESN’T is used with HE / SHE / IT
◦ She doesn’t walk to school everyday
 REMEMBER THAN WHEN MAKING USE OF DOES
YOU MUST TAKE OUT THE “S” FROM THE VERB
BECAUSE DOES ALREADY CARRIES THE “S”

18.  http://www.vitutor.com/gramatica_inglesa/verb_
tense/simple_present_negative.html
 1. She has a bath every day. i.e "She doesn't have
a bath every day."
2. Lara plays the piano very well.
3. We work very hard.
4. He does the same thing every day.
5. They know my phone number.
6. I read the newspaper every day.
7. My brother likes the cinema.
8. Brian wears a wedding ring.
9. John lives near us.
10. I drive to university.

19. 2. Lara plays the piano very well.
 Lara doesn’t play the piano very well
 3. We work very hard.
 We don’t work very hard
 4. He does the same thing every day.
 He doesn’t do the same thing every day
 5. They know my phone number.
 They don’t know my phone number
 6. I read the newspaper every day.
 I don’t read the newspaper every day
 7. My brother likes the cinema.
 My brother doesn’t like the cinema
 8. Brian wears a wedding ring.
 Brian doesn’t wear a wedding ring
 9. John lives near us.
 John doesn’t live near us
 10. I drive to university.
 I don’t drive to university

20.  When we make questions in the present tense
don’t forget the two important words
 DO and DOES
 DO is used with I / YOU / WE / THEY
 Do you walk to school everyday ?
 DOES is used with HE / SHE / IT
◦ Does she walk to school everyday?
 REMEMBER THAN WHEN MAKING USE OF DOES
YOU MUST TAKE OUT THE “S” FROM THE VERB
BECAUSE DOES ALREADY CARRIES THE “S”

21.  There are two type f questions in English
◦ YES / NO QUESTIONS
 Those in which the answer is yes or not
 Do you live near the school? Yes I do / No I don’t
 Does your sister do Judo? Yes, she does /No, she doesn’t
REMEMBER YOU MUST ANSWER
WITH SHORT ANSWERS
◦ WH – WORD QUESTIONS
 Those in which the answer is long, you must explain your
answer
 Where do you live? I live in that big house next to the school
 What does your sister practise every weekend?
 She practises Judo

22.  http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present-simple.
html
 http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/
viewgame.asp?id=5702
 She writes her emails every morning.
 The meeting finishes at ten.
 My sister studies every afternoon.
 You and your wife make a lot of money.
 Our mother watches TV every night.
 Practising yoga increases flexibility and strength
 Your new friend goes to the cinema every weekend.

23.  She writes her emails every morning.
◦ When does she write her emails?
 The meeting finishes at ten.
◦ When does the meeting finish?
 My sister studies every afternoon.
◦ When does your sister study?
 You and your wife make a lot of money.
◦ What do you and your wife make?
 Our mother watches TV every night.
◦ What does our/your mother watch every night ?
 Practising yoga increases flexibility and strength
◦ What does yoga increase?
 Your new friend goes to the cinema every weekend.
◦ Where does your new friend go every weekend?

24.  How do you spend your time on?
◦ What’s your hobbie?
 How do you spent your money on?
◦ Have you got a collection?
TIME
•Watch …
•Listen to …
•Read …
•Meet…
•Play …
•Collect …
•Study …
MONEY
•Go shopping with …
•Buy something on ….
•Give something to …
•Spend money on…
•Save money
•Wear expensive / cheap clothes

25.  Write an internet profile, you have one in
page 15 to help you
◦ Think of adjectives to describe you
◦ Things you like and dislike
◦ How do you spend your money and your time
◦ You are going to meet people so you must tell
which people do you want to meet (boys, girls…)
◦ Which languages do you want to learn? and which
nationalities do you want to meet?

26.  http://www.espanol-ingles.
Write about your daily routine, read the
following text and use it as a guide to help
you
 My daily routine
(Sent by Angela Enrich, a student from Chillán, Chile)
com.mx/phrase_book/spanish/daily_ro
 I wake up at 6:40 in the morning. Then I get up and I take a shower.
After utine.that, html
I go to the kitchen, where I prepare breakfast for my
children and my husband, and I have it with them.
 Use this link to help you with the vocabulary
After that I take my children to school. I always go to the university
by car. I attend to classes all the morning and when the class
finishes I leave university and I come back to my home immediately.
I have lunch alone because, at that time, my children are in the at
school and my husband is working, so I relax and take a nap for one
hour.
Later, I go downtown and pick up my children. Then, we have
dinner and I study with them. My husband arrives home about ten
o'clock. Finally we all go to bed.