Name: _______________________________________________________ Grade: 1 D

Date: August, _____

I.

PRIOR KNOWLEDGE

II.

KEYWORDS

What do we use the present simple for?

Match the words from column A with its meaning in column B. There is one extra word
you dont need to use.
A
____Lake
____Sailing
____Warm
____Wet
____Sunbathe
____Shy

III.

B
a. Tmido
b. Lago
c. Hmedo
d. Nadar
e. Caluroso
f. Asolearse
g. Navegar

PREDICTION

What do you think the text will be about? Put a in the chosen alternative.

Holidays

Going shopping

IV. READING
Read the following text about three people from different countries.
We have long, cold winters and short, hot summers.
WeAL
haveWHEELER
a holiday home near a lake, so in summer
I go
sailing aCanada
lot and I play baseball, but in winter I
From
often play ice hockey and go ice-skating.
My favourite season is autumn, or fall, as we say in
North America. I love the colours of the trees- red,
gold, orange, yellow, and brown.

Seasons

MANUELA
DASILVA
People think its always warm and sunny in Portugal,
From Portugal
but January and February are often cold, wet, and grey.
I dont like winter. I usually meet friends in restaurants
and bars and we chat. Sometimes we go to a Brazilian bar.
I love Brazilian music. But then suddenly its summer and
at weekends we drive to the beach, sunbathe, and go swimming.
I love summer.

TOSHI SUZUKI
From Japan

I work for Pentax cameras, in the export department.

I dont have a lot of free time, but I have one special hobby
taking photographs, of course! I like taking photographs
of flowers, especially in spring. Sometimes, after work,
I relax in a bar near my office with my friends. My friend,
Shigeru, likes singing pop songs in the bar. This has a special
name, karaoke. I dont sing Im too shy!

V. CONFIRMATION
Was your prediction about the text correct?

Yes ____

No _____

GENERAL INFORMATION

VI. MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What type of text is it?
of the text?
a. Informative
b. Descriptive
c. Narrative
SPECIFIC INFORMATION

2. What is the main idea

a. Sports
b. Weather
c. Food

VII. MULTIPLE CHOICE

Answer the following questions. Circle the correct alternative.
1. Where is Als holiday home?
a. Near the beach
b. Near the hotel

c. Near the lake

2. When does Toshi like taking photographs of flowers?
a. Spring
b. Winter
c. Summer
3. What do Manuela and her friends do in summer?
a. They go to the cinema
b. They go swimming
c. They go skiing
4. Why doesnt Toshi sing in the bar?
a. Because he sings very good
b. Because he is too shy
c. Because he is very bad

have
Do
I
You
We
They

VIII. CORRECTING MISTAKES

a camera?

5. Which is Manuelas favourite season?

a. Spring
b. Summer
c. Winter

There are six mistakes about Al, Manuela, and Toshi. Correct them.

Manuela comes from

Toshi comes from

In winter he plays ice

hockey and goes skiing.
He has a holiday home
near the sea.
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Brazil. She likes

sunbathing and sailing
in summer.
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Japan. He has a lot of

free time. He likes
taking photographs and
singing pop songs in
bars.
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o questions

Al comes from Canada.

start?
do
I
You
We
They

short answer

When
ion
At 6.30
start
dont
I
You
We
They
Yes, I do.
Yes, you do.
No, we dont
No, they

ive

At 6.30
start

IX. LINGUISTIC REINFORCEMENT

I
You
We
They
ve
Present Simple (I, you, we, they)

X. PRACTICE
Write 3 sentences using the present simple structure.
1. __________________________________________________________________ .
2. __________________________________________________________________ .
3. __________________________________________________________________ .

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XI.
POST-ACTIVITY
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Write a short paragraph about your favourite season.
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Write:
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10 sentences.
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Use the present simple structure learned today.
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Include at least two sentences using the structure learned last class.
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Negatives and positives sentences.
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TITLE

YES
Did I read the text?
Did I complete the activities?
Did I use the time designed for each activity
effectively?
Did I write the final activity?
Did I identify the present simple structure?
Did I respect the class rules?

NO

XII. SELFASSESSMENT