UNIVERSTY OF TOLIMA

ENGLISH I: ELEMENTAL

LEARNING GUIDE NO.2

Student´s Name: ____________________________ Code: ____________________

Date: ___________________

Teacher´s Name: Astrid Hernández

1. OPENING: When you go to the university every day, you do many activities that become
frequent, routine or customary.
1.1 Watch the video “Daily routines” that you can find in next link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzdz7mDW0eI. You are going to discover that many of
those activities you do them every week. Write them on your notebook and try to
pronounce. Repeat the video to practice the pronunciation.

1.2. In the below chart, you are going to find the daily activities “again”. (Vocabulary
practice). Try to write your TYPICAL DAY in a paragraph and use the time.
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2. DEVELOPMENT: Present Simple with HE/SHE/IT

2.1 The Present Simple expresses a fact which is always true, or true for a long time. Eg.
He lives in Ibague. He studies at the University of Tolima.
2.2 Present Simple also expresses a habit, routine or Eg. She always wakes up at 4:00
o´clock
2.3The third person singular (She/He/It) has a different form. Most verbs add S, ES or IES
Have/Has is irregular.

Add S / ES / IES to the third person singular:

understand ________________
Wash _______________
Read _______________
Go _________________
Know ________________
Fly __________________
Drive ________________
Kiss _________________
Work ________________
Study ________________

Third
person
Examples
Verb singular
Affirmative and negative form
form
(He/She/It)
do Does (no) Astrid
watch watches
fix fixes The mechanic
kiss Kisses (no)
Studies
Study
(no)
play Plays
work works
eat eats
stop stops
have has

2.4 The other pronouns form does not change.

Eg. I do the exercises, they work in a hospital, we study at the University of Tolima, they
do not dance in the theater, I do not write in Japanese,
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2.5 The negative form

He
She Does not /doesn´t drink Milk every day
It
We
You Do not/ don´t drink Milk every day
they

2.5 The yes/No questions

He
Does She Drink milk every day?
It
We
Do You Drink milk every day?
they

2.5 W/H questions

He
Where does She Drink milk every day?
It
We
Where do You Drink milk every day?
they

2.6 Read about Mary´s routine. Write the appropriate form of the verbs to complete the
blanks. Use the third person singular or the negative form (doesn´t or does not)

Mary is an excellent student at the University of Tolima but she _____ __________
(no-like) staying in home. Every day She ___________ (wake up) at 6:30 in the
morning and she __ _____ (have a shower) and then he prepares her breakfast with
chocolate and bread, after that she ______ (go) to school. She always_________
(start) school at 8:30 a. m. and _______ (finish) at 2 p. m., she _______ (have
dinner) at 2:30 p. m. and she plays with her computer. Later, she ________ (study)
English and Math from 4 to 8 p.m. When she ______ (finish) her classes, she helps
a friend with her homework. In the evening, she ________ (watch) TV until 9 o’clock,
later she reads a book and then she __ (go) to bed at 10:30.
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2.7 write a paragraph about the Andres´s family routine. Take into account the
corresponding picture (use of connectors: then, and, but, after, next, besides, so, finally…)

2.8 Present
Taken Internet.– Exercises (complete with the verbs or auxiliary do/does)
Simple
from the

1. My sister _____ (read) a book

2. My parents ___ (do) the shopping

3. We sometimes ___ (meet) in front of the cinema

4. Our friends ___ (not play) football in the park

5. She ____ (go) to the park every Friday

6. He ___ (not ride) his bike every day

7. We ____ (have) the best ideas

8. She ___ (be) the best singer in our class

9. _____ my sister ___ (live) in a big house?

10. ____ the children ___ (eat) hamburgers?

2.9 Answer the questions according to your real life.

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What time do you get up every week?

Do you speak French?
Where do you live?
What do you do in your free time?
Are you student? ________ where do you study?
Do you like reading?

2.10 Add S / ES / IES to the third person singular:

Have ________________
Wash _______________
Read _______________
Go _________________
Play ________________
Fly __________________
Drive ________________
Kiss _________________
Work ________________
Study ________________

CLOSING: EVALUATION

Review the below reading (E-MAIL). After that, rewrite the e-mail using the third
person singular in Present simple.

To: YYYY
Subject: New Job!
Hi YYYY.

Good news! I have a new job. I work for an office supply company. I have a busy schedule,
but I love the work. On Monday, I go to the office. I meet with my boss and plan my schedule
for the week. I visit customers and sell our products during the week. I drive to different cities
here in New York. I also fly to California every month. I work really hard, but the job pays
well, so I’m happy.

See you soon!

Student.XXXX

MARÍA ASTRID HERNÁNDEZ

Sp. English teaching.