Professional Documents
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01 Session One
01 Session One
Examples:
I DO WE DO I MAKE WE MAKE
YOU DO YOU DO YOU MAKE YOU MAKE
HE
SHE DOES THEY DO HE
IT SHE MAKES THEY MAKE
IT
The use of simple present tense
1. Repeated action
2. Facts or generalization
3. Scheduled event in the near future
4. Now (non continuous verbs)
1. Repeated actions
a. Use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or
usual.
b. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or
something that often happens.
c. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do.
The Simple Present can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact was true
before, is true now, and will be true in the future. It is not important if the
speaker is correct about the fact. It is also used to make generalizations
about people or things.
Speakers sometimes use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action
is happening or is not happening now.
1. Normal Verbs,
3. Mixed Verbs.
1. NORMAL VERBS
Most verbs are "Normal Verbs." These verbs are usually physical actions
which you can see somebody doing. These verbs can be used in all tenses.
to run, to go to touch
to walk, to say to write
to eat, to fly, to go, etc.
Examples:
I eat dinner every day.
I am eating dinner now.
I ate a very delicious pizza last night.
2. Non-Continuous (State Verbs)
• These verbs are usually things you cannot see somebody doing. These verbs
are rarely used in continuous tenses. They include:
to owe, to exist...
to hear:
She hears the music. Non-Continuous Verb
She hears the music with her ears.
She is hearing voices. Normal Verb
She hears something others cannot hear. She is hearing voices in her mind.
Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then click the
"Check" button to check your answers.
1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) …………….. her kids to football practice.
2. Usually, I (work) ………….. as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) ……………….. French at a language
school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.
7. Justin (write, currently) …………………….. a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good
publisher when he is finished.
9. The business cards (be, normally ) ………………………. printed by a company in New York. Their prices (be)
……………………………… inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.
10. This delicious chocolate (be) ……………………….. made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.
Complete the story. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.
1. Today (be) _________ Betty's birthday.
2. Betty (love) __________birthdays.
3. She (be) _________ always very excited and (wake up) __________ very early.
4. At six o'clock in the morning, Betty (hear) _________a noise.
5. She (get up) ___________ and (go) __________ into the sitting room.
6. What _________ (go on) __________ ?
7. Look! Betty's cat Carlos (sit) _________ on the table and he (play) ________ with Betty's
present.
8. Sue (be) ________ a student from South Korea.
9. She (live) _________ in Seoul and (study) _________ medicine.
10. At the moment, however, Sue (live) __________ in London.
Complete the story. Use Simple Present and Present Progressive.
1. She (do) ____________ a six-months practical course in a London hospital.
2. In five days, Sue (go) __________ back to South Korea because the next term at university
(start) ______________ in ten days.
3. Mary and Joe (be) ___________ in a clothes shop at the moment.
4. They (look) _____________ at some jeans.
5. Joe only (have) __________ one very old pair of jeans.
6. So he (want) ____________ to buy a new pair of jeans now.
7. Right now, he (try on) ____________ a pair of blue jeans.
8. “These jeans (fit) ____________ very well, “ he (say) _______________ .
9. “But they (not suit) ___________ you,” Mary (reply) ___________.” Try on another pair.”
10. “What (think / you) ______________?”he (ask) __________ Mary, when has tried on
another pair.
11. “Great! How much (cost / they) ________________?”
Study the following essay sample and read it. Then you make your own about
your daily life!
My Daily Life
I am a student. My daily life is simple. I get up at six o'clock in the morning. Then I
go to toilet, brush my teeth and wash my face. Then I drink a cup of tea and sit
down to do my homework. I read up to 9 am. Then I take my food and go to school.
I go to school on bus.
I reach school at 9:45 am. I attend assembly at 10:00 am. Then our regular class
starts. We have seven periods daily. I listen carefully what the teachers teach. I
return back home at 4:30 pm.
After I reach home, I take off my school uniform. I wash my hand and feet. Then I
take tiffin. I play for an hour and take rest. Then, I start to do my homework. After
supper, I take some rest for a time. Then again I start reading and writing. Generally,
I go to bed at 9 pm.
But during holidays, I feel relaxed. I get up late I enjoy holidays either by going
picnic or going to zoo or going to cinema or watching television.
INDEPENDENCE ASSIGNMENT
* Write a journal (take five different days) and express
them in English.
STRUCTURAL ASSIGNMENT
* Write An essay about your daily life using Simple present
My journal
Day 1 07/ 09/2017
Today is my first day to study English One lecture with
my friends. I really want to be able to speak English
fluently so I can get a better job in the future. Therefore,
I will study English more seriously.