lesson 6 lesson a present tense

8/14/2019 Lesson 6 Lesson a Present Tense

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Aim: How do we understand thedifference between simple present tenseand present continuous tense?

Do Now: Agree or Disagree:

1. Deserts are very dry. ______

2. The synonym of wet is dry. ________

3.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner are examples of crops.________

4. Farmers are the people who make the food. ________

5. New York is humid in the winter time. ________


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Simple Present Tense:

Things that you do all the time. Things are

repeat, that you do everyday, every week,every year.

Examples:

I eatrice.

She cooksfish.

They bakebread.

We havefruit for breakfast.

What do you see thatis the same or differentin these sentences


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Simple Present Tense

Rule = The verb stays the same for {I, You,

We, They}We add s or es to the end of the

verb for {He, She, It}

Example: I goto the store.

She goesto the store.


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Practice using Simple Present

Tense

1. The students ____________ (walk) to school

everyday.

2. She ______________ (take) the bus to school

every morning.

3. They _______________ (go) to the part after

school everyday.

4. He usually _______________ (go) home after

school.

5. The cat __________________ (eat) dinner

everyday at 6:00.


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Present Continuous Tense:

Things that are you doing right now.

Examples:

I am eatingrice.

She i s cook ingfish.

They are bakingbread.

We are havingmangos for breakfast.


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Present Continuous Tense:

Rule =

I amgoing

You aregoing We are going

She isgoing They aregoingHe isgoing

It isgoing


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Practice using the Present

Continuous Tense

1. They ____________________ (read) a book right

now.

2. She _______________________ (watch) T.V. right

now.

3. They students __________________ (listen) to the

teacher right now.

4. That girl ____________________ (talk) on the

phone right now.

5. We ____________________ (go) to go the city

right now.


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What do you do every

morning?

What are you doing right

now?


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Classwork: Page 5, Part A

My name ___________ Celia Rojas, and I _________

in Mexico City. Here in Mexico, corn __________ astaple food. Many Mexican people __________

corn tortillas every day. Right now, I _________ in

the kitchen with my mother. We _________

enchiladas out of tortillas, chicken, and chile sauce.

Our main meal of the day ________ not in the

evening. We usually _________ at around two thirty

or three in the afternoon.


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Page 5, Part B

Take turns with your partner and tell your

partner three things people you know aredoing right now.

Example: My sister is listening to music in her

room right now.

Share with the class your answers.


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Conversation: Practice Listening

1. What is Julie doing?

2. Who did Julie visit and where did she go?3. What kind of food did Julies cousins usually

eat?

4. What is pasta made from?

5. Did Julie enjoy her trip? Explain your

answer.


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Homework #6:

Food From The Earth Workbook page 7 and

8.

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