simple present

Prof. J. Magdalena Arévalo P.

Dpto. Idiomas-UNEFM

Describe events occurring in present time

Name characteristics of people, things or objects

Affirmative

IHe/ She/ ItWe/You/ They

WriteWritesWrite

A mail

Negative


Don’t writeDoesn’t writeDon’t write

A mail

Present

Present

Do

An Auxiliary help determine the tense of the sentence

I

You

He

She

It

We

They

Does

I go to school by bus

They don’t read this book

She wears a blue shirt

He doesn’t eat bread for dinner

Practice

Build sentences in simple present using the following verbs.

Clean

Paint

Build

Go

Affirmative


‘m (am)‘s (is)‘re (are)

from Englandwearing shortshungry

Negative


‘m not (am not)isn’t (is not)aren’t (are not)

from Englandwearing shortshungry

Present

Verb “To be” indicates state of being

AM – ARE - IS

She is a little girl

She is wearing a pink dress

She has black hair

She is wearing a bow

She is short

She is happy

She’s from Argentina

Yes/No Questions

Am

Is

Are

I

He/ She/ It

We/You/They

English?

Short Answers

Yes, I amYes, he… isYes, we… are

No, I am notNo, she… isn’tNo, they… aren’t

Wh- Questions

What is your name? (What’s your name)Where are you from?How old are you?

My name is Lily.I’m from EnglandI am 17 years old

Present

What do you see?

Is he fat or thin?

Does he cooks or writes?

Does it have hair?

Is he tall?

Is it a boy or a girl?

Is it happy or sad?

What is it wearing?

Nationalities

He was

born in

Ireland. He

is Irish

The girl and her mom were

born in the USA, they are

American

People from

England are called

English

French people like

to cook

This is an African

elephant

The girl comes from

Japan

Nationalities

You come from You are

United States American

United Kingdom British

Mexico Mexican

Spain Spanish

France French

Japan Japanese

Venezuela Venezuelan

Practice

Complete the following sentences using the correct word

from the box.

Ana is my friend, she ____ ___ Ireland, she is_____

- Works – Dancer – Writes - Was born – Parisians - French –

Comes from - Irish – Owner – Toddler – Were – Dance - Is

Paul _____ in a restaurant in Paris, he _____ a Cook.

Mara ___ ______in Spain, she is a Spanish _______

Tomás is the _____ of a computer store, ___ Spanish.

John ___ ______in New York , he ________ books.

JobsA person who design clothes is a Designer

Somebody who teaches other people is a Teacher

People who work in a restaurant preparing food are Chefs

Somebody whose work is to defend people who broke the law is a Lawyer

When you feel sick you go to the Doctor

If your pet is sick you take it to the Veterinarian

People who creates music are Musicians

Jobs

Answer these questions about these people:

*What do they look like?

*What is their job?

Practice

Interview one of your friends to find out more about

him/her. Ask the following questions:

What is his/her name?

Where is she/ he from?

What is his/her family like?

What does he/she do on his her free time?

How old is he/she?

Practice

We celebrate Halloween every year on October 31st.

Where does the holiday come from? Read carefully the

following article and say what do you think about it.

The holiday originally comes from a people called the Celts.The

Celts lived in Europe more than 2000 years ago. On November 1st

they celebrated the end of summer. They thought ghosts visited the

living on October 31st. They dressed up like ghosts so the spirits

would not harm them.

Now get in groups and continue reading…

Practice

After you have read and discuss the article, answer the

following questions …

What is the story about?

When did the Celts live in Europe?

Who did the Celts think visited the living on October 31st

Why did the Celts dress in costumes?

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