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Grammar

1. SIMPLE PRESENT

a. Structure

Subject        +        Base Verb        +        Object

Examples:

I like pizza. She lives in Toronto. We have a dog. They go to school.

For "he", "she", and "it" use the third-person verb. This is the same as the base verb, but it has an "s" on the end:

Form Verb

Base Verb play, live, run

3rd Person Verb plays, lives, runs

This table shows the difference between the third person pronouns. Notice the "s" on the end of the word.  

b. Negatives

Negatives in simple present use do not or does not.  They also use be + not.

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Subject + Do/Does + not + base verb

Examples:

I do not like pizza. She does not play baseball.

After do not or does not the verb is always in the base form.

Simple Present Simple present Negative form

He likes soccer He does not like soccerShe studies English She does not study English

Here is a table that shows all the negative forms using do not or does not in the simple present.

c. Be + Not

Negative sentences can also use the verb to be and not.  They look like these examples:

I am not a doctor. She is not hungry. They are not from Africa.

d. Uses of Simple Present

Repeated Actions

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Examples:

o I play tennis.o She does not play tennis.o Does he play tennis?o The train leaves every morning at 8 AM.

Facts or Generalizations

Examples:

o Cats like milk.o Birds do not like milk.o Do pigs like milk?o California is in America.

Scheduled Events in the Near Future

Examples:

o The train leaves tonight at 6 PM.

o The bus does not arrive at 11 AM, it arrives at 11 PM.

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o When do we board the plane?

o The party starts at 8 o'clock.

Fluency

1- Agree or Disagree

Now, it is time to practice your fluency! Read carefully the following questions

and give your opinion, do you agree or disagree?

a. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Playing a game is fun

only when you win. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

b. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? High schools should

allow students to study the courses that students want to study. Use specific

reasons and examples to support your opinion.

c. Decisions can be made quickly, or they can be made after careful thought. Do

you agree or disagree with the following statement? The decisions that people

make quickly are always wrong. Use reasons and specific examples to support

your opinion.

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d. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People behave

differently when they wear different clothes. Do you agree that different

clothes influence the way people behave? Use specific examples to support

your answer.

e. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents are the best

teachers. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Vocabulary

1- The animals of the farm

a. You can observe below sixteen animals that can be found in a Farm. Do you

know all of them? You might choose at least five of them, and write three

sentences with each animal that you have chosen.

Dog Cat Pig Goat

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Duck Cow Sheep Horse

Bee Goose Salmon Trout