EF12 Class 9- Simple present tense-negative The Camel

 

Good morning, everyone.

 

Summer courses:

We will have course this summer. They will probably run from early July (July 4) until early August (August 4). The summer term will be five weeks long.

The summer schedule will be out soon.

 

Today’s class plan:

·      “Simple Present Tense: Negative”

·      “100 Most Used Verbs in English”

·      “The Camel”

·      Word List 1.1

 

CLASS WILL END AT 1:50 TODAY. I have teacher’s meeting that I will be chairing.

chair (noun, verb)

-something to sit on

- someone who keeps a meeting organized, a person who runs a business meeting

Doris chaired the meeting last week. (verb)

She was the chair of the meeting. (noun, person)

 

gendered words- refer to male or female

chairman  modern word- chair

waiter / waitress – modern word- server

stewardess – modern word- flight attendant

policeman / policewoman modern word- police officer

 

 

Wednesday

·      Grammar

·      Continue “The Camel”

 

 

 

“Simple Present Tense: Negative”

simple present tense- always, usually

to drive

She drives her car to school.

NEGATIVE - ADD- do not OR does not

 

She does not drives her car to school.

She does not drive her car to school.

She doesn’t drive her car to school.

apostrophe ‘   comma ,

 

They do not drive their car to school.

They don’t drive their car to school.

 

go

Maria goes to church every Sunday.

Maria doesn’t go to church. Maria does not go to church.

 

have

Jo has a book.

Jo doesn’t have a book. Jo does not have a book.

 

I have lots of pens.

I don’t have a pen.

 

know

I know something about the story.

I don’t know anything about the story.

 

study

She studies English at SHEC.

She doesn’t study English at SHEC. She does not study English at SHEC.

She doesn’t study anything at SHEC.

 

be – am is are

I am a student.

I am not a student.

I am Sarah.

I am not Sarah.

 

get

She gets two coffees in the morning.

She doesn’t get two coffees in the morning.

She doesn’t get any coffee in the morning.

 

 

OTHER VERBS:

think

I think I will go to the park tomorrow.

I do not think I will go to the park tomorrow. I don’t think I will go to the park tomorrow.

 

see

I see more students today.

I don’t see any students today.

HARDER I like to see the sights in other countries.

 

IDIOM- see the sights- go sightseeing

My freinds are coming to visit me in Vancouver. We will go see the sights.

 

drink

play

walk

sit

run

 

Try some on your own. Work together if you like. I will come around and see how you are doing.

Refer to the “100 Most Used Verbs in English” for ideas.

 

Your examples:

We play soccer everyday. We don’t play soccer everyday.

I sit by my friend. I don’t sit by my friend.

She works on the weekends. She doesn’t work on the weekends.

Maria and Eliza work on the weekends. They don’t work on the weekends.

She does her homework every night. She doesn’t do her homework every night. VERB does not do

The little boy does the dishes every night after dinner.

The little boy doesn’t do the dishes after dinner.

Sarah runs faster than me. Sarah doesn’t run faster than me.

Joe likes ice cream. Joe doesn’t like ice cream.

The kids make a mess in the kitchen. The adults don’t make a mess.

Ali and I play football together every weekend.

 

remain – left over

 

 

“The Camel”

desert – a place with no water, no trees, lots of sun, lots of sand, very hot in the day- China, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Sahara, Colombia, BC, Afghanistan, US, Australia

 

dessert- cake, ice cream, sweet bean, chocolate, cookie, milk tea, bubble tea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday

·      “100 Most Used Nouns in English”