Good morning, everyone.
We will get started at 9:15.
Today’s class plan:
·
Overview of verb tenses-
·
Work on verbs- “Simple Present Tense of Be”
·
Adjective work
Overview of verb tenses-
English has verb tenses. I want to teach four or five verb
tenses to you over the next few weeks.
We will start with these three
SIMPLE TENSES
-simple present- happens all the time, usually, every
day, regularly
Mei drinks tea. usually, every day- Does not mean right now.
Sarah plays badminton.
Sometimes I go to swimming. less than usually
In the morning, he drinks tea. every morning
Every morning, I wake up at 6 o'clock.
I work every day.
I go to work every day. subject
verb
I cook every day. I make dinner for my family every evening.
I drive/take my
car to school every day.
Shirin goes to
mosque every evening.
I walk half an hour every day.
I bring Butter to school every Friday.
Junko goes to the dentist twice a year.
We go camping once a year.
I go back to my home country every year.
We celebrate Christmas/my son’s birthday/Chinese New
Year/Hallowe’en/Fit’r once a year.
Everybody goes crazy on Black Friday every year.
I wait for Black Friday every year.
I call my mother three times a week.
I call my mother once every two days.
I go to work every day at 5pm.
Everyday, I call my friends.
I shower every day. I take a shower/bath every day.
I take the bus to work. the bus- city bus
We have to practice speaking
English every day.
We should practice speaking
English every day.
-facts or general truths-
I am from Canada.
You are from Syria.
Jun is 28 years old.
It is sunny today. The weather is beautiful.
NEGATIVE VERBS
I do not drive/take
my car to school every day.
Mei does not drinks
tea. Mei does not drink tea. Mei
doesn’t drink tea.
does not- doesn’t
-contraction, shorter with ‘
apostrophe
Shirin does not go
to mosque every evening. doesn’t go
-simple past- happened once in the past, finished
-yesterday, last night, last week
Last night, I picked
up my son at work.
I came to Vancouver six
months ago.
VERB TENSES
present past future
come came will come
drive drove will drive
eat ate will eat
go goed
went will go
buy bought will buy
try tried will try
I took/had a rest. I took/had a nap. nap-15-20m sleep
I slept in late
yesterday.
I checked the gas in my
car.
Yesterday, I ate
in a restaurant.
Yesterday, I came went
to work at 10am. Then I came back home at
5pm.
Yesterday, I cleaned my
home.
Last month, she got a
puppy.
Last month, I finished my first English course.
Last year, I studied at SUCCESS.
Last May, I bought my car.
Last week, I watched an
English movie.
Last year, I took a
ferry for the first time. I went to Fanny Bay.
Joe and Michelle got married
ten years ago.
Last time, we went fishing.
I went to the
supermarket three hours ago. It was closed.
My sister called me one
minute ago.
Last class, Mica was absent.
Last summer, I was go went
on vacation to Victoria.
Millions of years ago, dinosaurs walked the earth.
She liked Barbies.
Last July, I saw the dinosaur museum in Toronto.
-simple future- will happen once in the future, not yet
tonight, tomorrow, next week, next year, in ten years
Tonight, I will play guitar.
Tonight, I will make dumplings for my family. She will boil
them. She will fry them. She will steam them.
steam – hot vapour from boiling water
Tonight, I will watch a movie with my husband.
Tonight, I will review my English lessons.
I will take my children to skating tonight.
I will go to my family doctor tomorrow. I will go to see a/my
doctor.
Do you have a family doctor? No. Yes.
Tonight, I will make noodles.
Tomorrow, I will go to South Hill for my class.
Next week, I will have/do a driving test.
The day after tomorrow, I will
buy a new car.
Review of simple present, simple past and simple future.
**10-minute break**
“Simple Present Tense of Be”
Jaime- Spanish name ‘h’
Jamie- English name ‘j’
Other Spanish names
Juan - hwan
Juanita- hwanita
Jose- hoe-zay
Jorge- hor-gay
George- English
Luis-
jalapeno- hale-paing-yo – spicy pepper
I am from Mexico originally. originally- where you were
born, home country
I am from Ukraine originally. I live in Canada now.
She is from Syria originally. I grew up in Lebanon.
The leaved change colour in fall.
Deciduous trees lose their leaves in the fall. maple tree, oak tree, birch tree
Evergreen trees keep their leaves and needles all year long. spruce tree, fir tree, pine tree, cedar tree,
Xmas trees
In the fall when the weather gets colder, the leaves change.
They will grow back in the spring.
In Vancouver, we will the cherry blossoms in early Spring.
Fall and Autumn are the same thing. You can choose which
work you like. I use both.
I am happy here in Canada.
OK- okay Either way
is good. The movie was OK. The movie was
okay.
IDIOM get along with- friendly with a person
I get along with my sister.
She doesn’t get along her mother-in-law.
I got along with my mother-in-law.
My mother-in-law is like my mother.
Exercise 1
1.
you are
You are my best friend.
2.
Emily is
Emily is a doctor.
3.
you and Emily are
You and Emily are friendly.
4.
your wife is
5.
the man and I are
6.
this computer is
7.
Bob, Jose, and Sue are
8.
my brother is
(singular- just one)
9.
my brothers are
(plural- more than one)
10.
Flight 227 is
11.
we are
12.
the answer to Number 11 is
13.
the book is
14.
the chapter is
15.
the chapters are
16.
the chapters in the books are
17.
Anna and Lee are
18.
Ted, Ron, and I are
19.
Ted and Ken are
20.
the people are
HOMEWORK
Write a simple sentence for each subject verb in Exercise 1.
Try at least five of them. If you have time to do more,
great.
We will share them tomorrow in class.
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