LFO Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 84
Read the explanation with the students in L1 and explain when we would use the Present
Simple. Explain that we use the Present Simple to talk about actions that are either facts
(The sun shines every day.) or habits/routines (I go to sleep at 10:00 every night.).
To help with the explanation, go over the time expressions given.
Give a few examples of things Albert does every day from the text: I look outside with my
telescope every day. / I see this man every day.
Then give a few more examples from the text, not about Albert: She sits in the middle of the
park. She reads a book. / He walks with his dog. / They play in the park.
Ask the students if they notice a difference between the way the verb looks in the different
sets of sentences, i.e. look, reads, etc.
Spelling Rules
Explain that when our subject is a third person singular subject, i.e.
he, she, it, we have to add an ‘s’ to the verb. Explain the spelling
rules for adding ‘s’ to the verb: if there is an x, s, sh, ch or o at the
end of the word, we add ‘es’.
If the word ends with ‘y’ but before the ‘y’ there is a vowel, we add
just ‘s’. If the word ends with ‘y’ but before the ‘y’ there is a
consonant, we drop the ‘y’ and add ‘ies’.
AL: Students know how
word order, sound and
writing systems in English
are organized and how
these elements compare
with their home language.
Read the examples in the Spelling Rules section with the students to show what the use
looks like.
Ask the students what form they would use in their own language to express the same
actions or events, thus enabling them to compare their own language to the new form they
just learned.
7. Let’s Practice!
Have the students do the exercises in their notebooks, choosing the correct form of the verb
in each sentence.
When they are finished, check the answers with them on the board.
Provide further explanation where needed.
Answers:
.
1. look
2. looks
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