DETECTIVES Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 80
THE DETECTIVES - TEACHER’S GUIDE - Unit 2
Say:
Copy these sentences and then write them with a different subject - ‘Tom’.
For example Tom tries hard.
5. Let's Practice! (pages 44-45)
Have the students answer in their notebooks.
When they have finished, go over the answers with them.
Answer Key:
1. invents
5. takes
2. rides
6. watches
3. play
7. crosses
4. uses
8. flies
Say:
Now let's look at the negative form of the Present Simple.
In the Present Simple tense, we can’t just say ‘no’ if the sentence is negative.
In Hebrew and Arabic, we simply add the word ‘no’ and the sentence
becomes negative. In English, we have to use a helping verb.
The helping verb is like a servant – it helps the verb not get tired by doing all
the hard work or carrying anything we add to it.
We form the negative by adding 'do not' or 'does not' to the base form of the
verb.
When we want to make a negative sentence, we use the same helping verb
and add the word ‘not’, so we get ‘do not’ or ‘don’t’ and ‘does not’ or
‘doesn’t’.
The verb itself stays in the base form, which is like the name of the verb.
Let’s look at the examples in your book.
Say and ask:
Look at the substitution table and form sentences.
Write the sentences on the board:
Now write the following sentences on the board:
1. Father watches the news on TV every evening.
2. Mother mixes the eggs every time she makes an omelette.
3. My little brother plays with the dog before he goes to school every morning.
4. My friend lies on the floor when he reads a book.
5. My mother goes to the supermarket every day.
Ask:
Who can tell me what is the difference between the negative and the
positive form of the Present Simple? (We add 'do not' for I, you, we and they,
and 'does not' for he, she and it.)
Say:
Remember! When we add ‘does not’ for the third person, we take out the 's'
in the verb For example: He does not eat.
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