February 12, 2016
MATERIAL PARA NIVEL 1
NO OLVIDAR LLEVAR DICCIONARIO.
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WORKSHOP 3 LEVEL 1
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LET’S
PRACTICE
1. Describing habits – routines – facts.
The simple present tense in
English is used to describe an action that is regular, true or normal.
We use the present tense:
1. For repeated or regular actions in the present time period.
- I take the train to the
office.
- The train to Berlin leaves every
hour.
- John sleeps eight hours
every night during the week.
- The President of The USA lives in
The White House.
- A dog has four legs.
- We come from
Switzerland.
- I get up early every
day.
- Carol brushes her teeth
twice a day.
- They travel to their
country house every weekend.
4. For things that are always / generally true.
- It rains a lot in
winter.
- The Queen of England lives in
Buckingham Palace.
- They speak English at
work.
· Word Order of Negative Sentences
·
The following
is the word order to construct a basic negative sentence in English in the
Present Tense using Don't orDoesn't.
Subject
|
don't/doesn't
|
Verb*
|
The Rest of the sentence
|
I / you / we / they
|
don't
|
have / buy
eat / like etc.
|
cereal for breakfast
|
he / she / it
|
doesn't
|
·
Word Order of
Questions with Do and Does
·
The following
is the word order to construct a basic question in English using Do or Does.
Do/Does
|
Subject
|
Verb*
|
The Rest of the sentence
|
Do
|
I / you / we / they
|
have / need
want etc.
|
a new bike?
|
Does
|
he / she / it
|
·
Short
Answers with Do and Does
·
In questions that use do/does it is
possible to give short answers to direct questions as follows:
Sample Questions
|
Short Answer
(Affirmative)
|
Short Answer
(Negative)
|
Do you like chocolate?
|
Yes, I do.
|
No, I don't.
|
Do I need a pencil?
|
Yes, you do.
|
No, you don't.
|
Do they like chocolate?
|
Yes, they do.
|
No, they don't.
|
Does he like chocolate?
|
Yes, he does.
|
No, he doesn't.
|
Does she like chocolate?
|
Yes, she does.
|
No, she doesn't.
|
· However, if a question word such as who, when, where, why, which or how is used in the question, you can not
use the short answers above to respond to the question.
sometimes - never - often - always - usually - everyday
Examples:
1. I
always come to school by car.
2. She
frequently arrives here before me.
3. He
never forgets to do his homework.
4.
I often catch the late bus home.
5.
I play football on Saturdays.
6.
My mom doesn’t cook on weekends.
7.
I don’t speak English
8.
Do you practice sport?
9.
Does the teacher play basketball?
10.
Do you work on weekends?
Practice
·
Complete the sentences with Don't and Doesn't:
- You _____________ speak
Arabic.
- John ________________ speak
Italian.
- We ________________ have time
for a rest.
- They _____________want to go to
the party.
- She _______________ like
fish.
·
Complete the sentences with Do and Does:
- _______________ you need a
dictionary?
- _______________ Mary need a
dictionary?
- ______________ we have a
meeting now?
- _________________ it rain a lot in
winter?
- ________________ they want to go
to the party?
Scramble sentences
·
Put
the words in the correct order.
1.
eat
– you - ?- Do- in the cafeteria
2.
speak - your father - every day - ?
- Does
- English
3.
in
- Medellin - live - I
4.
doesn't
- play – plays- but – she - tennis - she - football
5.
eats
- he - rice - and drinks - for breakfast - cold milk
6.
very
- she - hard - works
7.
four
languages - speaks - my friend
8.
rains
in Germany - a lot -
It
9.
I - horror films! - don't like
10.
You
- do - ? - smoke
11.
Have
- any children - does - ? - your sister
12.
100°
Celsius. - water - boils - at
13.
their
leaves - lose - in the - trees - fall.
14.
on - water - floats - wood
15.
snow
- it - Does -
? - in the - Sahara desert
16.
her
homework - doesn't - after classes - mary - do
17.
in
the winter - don't grow - flowers
Links to practice: Simple present
Links to
practice listening: