Warm-up · mime · 5 minutes
You act, the class guesses
A volunteer does the action without speaking. The class says the verb in English. Twelve verbs, twelve volunteers.
1
wake up
2
take a shower
3
have breakfast
4
go to school
5
do homework
6
play video games
7
have dinner
8
go to bed
The key idea
What you always do
The Present Simple is for what you do every day: your habits and routines. With I, you, we, they it is easy: the verb stays exactly the same, nothing changes.
“I wake up at six. We have breakfast together.”
Habit
I brush my teeth every day.
Always. A routine.
Fact
We live in Cali.
It is always true.
Often
They play football on Saturdays.
Every Saturday.
The formula
Sujeto + verbo + complemento
| Subject | Verb | Complement | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | wake up | at six. | Every morning, early. |
| You | have breakfast | at home. | Not at school, at home. |
| We | go to school | by bus. | Not by car, by bus. |
| They | do homework | in the afternoon. | Not in the morning, after school. |
With I, you, we, they the verb does not change. It is the same one on the list: wake up, have, go, do.
How often?
Always, usually, sometimes, never
100%
always · 100%
80%
usually · almost always
50%
sometimes · sometimes, 50%
0%
never · 0%
I always brush my teeth.
It goes before the verb.
We usually have lunch at school.
They sometimes play video games.
I never skip breakfast.
skip = not do something
This is how people really say it
Routines of seventh graders
Morning
I wake up at six.
I take a shower and get dressed.
We have breakfast at half past six.
I go to school by bus.
Afternoon
We have lunch at twelve.
I do my homework at three.
They play football in the park.
I sometimes watch TV.
Evening
We have dinner at seven.
I usually read a book.
I brush my teeth at nine.
I go to bed at half past nine.
Comic · conversation
Same or different?
S
Sofía
I wake up at six. And you?
M
Mateo
I wake up at half past five! I always make my bed.
S
Sofía
Wow. I never make my bed. We have breakfast at six.
M
Mateo
We have breakfast at six too! Then I go to school by bike.
S
Sofía
I go to school by bus. But we both study English!
Notice: I and we, same verb. And the adverbs always, never.
Pronunciation · repeat three times
Listen and repeat
«wake up» links together: /weɪkʌp/.
«breakfast»: /ˈbrekfəst/. Not with a long ea.
«teeth» with th: tongue between the teeth.
«school»: /skuːl/. The ch sounds like k.
«always»: /ˈɔːlweɪz/.
«never»: /ˈnevər/.
Check · 1 of 5
I ______ at six every day.
Awake up
Bwakes up
Cwaking up
Dwoke up
Check · 2 of 5
We ______ breakfast at home.
Ahas
Bhave
Chaving
Dhaves
Check · 3 of 5
They ______ to school by bus.
Agoes
Bgoing
Cgo
Dgos
Check · 4 of 5
I ______ brush my teeth. (100%)
Anever
Bsometimes
Cusually
Dalways
Check · 5 of 5
Where does the frequency adverb go?
AI always wake up early.
BI wake always up early.
CAlways I wake up early.
DI wake up early always.
Level up · reading · Mateo's Weekday
Mateo is thirteen and he lives in Cali. On weekdays, his alarm rings at half past five, but he never gets up before six. He usually skips breakfast because he is in a hurry, so his mum gives him an arepa for the bus. At school, he studies eight subjects; his favourites are science and PE. In the afternoon, he practises football twice a week and plays Fortnite with his cousins on the other days. He rarely finishes his homework before dinner. At night, he watches one episode of an anime and goes to bed at ten.
Level up · reading · 1 of 2
Why does Mateo eat on the bus?
ABecause he loves arepas
BBecause he does not have time at home
CBecause his school has no cafeteria
DBecause he never eats breakfast
Level up · reading · 2 of 2
How often does Mateo play Fortnite?
AEvery day
BTwice a week
COn the days without football practice
DOnly at the weekend
Match
Match the word with its meaning
get up
skip breakfast
be in a hurry
practise
rarely
episode
almost never
have very little time
leave your bed
not eat in the morning
train to improve
one part of a series
Fill in the gap
Complete each sentence
usually
twice
at
never
before
by
I wake up late on a school day.
We have lunch at school with our friends.
They practise volleyball a week.
You go to school bus, not by car.
I finish my homework dinner.
We go to bed nine o'clock.
Order the sentence
Put the sentence in order
I
always
brush
breakfast
teeth
my
after
Video focus · look and speak
Where is he and what is he doing? Tell his morning in three steps: first, then, after that.
Video focus · situation
Two colleagues · the morning commute
N
Nora
What time do you usually get up?
I
Iván
Around six. First I take a shower, then I eat breakfast. After that, I commute by bus for forty minutes.
N
Nora
That's long! Where do you have lunch?
I
Iván
In the cafeteria. It's affordable and everyone goes there. Finally, I get off work at five and go home.
Now change the details and say it with a partner.
Find the mistake
Spot the error
Everyone go to the cafeteria at noon.
She eat breakfast at 7:00 every morning.
First I wake up, after I take a shower.
Fill in the gap
Complete with the video's key phrases
then
commute
After that
around
First
colleagues
, I wake up at 6:00 AM.
I take a shower, I eat breakfast.
, I go to school by bus.
I arrive at school 7:00 AM.
My takes forty minutes.
My mum has lunch with her in the cafeteria.
After learning
The essentials
Present Simple = what you always do. With I, you, we, they the verb does not change. The adverb goes before the verb.
Next hour: more routine verbs and Workshop 1.2: your affirmative sentences.
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