Class 2 Exercises and Practice Read carefully each

Class 2: Exercises and Practice • Read carefully each slide and answer the questions below, make connections with what we have studied in class and write them down. • For example: “Learning to talk about daily routines helps me to…” “Last year we learnt to talk about facts, that helps me now to create better answers when I talk about present situations”

Present simple vs Present Continuous

What are they doing?

Write down your answers… • Ms. Belén is… • Victor is… • Oleg is… • Luis is… • Carla and Lucia are… • Alba is… • Sara is… • Aida and Yaiza are… • Elias is…

Wait, a question… • Why do we use is in some of them and why do we use are in others? • Explain:

Here we have three different things: 1. A daily routine (the beginning) 2. Something that she does often. 3. A fact.

Could you tell me… • Are those things that are happening right now? • Are those things something that is going on at the moment we speak? • Let’s analyze: • ‘I get up early every morning’: This is something that I do every day, or most of days, but it is not something that I am doing right now. • ‘She plays tennis every weekend’ : This is something that she does as a routine, every weekend, not something that she is doing right now. • ‘Cats like milk’ : Most cats like milk! That is a fact! Is not something that it is liking? (can we say liking? I don’t think so)

So… • Again, ask yourself: • ’How are these two videos different? ’’ • ‘’In which situations can I use one and when can I use the other? ’’ • ‘‘What makes them different? ’’ • ‘‘What makes me say that? ’’

• 'I surf / I am surfing. ' • What's the difference between the Present Simple / Present Continuous and how to use them. • We use the present simple tense when we want to talk about fixed habits or routines – things that don’t change. • We use the present continuous to talk about actions which are happening at the present moment, but will soon finish. • Compare these two statements: • (present simple) I play tennis. • (present continuous) I am playing tennis. • (present simple) ‘I play tennis’ tells us that playing tennis is something the speaker always does. It is part of a routine or habit. We can call this a permanent situation. • (present continuous) ‘I am playing tennis’ tells us that the speaker is playing tennis right now. Soon the game will be over. We call this a temporary situation.

• Frequency Adverbs we use with the Present Simple With the present simple we use these frequency adverbs: (Notice that the adverb comes before the main verb in the sentence. ) • • • Always: ‘I always read before I go to bed. ’ Often: ‘Her sister often comes shopping with us. ’ Frequently: ‘Michael frequently visits his family. ’ Sometimes: ‘You sometimes go to the gym, don’t you? ’ Occasionally: ‘It occasionally rains in summer. ’ Usually: ‘I usually go to the gym’ Rarely: ‘He rarely goes out without his backpack. ’ Hardly ever: ‘I hardly ever eat pizza. ’ Never: ‘Japanese people never wear shoes inside. ’

• Time Expressions we use with the Present Continuous With the present continuous we use these time expressions: (Notice that the time expression can come at the start or at the end of the sentence. ) • At the moment: ‘I’m watching TV, at the moment. ’ • These days: ‘Paul’s living in Cardiff, these days. ’ • Now: ‘What are you doing, now? ’ • Nowadays: ‘I think you are smoking too much, nowadays. ’

• Complete these sentences below using either the present simple or present continuous. • (Play) I ___________ golf every weekend. • (Play) The children ___________ outside at the moment. • (Work) Haruka ___________ today. • (Work) You can’t borrow my lawnmower because it doesn’t ___________. • (Make) Smells good! What are you ___________ ? • (Make) My husband never ___________ me breakfast. • (Live) Pauline is ___________ in Hong Kong. • (Live)Do you still ___________ with your parents?