ENGLISH THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE ACTIVITY 1 DESCRIBING

ENGLISH THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

ACTIVITY 1: DESCRIBING MY DAILY ROUTINE USING THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE (Group SHAKERS Presentation) • We have already been taken through how the simple present tense is formed. We would now like to describe our daily routine using the present simple tense. We are going to do this by ta king you through the chart on the board.

My Daily Routine

Practice with the Simple Present Tense

Exercise • Write eight sentences in the Simple Present Tense describing your daily routine. Use the provided sheet of paper.

ACTIVITY 2: THE DAILY ROUTINE OF A FAMOUS ARTIST(Group RHINOCEROUS Presentation) A. The following is the daily routine of a famous artist. The artist is Diamond, a Tanzanian musician. The routine is the invention of our group. 1. Diamond wakes up early in the morning. 2. He does light physical exercises. 3. He takes a hot shower. 4. He eats a heavy breakfast. 5. He brushes his teeth. 6. He goes to the studio. 7. He telephones his producer. 8. He practices singing and playing the guitor. 9. He dances as he sings. 10. His producer studies how he performs.

A Short Skit on the Daily Routine of a Famous Actor Our group is now going to act out the sentences that describe the daily routine of Diamond, our favourite artist. (Group members to stage a short skit)

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