LEARNING ENGLISH

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      What’s he doing?   He is driving a motorbike

What are you doing now?  Are you reading a magazine?  Are you watching TV?

We use the Present Continuous to say what you are doing at the moment of speaking.  Example:   I am writing an article for my blog

             They are making a film

   PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Write questions

1.- you/wait/for the bus?2.- she/work/ in the hospital?3.- they/ride/their bikes to school?

4.- he /shop/ at the supermarket?

5.- Peter/ drink/ a glass of milk?

6.- Emilly/ study/ French/ at the library?

7.- The girl/ play/ the guitar/ in her bedroom?

8.- My friends / write/ letters?

9.- The dog/ eat / a bone?

10.- Julio / sing/ an English song?

11.- Peter/iron/ his trouser?

12.- My dad/ /cook/ dinner?

13.- My sister / tidy/ her bedroom?

EXERCISE :

What are these people doing?                                      

Watch this video. James Blunt sings “You’re beautiful”

Usamos el present simple para hablar de rutinas y hábitos, de las cosas que hacemos regularmente:  

 Forma afirmativa:     I play football with my friends on Saaturdays   My mum gets up very early

La 3ª persona del singular, normalmente añade una   -s               like-likes      wash- washes

Añadimos -es  a los verbos que acaban en -s, -sh, -ch,-o, -x             watch- watches     go-.goes     kiss-kisses

Si el verbo termina en consonante  +y,   cambiamos  -ies                         cry- cries        study-studies

Si el verbo termina en vocal +y ,   añadimos   -s                                         say-says          play-plays

Forma negativa:    do not =  don’t  + verb          y       does not =  doesn’t + verb            

                                                     I drink tea        I don’t drink tea           He works        He doesn’t work

Forma interrogativa:          Do I /you/we/ they ?        Does he/she?              

Respuestas breves:                     Yes, I /you/we/ they do                         No I/you/we/they don’t    

                                                              Yes he/she/it does       No, he/she/it doesn’t

EXERCISES: Complete the text with the verbs in Present Simple, affirmativa or negative

When I travel I …..(get up) early and a friend …… (take) me to the airport.  I ….. (not like) flying but it’s necessary in my job. When I ………. (arrive) at my destination, my agent …….. (come) and we ……. (go) to the studio. I …….(not wear) my normal clothes. They …..(give) me special clothes, and then the photographer …….. (start) to take photos. He …………… (not finish) taking photos until he’s happy.

Complete the dialogue

Andrés: What time do you ………………….. to school?            Betty: At a quarter past eight, byt my brother …………… to school at nine.

Andrés: Which school ……………………. your brother go to?     Betty: He ………………… to the Primary School in El Entrego

Andrés: What time do you  ……………….. school?                      Betty: I …………………. school at twenty-five past two.

Andrés:  Do you have a break?                                                  Betty: Yes, we …………… a break at ………………………..

Object Pronouns: Replace the words underlined with an object pronoun

1.- I don’t know Carla’s new boyfriend.                           2.- Do you like Sarah Harper?    

  3.- My sister doesn’t like The Beatles.                 4.- My father gives my brother and me pocket money.    

5.-Does your teacher know your mother?            6.- She doesn’t like me and my dog at all.     

 7.- He  likes the new computer room very much.

Watch the video about plural irregular nouns.

Watch the video and learn the ordinal numbers  1-21

Watch the video and learn the months of the year

At last, summer holidays have come.

Have a lot of fun and enjoy as much as you can.

BE CAREFUL WITH THE SUN!

Watch a video on Irregular verbs and learn the pronunciation

Daniel Cresson  is a Canadian boy. He always gets up at 6.30 on weekdays and he leaves home at 7.15. He lives in the old part of Montreal, near the port. He goes to school by tube (underground) and then he walks. The whole journey is about forty-five minutes.

He finishes school at 2.45. He usually has lunch at the cantin. Then he often stays at school on Monday and Wednesday because he does weight training. On Fridays he plays hockey. He loves sports. After the match, he goes to a restaurant with a school friend and has a salad and some meat or fish.

On Saturdays he is very tired so he sleeps until late. He usually helps his parents in the house. In the evening he often goes to a movie or to a friend’s house. They play games, talk or watch television together. On Sundays he relaxes an he does his homework.