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Irregular Verbs

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Grammar

Simple Past and Simple Present Review

This guide was created so we can review what you have learned so far in your English classes. Please be an activate participant .

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This guide is designed to go over the grammar you know up to today. We will do a series of activities that will allow us to review and clear up any questions you may have.

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Task 1: A day in the life of...

Write a paragraph (Min in a 80 words) about your partner´s daily routine and include the questions below. Remember to use connectors and adverbs of sequence (First, then, after that, next, Finally) .

What is your partners favorite day and Why?

What is your least favorite day and why?

What do you do on weekends?

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Grammar Check

Simple Present

Think of how you feel or who you are, also, think of actions that normally happen

+ info Simple Present Verb to Be

+ info Simple Present actions

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Present Simple Spelling Rules

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Task 2: Present Simple Practice

1. Read the text you wrote in task 1 and highlight or underline mistakes you made with the simple present use. 2. Now, rewrite the sentences with corrections following the grammar explanation.

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Task 3: Simple past intro

Read the story and identify the following:

  • 5 regular verbs
  • 5 irregular verbs
  • 3 affirmative sentences
  • 3 negative sentences
  • Write 2 questions about the story using WH words (what, where, when, who, which, why)

Nina, the spider monkey´s story

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Grammar Check

Simple Past

Think or actions that started and finished in the past.

+ infoSimple Past Verb to be

+ infoSimple Past actions

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Irregular Verbs

https://www.esl-lounge.com/reference/grammar-reference-most-common-irregular-verb-list.php

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Task 4: Identify the tenses

Click on the image below and write the answers for questions 1-10

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Task 6: Reading Corners

1. You will be split into 4 groups. 2. You will be given a story and together you will get prepared to share it with the rest of the teams. 3. Fill out the chart based on the stories you hear. It is important to mention that this is a cooperative activity, so be responsible!

Story 2

Story 3

Story 4

Story 1

http://read.gov/aesop/120.html

http://read.gov/aesop/027.html

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Task 7: Once upon a time...

Pick one of the picture stories included in this presentation and write a story of 200 words on a piece of paper. Your story must include the following:

  • Title
  • Beginning, middle and end (1 paragraph for each part)
  • Moral (lesson of the story)
  • 5 sentences in the simple present and 5 in the simple past.
  • Adverbs of sequence (first, second, then, after that, next, finally)
  • Proper use of punctuation, spelling and vocabulary.

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Story 1

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Story 2

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Story 3

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Story 4

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If you made it this far, you have completed your first reading and writing activities. Make sure that you have followed all instructions properly, because this work will be graded.