6. Activity 6. Present Simple Tense.

Verbal model ~ I start work at 9 o`clock.

The Present Simple Tense (Настоящее время, простой аспект действия)

Рис. 1 Схема времён (Past, Present, Future Time) и аспектов действия (Simple, Continuous, Perfect) при образовании глагольных форм (Tense)

1. Teacher introduces sentence such as

e.g. Verbal model ~ You start work every day at 9 o`clock.

Structural model ~ Subject – verb -…

Establish that you do these things every day and regularly. It is the universal truth. Activity6.1. Teacher elicits 4 sentences from Students in the present simple.

2. Students transpose the following sentences to the third person singular. Note: the third person singular is valid only for present time and it is determined by the nouns that can be substituted with the pronouns "he, she, it" as well as the question words "who, what, which" unless otherwise stated. In the third person singular we add “~s, es” to the verb.

~S

e.g. ~ He starts work every day at 9 o`clock.

In the third person singular in the present time, we carry out a transformation in the structural model adding ~s or ~es to the verb: e.g. start – starts, watch – watches.

Activity6.2. Use the following expressions with “He, She” instead of “You”.

Model: You go to the university. - He goes to the university.

~ You finish work every day at 1700. (finishes)

~ You go home by metro. (goes)

~ You have lunch at 1300. (has)

~ You are busy in the morning. (is)

~ You do your homework in the evenings. (does)

3. We frequently use the following time expressions (adverbs of frequency) with the present simple: always (всегда), regularly (регулярно), often (часто), usually (обычно), sometimes (иногда), seldom (редко), occasionally (периодически), never (никогда) etc.

In sentences with a weak verb, we put the time expression before a notional verb that serves a Predicate.

e.g. Verbal model ~ You always start work at 9 o`clock.

Structural model ~ Subject – adverb – verb -…

In sentences with a strong verb "be", we put the time expression after a notional verb that serves a Predicate.

e.g. Verbal model ~ He is always busy on Mondays.

Structural model ~ Subject – be - adverb – …

6. Activity 7. Answer the questions:

Models: 1. Do you often work twelve hours a day? ~ Yes, I often work 12 hours a day.

2. What time do you start work? ~ I start work at 9 o`clock.

3. How fast are English cars? ~ They are very fast – 280 kilometers per hour.

1. Do you regularly work overtime?

2. Whose children play in the room?

3. When do you relax?

4. What time do you finish work?

5. How many years do you work in the university?

6. Which parts of a chicken are the most delicious?

7. How long are your holidays?

Activity 7.1. Ask and answer the questions using the 3^rd person singular:

Models: 1. What time does he start work? ~ He starts work at 9 o`clock.

2. What river is the longest in Ukraine? ~ The Dnieper River is the longest in Ukraine.

3. Does he work in the company? ~ Yes, he works in the company.

1. Does she often work overtime?

2. What irritates you most when you are working?

3. When does she relax?

4. How long does she work in the university?

5. What time does he finish work?

6. How long is your working day?

7. Which part of the day is the most productive?

6. Activity 8. Find out about your partner`s present, past and future things. Make up questions using the hints below.

• How long he works in the university

• How long he holds his current position

• What job he had before this one (What job did you have before this one?)

• Where he learn English

• How long his working day is

• What time you can phone him

• Whether you can give him a call tomorrow (Can I give you a call tomorrow?)

• What kind of tea she likes - green or black

9. Activity 9. Profile "My working day". Use the profile as a draft to compile your own profile.

I start work at 8 o`clock and finish around 1700. The first thing I do is open the post and check e-mail. Next, I have a meeting with my personnel for 10 minutes. Then, I have English classes. I like studying foreign languages. I have lunch at 1300, but I have an hour and a half for lunch. I come back at 1430 and do the filing. Morning is the most productive part of the day and I do most of my work in the morning. In the afternoon, I make phone calls and receive visitors. I usually leave the office at half past 1700, but I sometimes stay there till 1900.

I have a family, so I have to do a lot of housework. Unfortunately, I am always busy and spend too little time with my family. However, I often take my children to the cinema and museums. We have a lot of museums in Kharkiv. I am a happily married man.

Criteria for evaluation are:

• pronouns, the Objective Case of personal pronouns, the possessive pronouns;

• the Present Simple tense;

• the place of the time expressions in sentences with strong and weak verbs as a predicate;

• dialogue "My working day".

H/w:

2. Pronouns.

3. The Present Simple tense.

4. The place of the time expressions often, always etc. in a sentence with a weak verb and a strong verb.

5. The third person singular in the present simple tense.

6. Dialogue "My working day".

7. Profile " My working day ".

For self-work hours: New Edition Grammar Practice for Elementary Students by E.Walker, S.Elsworth, Pearson Education Ltd, 2000: pp.4-5, 7, 20-27, 45.

Lesson 5

Objective:

• to keep a social conversation going.

Tasks:

• to be able to use infinitive and its transforms in problem situations;

• to ask and answer questions about interests and business career;

• to share activities with your partner.