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Module 1
I. General Information
Course: _​English 1​______________________ Code: __​ ​INE 0208​___
Hours 4 Unit duration: ​10 days

Specific Objectives:
The student will be able to use the simple present making sure to take in consideration
the exception and the specific rules of the use in regular and irregular verbs in Simple
present.

Skills to Develop:
● Can produce simple, mainly isolated phrases about people and places.in the
Simple present
● Can describe him/herself, what he/she does and where he/she lives.
● Can ask and answer questions about him/herself and other people, where they
live, people they know, things they have.
● Can ask for things and give people things.
● Can follow speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with long pauses
for him/her to assimilate meaning.
● Can understand and extract essential information from short, recorded passages
dealing with predictable everyday matters which are delivered slowly and
clearly.
● Can understand very short, simple texts a single phrase at a time, picking up
familiar names, words and basic phrases and rereading as required.
● Can get an idea of the content of simpler informational material and short,
simple descriptions, especially if there is visual support.
● Can identify specific information in simpler written material he/she encounters
such as websites and short online articles.
● Can write simple, isolated phrases and sentences.
● Can ask for or pass on personal details in written form.

Forum Description:
After reading the material, the student will be able to participate in the discussion forum
and:
- Practice the simple present tense in different verbs.
- Describe themselves and others using statements and phrases.

Activities Description:

You will practice via clearly staged activities in the Grammar Practice, Vocabulary
Practice, and Communication Practice sections. Please remember to log in and use the
available resources as: The Personal Best Language App. The Workbook, and the
Richmond Learning Platform.

Homework Description:
They cover grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation and use accessible graded texts or
audio to contextualize the language poin
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II. Content
Simple Present
Simple present is also called present simple.

The simple present expresses an action in the present taking place regularly, never or several
times. It is also used for actions that take place one after another and for actions that are set by a
timetable or schedule. The simple present also expresses facts in the present.

III. Content Development / Form

be
▪ am​ with the personal pronoun II
▪ is​ with the personal pronouns he, she or it (or with the singular form of nouns)
▪ are​ with the personal pronouns we, you or they (or with the plural form of nouns)
example: I am hungry.
Affirmative Negative Question
I I am I am ​not Am I?
I’m I’m not
He/ she/ it He is He is ​not Is he?
He’s He isn’t
You/ we/ You are You are ​not Are you?
they You’re You aren’t

have
▪ has ​with the personal pronouns he, she or it (or with the singular form of nouns)
▪ have​ with the personal pronouns I, we, you or they (or with the plural form of nouns)
example: I am hungry.
Affirmative Negative Question
I/ You/ We/they We have We have ​not Have I?
He/She/It He has He has ​not Is he?
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All other verbs

▪ the infinite verb (play) with the personal pronouns ​I,​ ​you​, ​we​ and ​they​ (or with the plural
form of nouns)
▪ the verb + ​s​ (plays) with the personal pronouns ​he​, ​she,​ ​it​ (or with the singular form of
nouns)
▪
Affirmative Negative Question
I/ You/ We/They I play I ​do​ not play Do I play?
I don’t play
He/she/it He plays He ​does​ not play Does he play?
He doesn’t play

EXCEPTIONS

The 3rd person singular is usually formed by adding ​s.​ But there are a few
exceptions to the rule:

The verbs ​can, may, might, must​ remain the same in all forms. So don't add ​s.​
example: he can, she may, it must

Verbs ending in ​o​ or a ​sibilant​ (ch, sh, s, x) add ​es​ ​instead of ​s​.
example: do - he does, wash - she washes

A final ​y​ after a consonant becomes ​ie​ before ​s.​

example: worry - he worries
But:​ A final ​y​ after a ​vowel​ (a, e, i, o, u) is not modified.

USE
● facts (something is generally known to be true)

The sun sets in the west.

The sun never sets in the east or south or north,

but always in the west.
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● action in the present taking place once, never or several times

Colin always plays soccer on Tuesdays.

Colin plays football regularly - every Tuesday.

In English, signal words are often used,
e.g.: ​always​, ​never​, ​seldom,​ ​often​, ​regularly​, ​every Monday​.

● actions in the present taking place one after another

She takes her bag and leaves.

First one action takes place and then the other.

● action set by a timetable or schedule

The train leaves at 9 pm. Although the action takes

place in the future, it takes place regularly and is set by
a time table.
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● verbs expressing states, possession, senses, emotions and mental

activity

I love her.
When you love someone, that's a state, a fact or emotion,
but not an action (like running for example). Whenever
you want to express a state, possession, sense or emotions,
use the simple form (not the progressive). The following
words all belong to this group:

be (state) realize (mental activity)

believe (mental activity) see (senses)
belong (possession) seem (feeling and emotion)
hate (feeling and emotion) smell (senses)
hear (senses) think (mental activity)
like (feeling and emotion) understand (mental activity)
love (feeling and emotion) want (feeling and emotion)
mean (mental activity) wish (feeling and emotion)
prefer (mental activity)
remain (state)

Signal Words

If you ever find these words in the sentence you might consider the next verb in use
is simple present
▪ always
▪ every ...
▪ often
▪ normally
▪ usually
▪ sometimes
▪ seldom

BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Rogers, M., Taylore-Knowles, J & Taylore-Knowles, S. (2014). Personal Best 1A Textbook.
(2nd Edition). Oxford, G.B.: Macmillan Education Elt.

2. English online for you, ​www.ego4u.com