lunes, 30 de enero de 2012

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

when do we use the simple present tense?
when the action is repeated
what auxiliary verb do we do?  do/does
negative: do not/ does not
          don´t   doesn´t
what happens to the verb? we-add
s or es to he/she/it in the affirmative structure.
affirmative structure: subject + verb + complement + .
( s/es to he/she,it) the 3rd person singular
rule: when a verb ends in s,sh,ch,o,x,z
add, es to the 3rd person singular
rule: when a verb ends in "y" and the previous letter is a consonant change the "y" to "i" and add "es"
example:
study
studies
fly-flies
rule: when a verb ends in "y" and the previous letter is a vowel, add "s" to the 3rd person singular
example:
play-plays

SOCIAL CONTRACT= CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT.

Expectations.80 hrs.
-learn to speak-common english.
- read.
- comprehension.
- fluency.
- pronunciation.
- use punctuation.
- vocabulary.
- listening comprehension.
- writing correctly.
- 4 skills = abilities.
Academic contract.- practice speaking.
- practice 4 skills.
- participate in class.
Do homework.- listen to music.
- listen to movies.
- listen to videos.
- read articles.
- read stories.
- read newspapers.
- BLOG.
- translations.
- pay attention.
- do laboratory exercises.
Social contract = classroom environment. respectful.
- friendly.
- punctual.
- quiet.
- things not studied.
- no noise.
- safe.
- honest.
- just.
- only english in class.
- no caps.
- no food, drinks, cigarrettes.
- no fooling around.
- participate = partice more more!.
- no cell phones.
- cleanliness.
- eat 1 fruit in class.
- celebrate birthdays.