Wednesday, November 8, 2023

SSP Tokyo, Vocabulary Review Plus Lesson

 By Nate Feldman

*Complete the sentence with the correct words

acquaintances    colleagues   classmates   educator    girlfriend    leader 

1. Susan and I work at the same company.  We are _____________________.

2. Josh and I go to the same university.  We are ________________________in Biology class.

3. I talk to Seth sometimes, but I really don't know him.  We are just ______________________.

4. I went to the movies with Debbie and bought her a present.  Now, she is my _____________________.

5. Mr. Nate is an _______________________.  He teaches us English.  

6. The manager is the ______________________of the company.  


*Introduce people 


*Difference between Simple Present and Present Continuous 

Simple Present: (Habits) 

*I come to ELS every day. 

*I wake up at 6:00 AM every day.

*I visit my family every weekend

XI am go to the gym in the evenings.

*I go to the gym in the evenings.

 

I go

You go

He/She/it goes

We go

They go

 

Examples:

Alice studies at ELS. 

Ahmed plays soccer with his friends on the weekend. 

Yuki lives in the dormitory. 

Angie works here. 

Miku reads books. 

 

I work at ELS.  I don’t work in New York. 

Ahmed studies at ELS.  He doesn’t study at Temple. 

 

Use don’t/doesn’t for negative

I don’t study.  I don’t read.  I don’t like.  I don’t write.  I don’t understand you.  I don’t live here.

He doesn’t study here.  Her brother doesn’t study here. 

I study English.  I don’t study Turkish. 

 

 

Present Continuous: Right now

 

Right now, I am teaching you grammar.  I am not listening to music. 

You are not listening to me right now, and actually, you don’t ever listen to me!!!!!!

 

I am talking to you.

You are studying. 

He is sleeping in the back of the room.

She is watching the screen.

We are having a lesson.

They are having a class in the other room.

 

Simple Present: You yell at me every day, and I am sick of your abuse!!

Present Continuous: Why are you yelling at me??!!!!!


*Discussion questions:

1. What do you do every day?

2. What are you doing this month?

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