Global Advanced English

Chapter One
Fact and Fiction
 Learning objectives

Present simple
Present continues for facts and
trends
Ellipses
 Present simple
Present Simple Present Continuous
•Things which are always true: •Things which are happening at the
Water boils at 100 degrees. moment of speaking: The water is
boiling now.
•Permanent situations (or •Temporary situations: Julie is
nearly permanent; true for a living in Paris for a few months
few years at least):Julie lives in (usually she lives in London).
London. •Situations which are slowly
changing: I'm getting better and
better at speaking English.
•Habits or things we do •Temporary or new habits: I'm
regularly:I drink coffee every drinking too much coffee these days
morning. because I'm so busy at work.
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•Future events which are
part of a timetable: My
plane leaves at eight
tonight.
•To talk about the future
after certain words ('when'
'until' 'after' 'before' 'as
soon as'):I'll call you when I
get home.
•Definite future plans:
I'm meeting John after
class today.
•To talk about people in
pictures and photos: In
this photo, my
mother is
walking beside a lake.
It ‘s always like this
always

on
Mondays never

once
sometimes
a week

every day often

usually
 PRESENT SIMPLE

We use the Present Simple to describe

habits, facts, states and regular
actions.
It is the most common tense in English.
 First:

We will divide the Pronouns into 2

groups.
I You We They
He She It
Positive Sentences-

Subject Rest of the

verb1
I + + sentence
You We They

The boys go to the pool.

 + +
verb1+s
Subject
es rest of the
ies sentence
He She It

The boy goes to the pool.

 Rules For Adding S To
He She It

1) We add es to the base form when the

verb ends with ch, sh, s, x, z, o

O
watch watches

S Sh Ch X Z
2) When the verb ends with Y and there is a
consonant before , we will drop it and add ies

fly fl flies

3) When a verb ends with y and there is a vowel

before, we will NOT drop the y and add just s
play plays
 LET’S PRACTISE
Fill in :
1) My brother sometimes _____ (go)
fishing.
2) The dolls _____ (sit) on the shelf.
3) The boys ______ (play) on the beach every
summer.
4) The girl ______ (brush) her hair twice a
day.
 LET’S CHECK
Fill in :
1) My brother sometimes goes fishing.
2) The dolls sit on the shelf.
3) The boys play on the beach every summer.
4) The girl brushes her hair twice a day.
 Ellipses

The ellipsis is also known to some as dot-

dot-dot because it consists of three
periods, or dots, in a row.
At the end of this lesson, you will know
when to use ellipses in writing and how to
create ellipses when typing.
 Standard
Demonstrate command of the
conventions of standard English
capitalization, punctuation, and
spelling when writing.
a. Use punctuation (comma, ellipsis, dash)
to indicate a pause or break.
b. Use an ellipsis to indicate an omission.
c. Spell correctly.
 How to make an ellipsis
An ellipsis is made of three dots called
ellipsis points. Ellipses are exactly three
dots, not two or four.
Type three periods with spaces in
between.
An Ellipsis is a type of punctuation that
is used to indicate omission or pauses in
writing. It is made up of 3 dots
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Use an ellipsis to show an omission, or leaving out,

of a word or words in a quote. Use ellipses to
shorten the quote without changing the meaning.
For example:
"After school I went to her house, which was a few
blocks away, and then came home.“
Shorten the quote by replacing a few words with an
ellipsis. Remember, the meaning of the quote should
not change.
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If the ellipsis is in the place of a word or part of a
sentence, leave a space on each side of the ellipsis.
For example:   
(Without an ellipsis)
We went to the city, shopped, ate lunch and arrived
home after midnight.
(With an ellipsis, removing the words "shopped, ate
lunch")
We went to the city … and arrived home after
midnight.
 Usage 1
An Ellipsis can be used when quoting a text to
omit (leave out) part of the text.

This happens when the writer decides he/she

only needs a portion of a quotation to support
his/her claim.
He/she usually wants to leave out part of the
quotation that is in the middle.
 Example of Text Omitted from the Middle
Original quote: "Since graduating from
college in Washington, Eva had been
taking medicine to relieve the pain of her
rheumatoid arthritis" (Beito 119).

With ellipsis: "Since graduating. . . Eva

had been taking medicine to relieve the
pain of her rheumatoid arthritis" (Beito
119).
 Example of Text Omitted From the End
Original quote: "Cora's success and public
visibility seemed to destroy Andy’s own self-
esteem; he felt diminished in the eyes of the
community" (Beito 191).

With ellipsis: “Cora's success and public

visibility seemed to destroy Andy’s own self-
esteem. . ." (Beito 191).
 Usage 2

Use an ellipsis to indicate when a character

trails off in thinking or in speaking.

Example: Harold said, "I'm not so sure about

this. . ."
 Usage 3

Use an Ellipsis to indicate pauses or breaks

in the thought process or in conversation.

Example: Lucy said, “I am not sure what we

should have for dinner…how about some
McDonalds!”
 Lastly
Use an ellipsis with a period to shorten a quote.
If the ellipsis is followed by a period, then you will have 4 dots.
For example:
She said, "I like apples, oranges and bananas because they are all
fruits."
She said, "I like apples, oranges and bananas … ."
Use an ellipsis with a question mark after a trailing thought.
Examples: Why would he do that . . . ? Where is she . . . ?
Use an ellipsis with an exclamation point to show excitement after a
pause.
Examples:
Wow . . .!
I cannot believe you did that . . .!
 Home work
Prepare a study skills
on page 17
Thanks a lot
Any question