SES S I ON 2

PRESE NT CO NTINUO US
SIMPLE PRESENT VS
 SIMPLE PRESENT
AFFIRMATIVE: SUBJECT+VERB IN PRESENT + COMPLEMENT

• I finish work late.

• You travel everyday. We use the simple
present to describe
• We study English every Wednesday. habits, unchanging
situations, general
• They play soccer in the afternoon. truths, and fixed
arrangements.
 SIMPLE PRESENT

He gets up early

In the third J.K. Rowling writes interesting books

person (he,
she, it) we
usually add –s Mike washes the dishes.
to the verb.

The baby cries when he is hungry

 SIMPLE PRESENT
NEGATIVE: SUBJECT+AUXILIARY (DO-DOES)- NOT+ VERB IN PRESENT + COMPLEMENT

• I don’t finish work late. • She doesn’t play tennis.

• You don’t travel everyday. • He doesn’t drink coffee.

• We don’t study English every Wednesday. • It doesn’t eat chocolate.

• They don’t play soccer in the afternoon.

 SIMPLE PRESENT
INTERROGATIVE: AUXILIARY (DO-DOES)+ SUBJECT+ VERB IN PRESENT + COMPLEMENT
+ QUESTION MARK

• Does She play tennis?

• Do you finish work late? Yes, I do Yes, she does
• Do you travel everyday?. No, I don’t • Does He drink coffee?

• Do they study English every Wednesday?. No, he doesn’t

• Does it eat chocolate?
PRACTICE
https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/
Present_Simple/Present_Simple_Tense_qh2408749jn
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS
AFFIRMATIVE: SUBJECT+VERB TO BE IN PRESENT + VERB-ING+
COMPLEMENT

• Now, you are studying English. We use the present

• I am meeting my friends today. continuous to
describe actions at

• We are having breakfast right now. the moment of

speaking

• At the moment, she is running to the school.

 PRESENT CONTINUOUS
NEGATIVE: SUBJECT+VERB TO BE IN PRESENT + NOT+ VERB-ING+
COMPLEMENT

• I am not working late today.

• She is not going out this friday .
• We aren’t studying French right now.
• At the moment, they aren’t playing soccer.
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS
INTERROGATIVE: VERB TO BE IN PRESENT + SUBJECT + VERB-ING+
COMPLEMENT

• Are you eating in class?

• Is she wearing a black jacket?
• Are you going to the hospital?
PRACTICE SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS

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 FOOD VOCABULARY

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 COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE
• COUNT NOUNS: You can say a number before these nouns
(which have a plural form) you can also use a/an. You can
count them.
AN ORANGE- A PEN- TEN PEOPLE- 20 CHAIRS
• NONCOUNT NOUNS: You can’t say a number or a/an before
these nouns. These can’t be counted, these included liquids,
substances and materials.
A PASTA- THREE BREAD… RICE, FRUIT, WATER, ETC
CHOOSE TO COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION
• A: To make Satay we need any/some chicken. Can you buy a/some kilo when you go to the
supermarket?

• B: Sure
• A: And we need a/an onion
• B: There are any/some onions in the cupboard. Can we have a salad with it?
• A: Good idea
• B: We need a/some tomatoes.
• A: And I’d like a/some olive oil as well. There isn’t any/some left.
• B: Ok. So we need any/some chicken, tomatoes, and olive oil. Anything else?
QUANTIFIERS
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 MY TOP FIVE FOOD MARKERS
Supermarkets are good for everyday shopping. There’s a lot of different food here and there’s
But food markets are great for fresh food and also a great restaurant upstairs. Go at around
local dishes. Here are my top five markets from 6 a.m. and have some tasty noodles for
around the world. breakfast.
1. St. Lawrence Market, Toronto, Canada 4. La Vucciria, Palermo, Italy
This food market, in downtown Toronto, is 200 There aren’t many markets in the world with
years old. It has well over 100 shops with live music. But in Palermo, musicians play and
every kind of meat and seafood. Shoppers visit sing for shoppers. Its a great atmosphere!
from all over the world. 5. Haymarket, Boston, USA
2. Castries Market, St. Lucia This market is almost 200 years old and
Naturally, this island in the Caribbean has a famous with food lovers. It’s open during
market famous for fish and fruit. Buy some daylight hours every Friday and Saturday and
bananas for lunch and some fish for dinner. it’s good to go early. There isn’t much food for
And try the local sauce - it’s very hot! sale late in the day!
3. Kreta Ayer Wet Market, Singapore
 READING COMPREHENSION
• 1. What’s good about supermarkets?
• 2. Why does the writer like food markets?
• 3. How old is the St. Lawrence market?
• 4. What is hot in Castries Market?
• 5. What is upstairs at Kreta Ayer Wet Market?
• 6. What can you hear in La Vucciria?
• 7. When is Haymarket open?

Talk about your city food markets: when, where, how, what…