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SIMPLE PRESENT
Read the box with the class and answer the question: Where is Charlie Brown? Why he does needs to leave?
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In today’s lesson we are going to practice the present simple. The Present Simple tense is the most basic tense is English and uses the base form of the verb. We use the present simple to talk about something that is true now – in the present.
We use the present simple to talk about:
Routines – I play football every day
Facts – the human body has 206 bones.
In the simple present tense, regular verbs stay the same except in the third person singular form.
	I
	play
	You
	play
	He
She 
It 
	
plays
	We 
	play
	You 
	Play
	They 
	play
STRUCTURE
Affirmative: subject + verb + object
Ex: I drink water / we eat popcorn.
Negative: Subject + don’t/doesn’t + verb in base form + complement
Ex: I don’t like milk. 
Interrogative: Do/does + subject + verb + complement
Ex: Does she watch TV every day? 
EXERCISES
1) White the correct form of the verb for the third singular person
a) -study
b) -listen
c) -brush
d) -do 
2) Write sentences about people habits.
Example: usually / in the afternoon. They usually have tea in the afternoon
a) Often / on Saturday mornings. ______________________________________
b) Always / after dinner ________________________________________
c) Often / go to shopping. _______________________________________
 
ADJECTIVES
Find in the comics the three adjectives presents: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Different from Portugues, the English adjectives does’t have a number or gender, with exception from the demonstrative prounon (in singular: this, that and in the plural these, those) and the possessives (my, you, his, its and our, your, their).
As a basic rule, adjectives are always used before the nouns they modify
Example: a beautiful day / an old house / the main topic / the whole time
EXERCISES
1) In this activity, look in the box below for ideas about adjectives and make example sentences, putting the adjectives in the correct order.
	Opinion
	Size
	Age
	Shape
	Colour
	Origin
	Material
	Beautiful
Ugly
Sweet
Delicious
Disgusting
Happy
Sad
	Big
Small
Tall
Short
	Young
Old
Middle-aged
Ancient
Infantile
New
	Round
Square
Triangular
	Red
Blue
Striped
Multi-coloured
Yellow
Beige
	American
British
Chinese
Italian
French
	Wooden
Steel
Plastic
Paper
Cardboard
Examples: 
I own a beautiful, new, red sweater. 
My blue, American baseball cap is my favourite.
a) _______________________________________________________
b) _______________________________________________________
c) _______________________________________________________
d) 
2) Choose the correct form (adjective or adverb). 
a. John held the plate _________________. (careful / carefully) 
b. Julia is a _________________ person. (careful / carefully) 
c. I ran _________________ to the station. (quick / quickly) 
d. The journey was _________________. (quick / quickly) 
e. You look _________________. Didn’t you sleep well? (tired / tiredly) 
f. The baby rubbed her eyes _________________. (tired / tiredly) 
g. She sang _________________. (happy / happily) 
MODAL VERBS
Read the following comic strip and look at the use of the modal verb SHOULD. Then, choose the correct information about it: 
a) O verbo "should", na tirinha, indica sugestão.
b) O verbo "should", na tirinha, indica obrigação.
c) O verbo "should", na tirinha, indica ausência de necessidade.
MODAL VERBS are a small group of verbs that are used with other verbs to change their meaning in the sentence in various ways. Modal Verbs are used with other verbs (in front of a verb) to express the speaker’s opinion at the time of speaking. They express the speaker’s attitude towards an event, a situation or the person they are speaking to.
We use Modal Verbs not for situations / things that have definitely happened, but to talk about things we expect, which are possible, which we think are necessary, which we are not sure about. 
The English Modal Verbs are: can, could, may, might, must, should, shall, will e would.
EXERCISES
1. Underline the modal verb in each of the sentences below. What is their meaning in each context? 
	Ability
	Possibility/
probability
	Asking for/ giving Permission
	Prohibition
	Polite requests
	Suggestion/ invitation/
advice
	Obligation
(self-imposed or not) 
	Moral obligation
	Necessity
(or not)
	Offering assistance
	A past habit
	Daring attitude
	Logical deduction
( aff. or neg.
	1
	2
	3
	4
	5
	6
	7
	8
	9
	10
	11
	12
	13
a) Can “money” have a plural form? ………………………………..
b) You mustn’t light fires in a forest. ………………………………..
c) May I come tomorrow? ………………………………..
d) It might get worse in the future. ………………………………..
e) People should keep oceans clean. ………………………………..
f) Shall I turn on the TV? ………………………………..
g) Can you really get addicted to fast food? ………………………………..
h) You needn’t to buy a drink: this bottle of water is enough for both of us. ………………………………..
3) Write five sentences about you using the Modal Verbs. 
a) __________________________________________________________
b) __________________________________________________________
c) __________________________________________________________
d) __________________________________________________________
e) __________________________________________________________
PREPOSITIONS
· Can you find the prepositions present in the charge? Make a circle on them.
Prepositions are short words that usually came after nouns, but sometimes it can appear after gerund verbs. The prepositions are very common in English Language, and use it in almost ever single sentence they say. 
PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
IN – usamos o “in” para meses, anos, séculos e longos períodos.
· Her birthday is in December. 
· My daughter was born in 2001. 
· The film is set in the next century.
· We will meet again in the summer. 
ON – usamos o “on” para dias da semana e datas.
· The meeting is on November 21th. 
· The party is on Friday. 
· Americans usually have a barbecue on Independence Day. 
AT – usamos o “at” para horas e um tempo preciso.
· The class starts at three o’clock. (A aula começa às três horas.)
· I usually read a book at bedtime. (Eu normalmente leio um livro na hora de dormir.)
BY – usamos “by” para indicar o tempo em que uma ação deve se concretizar. 
· By the next I will have finished reading this novel
· They will have finished building the house by the end of the year. 
PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
IN FRONT OF - A band plays their music in front of an audience.
· The teacher stands in front of the students.
· The man standing in the line in front of me smells bad.
· Teenagers normally squeeze their zits in front of a mirror.
BEHIND - Behind is the opposite of In front of. It means at the back (part) of something.
· When the teacher writes on the whiteboard, the students are behind him (or her).
· Who is that person behind the mask?
· I slowly down because there was a police car behind me.
BETWEEN - normally refers to something in the middle of two objects or things (or places).
· There are mountains between Chile and Argentina.
· The number 5 is between the number 4 and 6.
· There is a sea (The English Channel) between England and France.
ACROSS FROM / OPPOSITE - Across from and Opposite mean the same thing. It usually refers to something being in front of something else BUT there is normally something between them like a street or table. It is similar to saying that someone (or a place) is on the other side of something.
· I live across from a supermarket (= it is on the other side of the road)
· The chess players sat opposite each other before they began their game.
(= They are in front of each other and thereis a table between them)
NEXT TO / BESIDE - Next to and Beside mean the same thing. It usually refers to a thing (or person) that is at the side of another thing.
· At a wedding, the bride stands next to the groom.
· Guards stand next to the entrance of the bank.
· He walked beside me as we went down the street.
· In this part of town there isn't a footpath beside the road so you have to be careful.
NEAR / CLOSE - Near and Close to mean the same thing. It is similar to next to / beside but there is more of a distance between the two things.
· The receptionist is near the front door.
· This building is near a subway station.
· We couldn't park the car close to the store.
· Our house is close to a supermarket.
ABOVE / OVER - Above and Over have a similar meaning. The both mean "at a higher position than X" but above normally refers to being directly (vertically) above you.
· Planes normally fly above the clouds.
· There is a ceiling above you.
· There is a halo over my head. ;)
· We put a sun umbrella over the table so we wouldn't get so hot.
· Our neighbors in the apartment above us are rally noisy.
Over can also mean: physically covering the surface of something and is often used with the word All as in All over.
· There water all over the floor.
· I accidentally spilled red wine all over the new carpet.
Over is often used as a Preposition of Movement too.
UNDER / BELOW - Under and Below have a similar meaning. They mean at a lower level. (Something is above it).
· Your legs are under the table.
· Monsters live under your bed.
· A river flows under a bridge.
· How long can you stay under the water?
· Miners work below the surface of the Earth.
EXERCICIOS
1) Complete as orações abaixo com as preposições adequadas: 
a) We know much more ____________ genetics now. 
b) She was walking ____________ the beach. 
c) That happened ____________ the war. 
d) Peter is ____________kids who are like him. 
e) Look ____________ you and you’ll see.
2) Choose the correct preposition
a) They’ll come back in / on two weeks
b) We went abroad in / on the fall
c) We always have a family gathering at / on Christmas Day
d) Antonio has been out employee for / since last October
e) He works in that shop from / since 10 to 4. 
f) Helena works from / for morning until / before evening. 
READING
This activity english is a propasal to students of high school year. Focuses in questions of Reading and interpretation of text. 
Storyline
The vampire brothers Damon and Stefan Salvatore, eternal adolescents, having been leading "normal" lives, hiding their bloodthirsty condition, for centuries, moving on before their non-aging is noticed. They are back in the Virginia town where they became vampires. Stefan is noble, denying himself blood to avoid killing, and tries to control his evil brother Damon, who promised to Stefan an eternity of misery. Stefan falls in love with schoolgirl Elena, who has an uncanny resemblance to the Salvatore brothers old love, Katherine; and whose best friend Bonnie is a witch. Written by KGF Vissers
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1405406/
1) O texto acima:
a) Apresenta o enredo da série The Vampire Diaries.
b) Relata sobre o primeiro capítulo da série The Vampire Diaries.
c) Relata apenas sobre a história da estudante Elena da série The Vampire Diaries.
d) Apresenta o episódio final da série The Vampire Diaries.
2) Write True (T) or False (F).
a. ( )Stefan is noble. 
b. ( ) Damon, who promised to Stefan an eternity of misery. 
c.( ) Stefan falls in love with schoolgirl Elena. 
d.( ) Elena, who has an uncanny resemblance to the Salvatore brothers old love, Katherine. 
e.( ) Bonnie is a witch.(Bonnie é uma guardiã.) 
PRESENT CONTINUOS
Hear the music The Last Time, from Taylor Swift and try to find the Present Continuos to complet the blanks. 
	The Last Time
And right before your eyes
_’_ _____
No past, no reasons why (…)
This is the last time _’_ _____ you this
Put my name at the top of your list (…)
And right before your eyes
____’_ ____ (…)
The present continuous is made from the present tense of the verb be and the –ing form of a verb:
	I am
	working
	You are
	playing
	He is
	talking
	She is
	living
	It is
	eating
	We are
	staying
	They are
	sleeping
We use the present continuous to talk about:
· activities at the moment of speaking:
Please be quiet. The children are sleeping.
· future plans or arrangements:
Mary is going to a new school next term.
What are you doing next week?
EXERCISES
Complete the sentences.
Use the present continuous form of the verb in brackets. Use contractions where possible.
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1. You  (use) my mobile phone!
2. My dad (wash) his car.
3. It (not rain) today.
4. Who (she / chat) to now?
5. What (you / do) at the moment?
6. We (sit) on the train.
7. The students(have) lunch in the canteen.
8. 'Are you making dinner?' 'Yes, I.'
2) Selecione a forma correta do verbo no PRESENT CONTINUOUS para completar a frase: 
A) John is __________ lunch right now.
( ) haveing
( ) having
B) We are __________ English.
( ) studying
( ) studing 
D) Ana is __________ her book every day.
( ) Reading
( ) readyin