Lesson 6B: Do you like mornings?
This lesson begins with the context of a questionnaire about typical morning activities. This leads into learning the vocabulary to talk about daily routines. The grammar focus is on using adverbs of frequency. We have deliberately limited the choice of adverbs to the four most common ones – always, never, usually, and sometimes. The focus is on their position with the simple present.
Lesson 6A: He speaks English at work
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Lesson 6A: He speaks English at work
This lesson introduces the third person singular (he, she, it) of the simple present. This is the only verb form in the present tense that is diffrent, as there is a change to the verb ending (+ -s or -es, e.g., works, teaches) and where a diffrent auxiliary is used (does / doesn’t). For this reason, a whole lesson has been devoted to this point and beginners will need time to assimilate it. The lesson context is people who use languages that are not their fist language for work. The new grammar point is presented through a dialogue in which an American
Practical English: What time is it?
In this lesson, Sts learn how to tell the time. There are two possible ways of telling the time in English: hour + minutes, e.g., six thirty, and minutes before (to) or after the hour, e.g., twenty to six. Sts will hear both if they travel to an English speaking country. To avoid confusing Sts with two forms, the focus here is on the second method for saying the time. Teachers may want to point out the alternative to Sts so they will recognize it if they hear it. After Sts have learned and practiced telling the time, they practice the intonation ofWh- and yes / no questions.