English I

Class Two

Objective: To teach students how to develop verb skills

Teacher:Manuel Gonzalez

E-mail:mvga2012@yahoo.com
First we are going to work with verbs, and then we’ll continue with the
core activity.
In English there are four basic verbs that you must have a good
command of them, as the present tense as well as the simple past.
They are the following:
Infinitive( name of the verb ) Simple Present Simple Past
To Be(ser o estar) am, are, is was, were
To Have(tener o haber) have, has had
To Get(lograr,conseguir,etc) get, gets got
To Do(hacer) do, does did
Let’s ask questions and give short + or – answers.

Are you a venezuelan citizen? Yes, I am ; No, I’m not.

Was She in class yesterday morning? Yes, She was; No, She wasn’t

Now, watch the difference.

Do you have a car? Yes, I do; No. I don’t

Did you have a car last year? Yes I did; No, I didn’t.

Observe that, we don’t use any auxiliary verb with to be, but with other
verbs yes. neither with modals like can, may, must, will, would, should.
ought, have as haber,e.g., have you been in Margarita so far this year?,(Has
estado en Margarita en lo que va de este año). Another very impostant tip is
that the tense of the sentence is established by the verb to do( the auxiliary).
For example, Do you have……; Did you have…….; Do you do …….; Did
you do….., you see, the auxiliary do changes from present to past because
you are asking in present or past, but the verb of the sentence tener o ha-
cer never changes. Another example, Now let’s ask this way:
What does she do every morning?
What did she do yesterday morning?
What is she doing at the moment?
What will she do tomorrow?
Make Simple Present quetions and answer from the words in brackets.
(the President of the U.S.A./live/in N.Y.)-No,he/do/./He/live/in Washington)
Does the President of the USA live in NY?-No, he doen’t. He lives in Wa.
(modern trains/use/coal?-No,they/do/. /They/use/electricity.)
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(the Queen/often/wear/a crown?-No, she/do/. /She/usually/wear/ a hat.)
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(wine/come/from oranges?-No, it/do/. /It/come/from grapes.)
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Sri Lanka/export/coffee?-No, it/do/. It/export/tea.)
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(potatoes/grow/on bushes?-No, they/do/. They/grow/in the ground.)
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Let’s get into the core activity.

THE BARONI FAMILY

The Baroni family lives at 3904 Canal Street in New Orleans. There are four
members in the family. They are Mr. and Mrs. Baroni and their two children.
Roberto and Bruno.
The Baroni family lives in a small apartment. The apartment isn’t elegant,
but it is confortable. It has two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a
bathroom, All of the rooms are small. In front of the apartment, there is a
small yard. There are beautiful flowers around the apartment. There is a
small garage in back of the apartment.
Mr Baroni works in a factory. He likes to watch TV when he has free time.
Mrs. Baroni works in a large office downtown. She is a secretary. She likes
to read when she has free time. Roberto and Bruno go to Lake College.
They are good students and they study hard.
The Baroni are a nice family. They are busy and they work hard.
The next exercise is very useful for it combines question words and basic
verbs.
Exercise A: Simple Present Tense/Comprehension
Answer each question. Please make a complete sentence
Example: Where does the Baroni family live?
The Baroni family lives at 3904 Canal Street in New Orleans.

1. How many members are there in the family?

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2. How maní rooms does the apartment have?
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3. What is there in front of the apartment?
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4. What is there in back of the apartment?
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5. Where does Mr Baroni work?
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6. What does Mr, Baroni like to do?
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7. Where does Mrs. Baroni work?
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8. What does Mrs. Baroni like to do?
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9. What are Bruno and Roberto?
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10. How do they study?
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Bibliography: Material from JMV University, Miami, Florida, USA.

Grammar Spectrum 3, Oxford University Press.
Understanding and Using English Grammar. Betty S, Azar.