1. Unit 1 This is me! Grammar 1

2. Simple present tense( 一般现在时 ) 1.To learn to use the simple present tense to talk about :  Things are always true.  Things are true now.  Things that we do regularly.(habits,jobs,school work) 2. To make positive and negative statement I/You/We/They like fish. I/You/We/They don’t like milk. He/She/It likes fish. He/She/It doesn’t like milk.

3. To use the simple present tense when we talk about : Things are always true. 客观存在的事实 Things are true now. 目前存在的事实 Things that we do regularly. 经常做的事 3

4. Most verbs + swalk walks live lives Verbs ending in a consonant +y -y + iesfly flies study studies Verbs ending in ss, ch, sh or x + esmiss misses watch watches finish finishes fix fixes How to add “s” “es” to the verbs 7

5. Revision: Help Millie complete her profile. Use the words from the box. go have live love take talk like 1.She_______ in a flat in Beijing. 2.She_______breakfast at 7 a.m. 3.She_______to school with her friend. 4.She_______her cousin Andy very much. 5.She_______ to her classmates at lunchtime. 6.She_______ her dog for a walk every day. 7.She______reading. lives has goes loves talks takes likes 1

6. Complete the sentences. Use the simple present tense of the verbs in brackets 1.My father_______(listen) to the radio every day. 2.Mike_______ (study) in a middle school. 3.She______(take) Eddie for a walk after supper. 4.He_______(wash) clothes with his hands. 5.Simon ______ (pass) the ball to Daniel. 6.Miss Li_______ (teach) Chinese. 7.Look at the animal, it ____ four legs. listens takes studies washes passes teaches has 8

7. Change the following sentences after the models. 1.I like red. (green) 2.They like apples. (oranges) 3.We take a bus to school on foot every day. (walk to school) Model 1: I like fish. (meat) I don’t like meat. Model 2. He likes reading. (writing) He doesn’t like writing. I don’t like green. They don’t like orange. We don’t walk to school every day. 10

8. 4. His brother plays football after school. (play basketball) 5. It looks like a cat. (hat) 6. She has a dog at home. (a cat) Model 1: I like fish. (meat) I don’t like meat. Model 2. He likes reading. (writing) He doesn’t like writing. His brother doesn’t play basketball. It doesn’t look like a hat. She doesn’t have a cat at home. 11

9. Complete the sentences. Use the proper verb forms in brackets 1. Jordan _______(play) basketball. He ___________(not play) football. 2. I _______(go) swimming on Sunday. But I___________ (not go) shopping. 3. My cousins _______(enjoy) computer games. But they __________(not enjoy) ball games. 4. You _______(like) fish. But he ___________(not like) fish. plays doesn’t play go don’t go enjoy don’t enjoy like doesn’t like 12