2. Present Simple Richard and Sarah work in the same office. What time do they start work? Sarah arrives at work at 9 o'clock but Richard doesn’t get to the office until 10 o’clock. Where are they? Do you think they work together?

3. Form affirmative: I speak, You speak, She speaks. interrogative: Do I speak? Do you speak? Does she speak? negative: I do not speak. You do not speak. She does not speak.

4. Spelling Rules + s opens, puts, ss, sh, ch, x, o + es scratches, mixes, does vowel + y + s says, plays consonant + y → ies tries, cries

5. Use Mr Gibson is a businessman. He lives in New York. He usually starts work at 9 am. He often stays at the office until late in the evening. What is his job? Where does he live? Do these things happen every day or these days?

6. Use 1 We use the Present Simple to talk about permanent states, repeated actions and daily routines.

7. Use The moon moves round the earth. Is it true that the moon moves round the earth?

8. Use 2 We use the present simple to talk about general truths or laws of nature.

9. Use The bus leaves in ten minutes. Is the bus leaving now? When does it leave?

10. Use 3 We use the present simple to talk about timetables or programmes.

11. Use He kicks the ball and passes it to Dawson. What are they doing? What is the commentator saying? When is this happening?

12. Use 4 We use the present simple for sports commentaries, reviews and narration.

13. Pronunciation /s/ in verbs ending in /f/, /k/, /p/, /t/ sounds coughs, takes, helps, repeats / ɪ z/ in verbs ending in /s/, / ʃ /, / ʧ /, / ʤ /, /z/ kisses, washes, touches, changes, loses /z/ in verbs ending in any other sound gives, says, runs, plays

14. Time Expressions usually every day/week/month/year on Mondays in the morning/in the afternoon always often