Parts of the day

In this video, Norman presents the parts of the day with a nice short song. Enjoy it!

Telling the time

Now we're going to learn how to tell the time in English.

If someone asks: What time is it?

What should we say? First, have a look!

The image above is very helpful to tell the time. Now pay attention to the video.

http://youtu.be/3icBxO6Wjz0

Now try to tell these times!

Present Simple Activities

LINKS:
Form of the Present Simple
http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/present_1.htm
http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/present_2.htm
http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/pres_simple_quest1.htm

QUIZ:   http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/65.html

MORE ACTIVITIES:
http://www.theyellowpencil.com/topresent1.html
http://www.englishmaven.org/HP6/Present%20Tense%20Exercise%206.htm
http://www.englishmaven.org/HP6/Present%20Tense%20Exercise%204.htm
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-28975.php
http://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/PresSimpNeg1Spt.htm
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?03
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?04
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-exercise-2.html

PRESENT SIMPLE: grammar theory

FORM

[VERB] + s/es in third person

Examples:
You speak English.
Do you speak English?
You do not speak English.

USE 1 Repeated Actions

Use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do.

Examples:
I play tennis.
She does not play tennis.
Does he play tennis?
The train leaves every morning at 8 AM.
The train does not leave at 9 AM.
When does the train usually leave?
She always forgets her purse.
He never forgets his wallet.
Every twelve months, the Earth circles the Sun.
Does the Sun circle the Earth?


USE 2 Facts or Generalisations

The Simple Present can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact was true before, is true now, and will be true in the future. It is not important if the speaker is correct about the fact. It is also used to make generalizations about people or things.

Examples:
Cats like milk.
Birds do not like milk.
Do pigs like milk?
California is in America.
California is not in the United Kingdom.
Windows are made of glass.
Windows are not made of wood.
New York is a small city. It is not important that this fact is untrue.

Seasons of the year

There are four seasons. They are:

Now play this video and say the seasons.

Indefinite articles

In English, indefinite articles are: a/an.
We use a before consonant sounds: a pen      a desk      a teacher
We use an before vowel sounds:   an apple      an ice cream        an opera

ACTIVITY
Write a or an.
____ cat
____ dog
____ owl
____ footballer
____ glass
____ egg
____ film
____ telephone
____ umbrella
____ train
____ opera singer
____boy
____ girl
____ island
____ exercise book
____ activity  

Numbers...30!

Do you remember the numbers from 1 to 20? Today let's have a look to numbers from 21 to 30.
21: twenty-one
22: twenty-two
23: twenty-three
24: twenty-four
25: twenty-five
26: twenty-six
27: twenty-seven
28: twenty-eight
29: twenty-nine
30: thirty

Can you count now from 30 to 40? It's easy!

Greetings in English

This is a video with the basic greetings in English. Can you repeat them?

Small dialogues

1. Order the sentences in the correct order.

     My name's Claudia.

     Hello, Claudia.

 1  Hello. I'm Jean. What's your name?

     Fine, thanks.

     Hi, Massimo. How are you?

     Hello, Petra.

     Very well, thanks. And you?

2. Put the words in the correct order.

1    you / How / are?       How are you?

2     thanks / Very / well

3     James / is / This

4     name / What's / your ?

5    name's / Raquel / My

Pronouns

Let's review the pronouns in English.
Do you remember them?

Watch the video and write down the pronouns you see.

Practice the verb "to be"

Here are some videos to practice the verb "to be". They are interactive, so you have to click on the answers to do the whole activity. 

Numbers 1-20

Do you know how to count from 1 to 20? If you do, then play this video to review and improve your knowledge of numbers.

The verb "to be"

The verb "to be" is very important, it's a basic verb to communicate in English. Here is a video explaining the theory about this English verb.