Present Simple: understanding the rules

Section role: supports the 'Mapping the Habitual Patterns' section while the teacher formalizes the rules of the Present Simple tense and addresses misconceptions using explicit visual examples. Slides: (1) Title — 'The Present Simple Tense: Your Daily Habits'; (2) What is the Present Simple? — bullets: talks about routines, habits, and facts, builds on zookeeper's schedule from Section 2; (3) 'I', 'You', 'We', 'They' — bullets: uses the base form of the verb, example: 'I eat breakfast every day'; (4) 'He', 'She', 'It' — bullets: verb ends in -s or -es, example: 'She eats breakfast every day', connection to 'The lion eats' from Section 2; (5) When to add '-es' — bullets: verbs ending in -ch, -sh, -s, -x, -z, -o, examples: 'watch' becomes 'watches', 'go' becomes 'goes'; (6) Frequency Adverbs — bullets: 'always', 'never', 'often', 'sometimes', 'usually', examples: 'He always brushes his teeth', 'They never forget their homework'; (7) Avoiding Common Errors — bullets: do not use 'am/is/are' with action verbs in Present Simple, incorrect: 'I am eat', correct: 'I eat'; (8) Recap and Practice — two quick example sentences for students to complete, one 'I' and one 'He/She'. Closing slide: 'What is one new thing you learned about describing habits?' — hands control back to the teacher for further discussion or worksheet setup for Section 4.

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