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INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA LICEO ANTIOQUEÑO Versión:2.2

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16/01/2022

ADJUSTABLE LEARNING INFORMATION SHEET

SUBJECT: ENGLISH GRADE: 9TH TERM: 1 SHEET Nº: 1

TEACHERS: Jimmy O Abadía STUDENT: GROUP: TELEPHONE:

P
Patricia Estepa Quiroz

STRUCTURE: The ones related

to the topics

GOAL: Students will develop

different activities that allow
them to continue working in the
development of the language
skills.

TOPICS PERFORMANCE ITEMS

❖ Simple Present ⮚ Students will complete activities using the

Present Simple and present continuous.

❖ Present Progressive ⮚ Students will use present continuous to write

about the actions in progress.

❖ Reading comprehension ⮚ Students should read and answer some

and vocabulary questions about reading.

Worksheet # 1 Weeks: 1,2,3,4,5 and 6

INSTRUCTIONS:

During the following weeks, from January 24th to March 04th, you will be working on the development of this
worksheet that has a range of activities; besides, you should face a written quiz where you present your
understanding about the themes applied in the worksheets done so far having the intention of continuing
applying the knowledge acquired related to the topics presented. Use the different classes to talk about the
questions and/or doubts you have related to the worksheet.
THESE ACTIVITIES WILL BE COMPLETED ON:
DATES ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITIES FIRST DAY LAST DAY

1. Activity # 1 January 31st February 04th

2. Activity # 2 February 07th February 11th

3. Activity # 3 February 14th February 18th

WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEO: [Link]

1. PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE

Answer the following question (in English)

1. What are the rules of Present Simple?

2. How do you explain Simple Present Tense?
3. What is the difference between Simple Present and Present Progressive?
4. What are the rules of Present Continuous Tense?

2. English Grammar Rules

Simple Present Tense
The simple present tense in English is used to describe an action that is regular, true or normal.
We use the present tense:
1. For repeated or regular actions in the present time period.

● I take the train to the office.

● The train to Berlin leaves every hour.
● John sleeps eight hours every night during the week.
2. For facts.

● The President of The USA lives in The White House.

● A dog has four legs.
● We come from Switzerland.

3. For habits.

● I get up early every day.

● Carol brushes her teeth twice a day.
● They travel to their country house every weekend.

4. For things that are always / generally true.

● It rains a lot in winter.

● The Queen of England lives in Buckingham Palace.
● They speak English at work.

Verb Conjugation & Spelling

We form the present tense using the base form of the infinitive (without the TO).
In general, in the third person we add 'S' in the third person.

Subject Verb The Rest of the sentence

I / you / we / speak / learn English at home

they
he / she / it speaks / learns English at home

The spelling for the verb in the third person differs depending on the ending of that verb:
1. For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -Z we add -ES in the third person.
2. For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, we remove the Y and add -IES.
NOTE: For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we just add -S.

Negative Sentences in the Simple Present Tense

To make a negative sentence in English we normally use Don't or Doesn't with all verbs EXCEPT To
Be and Modal verbs (can, might, should etc.).
You will see that we add don't between the subject and the verb. We use Don't when the subject
is I, you, we or they.
When the subject is he, she or it, we add doesn't between the subject and the verb to make a negative
sentence. Notice that the letter S at the end of the verb in the affirmative sentence (because it is in third
person) disappears in the negative sentence. We will see the reason why below.
If you need more information about Simple Present use these links:
1. [Link]
2. [Link]
 Present Continuous Tense
How do we use the Present Continuous tense?
We use the Present Continuous to talk about:
● action happening now
● action in the future
● To make continuous verbs add -ing to the base verb:
● When the verb ends with a silent e, drop the e and add -ing:
● make becomes making. ...
● For short, one-syllable verbs, that end with consonant + vowel + consonant (CVC), we must double the last
consonant and then add -ing
The auxiliary verb (be) is conjugated in the Present Simple: am, are, is
The main verb is invariable in present participle form: -ing
For negative sentences we insert not between the auxiliary verb and the main verb.
For question sentences, we exchange the subject and the auxiliary verb.
Look at these example sentences with the Present Continuous tense:

  subject auxiliary verb   main verb  

+ I am   speaking to you.

+ You are   reading this.

- She is not staying in Bello

- We are not playing football.

? Is he   watching TV?

? Are they   waiting for John?

PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

The Simple Present Tense is used to talk about things that we do all the time. The Present Continuous Tense
is used to talk about things that are happening at the moment of speaking.
PRESENT SIMPLE
 ❖ Things that are always true.
❖ Things that happen all the times, repeatedly, often, sometimes, never, always, usually, seldom,
normally etc.
EXAMPLES:
- The sun rises in the east.
- She often wears blue.
- I play football
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
❖ Things that are happening now.
❖ Things that are happening around now; at the moment, at present, currently, nowadays, now, today,
right now.
EXAMPLES:
- The sun is not shining today.
- She’s wearing blue jeans.
- I’m playing a lot of tennis these days.

3. ENGLISH ACTIVITIES
EXERCISE NUMBER ONE
▪ Students will develop different exercises to differentiate the use of present simple and present
continuous.
A) Put the verb into the correct form – Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. “don’t talk so loudly!’ I (not/to talk) loudly.
2. He … ……. (know) all about the film.
3. Jane ………… (to talk) to a friend at the moment
4. He ……. (not/to work) on Sundays.
5. Margaret ……. (to love) music and dancing.
6. The dog ……… (to sleep) under the table at the moment.
7. He …… (not/like) his job.
8. I ...… (to think) she …… …… (to be) very pretty.
9. I ………. (always/to go) to bed very early
10. How often a day ……. (you/ to eat) ice-cream?
11. She ………. (often/ to clean) the house on Saturdays.
12. ……………… (they/to go) to the pub every evening?
13. They …………… (now/ to learn) to treat animals.
14. He …………… (to sit) on an armchair, … ……. (to smoke) a pipi.
15. Good students …………… (always/ to study) hard.
16. It……. (never/ to rain) in summer but it ………. (now/to rain).
17. They ……. (generally/ to arrive) early but today they … ………. (to come) late.
18. Teachers …………… (to teach).

EXERCISE NUMBER TWO

 ▪ Students will have an approach towards the Reading comprehension strategy when they need
to read and answer some questions.

B) Read the two texts carefully. Then answer the questions.

ISABEL
On Saturday morning I usually get up late and do the housework. Then I meet some friends in town for lunch
and go shopping in the afternoon.
But this Saturday is different! This morning Isabel got up early because today she's getting married. She's in
church with all her family and friends. She's wearing a white dress, and her husband is standing next to her.
MARK
On Christmas Day we usually all go to my parents’ house. We open our presents, then have a big lunch at
about 2.00 in the afternoon
But this Christmas is different! Mark and his wife are in Australia. They're visiting friends. This morning they
went to church, and now they're having a barbecue next to the swimming pool. It's hot and they're wearing
swimsuits.

1. What does Isabel usually do on Saturday mornings?

2. What is she doing this Saturday?
3. What does Mark usually do on Christmas day?
4. What is he doing this Christmas?
EXERCISE NUMBER THREE

▪ Students will develop different exercises to differentiate the use of present simple and present
continuous.

D. Put in the verbs in brackets in Simple Present or Present Progressive.

1. Andy sometimes _______ ______ comics. (to read)
2. We never _____ ___________ TV in the morning. (to watch)
3. Listen! Sandy _______________ in the bathroom. (to sing)
4. My sister usually ______________ in the kitchen. (to help)
5. My mother ________________ breakfast now. (to make)
6. They often __________________ the bathroom. (to clean)
7. Look! The boys _________________ home. (to come).
8. Every day his grandfather _______________ for a walk. (to go)
9. I ___________________ with my friend at the moment. (to chat)
10. Cats _________________ mice. (to eat)

4. FEEDBACK

NOTE: When the students finish the different activities, we will have an oral feedback about the topics
we were studying in the worksheet.

Quality criteria

Item/grade Needs Good Very good Outstanding

improvement

The student accomplishes the worksheet in 2.0 – 2.9 3.0 -4.0 4.0 – 4.5 4.6 -5.0
an organized and completed way.

The student is punctual at the moment of 2.0 – 2.9 3.0 -4.0 4.0 – 4.5 4.6 -5.0
 delivering the activities asked for (1, 2 and
3).

The student makes part of the synchronous 2.0 – 2.9 3.0 -4.0 4.0 – 4.5 4.6 -5.0
meetings to deal with topics related to the
tenses studied and the worksheet.

The student participates in the synchronous 2.0 – 2.9 3.0 -4.0 4.0 – 4.5 4.6 -5.0
and/or asynchronous meetings.

Elaborated by nineth graders teachers:

Jinmy Orley Abadía Pareja: jimolapa02@[Link]