Episode 2: Small Talk
Pre-Listening
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- Warm-up Questions & Vocabulary
- Present Simple: Other Verbs
- Listening Practice
- Word Stress: Two Syllable Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Prepositions
- Rhythm: Sentence Stress
- Stop Consonants /t/ and /d/
- Intonation: Questions
- Fragments
- Reductions: I hear you, need to, What’s up?, How are you?
- Inference: Hesitation
- Review
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Grammar
Present Simple: Other Verbs
Why do we use present simple? Look at these examples: 1) She needs a doctor. 2) He rides a bike. 3) They usually come late.
a) to talk about routines, habits, and facts
b) to describe people, places, and things
c) to say something exists or is present
d) to describe an action happening now or for a period of time
We use present simple a) to talk about routines, habits, and facts.
Rules Example Positive Sentence:
Subject + Present Simple Verb
For (s)he/it, add -s or -es
He likes to go to the park.
We drive to Montreal on the weekends.
Negative Sentence:
Subject + Does not/Doesn’t + Base form of verb
(S)he/It doesn’t
I/We/You/They don’t
They don’t enjoy swimming.
She doesn’t spend a lot of time with friends.
Yes/No Question:
Do/Does + Subject + Base form of verb?
Does (s)he/it
Do I/we/you/they
Does it work well?
Do I want to do this?
Wh- Question:
Wh- word + Do/Does + Subject + Base form of verb?
Where do you run in the morning?
How much does she read before bed?
Wh- Question as Subject:
Wh- word + Present Simple Verb?
Who sits there?
What happens at noon?
| Rules | Example |
|---|---|
| Positive Sentence: Subject + Present Simple Verb
For (s)he/it, add -s or -es | He likes to go to the park. We drive to Montreal on the weekends. |
| Negative Sentence: Subject + Does not/Doesn’t + Base form of verb
(S)he/It doesn’t | They don’t enjoy swimming. She doesn’t spend a lot of time with friends. |
| Yes/No Question: Do/Does + Subject + Base form of verb?
Does (s)he/it | Does it work well? Do I want to do this? |
| Wh- Question: Wh- word + Do/Does + Subject + Base form of verb?
| Where do you run in the morning? How much does she read before bed? |
Wh- Question as Subject:
Wh- word + Present Simple Verb? | Who sits there? What happens at noon? |
Practice
- What do he do for a living?
- Is you go home at 5?
- She don’t eat a lot for breakfast.
- We are drink coffee every morning.
- How many do they has?
- He is likes to ride his bike.
- She draw beautiful pictures.
- You runs very fast.
- I am turn on my computer.
- Why do you leaving at 10?
- What does he do for a living?
- Do you go home at 5?
- She doesn’t eat a lot for breakfast.
- We
aredrink coffee every morning. - How many do they have?
- He
islikes to ride his bike. - She draws beautiful pictures.
- You run very fast.
- I
amturn on my computer. - Why do you leave at 10?