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1B Present Simple and Present Continuous

The document provides information about learning English and foreign languages. It asks questions about why English and foreign languages are important, what language the reader would like to speak, and how to improve language skills. It then gives examples of continuing ideas about learning a new language using "because," such as "Learning a new language is like falling in love, because it's exciting at the beginning and then it becomes hard work." The document also covers the present simple and continuous tenses in English, including their uses and examples. It provides links to videos and exercises to help understand and practice these tenses. Finally, it discusses gradable and extreme adjectives in English.

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1B Present Simple and Present Continuous

The document provides information about learning English and foreign languages. It asks questions about why English and foreign languages are important, what language the reader would like to speak, and how to improve language skills. It then gives examples of continuing ideas about learning a new language using "because," such as "Learning a new language is like falling in love, because it's exciting at the beginning and then it becomes hard work." The document also covers the present simple and continuous tenses in English, including their uses and examples. It provides links to videos and exercises to help understand and practice these tenses. Finally, it discusses gradable and extreme adjectives in English.

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Lear

n
Eng ing
l is h
Think for a moment and try to
answer to yourself the following
questions:
• Why speaking English is important for you?

• Why should we learn foreign languages?

• What other foreign language would you like to


speak?

• How can you improve your target language skill?


Choose and idea below and continue it with your
own words. using because. (You can write on the slide)
e.g. “Learning a new language is like falling in love, because it´s exciting at
the beginning and then it becomes hard work”.

Learning a new language is like...


• falling in love
• Going on an endless journey
• Being a child
• Growing plants in a garden
• Learning a musical instrument
Present simple
and continuous
Grammar
Before to continue with the
slides, please check the
following video and select the
answer that you think is correct

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Mij4wtu5yhw
We use Present
Simple for:

• Facts which are true all the time.


The sun rises in the east.

• Habits and routines.


We never get much homework.

• Opinion and beliefs


I don’t know the answers
We use Present
Continuous for:
• Actions which are in progress at the
moment of speaking.
Why are you carrying an umbrella? It’s not
raining.

• Actions or situations around the moment of


speaking.
He’s studying Russian at university.

• Future arrangements.
I’m meeting Andrew tonight.
Some verbs which describes mental states, likes and
preferences or other states, are not usually used in present
continuous:
BE LOVE HATE UNDERSTAND
OWN FORGET PREFER REMEMBER
c
LIKE KNOW WANT NEED
Example:

I need a new computer NOT I´m needing a new computer


He doesn´t understand NOT He isn´t understand you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFdXIenda98
Special Cases

Some verbs (think, see, have) can be used as states or actions, with
different meanings.

• State: I think you’re wrong. (OPINION)

• Action: I’m thinking about my birthday. (MENTAL PROCESS)

• State: I have a sister. (POSSESSION, RELATIONSHIP, ETC)

• Action: I’m having a party.


Let’s check the following videos to better understand
these tenses.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5UEPSk9ipE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dToboUPXdxE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8ofZr23yf4&t=69s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsW5sV3GMDM
Please check the following activities.
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-present-continuous-1.html

https://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs1.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwsGN4CfQ3s&t=12s (video exercises)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1jM781yRuA
Vocabulary

GRADABLE
Gradable and
and Extreme EXTREME
adjectives
ADJECTIVES
Gradable Adjectives
• Describe qualities that can be measured in
degrees, such as size, beauty, age, etc.

• They can be used in comparative or


superlative forms, or with words such as
quite, very, really or extremely, to make
their meaning stronger or weaker.
Extreme Adjectives
• Do not have different degrees. They
describe qualities that are
completely present or completely
absent.

• Adjectives like ‘terrifying’, ‘freezing’,


‘amazing’ are extreme adjectives.
They already contain the idea of ‘very’
in their definitions.

• “Completely” or “absolutely” are


used with extreme adjectives.
Tired Exhausted
Afraid Fearful
Rich Wealthy
Angry Furious
Happy Joyful
Worried Distressed
Bored Uninterested
Rude Vulgar
Cold Freezing
Colorful Vibrant
Shy Timid
Other examples

https://www.espressoenglish.net/extreme-adjectives-in-english/

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