Checking the previous lessons:
answer the questions
Do you live near here?
How do you go to school?
Do you have many new friends?
Who teaches you math?
Who teaches you physical Education?

(+)

(–)

(?)

SHORT ANSWER:

(+)
S ( I / We / You / They )
S(3

rd

singular person: He

+ Vo (in simple form)

/ She / it )

+ V(_s / _es)

(–)
S ( I / We / You / They + DO + NOT + V
O
)

S ( He / She / it )

+ VO

(?)
DO

+ S ( I / We / You /
They )

S ( He / She /
it )

+ VO ___?

SHORT ANSWER:

We use Simple Present Tense to talk
about:

Summary on the formation of the present simple.

I, You,
We, They

He, She, It

For third person singular form, verbs have
to be changed as follows

Summary on the formation of the present simple.

1. Write the correct form of the verbs
Miss Nguyet is interviewing Duy for the
school newsletter.
MN: Miss Nguyet
D:

Duy

MN: Tell us about yourself Duy.
D:
Sure! I live hear now. This is my new school. Wow. It (1.
has a large playground.
have) ____
have (2. have) any new friends?
MN: Do
_____ you ______
love
D: Yes. I ______(3.
love) my new school and my new friends,
Vy and Phong.
Does Vy______
walk (4. walk) to school with you?
MN: ______
ride
D: Well, we often _______(5.
ride) our bicycles to school.
MN: Who's your teacher?
teaches (6.teach) me English.
D: Mr Quang. He's great. He ________
MN: What do you usually do at break time?
doesn't play
D: I play football but my friend Phong ___________(7.not
play)
reads (8. read) in the library.
football. He ______
MN: What time do you go home?
go (9. go) home at 4 o'clock every day. Then I _______
do
D: I _____
(10. do) my homework.
MN: Thank you

2. Correct the sentences
information in (1) above.
* Example:

according

to

the

Duy's new school has a small playground.
=> Duy's new school has a large playground.

1. Duy doesn't live near here.
2. Duy doesn't like his new school.
3. Vy and Duy walk to school.
4. Mr Quang teaches Duy science.
5. At break time, Phong play football.

Answer key
1. Duy doesn't live near here.
Duy lives near here.
=> ………………………………………………….
2. Duy doesn't like his new school.
loves his new school
=> Duy
…………………………………………………..
3. Vy and Duy walk to school.
Vy and Duy ride their bicycles to school.
=> ……………………………………………….....
4. Mr Quang teaches Duy science.
Mr Quang teaches Duy English.
=> ……………………………………………..…...
5. At break time, Phong plays football.
At break time, Phong reads in the library
=> …………………………………………..……...

3. Work in pair. Make questions then interview
your partner
1. you / ride your bicycle / to school
2. you / read / in the library / at break time
3. you / like / your new school
4. your friends / go to school / with you
5. you / do your homework / after school

Answer key
1. you / ride your bicycle / to school
Do you ride your bicycle to school?
=> ………………………………………………….
2. you / read / in the library / at break time
Do you read in the library at break time?
=> ………………………………………………….
3. you / like / your new school
Do you like your new school?
=> ………………………………………………….
4. your friends / go to school / with you
Do your friends go to school with you?
=> ………………………………………………….
5. you / do your homework / after school
Do you do your homework after school?
=> ………………………………………………….

II. GRAMMAR: THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Positive:

Negative:

I am
You / we / they are + V_ing (studying)
He/she / it is
I am
You / we / they are
He / she / it is

Questions and
short answers:

+ not V_ing
(not studying)

Am I
Are you / we / they
Is she / he / it

- Yes, you / we / they are

+ V_ing?

- Yes, she / he / it is

4. Listen to part of the conversation from Gretting
Started again. Then find and underlined the
present continuous form.

Phong: Oh, someone's
s knocking at the door.
Phong's
Mum:

s having
Hi, Vy. You're early. Phong's
having breakfast.

5. Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs
* Example:
Yummy! I (have)
lunch with my
am__________school
having
new friends.
1. I (not play)
am_____________
not playing
football now. I'm tired.
2. Shh! They (study)
in the library.
are____________
studying
3. Vy and Phong (not do)
_____________
their
are
not doing
homework.
am having
4. Now I (have)____________
an English lesson with
Mr Lee.
are__________
riding
5. Phong, Vy, Duy (ride)
their bicycles to
school now.

6. Choose the correct tense of the verbs.
1. My family have / are having dinner now.
2. Mai wears / is wearing her uniform on
Mondays and Saturdays.
3. The school year in Viet Nam
starts / is starting on September 5th.
4. Now Duong watches / is watching
Ice Age on video.
5. Look! The girls skip / are skipping
in the schoolyard.

7. Read Vy's email to her friend
a. Underline things that often happen or is fixed.
Then underline things that are happening now.

Hi, Trang
How are you? This is the first week at my new school.
Now, I'm doing my homework in the library. I have lots to
do already.
I have lots of friends and they are all nice to me. We
study many subjects - Maths, Science and English of
course!
I have a new uniform, but I don't wear it everyday (only
on Mondays and Saturdays). I have lessons in the
morning. In the afternoon, I read books in the library or
do sports in the playground. How is your new school?
Do you study the same subjects as me? Do you play
badminton with your friends?
School starts again next Monday. It's late now so I have
to go home.
Please write soon.
Love, / Vy.

b. Compare Vy's first week with yours

- play football at
break time
- do homework at home

- reads books in the
library
- does homework in
the library