Sherry 7/30 – 2pm

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7/30

ref:

  • https://chineseruleof8.com/2023/05/02/present-simple/
  • https://chineseruleof8.com/2023/07/29/basic-sentence-structure/

Class content – Present Simple

What is a pronoun?

In English grammar, pronouns are a type of generic noun that can represent any other noun. Their job is to make communication faster and more efficient because you don’t have to repeat the same word over and over again. Some pronoun examples include:

First person – I/me (singular) We (plural)
Second person – You (singular/plural)
Third person – He/she/it/Ricky (singular) They/them (plural)

What are verbs? (actions)

jump/jumps
drink/drinks
play/plays
run/runs

verbs that end with (tch, y, zz):

match/matches
fly/flies
quiz/quizzes

If subject is 3rd singular, (verb + ‘s’)

  • (She) [eats] a lot of vegetables.
  • (He) [eats] too much meat.
  • (Monica) [loves] to wear perfume.
  • (Andy) only [buys] silk.
  • (Jimmy) [needs] two pairs of running shoes.

Else, we use simply use the normal verb form.

  • (We) [love] chocolate!
  • (They) [sell] too fast
  • (They) [price] the items too high
  • (Coconuts) [replenish] the body best.
  • (You) [look] great!
  • Those (shoes) [match] your outfit
  • That (perfume) [smells] lovely
  • I work out religiously (adverb)
    An adverb is a word that:

    • describes a verb (“he (sings) [loudly]”)
    • an adjective (“[ridiculously] (tall)”)
    • whole sentence (“[Fortunately], (I had brought an umbrella).”)
  • Sherry loves coffee.
  • Xiao Fei loves coffee.
  • (Sherry and Xiao Fei) [love] coffee!

10 vocabulary words (with custom audio):

  • Hobbies

    • (I) [exercise] daily.
    • (I) [take] my little dog out for a stroll every night.
    • (I) [take] selfies in front of gym mirrors.
    • (She) [cooks] from scratch.

  • Unchanging Situations

    • (I) [run] a branch office in Shaoxing for my boss.
    • (I) [drive] my car to work every morning
    • But on Fridays, (I) [take] the bus to work because of traffic.
    • (They) [vacation] in Thailand every winter

    • Homework

    cake

    1) K (the letter itself)
    2) ke

    K ke

    car

    1） ke
    2) R (the letter itself)

    Ke-R

    tea

    T

    coffee

    1)

    Saw – past tense of see.
    Now, just like ‘saw’, read it with a K, Kaw.

    Fee – a small charge.

    Kaw-Fee

    milk tea

    1) Mill
    2) ke (very short, and connect it to T)
    3) the letter ‘T’

    Mill ke-Teee

    million

    1) Mill
    2) Lee yen

    Mill Lee-Yen

    pencil

    1) Pen
    2) soul – spirit of the person

    pen soul

    sandwich

    1) San
    2) which

    San-which

    San-which
    ten San-WhiJizz please.

    school

    Skool

    smile

    1) Sss
    2) mile – distance of 1760 feet

    Ssss-mile

    smell

    1) Ssss
    2) Mel

    Ssss-Mel

    25 examples each of present tense:

    • 3rd singular + verb’s’
    • NOT 3rd singular + verb
    • subj1 AND subj2 + verb
    • subj1 OR subj2 + depends on subj2

    Finish describing the ‘tortoise and the hare’ image using present simple only.