And the teacher can use this to make the first introduction and review of the simple present tense. This activity helps students review their knowledge of simple present tense if they have or give them an intrduction into it if they know little about it. In this way, we can start the preparation for the General Truth Writing for the second half of the semester. Do Exercise G on Page 97 in dyads. Students first do this by themselves and then exchage what they have with their partners.
Students learn to make generalizations using simple present tense.
Students complete Exercise I and J on Page 98 and 99 in groups of three. They have the chance to choose one from the two exercises. Ask them to discuss about the subject and verb agreement and the formation of the third person sigular verbs. This activity gives a closer and deeper view of the simple present tense verbs, which is to be used to persent the central information for general truth writing. Students do Exercise K on Page 99 by themselves first.