UNIT #9: SIMPLE
PRESENT QUESTIONS
ENGLISH 101
Prof. Everson
REVIEW: SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
I
work.
You
work .
We
work.
They
work.
He
She
It
works.
Do/does
Subject
Do
I
we
you
they
Does
Base form of verb
work?
he
she
It
work?
Affirmative short answer
Yes,
Yes,
I
you
we
they
she
he
it
Negative short answer
do.
No,
does.
No,
I
you
we
they
he
she
it
don’t.
doesn’t.
No, he doesn’t have a computer.
No, her Mom drives her there.
a
c
b
d
Read and discuss this list of learning strategies. Cross out the strategies
that are not helpful for language learning. Use the final list to make yesno questions to ask a classmate if he or she is a good language learner:
1. Think about how to learn.
2. Speak their native language a lot in class.
3. Ask questions about the new language.
4. Are afraid to make mistakes.
5. Practice the new language.
6. Stop listening when they don’t understand.
7. Guess the meanings of new words and expressions.
8. Give up when they can’t say things correctly.
9. Think about how to be better language learners.
10.Study the grammar of the new language.
Exercise 5 – do individually in notebook (20 points)
(1) In the United States, a child usually starts kindergarten at age 5.
(2) In public schools, boys and girls study together. (3) Children
go to school five days a week. (4) They don’t go to school on
Saturdays. (5) They usually go to school from 8:30 am to 3:00
pm. (6) They don’t usually wear uniforms. (7) In public school,
children do not study religion. (8) In high school, some students
take difficult exams to enter college. (9) A private college costs a
lot of money. (10) The government doesn’t pay for private
colleges. (11) Many parents pay for their children’s education.
(12) Many students work after school to pay for college.
IN CLASS WORK:
•Write 12 yes/no questions for each sentence in the paragraph above,
about Puerto Rico.
•Answer all 12 questions about schooling Puerto Rico, using short
answer. 20 points – in class assignment
Start in class - Complete for homework
Review on your own
Ex. 7 – (adapted) In class: complete survey. Write simple present with adverb
of frequency about your English habits, and about others in the class.
How often do
you…
1. listen to music
in English?
2. watch TV,
videos, or movies
in Eng?
3. use internet
apps, video games,
social network
sites in English?
4. read in English?
5. speak in
English?
6. write in English?
never
seldom/
rarely
sometimes
often
sometimes
/frequently
VERBS – YOU MUST KNOW FOR UNIT 9
work
sing
talk
watch
play
listen
believe
like
take
cook
call
tell
come
give
ask
say
eat
drink
drive
relax
exercise
wait
know
live
go
cook
wash
study
spend
buy
sit
expect
feel
attend
think
review
sleep
do
read
INFORMATION QUESTIONS (WH-)
Wh-word
Do/
does
Subject
Base verb Rest of sentence
What
do
I
want
to do in my life?
Where
do
you
come
from?
When
do
you
work
on your hobby or interests?
What time
do
we
finish
this class?
Why
does
he
want
to be a rap artist?
How
does
he
record
his music?
How often
do
you
listen
to rap music?
Whom
does
he
work
with?
Complete for 10 points – have Prof. check
>>Do on your own to review unit for quiz and exam.
Exercise:
Write a question and short
answer for each subject.
1. Nick
2. Nick and Rosa
3. Rosa
4. Rosa and Nick
5. Nick
6. Rosa
7. Nick
8. Rosa
9. Nick and Rosa
10.You
Example:
1. Nick: Does Nick read magazines? No, he doesn’t.