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lesson 1. theme:. people, the great communicators.grammar:present simple tense. writing: informal letters. grammar section: the simple present tense. formation of the present simple tense. affirmative form s+v(- s, -es for the 3rd person singular nouns and personal pronouns) ex: i play- he plays negative form s+do not, does not (don’t, doesn’t) +v1 ex: i don’t play – he doesn’t play question form do, does+s+v1 ex: do you play? does he play? short answers: -yes, i do. –no, i don’t(-yes, he does.,- no, he doesn’t) time expressions: today, every day, every month, every year, usually, always, often, seldom, etc. the usage of the present simple tense: 1.1 permanent truths .use this tense for stating general truths, things that are common: knowledge, or laws of nature. ex: paris is the capital of france. an old car requires a lot of maintenance. the earth goes around the sun. 1.2 repeated or habitual actions …
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at the time of speaking. these verbs are not action verbs and are not ordinarily used in the continuous tenses. ex: this coffee tastes delicious. you look tired. she doesn’t seem concerned. ! use the present continuous tense with action verbs to describe actions happening at the time of speaking. ex: hey, i am talking to you! ! use the present continuous tense with state verbs to indicate a temporary or uncommon situation. ex: i think i am hearing voices, because there is no one here. 1.6 narration .use this tense to give a narrative. it is used to describe consecutive events or actions in the narrative. this tense is commonly used in theater plays. ex: the doorbell rings, so i open the door. he sits down at his desk and pulls out a drawer. othello enters. ! use the present continuous tense to lay out the background for events …
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r finds himself in a faraway world. the hero struggles to adapt to an alien culture. 1.10 headlines and captions .this tense is commonly used in newspaper headlines and photograph captions. ex: madman interrupts show, takes hostage. schools stay closed due to severe weather conditions. left: the heroic cop returns the stolen relic to its grateful owner. 1.11 future meaning of regular schedule. use this tense for future events or actions that will happen according to fixed schedules or timetables. ex: our plane leaves at six. what time does your favorite tv show start? i play golf on sunday. ! the present continuous tense is used for actions or events that are arranged or planned, but not according to any regular schedule. exercise.2 complete the sentences using to be : 1. the concert … in the garden. 2. tom's parents … teachers. 3. … your father a conductor? 4. no, …
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maurizio celli. i(1) from bologna, a city in the north of italy. i'm a student at the university of bologna. i (2 )_modern languages-english and russian. i also know a little spanish, so i(3).four languages .i(4)the course a lot ,but it's really hard work. the course(5)______three years ago .i(6)_at home with my parents and my sister. my brother (7 )____to work in the united states last year. after i graduate, i(8 ) as a translator .i hope so, anyway. reading: people , the great communicators. writing:informal letters. letter writing is an important skill to develop. written communication in both the formal and personal matters is crucial and so it is necessary to develop a skill for letter writing. here we will focus on how to effectively write informal letters, and tips to improve our efforts. let us get started. informal letters informal letters are written to close acquaintances of the …
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e page at the very top. the address should be accurate and complete. even when writing to close friends or relatives the address must be written, so they can reply back to the letter with ease. if the recipient of the letter is in another country, do not forget to write your country as well in the address. date next just below the address we write the date. this allows the reader to have a reference as to when the address was written. he can then relate better to the contents of the letter. greeting now since you know the person you are writing to, the greeting can be informal as well. if it is a friend or someone close to your age you can greet them by their first name, like “dear alex”. if you are writing to your relative like your mother/father/aunt/uncle etc, you may greet them as …

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lesson 1. theme:. people, the great communicators.grammar:present simple tense. writing: informal letters. grammar section: the simple present tense. formation of the present simple tense. affirmative form s+v(- s, -es for the 3rd person singular nouns and personal pronouns) ex: i play- he plays negative form s+do not, does not (don’t, doesn’t) +v1 ex: i don’t play – he doesn’t play question form do, does+s+v1 ex: do you play? does he play? short answers: -yes, i do. –no, i don’t(-yes, he does.,- no, he doesn’t) time expressions: today, every day, every month, every year, usually, always, often, seldom, etc. the usage of the present simple tense: 1.1 permanent truths .use this tense for stating general truths, things that are common: knowledge, …

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