Level 5. Unit 1 Lesson A: The People in my life Lesson B: My memories

World Link Unit 1
Lesson A: The People in my life
Lesson B: My memories

Topic: Introductions and relationships
Vocabulary: Relationships and life records
Grammar: The simple present vs. The present continuous, Review of the simple past, Reduction of present continuous – ing endings
Reading: “A book of memories”
Writing: “All about me and my memories”

Wlink Unit 1 level 5

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People in my Life: Family and Relationships

Simple Present

Taken from: http://esl.about.com/od/grammarstructures/ig/Tenses-Chart/spresent.htm

Simple Present: 

The present simple is used to express daily routines and habits. Adverbs of frequency such as 'usually', 'sometimes', 'rarely', etc. are often used with the present simple.
This tense is often used with the following time expressions:
always, usually, sometimes, etc.
... every day
... on Sundays, Tuesdays, etc.

Simple Present, Exercise on Use
Simple Present Exercises on Form 

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4 


Present Continuous 

Taken from: ESL.about.com

One use of the present continuous tense is for action that is occurring at the moment of speaking. Remember that only action verbs can take the continuous form.
This tense is often used with the following time expressions:
... at the moment
... now
... today
... this morning / afternoon / evening

 

This tense is often used with the following time expressions:
... at the moment
... now
... this week / month

watch the video to review some basics thing about these two important tenses

 Exercises:

Simple Present / Present Continuous
Present Continuous - Mixed Exercise 2  
Present Continuous - affirmative
Present Continuous- Mistakes
Present Continuous - Questions 1/6

Simple Past

The past simple is used to express something that happened a past point in time. Remember to always use a past time expression, or a clear contextual clue when using the past simple. If you do not indicate when something happened, use the present perfect for unspecified past.
This tense is often used with the following time expressions:
... ago
... in + year / month
...yesterday
...last week / month / year
... when ....

Exercises

• Was or Were?
• Positive Sentences in Simple Past
• Answer Questions in Simple Past
• Negative Sentences in Simple Past
• Questions in Simple Past
• Questions with Interrogatives in Simple Past

Homework!
A. Make a mindmap about people in your life. Use photos or drawings. Write about 2 people in your family , school life, work, neighbourhood, online and a hero.  Explain your mindmap, explain why those people are in your life.

B. My memories: Good memories of high school. Make a photo story. Use slide.com or animoto.com. Include images and text. Use these questions to help you: Where did you go to school? What was your favorite subject? Who was your favorite teacher? My best friend in high school: Who was your best friend in high school? What are some things you did together? What is one happy memory you have of this person?