This document contains corrections and lessons from Teacher Patricia for the 1st quarter of 6th grade in 2012. It covers lessons on verb conjugations, parts of speech, prepositions of time, and verb tenses including the present simple, present continuous, and verb "to be". Key grammar points are defined and examples are provided to illustrate their usage.

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2 English Study
6th grade – 2012 – march– 1st quarter
The correction of Teacher Patrícia
Subject:
 Hotspot 2 (student book/ activity book)
- Unit 5
- Unit 6
- Unit 7
 Grammar Time
- Unit 1
- Unit 7
- Unit 8
- Unit 9
 Contend
 Verb “to be”
 Present simple
 Prepositions of time
 Adverbs and Expressions of Frequency
 Present Continuous

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Grammar Time 3 – Unit 1
Revision of subject pronouns
I = eu
You (singular) = você
He = ele
She = ela
It = (object, animal)
We = nós
You (plural) = vocês
They = eles/ elas
Verb To be – Unit 1 – Grammar Time
Positive
Long Form Short Form
Subject
Pronouns
I am ’m
You are ’ re
She is ’s
He is ’s
It is ’s
We are ’ re
You are ’ re
They are ’ re

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Negative
Long Form Short Form
Subject
Pronouns
I am not am not
You are not aren’t
She is not isn’t
He is not isn’t
It is not isn’t
We ’re not aren’t
You ’re not aren’t
They ’re not aren’t
Questions
Am I...?
Are you...?
Is she...?
Is he...?
Are you...?
Are we...?
Are they…?

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Grammar Time – Unit 7
Objective: talk about the “present simple” and use “Prepositions of
time (in, on, at).”
HE
SHE plays
IT
Present Simple
Use
We use the “present simple” to talk about:
 Habits and routines: things we do regularly.
Ex: I go to school every day.
 Facts: things that are always or usually true.
Ex: My parents work in a bank.
I live in London.
The Earth goes round the sun.
Form
Subject Positive Negative Question
I play don’t play Do I play?
You play don’t play Do you play?
He/ She/ It plays doesn’t play Does __ play?
We/ You/ They play don’t play Do __ play?
Look! In the third person!
Vowel + -y add –s:
Play= plays
Consonant + -y go to -ies.
Study = studies

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Time Expressions
Times =
 At 6 o’clock
AT  At night (exception)
 At the weekend {expression (British English). Americans
often say ‘on’ the weekend}
Days of the week= on Monday, on Wednesday ( on Monday
ON morning)
Dates = on September 15th
Especial dates = on my birthday, on Christmas day
Periods of the day = on the morning
IN Months= in January, in February
Seasons = In Spring, in Summer, in Winter, in Autumn
Year = in 2012
Grammar Time – Unit 8
Objective: talk about routines using the “present simple “
“adverbs and expressions of frequency”.
Expressions of frequency
It is expressions that show us how often that the things are doing
Once / Twice/ Three, Day, week , month,
four …times a year
Morning/ afternoon/
Every evening / day / week/
weekend/ night/
Monday / Saturday
Expressions of frequency are usually put in the end or at the
beginning of a sentence. Ex:

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I visit my grandmother once a week.
Every Friday Morning I eat eggs.
Adverbs of frequency
Always = sempre 100% .
Usually= geralmente 80%
Often = com frequência 75%
Sometimes = quase sempre 50%
Hardly Ever= quase nunca 30%
Never= nunca 0%
EX: Verb
Verb I sometimes play chess.
I am always happy.
Adverbs of frequency go before the verbs.
EXCEPT
In the case of the verb “to be” , the adverbs of frequency
goes after the verb “to be”.

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Hot Spot – Unit 6
Objective: talking about how often you do things using the
adverbs and expressions o frequency.
How often do you...
 Tidy your room?
 Do the washing up?
 Go food shopping?
 Lay the table?
 Go swimming?
 Play computer games?
 Surf the internet?
 Hang out with friends?
Grammar Spot
How often does he tidy his room?
He tidies his room once or twice a week.
How often does he go food shopping?
He goes shopping every Saturday morning.

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Hot Spot –Unit 5
Objective: talk about what you are doing now using the
present continuous.
Our chores
 Take a dog for a walk.
 Tidy your room
 Do the washing up, wash the dishes
 Vacuum the carpet
 Empty the bin
 Make your bed
 Wash the car
 Feed your animal
Grammar Spot
Present Continuous
Mandy is taking the dog for a walk.
Gordon and Vera are making the bed.

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Grammar Time – Unit 9
Present Continuous
Use
We use the present continuous to talk about:
 Something that we are doing now.
Ex: Jenny is doing her homework.
 Temporary situations.
Ex: My cousins are staying with us this week.
Form
We use the verb “to be” (just in the present) + the verb with
the termination –ing.
When one word finishes with “e” we substituted just
putting the termination –ing. But with the other letters we just
put –ing.
Positive + Negative - Question ?
I am playing I am not playing Am I playing?
You are playing You are not playing Are you playing?
He He
She is playing She is not playing Is he/ she / it playing?
It It
We We
You are playing You are not playing Are we/ you/ they playing?
They They
Good Luck!