This document provides information about using the present simple tense to describe companies and jobs. It gives examples of using the present simple to state habitual actions and general truths. One example paragraph describes a ceramic tile company, using the present simple to talk about the experience of the managers and the level of customer service provided. Questions are then provided to identify the uses of the present simple in this paragraph. The document also introduces ASVER and WASVER as mnemonics for forming yes/no and information questions in the present simple tense. Some example WASVER questions are given applying this to information about the ceramic tile company.

1. DEFINING /DESCRIBING
COMPANIES

2. Cordillera Ceramics
• Basic level
Objectives:
LANGUAGE stating info about their jobs, their
department or area, their skills, likes and dislikes.
Using…
GRAMMAR: Present Simple
To refer to an action or event that takes place habitually. In the other
hand to remark habits, general realities, repeated actions or unchanging
situations, emotions and wishes. Such uses are often accompanied by
frequency adverbs and adverbial phrases such
as always, sometimes, often, usually, from time to time, rarely and never

3. example
• About Ceramic Tile Distributors Inverness
• Hi I’m Martin Baker manager of CTD Inverness and with me areWill Fraser (assistant
manager) and Barry Shane (Senior customer advisor). Between us we have over 30 years’
experience in the local tiling industry (I know we all look so young!!) so you can be sure to get
the best advice on your project from a friendly team.
•
We work on the basis that if you take the time to come to our showroom then you deserve
the best level of service we can give and there’s always a coffee on the go so you can take
your time and plan your perfect tiling project.
Identify the use of simple present in the paragraph aboveIdentify the use of simple present in the paragraph above

4. Now the questions
• we have over 30 years’ experience in the local
tiling industry
• We work on the basis that if you take the time
to come to our showroom then you deserve
the best level of service we can give and
there’s always a coffee on the go so you can
take your time and plan your perfect tiling
project

5. CHOOSE THE CORRECT QUESTION
How much years of
experience you have?
How long you
work in tiling?
How many years of
experience do you
have?

6. ASVER & WASVER
• ASVER & WASVER are nmemotecnics for
Yes/No and Information questions :
AUXILIARY ASVER
S: SUBJECT
VER: VERB
• AUXILIARY+SUBJECT+VERB
DO YOU SPEAK FRENCH?
DOES PEDRO PLAY BASKETBALL?

7. WASVER
.
WH – HOW : what, where,
when, how often,
how long, which ,etc
WASVER
AUXLIARIES
DO & DOES
SUBJECT: YOU,
WE, MY MOM
VERB:
ACTIONS

8. WASVER QUESTIONS
• WH + AUX + VERB ?
• What do you do?
• Where does your wife work?
• When do you watch TV?
• What kind of music does Montse like?
• How often do you go shopping?

9. Asver & Wasver about Cordillera
• ASVER WASVER
• 1______________? 1______________?
• 2______________? 2_____________?
• 3 ______________? 3_______________?
• 4 ______________? 4 ______________?
• 5_______________? 5 ______________?

10. REFERENCE
• PAGES 5 /6 ESSENTIAL GRAMMAR IN USE
• EGI CD: Exercises , Present 5
• Pages 8 /9 MARKET LEADER –COMPANIES
(homework)