present simple tense lifeline

4. Periods 7 & 8: Listening & speaking:
telling the time.
3. Periods 5 & 6: Reading:
Nature’s children.
2. Periods 3 & 4: Vocabulary:
Collocations.
1. Periods 1 & 2: Grammar:
The present simple tense.

1. Why do we have routines?
Because they save time and energy.
2. Who describes her routine?
Jo describes her routines.
3. Are routines good or bad?
General good, but according to the text
they can also make you uncreative.

1 Daily life /'deililaif/ (n.phr)
Cuộc sống thường
ngày
2 Routine /ru:'ti:n/ (n)
Công việc hằng
ngày
3 Describe /dis'kraib/ (v) Miêu tả
4 Follow /'folou/ (v) Theo, theo đuổi
5 Energy /ˈenədʒi / (n) Sức lực
6 Switch on /swit∫ ɔn / (v) Mở, bật đài
7 Loo /lu:/ (n) Nhà vệ sinh
8
Uncreative ><
Creative
/'ʌnkri: eitiv/
/kri:'eitiv/
(adj)
Thiếu sáng tạo ><
Sáng tạo

I She
- I always do exactly the
same things.
- She always does exactly
the same things.
- I switch on the radio. - She switches on the radio.
- I listen to the news. - She listens to the news.
- I go to the loo. - She goes to the loo.
- I brush my teeth. - She brushes my teeth.
- I have a shower. - She has a shower.
- I dry my hair. - She dries my hair.
- I choose my clothes. - She chooses my clothes.
- I get dressed. - She gets dressed.

ROUTINES
Routines save time and energy
because you do them without
thinking. That why they are so
important in the morning when
your brain isn’t very active.
Here’s Jo talking about her
morning routine.
“ Oh yes, I always do exactly the
same things. I wake up at seven
o’clock every morning, but I don’t
get up till quarter past seven.
I switch on the radio and listen to
the news. Then I go to the loo and
I brush my teeth. I have a shower
and dry my hair. Then I get dressed.
I don’t eat anything for breakfast. I
just have a cup of coffee. Then I go
to work. Yes, it’s always the same”

They save
- Positive
time and energy.
Jo describes her routines.
S(She, Vs/es (O) +…
S(They Vinf. (O) +…+ +
+ +
, I,We,You)
He, It)

Pass - Passes
Smash - Smashes
Catch - Catches
Fly - Flies
Hurry - Hurries
Study - Studies
 When the verb ends in “ –ss / -sh /
-ch / -x or -o ”, we add “ –es ”.
 When the verb ends in “ a
consonant + y ”, we change the “ –y
” to “ –ies ”.
Start - Starts
Work - Works
Speak - Speaks
 General rule: In the third person
singular, we add “ –s ” to the
infinitive.
Play - Plays
Buy - Buys
Stay - Stays
 But if the verb ends in “ a vowel +
y ”, we only add “ –s ” to the
verbs.

the verb ends in
k, p, t, f
the verb ends in
-ges, -ches, -sses,
ses, -zes or –shes
/z/
/s/
/iz/
Gets /gets/
Stops /stɔps/
Looks /luks/
Sniffs /snɪfs/
Watches /wɔtʃiz/
Washes /wɔʃiz/
Spelling /s/ and /es/
the verb ends in -s
Plays /pleiz/
Stands /stændz/

They save
- Negative
time and energy.
Jo describe her routines.
S(I,We,You,They) V(inf.) (O) +…
S(He, she, it) V(inf.) (O) +…
+ +
+ +
don’t
doesn’t
don’t
doesn’t+
+
S + don’t/ doesn’t+V (inf.)+ (O)+…

Example:
1. They don’t work at 6
pm. They go to swim.
2. In the evening, she
doesn’t go out, she
does homework.

Exercise: complete the sentences.
1. Students of the People’s
security college / have to/ study
/ at the weekend.
2. She/ learn/ swim in
the afternoon everyday.
Students of the People’s
security college don’t have
to study at the weekend.
She doesn’t learn to swim in
the afternoon everyday.

3. They/ play/ sport/ in the
morning.
In the morning, they don’t
practice martial art.
4. He/ study/ English/
everyday .
He doesn’t study English
everyday.

Do save time and energy?
Does describe her routines ?
Do V(inf.) (O) +..?
S(He, She, It) (O) +..?
+
+ +
They
She
+ S(I, We,You,They) +
V(inf.)
Does +
Do/ Does+ S+ V(inf.)+(O) +..?
- question
Yes/ no question W-H question

W-H question
 What do you like?
 When do you go to school?
+
do
does
V(inf.)
I, We, You they
He, She, It
O+W-h + ?+

Example :
- Do you like play football?
No, I don’t.
- Does she like flower?
Yes, she does.
- What kind of flower does she like?
- She likes rose.

1. a banana in the morning? (Ronda/to eat). Yes, he…
2. a room with her sister? (Wendy/to share). No, she …
3. camping in summer? (Susan and Jack/to go). No, they…
4. their friends to the party? (They/to invite).Yes, they….
Does Ronda eat a banana in the morning?
Yes, he does.
Does Wendy share a room with her sister?
No, she doesn’t.
Do Susan and Jack go camping in summer?
No, they don’t.
Do they invite their friends to the party?
Yes, they do.

Example:
1. I always do exactly the same things.
2. I wake up at seven o’clock every morning.
3. Routines save time and energy.
4. Water boils at 1000C.
We use the simple present tense to describe
things that happen regularly and general
truths.

What are signal words for the Present Simple ?
Adverbs of frequency: always, often,
usually, sometimes, seldom, never…
Phrases of time: every day,
every week, every year, on
Mondays…

+ General truths.
The sun rises in the
East.
+Things that happen
regularly.
They go to school by
bus everyday.

1. Jack
and Susan
4. Tom
3. Susan
2.peter
5.Rose
and Mike
8.Brown
7. Doris
6.Daisy and
Marta
Use the present simple tense to describe activities in the picture.
1.like
eating cake
2.listen to
music
3.go for a
walk
4. draw
pictures
5. play
sport
6. play
chest
7. read
newspaper
8. Chat by
cellphone

Exercise: Use the simple present tense to make a
conversation to ask and answer about their like
and dislike and routines.
Some suggestions:
- Your favourite food and something that you don’t eat.
- A kind of music that you like and dislike.
- A game or sport that you play and one that you don’t
play.
- A TV programme that you always watch and one that
you don’t watch.
- Something that you always do in the morning and
something that you don’t.
- Something that you often read and something that you
read.

Exercise: Use the simple present tense to make a
conversation to ask and answer about their like and
dislike and routines.
Some suggestions:
- Your favourite food and something that you don’t eat.
- A kind of music that you like and dislike.
- A game or sport that you play and one that you don’t play.
- A TV programme that you always watch and one that you
don’t watch.
- Something that you always do in the morning and something
that you don’t.
- Something that you often read and something that you read.

1. (we / not / go out much)
2. (they / think it's a good idea)
3. (he / know how to play the violin?)
4. (why / I / have to clean up?)
5. (she / not / sleep late at the weekends)
6. (I / love studying languages?)
7. (we / not / believe the Prime Minister)
8. (you / understand the question?)
9. (she / not / want to go to the cinema)
10. (I / like trying new kinds of food)
1. We don’t go out much.
2. They think it’s a good idea.
3. Does he know how to play the violin?
4. Why do I have to clean up?
5. She doesn’t sleep late at the weekends.
6. Do you love studying languages?
7. We don’t believe the Prime Minister.
8. Do you understand the question?
9. She doesn’t want to go to the cinema.
10. I like trying new kinds of food.

What is collocation?
A collocation is two or more
words that often go
together.


 Your language will be more natural and more easily
understood.
 You will have alternative and richer ways of
expressing yourself.
Why do we learn collocations?

Use dictionary to find
collocations.
Read as much as
Possible.

Bed
Make a
Buy a
Get out of
Go to
Get into
Lie in
Stay in

1. Make a bed: dọn giường
2. Buy a bed: mua 1 cái giường.
3. Get out of bed: ra khỏi giường.
4. Go to bed: đi ngủ
5. Get into bed: lên giường.
6. Lie in bed: nằm trên giường.
7. Stay in bed: ở trên giường.

1. The meeting took almost five hours so it was impossible
to…………...attention all the time.
(pay/give)
2. The problem is difficult to……………..under control.
(keep/ hold)
3. It took us all day to clean up the office after the burglary -
the thieves………………..a terrible mess.
(made/ did)
4.I don't think we should………………a decision yet; we
should wait.
(make/ creat)
5. Only 31% of the students who………………the final exam
passed it.
(took/ wrote)
pay
keep
made
make
took

6. I've told him ten times that he's got the wrong telephone
number. I'll……………….crazy if he call again.
(go/ get)
7. She ……….married with a rich handsome man last year.
( got/ make)
8. She …………..a shower everyday morning.
(take/ have)
9. She often …………..photos when go to beautiful landscape.
(take/ make)
10. Shopping online helps me to ………….time because I don’t
have to wait in line at the store.
(save/ conserve)
get
got
takes
save
takes

1. Pay attention: Chú ý.
2. Keep under control: Kiểm soát.
3. Make a terrible mess:Bày bừa, gây lộn xộn.
4. Make a decision: Đưa ra quyết định.
5. Take the final: Dự thi, tham gia kỳ thi.
6. Get crazy: Tức giận.
7. Get married: Cưới.
8. Take a shower: Tắm
9. Take photo: Chụp ảnh
10.Save time: Tiết kiệm thời gian.

When I left university I made a decision to
take up a profession in which I could be
creative. I could play the guitar and sing, so I
decided to become a singer. I made some
recordings but I had a heavy cold so
they didn't sound good. I made some more,
and sent them to a record company and
waited for them to reply. While I was
waiting to become famous, I got a job in a fast
food restaurant. That was five years ago. I'm still
doing the same job.

List of collocations.
+ house + car
+ school + bus
+ work + television

+ House: buy, get out of, build,
decorate, repair, come into.
+ School: go to, leave, start, to be at.
+ Work: go to, start, finish.
+ Car: buy, sell, drive, get out of.
+ Bus: buy, catch, wait, get off.
+ Television: turn on, turn off, repair.

List of activities.
- do everyday
- only do at weekends
- never do
- do in the evenings
- sometimes do
- would like to do
- don’t want to do

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watch, listen to, or think about
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Something looks untidy
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Water falls from the sky in big drop.
ANSWER

It is synonymous with
“switch on”.

I II
in bed ( ở trên giường)
to school ( đến trường)
into the house ( vào nhà)
out of the house ( đi ra khỏi nhà)
TV ( bật tivi)
into bed ( lên giường)
a bed ( dọn giường)
home ( về nhà)
a bus ( bắt xe buýt)
into car ( vào xe)
1. Make
2. Get
3. Come
4. Turn on
5. Get
6. Go
7. Catch
8. Go
9. Stay
10. Get
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.

Questions:
1. What do you think about nature’s
children?
2. Why do people call them “nature
children?”
3. What do they do every day?

Read the first paragraph and answer 3 questions:

1. Who are these people?
2. What kind of lifestyle do you think
they have?
3. What do they do?

Read the first paragraph and answer 3 questions:
/'trævlə/:
du cư
/væn/: xe tải.
/,kærə'væn/: xe lớn,
xe moóc (làm nơi ở),
nhà lưu động.
Member of Parliament:
nghị sĩ quốc hội.
/'loukəl/ : địa
phương
/ə'piə/:
xuất hiện.
/kəm'plein/: kêu
ca, phàn nàn.

New Age Travellers are
phenomenon of late twentieth
century Britain which
probably developed from the
“hippy” culture of the late
1960s. They often travel and
gather in group
“New Age Travellers”

 Vocabulary
- gipsy /'dʤipsi/ dân gipxi (Ấn Độ)
- live on /liv ɔn /: sống bằng
- social security benefit /'souʃə si'kjuəriti 'benifit/: trợ cấp xã hội
- jewellery / 'dʤu:əlri /: nữ trang
- fair /feə/ hội chợ
- middle class /'midl klɑ:s/: tầng lớp trung lưu
- mortgage /,ɔgə'dʤi:/ sự cầm cố, thế chấp
- slave /sleiv/: nô lệ
- rebel /'rebl/: người nổi loạn
- respectable /ris'pektəbl/ đáng kính trọng
- insurance /in'ʃuərəns/ bảo hiểm
- tax /tæks/: thuế

1.When autumn comes, they appear and we see them on
the news.
2. They look for empty houses for winter.
3. Paul and Janice are husband and wife.
4. Children of Paul and Janice are very nice and smart.
6. They live on social security benefits.
5. Their lifestyle is very simple; They sit and talk to their
friends during the day.
7. Paul’s father works in steel company.
.
8. Paul thinks his farther is just a slave.
9. Paul makes jewellery.
.
10. Writer has mortgage.
F
T
F
?
T
T
?
T
F
T

Paul’s lifestyle His father’s lifestyle
Lives on social security
benefit
Gets up and goes to bed
when he wants
Sits and talks with his
friends during the day
Lives in a caravan
Works in an office
Catches the same train
everyday
Comes home at 5.30
Works in his free time
Pays a mortgage on a
house

Exercise: What do you think about the New Age
Travellers?

Language focus: Should/ shouldn’t
Completing sentences:
1. The police…………… allow it.
2. They………….. put them all in the army?
3. What………… we do about the Travellers?
4. But why………….they do their own thing?
Shouldn’t
should
should
Shouldn’t

We
You
They
He
She
should
Put them all
in the army
S + should+ V(inf.) + …..
Positive:

 Negative:
We
You
They
He
She
It
Shouldn’t
(should not)
Smoke
cigarette
S + shouldn’t + V(inf.) +….

 Question:
Should
We
You
They
He
She
It
play sport?
Should + S +V(inf.)+……
Answer:
Yes, We/ you/
they
He/she/ it
should
No, Shouldn’t

Usage
• Say what we think is the right thing for people to
do.
For example:
You shouldn’t stay up late, it’s not good for health.

• Give advice.
For example:
If you see sign of weakness, you should go to meet
doctor.

Exercise: Complete the sentence with “should/ shouldn’t”.
They can do what they like. But why (1)……….I pay for it?
Their social security benefits come out of my taxes. We
(2)……….pay them to do nothing. Maybe they don’t do any
harm. But that’s not the point. It’s my land and they (3)………
be here.
It’s terrible. The music is so loud and they look so dirty. And the
children! They (4)………. be at school.People only complain
because they’re jealous. Every society needs its rebels. We
(5)………..leave them alone.
Well, I don’t understand it. He comes from a good home. We’re
respectable people. He (6)……….. live like that.
We don’t do any harm. Why (7)……….. we live the way we want
to? It’s a free country.
Freedom? Huh. They’re just lazy. They (8)………….. get jobs. And if
they don’t, we (9)…………. put them in prison or in the army.

They can do what they like. But why (1)………. I pay for it?
Their social security benefits come out of my taxes. We
(2)………… pay them to do nothing. Maybe they don’t do any
harm. But that’s not the point. It’s my land and they (3)………
be here.
It’s terrible. The music is so loud and they look so dirty. And the
children! They (4)………. be at school.People only complain
because they’re jealous. Every society needs its rebels. We
(5)………..leave them alone.
Well, I don’t understand it. He comes from a good home. We’re
respectable people. He (6)…………….. live like that.
We don’t do any harm. Why (7)……….. we live the way we want
to? It’s a free country.
Freedom? Huh. They’re just lazy. They (8)………….. get jobs. And if
they don’t, we (9)…………. put them in prison or in the army.
should
Shouldn’t
Shouldn’t
should
should
Shouldn’t
Shouldn’t
should
should

What does the video talk about?

- Women : what time is it?
- Secretary : it's twenty past one.
- Women : come again?
- Secretary : it's one twenty.

- Women : what time is it?
- Secretary : it's twenty past one.
- Women : come again?
- Secretary : it's one twenty.
Way of telling the time.
What’s the time?
= What time is it?
Formal ways:
It’s + … + o’clock.
It’s + mins + past + hour.
It’s + mins + to + hour.
Digital form:
It’s + hour + mins.
Notes: quarter, half.

-Excuse me, what’ s the time?
-It’s fifteen to ten.
-Thanks.

-What’s the time, mom?
-It’s fifteen past eleven.
-So?
-It’s eleven fifteen.

-What time is it?
-It’s five thirsty.
-Six thirty?
-No, it’s half past five.

-What time is it?
-It’s two o’clock.
-Really?
-Yes, it’s two pm o’clock.

-What ‘s the time?
-It’s five to twelve.
-Oh, too late. I have to go.

Good morning, it’s twenty
five past six. It’s time for
the morning news.

Look at the clocks and watches in the
pictures and say the times (both ways).

LOGO
It’s quarter to eight.
It’s forty- five past seven.
It’s seven forty five.

www.themegallery.com
It’s twenty five past eleven.
It’s eleven twenty five.

It’s twenty three past two.
It’s two twenty three.

It’s ten to twelve.
It’s fifty past eleven.
It’s eleven fifty.

It’s half past seven.
It’s seven thirty.

It’s five past one o’clock.
One oh five.

It’s eighteen past three.
It’s three eighteen.

It’s twenty past nine.
It’s nine twenty.

Listen and match the sentences and times
1. What is the time?
2. What time is our meeting tomorrow?
3. When does the programme start?
4. Excuse me. What time does the next train
leave?
5. you’re listening to Radio West.
6. Good morning. This is your wake up call.
7. Could I reserve a table for this evening,
please?
8. Could I make a appointment with Dr Clark
, please?
9. Could I book a taxi to the airport, please?
a. It’s quarter to eight.
b. It’s twenty five past eleven.
c. It’s twenty three past two.
d. It’s ten to twelve.
e. It’s half past seven.
f. It’s five past one o’clock.
g. It’s eighteen past three.
h. It’s ten o’clock..
i. It’s twenty past nine.

1. What is the time?
f. It’s five past one o’clock.
2. What time is our meeting tomorrow?
h. It’s ten o’clock.
3. When does the programme start?
i. It’s twenty past nine.
4. Excuse me. What time does the next train leave?
c. It’s twenty three past two.
5. you’re listening to Radio West.
g. It’s eighteen past three.
6. Good morning. This is your wake up call.
a. It’s quarter to eight.
7. Could I reserve a table for this evening, please?
e. It’s half past seven.
8. Could I make a appointment with Dr Clark, please?
b. It’s twenty five past eleven.
9. Could I book a taxi to the airport, please?
d. It’s ten to twelve.

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