Unit 1 The simple present tenseA、FocusLook at the picture and read the sentences. Then answer the questions below.1．Hong Kong is very crowded. 2．Mr. Lee has a big belly.3．Nancy does aerobics every morning. 4．Please keep quite!a) Underline the verbs in the sentences above.b) Which sentence(s) show(s):·a fact?·a habit or routine?·a polite order?B、Grammar robotVerbs are words that show actions. Words like be, have, and do are also verbs. Every complete sentence must have a verb.You use verbs in the simple present tense to talk about facts and about habits and routines.Study the examples below.FACTS(Things that are always true.)The sun rises in the east.I like ice cream.You are very tall.Mr. Chan wears glasses.HABITS AND ROUTINES(Things people do regularly.)We study Geography on Wednesday.Sam watches TV every night.You use the base form of a verb when you givean order. You should add please if you want to be polite!ORDERS(Things that you want to be done)Please open the door.Stop shoutinExercise 1Read the sentences below. What is each sentence? Tick(√)the correct column. Then circle the verbs in the sentences. The first one has been done for you.Fact Habit/Routine Ordera) Tim likes karaoke.b) Tilly goes to the cinema on Saturday evenings.c) Kathy has long, dark hair.d) Please switch on the video.e) It rains a lot in the spring.f) Add these numbers and then divide them by five.g) James gets up at six o’clock every morning.h) I’m too fat!C、 FormsBe careful when you use the third person singular (he, she, it, John, Miss Chan, etc.) with a Subjects Verb phrasesIyouWeTheyThe students wear glasses. study English. watch TV. like English.He/SheItJohn Miss Chan wears glasses. studies English. watches TV. likes EnglishLook at the table below. It shows you how to spell verbs in the third person singular.Spelling rules ExamplesWhit most verbs + s ask → asksbuy → buys Sally buys many books enjoy → enjoys She enjoys reading. give→ givesWith verbs ending in a consonant+y-y+ies carry→ carriesfly→ flies Mr Chan flies to China study → studies He studies Chinese history. try→ triesWith verbs ending in ss, x, sh, ch+es dress→ dressesfax→ faxes Miss Li faxes her boss. rush→ rushes She rushes to work. watch→ watchesWith verbs like can, will, should, must, etc, you do not add-s or-es.Exercise 2Sally’s mum often goes to the supermarket. Sally has written a short report about her mum’s trip to the supermarket. Help her complete the report by using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.When my Mum(a)（go）shopping, she always (b)(buy)rice and vegetables. Sometimes I (c)(go ) with her. Mylittle sister (d)(like)chocolate, and I (e)(like )icecream, so Mum also(f)(get)these things for us. When she(g)（come）home, she (h)(put)the food away. If my sisterand I (i)(be)at home, we(j)(help)her. Then Mum(k) (wash)the vegetables and (l)(cook)dinner.Notice that the -s or -es has three different sounds.Exercise 3Look at the third person singular verbs below. How do you say the endings? Write the verbs under the correct sound.D、be, do and haveRemember these verbs.Exercise 4Look at the verbs in the box. Then read the passage below. Use the verbs to complete the passage. Make sure you use the correct verb forms!be come do eat go have like livemeet play sleep study take talk work visitWhat do they do on Sunday?Thomas Lee(a) a Secondary 1 student. He(b)to churchwith his family on Sunday morning and he(c)badminton every Sundayafternoon.‘I(d)sport,’ he says. On Sunday evening, Thomas(e)his homework.Jenny Chow(f)with her family in Mong Kok. She(g) a job in a hospital all Saturday night, and she(i)home at 8 a.m. on Sunday morning. ‘I(j)always very tired, so I(k)every Sundayafternoon,’ she says. Every Sunday night, Jenny(l)Putonghua at anevening school.Mr Lau(m)77 years old. He(n) a bird. Every Sunday morning he(o)his bird to Victoria Park. ‘My friends and I(p)at the park every Sunday morning and(q) about out grandchildren,’ he says. Every Sunday afternoon, he(r)his grandchildren, and they all(s)dim sum together.E、RevisionPenny Lee has a new pen-friend, Sharon, who lives in Canada. Here is Penny’s first e-mail message to Sharon. Penny has written carelessly, and therefore some verbs are missing. Read Penny’s message. Use a caret(∧)to show where each missing verb should be. Then write the correct verb in the spaces provided. The first one has been done for you.Exercise 6Look at the pictures below. They show the daily routine of Sally, a famous singer and actress. Write a sentence about each picture using the verb phrases given in brackets. The first one has been done for you.a) (get up) Sally gets up at eight o’clock.b) (do aerobics) Shec) (have breakfast) Shed) (go to the film studio) Shee) (sing in a nightclub) Shef) (go to bed) SheF、ActivityImagine you are a famous film star or pop star. What is your daily routine? Write five or six sentences about your routine. Then read your sentences to another student.。