THANKSGIVING
Today we will learn about the History of Thanksgiving and about its traditions. We will read an article about teens getting recognized for their talents, take a short quiz on the news and for our grammar portion we will work on simple present tense.
QUESTIONS:
1- To most Americans who are the iconic inspiration for todays Thanksgiving feast?
2- Which state were the Pilgrims from?
3- In what year did almost half of the Pilgrims died?
4- In which season had they collected enough food to feed the community?
5- When was the first thanksgiving?
6- What meats did they dine on?
7- What did they do in New England?
8- What kind of Holiday did they have in New England
9- Who declared Thanksgiving
10- Did they all celebrate on the same date T F
11- Who wrote a letter to establish an annual day of Thanksgiving?
12- Who approved Thanksgiving Day?
13- When is Thanksgiving?
14- What sport do they play during Thanksgiving?
15- What do they do in New York?
16- What is Thanksgiving about?
TEENAGERS IN THE TIMES
Teenagers in The Times | September 2015
We present the September edition of Teens in The Times, a monthly feature that rounds up recent articles about young people that have appeared in The Times.
One theme that emerged in September is teenagers being recognized for their talents — and for the tribulations they’ve faced.
Valerie Herrera, 17, who used music to help cope with being bullied, was asked by Pope Francis to sing for him.
Ahmed Mohamed, a Texas high school student, took to school an alarm clock he made for a class assignment, then was accused of making a fake bomb. Questions arose as to whether he had been a victim of prejudice because of his name and religion, and within days he received an invitation to the White House and the support of President Obama, who said, “We should inspire more kids like you to like science.”
And Malala Yousafzai, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize who was shot in the head in her native Pakistan after speaking out against the Taliban, addressed the United Nations about the need for girls around the world to be educated.
Who will make headlines in October? Come back on the first Friday in November to find out.
Teens, don’t forget to enter our Editorial Cartoon Contest. The deadline is Oct. 20, 2015, at 7 a.m. Eastern.
Who do you think will make the headlines and why?
WEEKLY NEWS QUIZ
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/17/weekly-news-quiz-nov-10-16-2015/#more-163848
GRAMMAR
The simple present tense
This page will present the simple present tense:
Before you continue the lesson read the following passage and try to see how the verbs are formed and used.
- its form
- and its use.
 James is a taxi driver. He drives a taxi. But on Sundays he doesn't drive his taxi. He stays at home.The verb be, drive, stay are in the simple present. (more on the simple present of the verb to be) |
The forms of the simple present
The affirmative form of the simple present:
Remember the verbs in the third person singular (he,she and it) always take an "s". For example, "he plays, she sings,it works..."
I, you, we, they play. He, she, it plays.
Examples:
- Nancy and James speak good German.
- Nancy works in a restaurant downtown.
- The children play in the garden every weekend.
The interrogative form of the simple present:
Examples:
Do I, you, we, they play? Does he, she, it
- Do you speak good German?
- Does Nancy work in a restaurant downtown?
The negative form of the simple present:
Examples:
I, you, we,they do not play. don't He, she, it does not doesn't
- No, I don't speak German.
- No, she doesn't work in a restaurant downtown
The use of the simple present:
The simple present is used:
- to give your opinion - I like ice cream. I don't like spicy food.
- to talk about schedules - The library opens at eight. It doesn't open at 7.
- to talk about daily habits (routine actions)- Sara eats a cheese for breakfast every day. She doesn't eat cereal.
- to give facts - The earth circles the sun. The moon doesn't circle the sun.
The spelling of the third person singular form of the simple present:
All the verbs take an "s" in the simple present when conjugated in the third person singular (he, she, it) form:
Examples:
So the rule is:
- I visit my parents every summer holiday. But my wife visits her parents every weekend.
- My brother meets his girlfriend everyday.
He / she / it + Verb + S There are however some special cases. Here are the spelling rules:
Silent e Vowel + y Consonant + y Verbs ending in o Verbs ending in s, z, sh, tch, ch close = closes
note = notesplay = plays
say = saysstudy = studies
marry = marriesgo = goes
do = doesmiss = misses
buzz = buzzes
hatch = hatches
finish = finishes
teach = teachesExamples:
- She drives to work every morning.
- He says he plays football on the weekends
Exception:
- The verb to have changes its forms as follows:
I have two sisters and two brothers. But she has one sister and two brothers.
I have = he / she / it has
Things to remember about the simple present:
1.In the interrogative forms, we use "do" or "does".
2; Verbs never take an "s" in the the negative and interrogative forms.
- "Do you like the house?"
- "Does she go to school?"
3. don't is the short form of "do not". You can say either:
- "Does he speak German?"
- "Do they play soccer?"
- She doesn't like ice cream.
4.doesn't is the short form of "does not". you can say either:
- I do not speak Italian, or
- I don't speak Italian.
- He does not listen to jazz music, or
- He doesn't listen to jazz music.
EXCERCICES
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