Luiza Collet – 7th grade – Teacher Patrícia – 1st Quarter – February

CONTENT

-Hotspot 4

Unit 1 – Talking about what you usually do and what you’re

doing now using the present simple and the present continuous.

Unit 2 – Talking about future plans and arrangements using

going to and present continuous.

Unit 1

GRAMMAR

PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

USE

We use the present simple to talk about

routines or facts.

ROUTINE EXAMPLE: I go to the club

once a week.

-When we are talking about routines,

we use adverbs and expressions of

frequency.

FACT EXAMPLE: Madrid is the capital of

Spain.

USE

We use the present continuous to talk

about something we are doing at the

moment.

Ex.: I’m dancing at the moment.

verb to be + ing

-When we use the present continuous,

it’s common people put some

expressions like “at the moment” and

“now”.

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

Ex.: always, usually, never, hardly-ever, sometimes…

I sometimes lay the table. (adverb comes before the verb)

EXCEPT!

I am always late. (verb to be comes before the adverb)

EXPRESSIONS OF FREQUENCY

Ex.: once a week, every day…

We put them in the beginning or in end of the sentence:

I lay the table every day.

Once a week I lay the table.

VOCABULARY

Look at these adjectives and their meanings.

-You can use synonyms to make your writing more interesting. Ex.: He lived in a

very big house with a massive garden and a huge wall around it.

New words!

Aid = help.

Pub = English bar => public bar (style of Outback).

Couple = two (casal, dois).

Leisure Centre = centro de lazer.

Mobile library =(biblioteca móvel).

Huge aid agency = (Organização de ajuda comunitária enorme)

Cocoa bean = (cacau).

EXERCISES

1. Complete these sentences with the correct form f the verb in brackets.

Use the present simple or the present continuous.

a. I never _________ (walk) to school but today I _________ (walk) because my

mum’s car broke.

b. She _________ (dance) ballet at the moment.

c. George ________ (play) tennis once a week but today he ________

(not/play) because he is sick.

d. My parents ________ (travel) to New York now, but I can’t go with them

because I ________ (go) to school every day.

e. They ________ (stay) at Adam’s house.

2. Choose the correct word from the box to complete this e-mail from Julie.

go sitting leisure centre doing are playing

Unit 2 GRAMMAR

FUTURE FORMS

Planos ou compromissos

Plans or commitments Previsões com provas

Forecasts with evidence

1. Going to

(be+going to)

I’m going to play football

next weekend.

(Indicates intent) (Indica intenção)

It’s going to rain!

2. Present continuous

Geralmente colocamos uma expressão de

tempo que indica futuro.

Generally put a time

expression indicating future,

because we need one

expression to know that is

future.

She is playing cards at 8

o’clock this evening.

(Indicates a scheduled

appointment) (Indica que é um compromisso agendado)

EXAMPLES:

I’m going to watch a football match at Harry’s house.

I’m watching a football match at Harry’s house tomorrow.

VOCABULARY

Match the verbs in A to nouns in B.

1. Do homework

2. Go swimming

3. Have lunch

4. Wear goggles

5. Clear the table

6. Spend the morning

7. Try out a new invention

8. Meet Uncle Bernard

New words!

Court = (quadra)

Rollerblades = (patins)

Inflatable = (inflável)

Goggles = (óculos de natação)

EXERCISES

1. Look at Gemma plans for next weekend. Make sentences with

going to.

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2. Write sentences in the present continuous.

a. She/meet/Joe/ park/10.00am/on Thursday

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b. I/play/badminton/at 2.00am/in the club/on Saturday

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c. They/ swim/at 4 o’ clock/ in the evening

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3. Match verbs in A with the nouns in B.

A B

1 do a the day

2 go b a new invention

3 have c swimming

4 clear d homework

5 spend e lunch

6 try out f the table

STUDY WELL!!

This study was corrected by the teacher.