Fundamentals Of English Grammar

CONTENTS

1-1 The simple present and the 1-4 Final -s

present progressive 1-5 Spelling of final -81-es

1-2 Forms of the simple present and 1-6 Non-action verbs

the present progressive 1-7 Present verbs: short answers to yeslno

1-3 Frequency adverbs questions

EXERCISE 1. Introductions.

Directions: You and your classmates are going to interview each other and then introduce

each other to the rest of the class. I,,: ,I

ICuNIo:

MARIA:

mo:

MARIB:

-0:

MARIA:

ICUNIo:

MARIA:

,.,!,'~2!,.. KWO:
MARIA:
ICuNIo:
!I, qri
MARIA:
ICuNIo:
MARU:
mo:
MARIA:
KLINXo:

, ,',,,.',

Read and discuss the dialogue.

Hi. My name is Kunio.

Hi. My name is Maria. I'm glad to meet you. ..,. ,.::.

I'm glad to meet you, too. Where are you from? ,. , , -.

I'm from Mexico. Where are you from?

I'm from Japan.

Where are you living now?. ,. .,

On Fi Avenue in an apartment. And you?

I'm living in a dorm.

How long have you been in (this city)?

Three days.

Why did you come here? .. ',; , ,,-,,'.

To study English at this school before I go to another school to study computer

programming. How about you?

I came here two months ago. Right now I'm studying English. Later, I'm going

to study engineering at this school. :, 3:

What do you do in your he time?

I read a lot. How about you?^5 : ;: .,

I like to get on the Internet.

Really? What do you do when you're online?

I visit many different Web sites. It's a good way to practice my English.

That's interesting. I like to get on the Internet, too.