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Present Simple vs Present Continuous
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Present Perfect
Present Continuous vs present simple 2
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In present simple, we do this to the verb when the subject is he, she, or it.
What is add an s.
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This genre often has elements of space, aliens, future technologies, and other planets.
What is science fiction.
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Think of this word whenever you think of present perfect.
What is have.
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Andy sometimes ____________ (to read) comics.
Andy sometimes reads comics.
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Oh, sorry, Vanessa isn't home, she has ________ left. She should be back in an hour if you want to call back then.
Oh, sorry, Vanessa isn't home she has just left. She should be back in an hour if you want to call back then.
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Martin usually (drive) ____________to work.
Martin usually drives to work.
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Fairy tales, legends, fables, myths and tall tales are all sub-genres belonging to this main genre.
What is folklore.
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I ____________ (visit) Paris three times.
I have visited Paris three times.
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We _____________(have) an assembly every other Thursday.
We have an assembly every other Thursday.
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Answer this question in complete sentences. How is Roy best described as being? courageous and arrogant lazy and secretive curious and determined cautious and rational
Roy is best described as being curious and determined because in the novel he notices the running boy and wants to find out more about him. He doesn't seem like he will let anything stop him, including Dana and Beatrice.
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It (be)_________ only a five-minute walk to the nearest tube station.
It is only a five-minute walk to the nearest tube station. To be is the verb sein. It is irregular.
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Hoot is an example of fiction, it's sub-genre is this.
What is realistic fiction.
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Here is your present, I _______________ (not/forget).
Here is your present, I have not forgotten.
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They (not / fly)___________ to London tomorrow.
They are not flying to London tomorrow.
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This is the point of view in Hoot.
What is 3rd person limited omniscient. We know what Roy and Officer Delinko think, but not others.
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The first lesson (begin)_____________ at 9 o'clock.
The first lesson begins at 9 o'clock.
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King Arthur and the knights of the round table is an example of this sub-genre.
What is a legend.
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She ______________ (play) hockey since she was a kid.
She has played hockey since she was a kid.
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Fix this sentence: He isn't agreeing with me.
He doesn't agree with me.
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What is the difference between 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person limited omniscient, and 3rd person omniscient? Must be able to describe all correctly for points
1st person - I 2nd person - you 3rd person limited omniscient - don't know what anyone is thinking or only one person. Like following one person around with a camera. 3rd person omniscient - what everyone is thinking. God-like. Multiple characters' feelings.
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Tomorrow, the students of the language school (go)__________ to Windsor.
Tomorrow, the students of the language school are going to Windsor. Pay attention! Will go might also work in the context, but because this is present, we cannot use the future.
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Shakespeare's drama, Romeo and Juliet is a story of two teenagers from rival families who fall desperately in love; despite all of their efforts, the play ends with both of their deaths. This is the sub-genre.
What is a tragedy.
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Form a present perfect question using ever.
Have you ever done something/been somewhere/eaten something etc.
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Explain when this is wrong, and when this is correct. What time are you getting up at?
Wrong: When this is a repeated action, a general statement, we use present simple. What time do you get up at? Correct: What time are you getting up at could be asked, for example, if you are having a sleep over, and your friend has set an alarm. You want to know what time they have set the alarm for.
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Competition: best answer will get the points. Discuss, and choose a spokesperson. Describe why authors create tension and suspense. What do they mean? What techniques can you use?
Tension and suspense make a story interesting. Without them, people get bored and will lose interest. If there is no danger to your character or feeling that something will happen, why continue reading? tension - something at stake. The nervous feeling that your character is in trouble. suspense - something is going to happen. Gut feeling that there is something bad around the corner. Short sentences Ellipses (...) Being descriptive (show not tell) and slowing things down.