DAILY ROUTINES

svegliarsi ► wake up
alzarsi ► get up
fare colazione ► have breakfast
lavarsi i denti ► brush [my] teeth
pettinarsi ► comb [my] hair
vestirsi ► get dressed
fare la cartella ► pack [my] bag/rucksack
andare a scuola ► go to school
pranzare ► have lunch
giocare/suonare ► play
fare una passeggiata ► go for a walk
fare i compiti ► do [my] homework
fare merenda ► have a snack
uscire con gli amici ►hang out with friends
cenare ► have dinner
ascoltare la musica ► listen to music
leggere un libro ► read a book
guardare la TV ► watch TV
andare a dormire ► go to bed

ATTENTION! pre-requisites: telling the time and days of the week before

PRESENT SIMPLE

Affirmative form

We use the present simple tense to talk about actions we do frequently (habits and routines). Example: 

I have lunch every day.

He always listens to music.

PRESENT SIMPLE EXERCISES

PRESENT SIMPLE HE-SHE-IT

PRESENT SIMPLE EXERCISES 2

PRESENT SIMPLE EXERCISES 3

PRESENT SIMPLE EXERCISES 4

PRESENT SIMPLE

Negative form

PRESENT SIMPLE NEGATIVE FORM WORDWALL

PRESENT SIMPLE NEGATIVE

AFFIRMATIVE OR NEGATIVE?

PRESENT SIMPLE

Interrogative form

PRESENT SIMPLE EXERCISES

FILL IN THE BLANKS

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

Exercise 1 - Adverbs of frequency

Exercise 2 - Building sentences

PRESENT PERFECT -1

A: SUBJECT + HAVE / HAS + PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENTS

 

N: SUBJECT + HAVEN’T / HASN’T + PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENTS

 

I: HAVE / HAS + SUBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENTS + ?

No time reference.

1- Talking about life experiences (+short answers)

Use of ever (mai, interrogative form) and never (mai, negative form).

-        Have you ever been to Australia?

Yes, I HAVE.

No, I HAVEN’T.

I have never been to Australia.

-        How many times have you seen this film?

I’ve(have) seen it twice.

I’ve (have) seen it 8 times!

-        Have you read this book before?

Yes, I HAVE.

No, I HAVEN’T.

-        We’ve never slept in a tent!

2- Talking about unfinished time (such as today).               

Past events, present results.

(PP connects the present and the past).

-        I’ve been busy all day.

-        She hasn’t been able to paint the wall today/recently/this afternoon.

-        Your friends haven’t arrived. (Your friends are not here; they were supposed to arrive in the past).

-        This year I’ve studied politics at university.

-        We haven’t been together since Sunday!

-        She’s been a dancer for 8 months.

ATTENTION!!!

I ate this morning = ho mangiato stamattina

(the morning is finished, maybe it’s 2 p.m right now, afternoon).

I have eaten this morning = ho mangiato stamattina

(the morning is not finished, maybe it’s 11 a.m. it's still morning)

 

3- Been/gone

Use of been when someone has gone to a place and returned.

Use of gone when someone has not returned.

4- Present Perfect vs Past Simple

Past actions with present consequences (results in the present!)

I ’ve (have) lost my wallet.

(it happened sometime in the past but I still can’t find it)

+ switch to Past Simple

Where did you lose it?

I lost it in the street.

FILMS:

SONGS:

 TIME TO PRACTISE! FIRST OF ALL REVIEW ALL THE IRREGULAR VERBS CLICK HERE THEN CHECK THE EXERCISES DONE IN CLASS BELOW:

    

   Complete the sentences using been or gone.

1    It’s 9 p.m., but he hasn't gone to bed. He’s watching a film. He’s going to be tired tomorrow!

2    Rosy has been to Los Angeles. She’s going to show us her pics today.

3    They have gone to their uncle’s house. They'll be back later.

4    My brother isn’t here. He has gone to Glasgow.

5    We’ve got lots of food for the party. My sisters have been to the market.

Write questions then write short answers (V) or (X).

1    Charlie / use / his new car? (X)

Has Charlie used his new car? No, he hasn't.

2    your sisters / buy / new clothes? (V)

Have your sisters bought new clothes? Yes, they have.

3    Miriam / invite / you / to her house? (V)

Has Miriam invited you to her house?

Yes, she has.

 Complete the sentences with ever or never.

be     make       read     see    win    hear

1    Has Mike ever read this magazine?

2    Have you ever seen that movie?

3    This is really fantastic! We’ve never  won a prize before!

4    My friend's never made a pie.

5    Has he ever heard this song?

6    Mary has never been to China.

   Complete each couple of sentences with Present perfect and Past simple.

1  My dad went on a TV show last year. He has gone on TV twice! (go)

2  I have tried Greek food. I love it. I tried it when I was on holiday. (try)

3  She has seen that film. She saw it with me at the cinema last year. (see)

4   No, I didnt' make a pie yesterday. I have never made a pie before. (not make)

SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

St. Patrick's day is a traditional Irish holiday. 

Year 1 students download file here

Year 2 students download file here

It is celebrated on the 17th of March, the date when the saint died.

It's also a popular holiday in the United States, because there are a lot of Irish immigrants.

On St. Patrick's day people usually wear green clothes. Children usually pinch those who don't wear green.

The traditional symbols are the shamrock, the harp and the leprechaun. Leprechauns are small Irish fairies who live in the forest. They make shoes and they have a lot of gold!

SAINT PATRICK

St. Patrick was a priest who lived in the fourth century and brought Christianity to Ireland.

His day is the 17th of  March and Irish people all over the world mark the day with parades and parties. He is famous for banishing the snakes from Ireland, and for using the shamrock to explain the mystery of the Holy Trinity.

He was born in Britain. It was the year 373 and the Romans still ruled that part of the world. Many of the people in Wales and Ireland were Druids, who worshipped  the sun and other aspects of nature.

When Patrick was a teenager, he was kidnapped and brought to Ireland as a slave.

One day, he heard God telling him to escape, and he ran down to the  sea where he found a ship waiting to take him home.

When he was older, he studied to become a priest, he heard a voice calling on him to return to Ireland and to tell the people there about Christianity. 

Patrick travelled all over Ireland, and had many adventures while he spread the christian message.

Ireland is a very rainy country, and the fields are emerald green. One of the most common  plants that grows among the grass is the shamrock, a small clover with three leaves.

St. Patrick used to pick up the shamrock and explain the mystery of the Holy Trinity, the three leaves were The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit. 

Adapted from: https://www.storynory.com/st-patrick/

         

   Year 3 students download worksheet here - B1 level