An overview of the structures of the English Language

Our first workshop was held with the teacher Beatriz Ribeiro Ferreira Pucci, teacher of UNIUBE. Their activities were very interesting. She showed us that it is possible to give a lesson with content and fun. She gave us several activities with listening, speaking and reading. The activities were very productive. In the end, Beatriz asked that put two activities grammatical in our blog. I decided post exercises in the present and past simple. Enjoy!

Remember!!!!

* This is without doubt the most important tense in the English language and we using in a great number of very different situations in our lives. To encourage you to have a look at the below thorough description of the Present Simple, I must also say that this tense seems to be relatively easy to understand for people learning English, which is also why it is the best tense to learn first. OK, now it's time to have a look at the uses of this tense:

• Facts and generalization;
  
• Habits and routines;


• Permanent situations;


• State verbs (e.g. be, have, think, know) more;


• Fixed/ official arragement that we can't change;
  

* We use the Past Simple to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past. The actions can be short or long. There can also be a few actions happening one after another. Generally, there are two important facts to remember about this tense:

• Events in the past that are now finished ( I went to school);
  
• Situation in the past (they lived a normal life until they won a lottery);
  
• A series of actions in the past;
  
  Now you can do the exercises!
  

1-Use the given words to create past simple sentences. All the verbs have irregular past forms.

1. Mike / throw / the car keys / and Tina / catch / them

2. Who / win/ the Cup/ last year?

3. What / you/ do/ last weekend?


4. We /buy/ Elena some perfume / for her birthday

5. We all /feel ill/ after the meal

6. Where / your father / live/ when / he / be/ a child?

2- Read the text to answer the questions.

St. Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is a very old holiday. It goes back to the times of Ancient Rome. One of the characters we often see on Valentine's Day is Cupid. He was the son of Venus, the goddess of love. He shoots people with arrows of love. When a man and a woman are hit by his arrows, they will fall in love.
Today people celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14. Men and women who are in love give each other gifts. The most popular gifts include flowers (especially roses) and chocolates. Couples may also go to a restaurant for a very nice dinner or plan something else romantic.
In the United States, Valentine's Day is not just for lovers. Children make special Valentine's cards for their classmates. Families and friends may give candy or other small gifts to each other. It can be a fun day.

1. Who is Cupid's mother?

a. Sarah, goddess of love

b. Venus, goddess of music

c. Venus, goddess of love

2. What does Cupid use to shoot people?

a. a gun

b. a bow and arrow

c. a baseball

3. What day is Valentine's Day celebrated?


a. February 13

b. December 25

c. February 14

4. What are the most popular flowers for Valentine's Day?

a. Roses


b. Tulips


c. Sunflowers

5. What do school children in the United States do on Valentine's Day?

a. Kiss their friends

b. Make cards for their friends

c. Have a romantic dinner with their friends

6. Read the text again and find:

• two verbs in the simple present;


• two adjectives;


• four verbs;

• two pronouns;


• five nouns
  

So it is important not only to be very careful grammar. It should be taken into account a good reading, good listening and pronunciation, it is not just the grammar that you will grow professionally and personally, in regard to English language!!!! See you!!!